[VERIFIED Listing] Arrival Gallery announces a call for artists to participate in the Osaka Showcase, an art exhibition in Osaka, Japan. Taking place from 16–19 October 2026, this presentation brings together a considered group of international artists in a focused, in-person exhibition.
This is not a large-scale or overcrowded show. The intention is simple — fewer artists, thoughtful curation, and work given the space it deserves.
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Enter by: 1 October 2026
Arrival Gallery focuses on clarity, selection, and real visibility. Emergina and established artists form all countries may apply. Visual disciplines include painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media, and digital art.
Osaka Showcase: Artist Benefits
- Inclusion in a curated group exhibition in Osaka
- Professional presentation of their work in a physical space (2 Chome-10-16 Higashitenma, Kita Ward, Osaka 530-0044, Japan)
- Exposure to a local and international audience
- Ongoing visibility through Arrival Gallery’s platform
Selected artists benefit from a refined, professional showcase in Osaka that avoids the clutter of traditional art fairs, ensuring their work receives dedicated space and thoughtful curation. This opportunity provides crucial entry into the Japanese market while offering high-impact exposure to a diverse international audience of collectors and peers. Beyond the physical exhibition, participants gain lasting career validation and sustained digital visibility through Arrival Gallery’s global platform. By participating in this focused presentation, both emerging and established creators can enhance their professional CVs and build meaningful connections within a prestigious, high-standard environment that prioritizes artistic clarity and real visibility.
About Arrival Gallery
Arrival Gallery is an intriguing organization because it disrupts the traditional “gatekeeper” model, offering a transparent pathway to international exhibitions in major global hubs. By focusing on “micro-curation,” they prioritize artistic clarity and spatial integrity, ensuring work isn’t lost in the chaos of traditional, overcrowded art fairs. Their hybrid approach—often utilizing high-end digital displays—removes the logistical and financial burdens of shipping physical work overseas. This empowers independent creators to build prestigious international CVs and reach new markets. Essentially, they act as a professional facilitator, providing the visibility and professional polish typically reserved for blue-chip gallery artists.
For more information, contact hello@arrivalgallery.com
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[Sponsored Listing] Contemporary Art Gallery Online (CAGO) announces a call for artists to participate in the their 12th annual international All Botanical online art competition. The theme is any art that depicts flowers, herbs, leaves, plants, and related floral subjects. Artists should submit their best representational and non-representational art. CAGO encourages entries from all 2D and 3D artists regardless of their experience, education in the art field, or location.
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Enter by: 30 April 2026
Entry Fees: $15 for 1 to 6 images, $25 for images up to 10, and $35 for images up to 16.
The All Botanical competition will be judged within three categories paintings/drawings, photography/digital art, and mixed media/3D artwork. Computer-enhanced or AI-created art must be disclosed and will not be eligible for the paintings/drawing category.
Awards will be given to the top 6 to 8 works selected in each category including Best in Show, Judges’ Choice, and Gallery Choice. Award-winning artists will be included in a group show both online for four weeks after the competition closes and in the Ramsey Art Gallery located in the Historic District of Hollins Market, located in Baltimore, Maryland.
Contemporary Art Gallery Online be granted usage of the chosen artwork only for display, marketing and promotional purposes for that, and for any future Contemporary Art Gallery Online themed art show(s) and that usage of that image is limited to Contemporary Art Gallery Online press releases, Contemporary Art Gallery Online event presentations, Contemporary Art Gallery Online printed materials and books, Contemporary Art Gallery Online articles, Contemporary Art Gallery Online graphics, Contemporary Art Gallery Online slide shows, Contemporary Art Gallery Online presentations, Contemporary Art Gallery Online event materials and for use on Contemporary Art Gallery Online website.
About Contemporary Art Gallery Online
Contemporary Art Gallery Online was founded in 2001. Since its inception, CAGO promotes and sales art on behalf of its member artists. Contemporary Art Gallery Online hosts a juried, monthly art competition. Each month there is a different theme.
For more information, contact cago.offices@gmail.com
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[Sponsored Listing] Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center announces a call for artists to submit original artwork for the Winging It: Birds In Art exhibition.
