[Sponsored Listing] Discover Wauwatosa announces the 5th annual call for artists for ART 64, the nation’s largest live bracket-style painting tournament. Presented by North Shore Bank.
For the last four years, ART 64® has taken over The Village of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, streets and has become a must attend event for artists and spectators alike. In a head-to-head, bracket-style painting tournament, 64 artists paint live over the course of two days. Each round will be the theme/subject of each artist’s choice. Each artist is given a set period of time to paint a work of art – 60 minutes in round 1, 75 minutes in round 2, and 90 minutes in round 3 (the final round).
During each round of competition, spectators both in-person and virtually are encouraged to watch artists showcase their talents and vote for their favorites to advance to the next round. (Artist live streaming is encouraged!)
Click here for the application / registration
Enter by: 1 March 2026
Any artist, age 18+, across the country can apply. This is your chance to showcase your talent to a lively crowd and engage with a supportive community of art lovers. Plus, it’s a wonderful opportunity to grow your network, be inspired by other artists, and potentially win big! All participants receive money for participating, increasing based on the round they reach in the competition.
The 2024 ART 64 event saw over 11,000 visitors in The Village of Wauwatosa, thousands of votes cast for artists, and over 100 tournament paintings sold. The event included family-friendly activities, live music, food and drinks, and shopping from unique, local small businesses.
“Winning the grand prize has made me more confident, and it has encouraged me to create more artworks,” said Jianqiao Luan, the 2025 ART 64 winner. “The prize money helped me with my art career in so many different ways. ART 64 has changed how I think and my process when I paint. It was a great opportunity to try new things and challenge myself.”
About Discover Wauwatosa
The City of Wauwatosa is an urban enclave with a charming small-town feel located 15 minutes west of downtown Milwaukee. Home to hundreds of locally-owned shops and restaurants, picturesque outdoor activities, a downtown district known as The Village, a burgeoning arts scene that features Mama Rosa the troll, and affordable accommodations, Wauwatosa provides the amenities of a major city while maintaining a close-knit and welcoming community atmosphere.
For more information, contact art64tosa@newaukee.com
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[Sponsored Listing] Tartget Lab announces a call for artists from around the world to participate in the Tartget Prize 2026, an international painting competition. The competition was created to deliver real visibility, professional evaluation, and global projection for artists worldwide. After a breakthrough first edition with 1,870 entries from 85 countries, the prize returns with expanded opportunities and a stronger network of collectors, galleries, and institutions.
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Enter by: 15 February 2026
Artists can submit works in figurative, contemporary, abstract, conceptual, watercolor, and drawing categories. Finalists gain international exposure and a chance to exhibit in Madrid. A unique pre-deadline offers 75 direct finalist spots for entries submitted by February 15, 2026.
Tartget Prize: Artist Benefits
Few contests offer a major Madrid exhibition at the historic Ateneo, steps from the Prado in the UNESCO “Landscape of Light,” alongside a truly international jury of renowned painters, curators, and art experts. The competition welcomes diverse styles and techniques while judging categories with specialized expertise, ensuring fairness and relevance. Winners receive promotion through Tartget and sponsors’ social channels, including leading fine art brands, reaching global audiences. Add the 75 guaranteed finalist places awarded before the pre-deadline, and Tartget becomes a strategic launchpad for careers.
- Over $100,000 in awards. Cash awards include Gold Tartget (Best in Show) $14,000, Silver $7,000, Bronze $4,700, and Fusion Tartget $4,700 for abstraction, conceptual art, and collage.
- New in 2026: technical awards for Drawing ($4,700) and Watercolor ($4,700).
- Additional opportunities include acquisition awards, major fine art materials prizes, professional promotion awards, and four fully curated 12-day artist residencies in Spain’s Tablas de Daimiel National Park, plus training at Atelier Madrid and a final exhibition in Madrid.
Testimonials
“Exhibiting and being awarded at the Ateneo de Madrid truly changed my life. After the prize, I received invitations to exhibit, sell, and collaborate internationally. More than the award itself, it was the visibility and recognition that transformed my professional path. Tartget is not just a contest, it is a real opportunity for artists who are serious about their work.”
“Tartget Painting Prize was a turning point in my career. From the selection process to the final exhibition, everything was handled with care and respect for the artists. Exhibiting in Madrid, in such an iconic venue, gave my work an international context and credibility that still opens doors for me today.”
