Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the seventh Colors online art contest for the month of June 2026. Contest is open to all artists worldwide over 18 years of age. The gallery invites all artists and photographers from around the world to share their artistic vision using a concetration of one color or a multitude of colors. A variety of interpretations of Colors theme can be submitted (representative, abstract, conceptional). All visual art mediums (except video and sound) are allowed. Winning artwork (Best of Show) will be on the poster of the show. All winning artists will receive a digital award certificate. The deadline to submit entries is the June 11, 2026.
Temporary
Call for Art- PURE ABSTRACTION
Art Fluent invites artists worldwide to submit artwork to our online exhibit, PURE ABSTRACTION.
THEME
Abstract art is like breaking the rules of traditional art. It doesn’t try to show things as they are in real life; instead, it uses colors, shapes, and lines in wild and creative ways to express feelings or ideas, often leaving interpretation open to the viewer. It’s a celebration of artistic freedom and imagination. Show us PURE ABSTRACTION through your perspective.
CALENDAR
JPEGs due by Friday, August 28, 2026, at midnight MST.
Notification of acceptance and online gallery opening by Friday, September 25, 2026.
AWARDS
All accepted pieces will be displayed in our online gallery at www.art-fluent.com
Best of Show: $750
Two Director’s Choice awards: $250 each
ENTRY FEE
$25 for first entry/$10 for each additional entry. You may enter up to 20 total. Payment is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance. For 3D work, there is no need to pay for additional entries for detail shots. Once your first entry is made, you may send additional views by email to hello@art-fluent.com.
ELIGIBILITY
This call is open to artists worldwide, both amateur and professional. Work selected for previous exhibits with Art Fluent will not be considered.
RULES
Work copied or done under the guidance of an instructor is not eligible. Open to ALL fine art mediums (oil, acrylic, watermedia, pastel, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, photography, sculpture, fiber, wood, ceramics, film/video, digital art). AI will not be accepted. Diptychs and triptychs should be uploaded as a single image.
SELECTION PROCESS
Director’s choice. Each show is curated and juried by Creative Director Amy Matteson Neill, along with an anonymous committee of jurors. Please note, there is no personal feedback given by jurors.
ENTRY PROCEDURE
Entry is done through CaFÉ, a web-based service that allows artists to upload images and organize their artwork for submissions to galleries. To apply for a call, you must leave our website and go to the CaFÉ website at www.callforentry.org where you can create a FREE artist account. You will add your details and upload your images to CaFÉ and then you can submit work to PURE ABSTRACTION. If you have any questions, please contact us at hello@art-fluent.com. We are happy to walk you through the process.
MEDIA PREPARATION
Please only submit properly cropped images of your work that are in focus. We have a free resource for artists with tips on how to get high-quality images of their work. Visit www.art-fluent.com/resources for a free download. CaFÉ also offers tips on its blog, which you can find here: www.callforentry.org/photographing-artwork/.
All images must be in JPEG/JPG format using CaFÉ guidelines. The image size must be 1,200 pixels or greater on the longest side. The maximum file size is 5 mb.
Accepted video formats include MOV, MP4, WMV. Aspect ratio 4:3 or 16:9, resolution minimum 640×480, maximum 1920 x1080, bit rate recommended above 240 kbps, recommended frame rate 30 fps. File size must be under 100 MB. If your video work has been selected for the exhibit, we kindly request that you provide us with the file link via Vimeo. Please ensure the linked video is set to be shared publicly. Your video will not play if it is set to private.
NOTIFICATION
Notification will be done by email; everyone who submits will be notified of the juror’s selections. If for any reason you do not hear from us by the notification date, please check the filters in your email account. Notification emails are sent to the email on file with CaFÉ.
SALES
All sales inquiries will be directed to the artist’s website and/or contact information. The artists receive 100% of the sale for any artwork sold.
GIVING BACK
A portion of the proceeds from the entry fees is donated to organizations committed to the arts and supporting artists.
