Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 9th “Animals” Online Art Competition for the month of October 2025. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome to submit their work. Through this call artists and photographers are invited to present their best artworks related to the world of animals. A variety of interpretations of Animals theme can be submitted (representative, abstract, conceptional). All visual art mediums are acceptable (painting, photography, drawing, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage or installation art) except sound and video art. Winning artwork (First place) will be on the poster of the show. All selected artists will receive a digital award certificate. The deadline to apply to this art competition is October 02 2025.
Temporary
International Art Competition Blue
Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 6th “Blue” Online Art Competition for the month of September 2025. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome to submit their work. The theme may include any work with interpretation of the color blue or shades of blue as as a prominent or secondary color. All visual art mediums are acceptable (painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage or installation art) except sound and video art. Winning artwork (First place) will be on the poster of the show. Depending on the number and quality of all submissions received, Merit awards and Honorable Mention awards may also be presented. The deadline to apply to this art competition is September 25, 2025.
Call for Submissions: FABULOUS FIBER ART 2025
Call for Submissions!
FABULOUS FIBER ART 2025
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
In-Person Gallery Show
JURIED BY CAROLE BEADLE
Show dates: October 7 – November 13, 2025
The online JOTFORM application will be available starting September 10.
DESCRIPTION
Fiber Art is a fine art approach of creating objects, with an emphasis on materiality, and the fine manual labor involved using natural and/or synthetic fibers. Textiles, fabrics, and found objects are often included. The choice of materials, the manual labor, and personal expression define this art form.
We are looking for wall-hanging or sculptural works that are created with knotting, twining, plaiting, sewing, embroidery, felting, paper making, knitting, crocheting or weaving. Explore the possibilities. They are endless.
THIS IS AN IN-PERSON /
IN-GALLERY SHOW ONLY
MEDIA
Fiber, including 3D/Sculptural works
Open to all artists aged 16 and over.
Submission limit: 3 works per artist.
Works previously displayed in the O’Hanlon Gallery are not eligible.
ART PREPARATION
All work must be ready for display. Paint, glue, etc. must be dry!
Max size for wall pieces: 48” wide | 60” high
Wall hung pieces must be securely wired or have easy to install hardware provided
Label all work with Artist’s name & Contact
Bring or attache resume and/or artist statement to the application if desired. (2 pages max.)
ENTRY PROCESS
Please hand-deliver (no digital submissions) up to three pieces of work to:
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts • 616 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley CA 94941
NEW! We are moving from handwritten applications to a digital submission process using JotForm. (The online JOTFORM application will be available starting September 10.) Please note that all artwork must still be hand-delivered to the gallery for jurying.
We strongly encourage all artists to complete their submission application form online before bringing in their artwork.
You may pay online by credit card, or indicate that you’ll pay by check, cash, or Venmo at drop-off.
If you’re unable to complete the form in advance, we’ll be available to assist you when you arrive.
The art tags will be printed by the office and handed to you to attach to the work when you arrive to drop off work.
ENTRY FEE
$40, or $30 for Artist level OHCA members.
If you pay by credit card a small service fee will be added.
DATES
Dates for in-person entry submission:
Friday, Sept. 26, 11 am to 4 pm
Saturday, Sept. 27, 10 am to 1 pm
Date when artists will be notified of jury results:
By Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 5 pm, results will be sent to the email provided on the JotForm application.
Pick up times for non-selected work:
Thursday, Oct. 2 from 10:30 am to 1 pm
Saturday, Oct. 3 from 10:30 am to Noon
Saturday, Oct. 11 from 5:00- 6:00pm, after Art Talk
End-of Exhibit Artwork Pick-Up
Friday, Nov. 14 from 11 am to 4 pm
Saturday, Nov. 15 from 10 am to 1 pm
EVENTS
First Tuesday Art Walk Reception
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Art Talk and Reception
Saturday Oct. 11, 4:00 – 6:00pm
Contemporary, exploratory, and/or experimental entries encouraged.
Please note Entry Dates/Times carefully. Late delivery of artwork is not allowed.
By submitting artwork to be considered for any Exhibition, Artist understands and agrees to GALLERY POLICIESshown below.
Call for Proposals “Fractured Foundations: 250 Years of American History”
The American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) is proud to announce Fractured Foundations: 250 Years of American History. We invite ceramic artists to participate in this exhibition by proposing recently created or new work in response to the exhibition’s prompt.
AMOCA’s exhibition Fractured Foundations coincides with the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. Through this call for proposals, AMOCA invites ceramic artists to to reconsider a historical event through the lens of contemporary art, challenging historical narratives and offering a more accurate perspective on our country. We invite artists to propose work that demonstrates resilience, injustice, triumph, and the impact of federal, state, and/or local policies. Proposed work must also reflect upon or reference an event in US history.
The exhibition will run from June 27 to November 29, 2026.
Proposals for Fractured Foundations will be accepted through October 12, 2025.
ELIGIBILITY
• Open to artists aged 18 or older residing in the United States
• Artwork must consist of at least 50% clay
• Artwork must be about a historical event in America’s history; artists may choose an event from the spreadsheet provided or select their own
• Work proposed for the exhibition must be currently in progress or have been created within the last 3 years
GUIDELINES for ACCEPTED ARTISTS
• For shipped work, box dimensions must not exceed 24” in any direction
• For hand-delivered work, artwork dimensions must not exceed 48” in any direction
• Artwork should be exhibition-ready, with the artist responsible for providing any necessary mounting fixtures. AMOCA will provide pedestals
• AMOCA reserves the right to decline any artwork that arrives damaged or does not match the application submission
Application Information & Materials
The Fractured Foundations application is available on Slideroom. If you don’t already have a free Slideroom account, you’ll be prompted to create one before you apply.
Visit AMOCA’s Fractured Foundations web page for full details.
Call For Photography: In the Nude
In the Nude is a photography exhibition that strips away pretense to confront the raw, unapologetic beauty of the human body. From the divine proportions of antiquity to the stark vulnerability of contemporary flesh, these works expose the nude not as an object to be idealized, but as a living canvas of desire, defiance, and truth.
In the Nude is an international open call for photographers ages 18 and older. All forms of two-dimensional images, traditional and non-conventional media, and conventional or alternative photographic processes with a subjective analog or digital photographic base are welcome for submission.
Portrait Art Competition
We are pleased to announce our fourth Portrait online Art Competition for the month of September 2025. You may submit artwork depicting individuals, groups, or self-portraits. Artists are encouraged to explore and interpret the concept of portrait in any style or medium. In addition to the selected artists, the jury will select award winners in the following art categories: painting, photography, sculpture. All selected artists will receive a digital award certificate. An article about each artist will be displayed alongside the best of show and three winners. The best of show will be displayed on the poster of the exhibition. Judging the artwork will be based on the following criteria: creativity, originality and quality of art, overall design, demonstration of artistic ability, and usage of medium. The jury will not consider artworks with pornographic or satanic content. Entry fees are $20 for two pieces of artwork. You may submit more than two images; there is no limit to the number of images an artist may submit. The application deadline is September 17, 2025.