“I have entered many international art competitions, but Tartget was different from the very beginning. The communication was professional, the jury truly understood painting, and the exposure was real, not symbolic. Being selected placed my work in front of collectors and curators I would never have reached on my own. It felt like a serious platform, not just another contest.”
About Tartget Lab
Tartget Lab stands out for combining top-tier prizes with exceptional visibility and rigorous selection.
For more information, contact ceo@tartgetpaintingprize.com.
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) announces a call for artists for Water, an online photography competition.
Water surrounds us as rivers, lakes, oceans, and seas. It is also very central to much of our lives – the rain that makes our flowers grow, the ice cubes that cool our drinks, and on and on.
It is beautiful to photograph. This call is about how you, the photographer, capture water in all its forms. Is it the crest of water hitting a seaside rock? Is it water heated to become steam or frozen like ice? There are the glistening droplets of water from a puppy shaking itself off, tears expressing heartfelt emotion, and reflections in a city pond as well as active steam from a geyser. Maybe you used a slow shutter to create the soft image of flowing water in a stream or ventured out on a winter day to watch patterns emerge in the city ice rink. There are raindrops, dew drops, ice floes, waterfalls, rapids, and serene lakes. The list goes on. Black and white, color, and abstract – all 2D mediums are welcome.
Click here for the application / registration
Enter by: 8 February 2026
NYC4PA offers opportunities to participate in themed calls for photographers. Each call has a different theme and 50 images win. The prizes total $4,000. There is a grand prize, 3 first prizes, 3 second prizes, 3 third prizes, 20 juror’s selections, and 20 honorable mentions. All 50 winners are posted in a gallery on the NYC4PA website and included in an exhibition gallery. The call is open to any photographers worldwide and of any age, amateurs or professional. A professional photographer, gallery owner, or photography teacher is the juror.
About New York Center for Photographic Art
The mission of the New York Center for Photographic Art is to provide exhibition opportunities in the vibrant New York City gallery world to photographers around the globe. NYC4PA offers international, themed, open call competitions juried by recognized experts in the field of photography. Prizes include cash awards, online gallery, catalog, and New York City gallery exhibits.
For more information, contact nyc4pa@gmail.com
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Human Impacts Institute (HII) announces a call for artists for the 2026 Creative Climate Awards (CCA), an annual celebration of the power of art to mobilize communities and ignite bold climate action.
This year, the theme, Collective Power, calls on artists everywhere to explore how unity, solidarity, and shared vision fuel transformative change. At a time when global challenges can feel overwhelming, this theme highlights a simple truth: meaningful climate action is never the work of one, but of many.
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Enter by: 2 February 2026
Through a month-long series of public exhibitions, performances, community conversations, and a film festival, the 2026 CCAs will showcase artworks that illuminate how people come together to create resilience, courage, and solutions in the face of the climate crisis. HII believes deeply in the role of arts and culture to educate, engage, and empower communities to reimagine what’s possible.
Use your creativity to join a global movement—one that celebrates collaboration, amplifies frontline voices, and inspires collective action toward a more livable future.
If selected, artists are responsible for the costs of shipping works to and from NYC. Performers must be able to perform in NYC between mid-April to mid-May
- Selections Announced: mid-February, 2026.
- Exhibit and performances: mid-April to mid-May, 2026
Creative Climate Awards Artist Benefits
- Have your work exhibited in NYC for one month.
- Network with curators, mentors, judges, and other artists to strengthen your community and find potential opportunities for collaborations.
- Have your work amplified on social media and have it be seen by our judges, and throughout our website.
- There will be a cash prize for the first, second and third place winners.
- Several participating artists will be selected for an in-person artist residency at Foundation House in Greenwich, CT.
- Artists may also receive an opportunity to lead and participate in workshops if they choose.
Testimonials
“I was delighted to see the number of events CCA organized. The variety of get-togethers, art events, panels, and more really highlighted the importance of community. Even though I couldn’t attend in person, the warmth and energy of the events came through clearly on social media. I also found the online networking session for artists to be a valuable addition, it was a pleasure to meet and connect with fellow artists.”
“It was a really unifying festival of ideas and action. I met wonderful people at events that I attended over the course of the month. It was just an incredibly positive experience I was really happy and grateful to be a part of.”