REGULATIONS
By entering our calls for art through CaFÉ, you agree to be added to Art Fluent’s email list for forthcoming artist opportunities. By submitting images, you agree that the images are your own work, nothing copied, you own all rights to the images, and you take full responsibility for the content of all images, including the likeness of recognizable individuals. The actual artwork will remain the property of the artist, our mission is to promote artists and their work. Should your work be accepted, you grant Art Fluent the right to reproduce your image on our website, on social media, and where appropriate to help promote further online opportunities. Art Fluent will always credit you and your copyright wherever feasible. We will not use your image for any other purpose without the artist’s permission.
Abstract Art Competition
Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 10th “Abstract” Online Art Competition for the month of June 2026. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome to submit their work. For the Abstract theme in this competition we call artists to submit their best nonrepresentational artworks in all kinds of concepts and mediums. 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 June 04, 2026.
Call for Wearable Art: “Masquerade: Art to Wear”
About the Exhibition: Showcasing sartorial splendor and exuberance, this exhibition calls for art to wear: objects fashioned to disguise, enhance, adorn, bedeck, camouflage, enshroud, veil, cloak, or augment.
All kinds of wearable art are welcome. Glasses. Headdresses. Tiaras. Hats. Gloves. Bodices. Shoes. Capes. Peplums. Pants, skirts, vests and costumes — wearable and decorative.
We are looking for inventive, fearsome, wildly fantastical, beautiful, quirky, futuristic, atavistic, colorful and fantabulous creations from the sublime to the zany —using materials both traditional and unusual. Found objects and recycled materials are encouraged! Artworks will be evaluated for the quality of their craftsmanship, as well as the originality in the making of the pieces.
Curated by ACCI Artist Mirto Golino.
Eligibility:
- Open nationally to artists of all backgrounds and ages.
Submission Guidelines:
- Artists may submit up to three pieces of original artwork for consideration.
- Work must have been made within the last two years.
- All media welcome. Found objects and recycled materials encouraged. *no video or pieces that need an electrical outlet.
- Pieces that are not free standing or wall hanging – must have an appropriate stand or frame to facilitate display. All wall hanging pieces must be “wired” or have some sort of apparatus making them ready for hanging.
- In terms of size, we will be selecting only a limited number of large pieces, (e.g., ballgowns, floor-length capes, full-body suits), and favoring smaller accouterments more manageable for our gallery.
- Submissions must be accompanied by a brief artist statement (50-100 words) explaining the inspiration and significance of the artwork. This statement may be displayed alongside the artwork in the exhibition.
- Artists should include a short bio (100-150 words) highlighting their background, artistic journey, and any relevant experiences or achievements.
Exhibition Details:
Venue: ACCI Gallery Berkeley, CA
Admission to view the exhibition: Free and open to the public
Submission Deadline: Sunday, August 9, 2026
Deliver Art to ACCI Gallery – Sunday, September 27, 12-5pm, Monday, September 28, 11am-5pm
Exhibition dates: Saturday October 3- Sunday November 8, 2026
Opening Reception: Saturday October 3, 4-6pm
Pick Up Artwork: Monday November 9 – Tuesday, November 10, 2026: 11am-5pm
How to Apply:
- Complete the online application linked on our website.
- Pay the submission fee of $35.00
- Selected artists will be notified via email and will have the opportunity to participate in the exhibition.
SPECIFICATIONS:
- All pieces in the exhibition must be for sale. The artist will receive 50% of the sales price and the ACCI Gallery will take a 50% commission for all physically displayed works. An ACCI consignment agreement will be required for all exhibiting artists.
- Image files must be .jpg file format, minimum 900 pixels on long edge. Quality images suitable for print are highly preferred.
- Participating work must be delivered ready to hang/install.
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts’ Wachtmeister Award
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) is now accepting applications for their 2027 Wachtmeister award. This year’s award will be awarded to an interdisciplinary visual artist whose contemporary practice engages cultural traditions of craft by pushing the boundaries of traditional and nontraditional materials and approaches. Their work may explore the relationship between materiality and space—merging tactile processes with a sensitivity to physical and cultural contexts.
