Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 8th “Nature” Online Art Competition for the month of August 2026. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome to submit their work. The Nature theme may include everything that is nature related, (landscapes, seascapes, skies, world of flora and fauna, etc). A variety of interpretations of nature theme can be submitted (representative, abstract, conceptional). 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 August 13, 2026.
Temporary
Picture This! International Juried Photography Competition
Do you love the beauty of the frame, the telling of stories in pictures, and the raw emotion that is captured through the lens? TERAVARNA Foundation’s Picture This! The international juried photography competition is now accepting entries for its worldwide photography call online and welcomes professional, amateur, and aspiring photographers from all across the world with their very own interpretation of reality. This event eliminates all of the hassles, costs, and stress of art logistics, including printing, physical art framing, and shipping of works.
Eligibility Criteria:
Open to all visual artists and photographers, internationally.
All styles and genres of photography are welcome—from fine art to street documentary photography, portraiture, wildlife, landscape, conceptual, macro, film and mobile photography.
Requirements: All submissions must be original. Strictly no AI-generated artwork is allowed.
Awards and Prizes:
The top 3 winners selected will each receive a special set of Awards and Career-Boosting benefits to help them build their professional presence:
Official Artist Spotlight: Permanent artist spotlights that are published directly on the official website and blog.
Global Community Exposure: Our international community newsletter, which is sent out every month
Promotion on all our social networks (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn).
Official Recognition: An official certificate of recognition celebrating your achievement.
Future Platform Discounts: A $5 discount coupon that you can use for your entry into an upcoming paid competition.
The MEGA Award Entry: Automatic nomination and entry eligibility into our grand, year-end “Winner of Winners” gallery showcase.
Entry Fee: 100% FREE.
Apply now – https://www.teravarna.org/
Deadline: August 5, 2026 (11:59 PM California Time)
Little Picassos Contest | Deadline Extended | Young Masters
Hello, junior artists! TERAVARNA Young Masters invites you to the Little Picassos Juried Art Competition to let your imagination run wild. Paint magical worlds, sketch adventurous heroes, sculpt fearless dragons, or create anything your heart dreams of. There are no themes, no boundaries, and no limits—just pure creativity. Share your masterpiece to earn global recognition, exciting awards, and official certificates. This is a free-to-enter competition where you can pour your ideas as much as you like and paint your dream with the most vibrant palette. Young Masters has extended the deadline to give your masterpieces a little extra time. Now, submit by August 10, 2026.
Call for Artists — 7th Street Museum + Living Archive
The 7th Street Museum + Living Archive is seeking artists as we build a community-held museum on West Oakland’s historic 7th Street corridor, anchored in The Barn and Esther’s Orbit Room.
This call is open to installations, murals, sound works, textiles, digital and AR work, sculpture, neon and signage, poetry, speculative design, and archive or documentary work. We especially want to hear from artists exploring jazz, blues, and the music legacy of 7th Street, and from artists working with themes of Black joy, cooperative economics, displacement and resistance, migration and memory, and community authorship.
Oakland-based Black and BIPOC artists are prioritized first.
Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis. First deadline: May 15, 2026. A jury of local artists, elders, and EBPREC members will review all proposals. Accepted artists will be notified by August 1, 2026, and invited to participate in site visits and meetings with our cooperative team.
To apply, visit our website: https://7thstreetmuseum.org/artists/
Artist statement
Bio
Project proposal (what you want to make, where, and why)
Budget breakdown
Portfolio or work samples
Whether you’re open to collaborating with other artists, elders, historians, or community members
We follow WAGE guidelines for all commissions. Questions: 7thstmuseum@ebprec.org
Call for Art: Two-Dimensional Temporary Public Art Installation for Fall 2026
Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo) invites artists to propose three images for a temporary public art installation at our main facility. Of particular interest are projects that connect visitors to the location, community and/or history of the neighborhood, challenge visitors and passersby, and address important social and political issues. RoCo welcomes visual artists of all genres. RoCo also invites visual artists to collaborate with literary artists as we have previously shown in this location.
The selected series of three images will be exhibited to the public 24/7 for 4-6 months. The images will be printed on a weather-safe material at about 9′ h x 6′ w. Selected projects will require the following resolution: 12,000 px (h) x 8,000 px (w). The artist will receive a $400 stipend & use fee for exhibiting preexisting images. If an artist is interested in creating new works for this submission, please contact us. All production and installation costs are covered by RoCo.
More information, dates, and submission instructions can be found here: https://www.rochestercontemporary.org/call-for-art-2d-temporary-public-art-installation/
Call for Artists: CICA Experimental Film and Video 2027
CICA Museum invites experimental film makers and artists worldwide to participate in the CICA Experimental Film and Video Exhibition 2027. We accept single-channel experimental films, video art, and animations.
*Installation:
We will provide projectors and DVD/DIVX players for the show. Multiple single-channel works will be screened through a projector. If the work is required to be screened through a projector exclusively, or more than two projectors/monitors are needed, please indicate the special requirements in the submission email. Additional fees may apply.
*Timeline:
August 18, 2026 Close Submissions
August 20 – 31, 2026 Approvals: Selected artists will be notified by email.
April 7 – 25, 2027 Exhibition Dates
***The dates are subject to change.
*How to submit: Please visit our website for more information.
We look forward to the participation of talented young artists worldwide.
For questions, please visit our Contact Page: http://cicamuseum.com/contact.