“I liked how being a part of CCA expanded my awareness, created an opportunity to meet like minded people. As a result, I feel so much more motivated in my practice and so much more inspired to connect and collaborate with people more. Thank you so so much”!!!
About Human Impacts Institute
Human Impacts Institute (HII) sits at the intersection of climate action, arts, and community power. They are a nonprofit organization that uses storytelling, research, and creative practice to translate complex climate issues into accessible, human-centered experiences that inspire collective action. Their work elevates underrepresented voices—particularly youth, Indigenous leaders, artists, and frontline communities—and connects them with platforms, resources, and networks to drive real-world impact.
What makes HII distinctive is their focus on collective power: they believe meaningful climate solutions emerge not from individual actors, but from communities working together across disciplines, geographies, and lived experiences. Through fellowships, public exhibitions, open calls, and community-led programs, they transform art into a catalyst for social good—building bridges between culture, policy, and action to reimagine a more just and climate-resilient future.
For more information, contact alvaro@humanimpactsinstitute.org
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) announces a call for artists for Urban Suburban Rural, an online photography competition.
Urban, suburban, and rural: these are location choices we make for living, working, and vacationing. Each has its own visual characteristics that make it the best option. What was it about these locales caught your eye? Was it the crowded streets, public transport, or skyscraper silhouettes in the Urban Landscape? Did you capture hamburgers and hot dogs on a family bar-b-q? Maybe, it was the geometry of a street of well-groomed front yards, a strip mall, or other images representative of the suburban scene. Finally, were you caught up in the imagery of Rural Impressions – the farmhouses, the fields, the animals, the white farm fences, or rusted cars on front lawns?
Send your interpretations of rural impressions, suburban scenes, and urban landscapes. Lots to see, lots to photograph.
Click here for the application / registration
Enter by: 4 January 2026
NYC4PA offers opportunities to participate in themed calls for photographers. Each call has a different theme and 50 images win. The prizes total $4,000. There is a grand prize, 3 first prizes, 3 second prizes, 3 third prizes, 20 juror’s selections, and 20 honorable mentions. All 50 winners are posted in a gallery on the NYC4PA website and included in an exhibition gallery. The call is open to any photographers worldwide and of any age, amateurs or professional. A professional photographer, gallery owner, or photography teacher is the juror.
About New York Center for Photographic Art
The mission of the New York Center for Photographic Art is to provide exhibition opportunities in the vibrant New York City gallery world to photographers around the globe. NYC4PA offers international, themed, open call competitions juried by recognized experts in the field of photography. Prizes include cash awards, online gallery, catalog, and New York City gallery exhibits.
For more information, contact nyc4pa@gmail.com
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] PleinAir Magazine announces a call for artists for their PleinAir Salon October Art Competition.
In the spirit of the French Salon created by the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, this annual online competition, with 11 monthly cycles, leading to the Annual PleinAir Salon Art Competition, is designed to stimulate artistic growth through competition.
The competition rewards artists with $50,000 in all cash prizes each year with the winning painting featured on the cover of PleinAir magazine.
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Enter by: 31 October 2025
The PleinAir Salon is an online competition consisting of 11 monthly cycles of competitions and one annual competition. They award a total of $50,000 in cash prizes each year for this competition.
- Annual Grand Prize winner receives a check for $15,000 and is featured on the cover of PleinAir Magazine
- Additional awards totalling $11,050 to the annual winners
- Awards totalling $2,250 in the monthly competitions.
Each of the 22 monthly winners will be automatically entered into the Annual Competition. Each of the monthly winners receive cash prizes, promotion in PleinAir Magazine, both print and digital. Winners are promoted in the digital edition of Fine Art Connoisseur, a magazine for art collectors. Artists receive editorial coverage in newsletters and websites. The annual awards are presented live at the Plein Air Convention & Expo each spring.