This exhibition aims to celebrate the beauty, diversity, and symbolism of birds as interpreted through artistic expression. Birds have long inspired artists with their graceful forms, vibrant plumage, and powerful associations with freedom, migration, and the rhythms of the natural world. From delicate songbirds hidden among garden branches to powerful raptors soaring high above open landscapes, this exhibition explores the many ways birds capture our imagination.
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Enter by: 19 April 2026
Artists are encouraged to depict birds in both realistic and imaginative ways by highlighting their movement, color, habitats, and the unique roles they play in ecosystems and human culture. Whether focusing on a single feathered subject, a lively flock in motion, or the quiet presence of birds within a landscape, submitted works should celebrate the wonder and vitality of avian life.
Winging It: Artist Benefits
Artists selected for “Winging It: Birds in Art” will gain valuable exposure through a professionally curated exhibition at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, a Smithsonian Affiliate with a strong regional and national reputation. Their work will be presented to a diverse audience of visitors, collectors, and arts supporters throughout the summer season, increasing visibility and potential sales opportunities.
The opening reception offers a chance to network directly with patrons and fellow artists, fostering meaningful professional connections. Additionally, inclusion in this exhibition strengthens an artist’s résumé, provides high-quality presentation of their work in both indoor and outdoor settings, and aligns their practice with a respected institution dedicated to arts and nature.
About Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center is located in scenic Solomons, Maryland, where the Patuxent River meets the Chesapeake Bay. The sculpture garden features a shady walking path that meanders through the woods past permanent and loaned sculpture, including over thirty works on loan from the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art. Artists in the collection include: Antonio Tobias Mendez, Barbara Hepworth, Cesar, Robert Engman, Jean Arp, Kenneth Snelson and Fransisco Zuniga.
Young guests can frolic in the Fairy Lolly Creative Play Space and explore the many trails, including the Tree-mendous Trail. The award-winning Arts Building includes rotating exhibition space, the Nature Nook, the artLAB Creative Reuse Studio, the Annmarie Gift Shop, and lovely wrap around patios. Annmarie presents a variety of popular annual festivals, rotating exhibitions, family activities, and creative public programs. The Studio School offers classes for all ages and abilities – from pottery to dance – taught by professional artists and arts educators.
For more information, contact exhibits@annmariegarden.org
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] IMAGO Foundation for the Arts (IFA) announces a call for artists for the Nocturnal juried regional art exhibition.
This juried art exhibition seeks artwork that demonstrates a thoughtful engagement with the concept of things nocturnal. Artists are encouraged to interpret Nocturnal expansively. Submissions may engage with night literally or symbolically—through landscapes, interiors, figures, dreams, rituals, city life, natural cycles, or inner psychological states.
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Enter by: 12 April 2026
The exhibition will be juried by Leigh Tarentino, Associate Professor of Visual Art at Brown University, whose perspective as both an artist and educator brings thoughtful consideration to the selection process.
Nocturnal: Artist Benefits
Artists selected for Nocturnal will have their work included in a juried exhibition presented by the Imago Foundation for the Arts, a nonprofit gallery dedicated to supporting contemporary artists and fostering meaningful engagement with the arts. Selected artists will exhibit alongside IFA’s exhibiting artists, creating a dynamic exchange between invited and regional voices.
Participation offers artists increased visibility and the opportunity to share their work with an engaged audience of artists, collectors, and arts supporters who regularly attend Imago exhibitions and events. The opening reception provides a chance to meet fellow artists, connect with the public, and expand professional networks.
Tema de la exposición: Esta exposición con Jurado en busca de obras que demuestren concepto de lo nocturno con ampliadad sobre el tema de lo que simboliza la noche—en forma literal o simbólica, sea mediante paisajes, interiors, figuras, sueños, rituals o sea la vida urbana, los ciclos naturales o estados psicológicos.
Oportunidad única para artistas seleccionados: Artistas seleccionados exhibirán sus obras junto a las obras creada por los artistas pertenecientes a la Fundación IFA. Esta exhibición ofrece la oportunidad de interactuar con un grupo de artistas y una comunidad vibrante.