Applicants must have worked professionally for at least 15 years with substantial national or international achievement in their field, including publications, grants, awards, and/or other signs of achievement. This award is for someone who has never been in residence at VCCA. VCCA encourages artists of all backgrounds to apply. International artists are eligible
The award winner will receive a fully-funded VCCA residency of up to 30 days, to be scheduled between May 1, 2027, and August 31, 2028; a $1,000 honorarium; and a travel stipend of $750. The VCCA residency at Mt. San Angelo includes an individual studio, a private bedroom with private en-suite bath, and three prepared meals each day in a community of more than 20 writers, visual artists, and composers in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains.
Applications will be accepted February 1 – May 15, 2026.
There is no application fee.
Apply: https://www.vcca.com/apply/fully-funded-fellowships/wachtmeister-award/
Contact: vcca@vcca.com
The Midnight Garden — NYC Pop-Up Exhibition Curated by Jessica Libor
Deadline: May 31, 2026
The Midnight Garden centers on ideas of cultivation, transformation, and unseen processes of growth, both in nature and within ourselves. Framed as a space of quiet unfolding, the garden becomes a metaphor for creative practice and emotional life, where cycles of blooming, decay, and renewal coexist, and where beauty and tension sit side by side. The exhibition also explores the duality between control and wildness, a garden as both designed and unpredictable, shaped yet ever-changing. Through a range of approaches including abstraction, realism, and experimental forms, artists may reflect on structure, intuition, and the act of tending to what emerges. We’re seeking a selection of work that speaks to or challenges these ideas, interpreted through each artist’s lens.
The Midnight Garden will be presented as a pop-up exhibition in Brooklyn on August 20, 2026 and will be on view through August 23, 2026 at a ground-level gallery space located at 61 Atlantic Ave. Programming will take place throughout the exhibition. A selection of artists will also be featured in New Visionary Magazine, and all works will be available on Artsy through our gallery, Warnes Contemporary. A virtual exhibition component will also be presented on our website and remain on view for 4–6 weeks.
This exhibition will be curated by Jessica Libor, a Philadelphia-based visual artist, curator, and founder and director of Era Contemporary. Libor’s work explores feminine identity, storytelling, and personal mythology through richly imagined figurative paintings. Through Era Contemporary, Libor has curated a wide range of exhibitions, supporting artists working in imaginative and contemporary realism while fostering meaningful opportunities for visibility and connection. She holds an MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and has exhibited internationally, with her work included in museum exhibitions and private collections worldwide.
Eligibility: This opportunity is open to visual artists based in the United States. Artists of all career levels are welcome to apply.
We accept all 2D & 3D mediums, including painting, drawing, photography, digital, prints, fiber art, collage, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, and installation art. Film and video are not accepted at this time. We don’t have specific size requirements for this exhibition.
Additional info:
You may submit 1-2 images of your work for $25, 3-4 images for $30, or 5-6 images for $35.
You do not need to include the dates of artwork that you submit.
Work does not have to be for sale to be included in this exhibition. We include work that is for sale, along with work that is not available.
Requirements:
Please be sure to include high-quality images of your work, 72 DPI, minimum 800 pixels wide
All images must be cropped to show only the artwork (with the exception of 3D work)
Bio, 300 words max
Artist Statement, 300 words max
Files no larger than 10 MB
This virtual exhibition will be presented in Spring 2026.
All exhibitions are presented to our website visionaryartcollective.com and promoted on our social media platform: @visionaryartcollective
Visionary Art Collective’s mission is to support contemporary artists through thoughtful curation, professional opportunities, and educational programs. Submission fees directly support the work behind each exhibition and publication, including curator honorariums, fair compensation for our team, and the production of exhibitions and catalogs. These fees help ensure that each opportunity is approached with care, integrity, and a commitment to supporting artists at a high professional standard. Please note that submission feeds are non-refundable.