PleinAir Salon Testimonials
“It is always so exciting to win something, and also such an honor. I really like participating in the Plein Air Salon Competition for many reasons, but one is that you are so great about sharing and promoting the award winners. It makes me want to keep painting the best I can and to enter every month.” – Sheryl Knight
“PleinAir Salon has such a wonderful reputation for attracting world class artists that I was so impressed when I found out I was amongst the top 100 finalists. Then when I discovered I had won the Animal and Bird section I was completely speechless. I know I have worked hard over the last few years to really improve my craft, but this has been an overwhelming honor.” – Angela Parr
“Entering this contest on a monthly basis is something I have come to regard as both essential and enjoyable. It seems like every so often one of my paintings catches lightening in a bottle, so that’s a thrill. Thank you and the staff for all the work to promote artists and the arts.” – Christopher Forrest
About PleinAir Magazine
PleinAir Magazine is for plein air artists, enthusiasts, and collectors showcasing a wide variety of plein air paintings, articles on the top plein air artists of today and past, and the latest information on events and shows. The PleinAir Salon Art Competition has been awarding cash prizes and promoting artists for 12 years. The PleinAir Salon is celebrating their 14th year and was created by PleinAir magazine publisher, Eric Rhoads.
For more information, contact pleinairsalon@streamlinepublishing.com
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] CherryArts announces a call for artists for the 2026 Cherry Creek Arts Festival in Denver, Colorado.
Join one of the nation’s premier art festivals! The festival will showcase 250 exceptional exhibitors in Denver’s vibrant Cherry Creek North. Welcoming more than 150,000 visitors each year, the festival offers strong sales potential, 2025 artists averaged $17,470 in reported sales and consistently ranks among the top shows in the country. With an art-savvy audience, many of them collectors, this is an incredible opportunity to exhibit and sell your work. CherryArts, a Denver-based nonprofit, supports artists and arts education year-round, generating over $4.5 million in annual art sales.
Click here for the application / registration
Enter by: 1 December 2025
Cherry Creek Arts Festival Artist Benefits
- Keep 100% of your sales revenue – artists retain all proceeds and handle applicable state and local sales tax.
- Strong sales potential – 2025 Artist Survey reported an average of $17,470 per artist.
- Highly engaged audience – the Cherry Creek Arts Festival attracts over 150,000 visitors annually, including loyal collectors and art enthusiasts.
- Recognition opportunities – more than $30,000 in Purchase Awards available.
- Support for emerging artists – the Emerging Artist Program offers a $5,000 grant, mentoring, and exhibition support for artists early in their careers.
Testimonial
“I’m truly grateful for an extraordinary experience. This was far away the best heart fear I have been part of. I can certainly see how it has earned a reputation of being the holy Grail of art fairs! I sincerely hope to return, should I be fortunate enough to be selected.” 2025 Artist
About CherryArts
CherryArts is a Denver-based nonprofit organization that believes access to art is for everyone and artists are essential. We are committed to supporting artists and arts education through year-round outreach programs and this iconic festival. With an estimated $4.5 million in annual art sales, the Cherry Creek Arts Festival continues to be a vital platform for artists’ success. CherryArts provides equitable access to the arts to nurture future generations of artists, learners and supporters through meaningful and authentic connections with art and artists. CherryArts ignites creative and critical thinking for over 40,000 students annually.
For more information, contact hello@cherryarts.org
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) announces a call for artists for Animal Kingdom, an online photography competition.
Our world is filled with animals. Whether your first thoughts are about lions, tigers, bears, elephants working in the Asian lumber industry, or two/four legged pets, there are so many options. Don’t forget the fish tank and reptiles.
So, if life takes you on an exotic African safari, traveling in Southeast Asia, visiting a local zoo or aquarium, or just looking around in your own home/neighborhood, the animal kingdom offers huge photographic opportunities. Puppies that play joyfully, the migration in the Serengeti, your parakeet pecking at your glasses and dolphins gracefully jumping out of the ocean are just starting points. The finish line at a horse race, mice munching cheese, and a bee or butterfly collecting nectar from a flower – the possibilities go on and on.
Click here for the application / registration
Enter by: 2 November 2025
As with all contests, submit your best. All 2D photo processes are welcome. Images awarded an NYC4PA prize within the past 2 years are not eligible. Images submitted that were not selected for a prize may be submitted at any time. NYC4PA uses a blind jury process. Do not submit images with signatures or watermarks on the submitted files.
NYC4PA offers opportunities to participate in themed calls for photographers. Each call has a different theme and 50 images win. The prizes total $4,000. There is a grand prize, 3 first prizes, 3 second prizes, 3 third prizes, 20 juror’s selections, and 20 honorable mentions. All 50 winners are posted in a gallery on the NYC4PA website and included in an exhibition gallery. The call is open to any photographers worldwide and of any age, amateurs or professional. A professional photographer, gallery owner, or photography teacher is the juror.