About Imago Foundation for the Arts
Imago Foundation for the Arts is an artist-run nonprofit gallery dedicated to presenting contemporary art and fostering meaningful engagement with the arts. Founded by artists, Imago provides a dynamic space where practicing artists shape exhibitions, programming, and creative dialogue.
Located in Warren, Rhode Island, Imago presents a rotating schedule of exhibitions alongside concerts, film screenings, artist talks, and cultural events that bring together artists and the public. This collaborative model creates a vibrant environment where new ideas, experimentation, and cross-disciplinary exchange are encouraged.
By inviting regional artists to exhibit alongside IFA’s exhibiting artists, Imago builds connections across the creative community and offers audiences an opportunity to encounter diverse artistic perspectives.
For more information, contact imagogallery@gmail.com
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[Sponsored Listing] Contemporary Art Gallery Online (CAGO) announces a call for artists to participate in the their 11th annual international 2026 All Cityscape online art competition. Artists should submit their best representational and non-representational art. CAGO encourages entries from all 2D and 3D artists regardless of their experience or education in the art field.
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Enter by: 31 March 2026
Entry Fee: $15 for up to 1 to 6 images, $25 for up to 10 images, and $35 for up to 16 images. Funds in US Dollars.
This competition will be judged within three categories paintings/drawings, photography/digital art, and mixed media/3D artwork. Computer-enhanced or AI-created art must be disclosed.
All Cityscape: Artist Benefits
Winners will be announced on April 25th, 2026. Awards will be given for the top 5 to 8 works selected. In addition to the winning images, there are Honorable Recognition awards. Award-winning artists will be included in a group show both online and in the Ramsey Art Gallery located in the Historic District of Hollins Market, located in Baltimore, Maryland, from April 4th, 2026, to January 5th, 2027.
Prizes include memberships to Contemporary Art Gallery Online, video interview on An Artist Studio, inclusion in the Year End Anthology Publication, and extensive marketing.
About Contemporary Art Gallery Online
Contemporary Art Gallery Online is a collector’s number 1 source for all original contemporary art. CAGOnline supports artists through CAGO Media, which has two purposes. First, share art business ideas and, second, to introduce artists to the buying public. CAGO Media accomplishes both of these initiatives by programming radio and TV shows.
The Business of Art Show airs bi-monthly in 15 to 20 minute episodes. Hosted by Sharon Belle Hawkshawe, each episode discusses everything pertaining to the Business of Art. The What is Art Show is a monthly 30 minute episode with hosts Michael Harris (art collector) and Sharon Hawkshawe (acclaimed artist), who discuss current art movements and art shows. The hosts are occasionally joined by museum curators, gallery owners, art critics, and art insiders. The third show is An Artist Speaks. These lively 30 minute episodes are in depth interviews with Artists; discussing their art process, philosophy and a candid look at their work. Finally, every month a video is produced showcasing the monthly art participants. Other videos highlight gallery artist and art styles.
For more information, contact cago.artcompetition@gmail.com
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[Sponsored Listing] Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center announces a call for artists to submit original artwork for the Landmark: Iconic American Views Art exhibition.
This exhibition celebrates the places and scenes that define the American landscape. These places can be manufactured, natural, monumental, or ordinary. From sweeping national parks and historic architecture to roadside attractions, coastal horizons, small-town main streets, and urban skylines, this show explores how artists interpret the views that shape our shared visual identity.
Artists are encouraged to depict recognizable landmarks as well as personal perspectives on what makes a place iconic. Whether capturing the grandeur of natural vistas, the character of regional architecture, or the quiet familiarity of a beloved local scene, submitted works should highlight the power of place in the American experience.
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Enter by: 23 March 2026
Artists selected for Landmark: Iconic American Views will benefit from exhibiting at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, a respected Smithsonian Institution Affiliate with a strong regional and national reputation. The exhibition offers professional presentation in the Kay Daugherty Gallery, exposure to a broad and diverse audience, and the opportunity to connect with collectors during the Annmarie After Hours opening reception.
With a four-month run in a high-traffic cultural destination, artists gain meaningful visibility, sales potential, and valuable exhibition credentials that strengthen their professional portfolios.
About Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center is located in scenic Solomons, Maryland, where the Patuxent River meets the Chesapeake Bay. The sculpture garden features a shady walking path that meanders through the woods past permanent and loaned sculpture, including over thirty works on loan from the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art. Artists in the collection include: Antonio Tobias Mendez, Barbara Hepworth, Cesar, Robert Engman, Jean Arp, Kenneth Snelson and Fransisco Zuniga.
Young guests can frolic in the Fairy Lolly Creative Play Space and explore the many trails, including the Tree-mendous Trail. The award-winning Arts Building includes rotating exhibition space, the Nature Nook, the artLAB Creative Reuse Studio, the Annmarie Gift Shop, and lovely wrap around patios. Annmarie presents a variety of popular annual festivals, rotating exhibitions, family activities, and creative public programs. The Studio School offers classes for all ages and abilities – from pottery to dance – taught by professional artists and arts educators. Come explore this special place where art and nature meet!
For more information, contact exhibits@annmariegarden.org
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[Sponsored Listing] Steamboat Creates announces a call for artists for the annual Art in the Park, one of the largest arts festivals in Northwest Colorado. It draws local and national artists who display a wide variety of hand-made art. This family-friendly festival is free to the public and offers something for everyone.
The festival takes place July 11–12, 2026, in West Lincoln Park in downtown Steamboat Springs. Set in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Art in the Park draws thousands of attendees over two days and continues to be a cornerstone of the region’s cultural calendar.
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Early Bird Deadline: 11 April 2026
Final Deadline: 26 June 2026
The 53rd annual Art in the Park is Northwest Colorado’s largest arts festival and a signature summer tradition in Steamboat Springs. This beloved community event brings together art enthusiasts, families, and visitors for a vibrant weekend celebrating hand-made art and hands-on creativity in all its forms.
Art in the Park features up to 130 juried artist vendors, live entertainment, food vendors, and interactive creative stations for all ages. The festival takes place July 11–12, 2026, in West Lincoln Park in downtown Steamboat Springs. Set in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Art in the Park draws thousands of attendees over two days and continues to be a cornerstone of the region’s cultural calendar.
About Steamboat Creates
Steamboat Creates was founded by a group of passionate community members who understood the need to let creativity flourish in rural Colorado. This cultural nonprofit was founded in 1972 to give rise to creativity, performance, and celebrations of the arts. Since the inception, classes and events fill the historic Depot Art Center with creative energy reaching thousands of art lovers of all ages. Steamboat Creates brings arts to the Yampa Valley through annual events like Art in the Park, Cabaret, Holidays in the Rockies, Winter Carnival Snow Sculptures, and year-round exhibitions in the Depot Art Center.
For more information, contact events@steamboatcreates.org
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center announces a call for artists to submit original artwork to the Rhythm: Movement In Art exhibition.
This exhibition will examine how artists capture, interpret, and evoke movement through visual rhythm. From the fluidity of gestures to the pulse of repeated forms, and from the suggestion of physical motion to the sensation of energetic flow, this exhibit celebrates artworks that embody momentum, dynamic flow, and cadence.
Kinetic sculpture and other motion-based works are encouraged, especially those that physically manifest the exhibition’s themes of rhythm and movement. Works may reference rhythm found in nature, the human body, architecture, sound, or purely abstract movement, but the central focus remains on how artists create the feeling of motion through visual means. Viewers will be encouraged to experience how visual art can reflect the beats, patterns, and motions that animate the world around us.
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Enter by: 5 January 2026
Artists benefit from exhibitions at Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center in a myriad of ways. Beautiful 1,200 square foot galleries show the work excellently, with natural light during the days that many other galleries don’t have. Shows are marketed in a wide variety of ways including individual show booklets featuring a page for each artist and a social media package for each exhibiting artist. There are scholarship opportunities, three cash prize juror awards, and a lovely opening reception.
About Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center is located in scenic Solomons, Maryland, where the Patuxent River meets the Chesapeake Bay. The sculpture garden features a shady walking path that meanders through the woods past permanent and loaned sculpture, including over thirty works on loan from the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art. Artists in the collection include: Antonio Tobias Mendez, Barbara Hepworth, Cesar, Robert Engman, Jean Arp, Kenneth Snelson and Fransisco Zuniga.
