We are pleased to announce our fourth Abstract online Art Competition for the month of June 2025. You are welcome to submit your best nonrepresentational works in all mediums and concepts. All visual art mediums are allowed. 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 June 04, 2025.
Temporary
Call for Artists: “Art Is #2” The International Exhibition
CICA Museum invites artists worldwide to participate in the International Exhibition “Art Is #2.” The exhibition will showcase various creative works such as photographs, prints, paintings, video art, sculptures, and installations that explore the questions of what Art is, why artists create Art, and what Art personally means to the artist.
*Category
-Photographs & 2D Digital Art
-Video & Interactive Art
-Painting, Sculpture & Installation Art
*Installation
-Photographs & 2D Digital Art
Selected works will be printed on A3 (297 x 420 mm) foam poster board, and installed by our curators and assistants. If requested by the artist, works can be printed and framed in different sizes. Additional fees may apply. If a special printing process is required, the artist may print and frame the works, and ship them to us. Please refer to the “physical works” guidelines below.
-Video & Interactive Art
We will provide projectors and DVD/DIVX players for the show. Multiple single-channel works will be screened through a projector. If the work needs to be exclusively shown through a projector, or if more than two projectors/monitors are required, please specify these special requirements in the submission email. Additional fees may be applicable.
-Painting, Sculpture & Installation Art
The artist is responsible for the shipment and delivery of his/her physical work to and from CICA Museum, as well as all related expenses. We recommend that the artist submits a two-dimensional piece that is no larger than 39 inches (1 meter) on the longest side, and an installation artwork within 39x39x79 inches (1 x 1 x 2 meters, width x length x height). For wall-mounted pieces, the weight should not exceed 10 kg. If you plan to exhibit works that are larger than these limits, kindly indicate this in your submission email.
*Deadline: June 16, 2025
*Exhibition Dates: February 11 – March 1, 2026
***The dates are subject to change.
*How to submit your work: Please visit our website for more information.
https://cicamuseum.com/call-for-artists-art-is/
Art & Science
CALL TO ARTISTS Art & Science July 12 – August 1, 2025
You may submit up to three pieces of art to this exhibition if you’re a San Diego resident or a member of the EAP, art must be your original work. Creative expression collides with systematic observation of the natural world.
Both use creativity and imagination, combine the subjectivisms of art and the objectivism of science.
see more info – https://escondidoarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Art-Science-Prospectus-2025.pdf
RECEIVING DATES Fri., June 20, 11am-4pm Sat., June 21, 11am-2pm
for consideration by the juror for the art exhibition.
Please bring up to 3 artworks and the registration form
to the Escondido Arts Partnership.
OPENING RECEPTION July 12, 4-6PM Awards presentation at 5:30Artist list will be posted under Jury Results on website- https://escondidoarts.org/jury-results/
JUROR: Brett Stalbaum is a Teaching Professor of Visual Arts at the University of California, San Diego where he lectures on the history and practices of computer artists, art and technology, and teaches production courses in physical electronics, supercomputing and data visualization in the Interdisciplinary Computing in the Arts Major, founder of UCSD’s Speculative Design Major and is among the founders of the Electronic Disturbance Theater (versions 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0) dating back to the 1990s, where his best known and most exhibited work has included software for the Zapatista Tactical Floodnet project (the first cyber civil disobedience virtual sit in tool), and the Transborder Immigrant Tool cell phone App. A serial collaborator, work has been all kinds of places from the Whitney to forgotten in the desert. He has past worked in artists collectives including the Brazil/USA Walkingtools.net laboratory, C5 Corporation and paintersflat.net. He lives in California’s Anza Borrego Desert State Park and hoards electronic components in his studio at UCSD.
“Water” International Open Call to Artists and Writers—Deadline June 30, 2025
The artist’s and writer’s call for the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal WATER issue is now open.
Water nourishes, cleanses, and renews. A drop of water can save a life. A torrent of water can destroy it. Water moves along the path of least resistance, yet can carve mountains. It can take the form of solid, liquid, and vapour. The meanings of water run deep across cultures and time, as seen in rituals, myths, and modern narratives. Reveal your visions of WATER—through images, words, or any 2D medium that invites us to see what we haven’t noticed before or evokes a sense of freedom in interpretation.
ArtAscent is a theme-based publication and online exhibition that showcases artists and writers from around the world practising a broad range of skills, including painting, illustration, photography, mixed media, ceramics, sculpture, textile, jewelry, printmaking, digital graphics, fashion, film, video, installation, performance, story writing and poetry writing.
The selected artists and writers, up to 40, will be published in our print and digital magazine and the two-year online exhibition, as well as receive a free digital copy of the magazine. Four will also receive a feature section with a profile written about them. All benefit from professional portfolio presentation to art lovers and engage our readers through our social media, website, and print and digital issues. ArtAscent provides the opportunity for the voices and visions of writers and artists to be shared in a professional and accessible platform.
ArtAscent presents up to 100 high-level designed pages printed on premium-quality paper. This magazine issue is curated editorial content with no outside commercial ads.
Entries may include all art mediums that can be represented in 2D and written explorations of up to 1,800 words. We love diversity. Submissions must be the original work of the applicant(s). Creatives featured in the past can apply again with other works not previously published in ArtAscent. HOW TO APPLY: Apply using the online application form on our website. Application fees help cover costs such as design, writing, administration and artist promotion. NOTIFICATION: Notification is made by email to subscribers of the ArtAscent newsletter.
Bold Colors International Art Competition
Showcase the power and impact of vibrant hues in the Bold Colors theme! Open to all mediums and styles, traditional art, mixed media, digital art, sculpture, and photography, this competition celebrates creativity and artistic expression in its most striking form. Be part of this vibrant and influential show!
Up to $500 Cash Award | Social Media Promotion | Email to Galleries, Art Admirers & Collectors | Certificate
All Winners: Featured in the Blue Koi Online Art Exhibition alongside the world’s best contemporary artists.
$20 for 4 images, $35 for 6 images Deadline: JULY 31, 2025
Application: https://koisartistaward.com/bold-colors-online-art-competition/
Note: All artwork/images featured in the Blue Koi Gallery remain the intellectual property of the original artist/photographer.
Portraits at Art Works Downtown
Theme: Calling all SF Bay Area artists to submit works that challenge and redefine traditional notions of portraiture. We welcome critical contemporary perspectives on selfhood and representation, including those that respond to our shared sociopolitical climate. Artists of all backgrounds and disciplines are encouraged to use their creative voices to illuminate new ways of connecting personal narratives to the broader collective experience.
Juror: Emilee Enders, Curator of Exhibitions and Programs, Bedford Gallery
Artwork Requirements (abbreviated):
San Francisco Bay Area artists only.
Open to most subject matter including abstraction.
Open to all visual arts media including sculpture.
Images of explicit sexual content or violence will not be considered.
Size limit: artwork must not exceed 72.
Application fee: $40 for up to 3 entries. Discount provided to AWD Artist Members. Join today!
Exhibit Calendar (abbreviated):
June 19: Entries due via CallForEntry.org
June 26–27: Notification by email
July 24–26, 12–6 pm: Deliver artwork
Aug 8 and Sep 12, 5–8 pm: Reception and 2nd Friday Art Walk
Sept 25–27, 12–6 pm: Artwork pick up