About New York Center for Photographic Art
The mission of the New York Center for Photographic Art is to provide exhibition opportunities in the vibrant New York City gallery world to photographers around the globe. NYC4PA offers international, themed, open call competitions juried by recognized experts in the field of photography. Prizes include cash awards, online gallery, catalog, and New York City gallery exhibits.
For more information, contact nyc4pa@gmail.com
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Decagon Gallery announces a call for artists for Forgotten Architecture, an online photography juried competition.
Abandoned buildings are more than relics of the past—they are silent monuments to history, memory, and the passage of time. Their peeling paint, fractured walls, and quiet interiors hold stories that have slipped into stillness. In this juried exhibition, Decagon Gallery invites photographers to explore the strange allure and poetic resonance of architectural spaces left behind.
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Enter by: 31 October 2025
Decagon Gallery seeks images that engage with the theme of abandoned or neglected structures—buildings overtaken by nature, spaces weathered by time, or interiors echoing with absence. Both documentary and interpretive approaches are welcome. Whether your work is rooted in urban exploration, formal composition, or surreal reinterpretation, the gallery wants to see how you find beauty in decay.
The Juror, Andrew Moore, is widely acclaimed for his long term photographic series, which record the effect of time on the natural and built landscape. These series include work made in Cuba, Russia, Bosnia, Times Square, Detroit, The Great Plains, the American South, and most recently the Hudson Valley.
Forgotten Architecture Awards and Features
- First Place: $500 cash prize and an online Solo exhibition
- Second Place: $300 cash prize
- Third Place: $200 cash prize
- Juror’s Awards and Honorable Mentions
- All the above awards include a FREE exhibition catalog.
- All selected photographers will receive a digital award badge suitable for social media.
- Selected work will be published in a printed exhibition catalog available for purchase.
- A short video presentation will be created and shared on our YouTube channel and the gallery website and social media.
About Decagon Gallery
Decagon Gallery is an innovative online photography platform dedicated to making fine art exhibitions accessible to a global audience. What makes it especially interesting is its balance of professionalism and inclusivity: it hosts juried exhibitions with distinguished photographers while keeping entry fees affordable so emerging artists can participate. Each exhibition is thoughtfully curated, presented with professional catalogs, videos, and press materials, and shared widely to maximize exposure.
Beyond showcasing photography, Decagon Gallery fosters community, offering digital badges, artist features, and supportive communication. Its unique model blends artistic integrity with accessibility, creating opportunities for photographers worldwide to be seen and celebrated.
For more information, contact info@decagongallery.com
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Decagon Gallery announces a call for artists for Planet Earth – Reflections on the Planet We Call Home, an online photography juried competition
From the vast deserts and dense rainforests to bustling city streets and remote mountain villages, Planet Earth invites photographers to explore the extraordinary diversity of life and land on our planet. This exhibition calls for work that reveals the beauty, complexity, and vulnerability of the world we inhabit—both its natural wonders and human narratives.
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Enter by: 30 September 2025
Decagon Gallery seeks images that evoke awe and admiration, document fragile ecosystems or resilient communities, or capture quiet moments of coexistence or urgent stories of change. Whether through sweeping landscapes, intimate portraits, or abstract interpretations, this is an opportunity to reflect on what it means to live on Earth in a time of environmental and cultural transformation.
Photographers are encouraged to interpret the theme broadly.
Planet Earth Awards
- First Place: $500 cash prize and an online Solo exhibition
- *First, Second, Third Place awards include a FREE exhibition catalog (to only countries Blurb delivers)
- All selected photographers will receive a digital award badge
- Selected work will be published in a printed exhibition catalog available for purchase
- A short video presentation will be created and shared on YouTube, the gallery website, and social media
- Winning photographs will be promoted in social media, newsletters, and press releases
About Decagon Gallery
Decagon Gallery celebrates photography in all its dimensions. Just like the ten angles of a decagon, each exhibition reeals a distinct perspective—diverse, dynamic, and thoughtfully curated to expand the way we see.
Decagon Gallery is an online photography gallery based in Brooklyn, New York, specializing in contemporary photography. It offers curated platforms for photographers to showcase their work and connect with art enthusiasts worldwide. The gallery maintains a robust online presence through its website and social media. It promotes itself via email marketing, social media, and collaborations with other art organizations.
For more information, contact info@decagongallery.com