Young guests can frolic in the Fairy Lolly Creative Play Space and explore the many trails, including the Tree-mendous Trail. The award-winning Arts Building includes rotating exhibition space, the Nature Nook, the artLAB Creative Reuse Studio, the Annmarie Gift Shop, and lovely wrap around patios. Annmarie presents a variety of popular annual festivals, rotating exhibitions, family activities, and creative public programs. The Studio School offers classes for all ages and abilities – from pottery to dance – taught by professional artists and arts educators. Come explore this special place where art and nature meet!
For more information, contact exhibits@annmariegarden.org
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) of the University of Rochester announces a call for artists for the M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival, their largest annual fundraiser and biggest celebration of the arts for almost 70 years.
Artists from across the country are invited to apply to showcase their work for purchase at this juried, two-day festival, Saturday, August 29, and Sunday, August 30, 2026, from 10 am to 5 pm.
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Enter by: 16 August 2026
M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival spaces are available both on the outdoor grounds and inside the Vanden Brul Pavilion. Clothesline is also the place to experience all-day live entertainment, sample food from some of Rochester’s favorite food trucks and vendors, enjoy free family art activities, and visit the museum.
Artists will have the opportunity to showcase their art to visitors from and around the Rochester and surrounding region for two days in this juried festival. All artists and makers participating in the festival submit original work, whether one-of-a-kind or limited edition. The work must be conceived and designed solely by the artist or maker, demonstrating vision, imagination, and originality.
This is the second year artists will be able to choose from outdoor or indoor spaces (indoor spaces are limited!). Food and entertainment offerings have expanded over the last year. Additionally, the admission price has been lowered to $5 for the general public, and MAG Members are admitted free of charge, as are children under the age of twelve.
About Memorial Art Gallery
A visit to the Memorial Art Gallery is a journey through more than 5,000 years of art history. From the relics of antiquity to works in the vanguard of contemporary practice, MAG offers a panorama of the world’s art. Our 14-acre campus is a spectacular public art space that is a popular destination for Rochesterians and out-of-town visitors alike.
MAG’s permanent collection of more than 13,000 objects has been called “the best balanced in the state outside of metropolitan New York City.” In addition to its collection, the museum offers a year-round schedule of temporary exhibitions, lectures, concerts, tours, and family activities.
For more information, contact clothesline@mag.rochester.edu
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Newton Free Library announces a call for artists for July – December 2026 exhibits. Artists must be from the New England region.
The Newton Free Library presents twelve art shows each year in the building’s Main Hall, featuring works by New England artists. As one of the busiest public library buildings in Massachusetts, this exhibit space is highly sought after and well-loved by library patrons.
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Enter by: 12 December 2025
Eligibility: The Library welcomes applications from New England artists showing two-dimensional works that are compatible with the Walker display system. Both individual and group shows are welcome. Each exhibit is on display for one month and uses the full exhibit space.
Free-standing sculptural pieces are not eligible.
The Library encourages artists from a variety of backgrounds and life experiences to apply.
Many artists seek to exhibit their work at The Newton Free Library because the location guarantees that their work will be seen by a large audience. The Library is visited by more than 45,000 people each month. Most visitors enter through the Main Hall and see the art exhibits as they arrive. Library patrons are keenly tuned into the gallery space – visiting and spending time appreciating the works shown. Given that free gallery space is difficult to come by, it is a boon for artists that, if selected, they show fee-free. There is no commission for work sold and there is no fee to apply.
About Newton Free Library
The Newton Free Library is a community center at the heart of cultural activity in Newton, Massachusetts, a city south west of Boston with a population of approximately 90,000. Residents enjoy the art exhibits in the Library’s Main Hall and eagerly await them each month. The highly-visible exhibit location is just off the main entrance door. Visitors walk by the Main Hall as they come into the building. There is competition for exhibitions where many award-winning artists have been featured.
For more information, contact artapplication@newtonfreelibrary.net