[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Decagon Gallery announces a call for artists for the Self Portraits In Focus art competition, seeking captivating and thought-provoking photographs that explore the theme of self-portraits. This call for entry is open to photographers worldwide over the age of 18, both amateur and professional, who are passionate about self-portraiture.
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Enter by: 10 January 2024
Self-portraits are a powerful means of self-expression, allowing artists to delve into their own identities, emotions, and experiences. Through this themed competition, Decagon Gallery encourages photographers to explore the multifaceted nature of self-portraiture, capturing their unique perspectives, narratives, and inner worlds.
Self Portraits In Focus Artist Benefits
The chosen self-portraits will be showcased in a dedicated online exhibition on Decagon Gallery’s website, providing a platform for photographers to share their work with a wider audience. Additionally, selected artists will receive recognition through social media channels and promotional materials. A short video of the exhibit will be posted to YouTube. An exhibition catalogue will be made available for sale.
- A cash award of $300 and one copy of the exhibition catalogue will be given to the First Place entry. The photographer will be offered a free gallery in the featured section of Decagon Gallery’s website.
- The Second Place entry will be given one copy of the exhibition catalogue and promotion on social media.
- The Third Place entry will be promoted on social media.
About Decagon Gallery
Decagon Gallery is an online art gallery based in Brooklyn, New York, that offers artists curated platforms 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 through email marketing, social media, and collaborations with other art organizations.
For more information, contact director@decagongallery.com
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] ArtSpace Innovations announces a call for artists for the London Art Hub. Showcase your art on a screen in the busy streets of London. The London Art Hub is an exceptional platform, effortlessly rising above the chaos on UK streets. Its unique format commands attention and captivates audiences with its sheer brilliance.
This exciting opportunity provides artists with the unique chance to showcase their work on public screens situated in highly prominent and bustling locations throughout the vibrant city of London, United Kingdom. Thousands of people pass by the screens on a daily basis.
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Register by: 5 January 2024
Fee: £550
File formats accepted: High Res JPEG. DPI: 300 dpi minimum.
Your artwork is displayed for up to 10 days on an art hub screen in London. Your art will be covering 1/4 of a screen. It will be showcased on a sequence of other media assets and will be performed several times in a day, 10 seconds at a time. The exact date of the installations will be announced to the successful applicants in late January.
Locations:
- Dalston
- Chelsea
- Notting Hill
About ArtSpace Innovations
ArtSpace Innovations is a team of passionate art enthusiasts dedicated to showcasing your work in innovative and exciting ways. With an extensive network of art galleries, curators, and collectors, combined with cutting-edge AR technology, ArtSpace helps you share your art with audiences around the globe like never before.
Whether you’re an established artist looking to expand your reach or a budding talent, yearning to make a mark in the art world, ArtSpace believes that everyone deserves a chance to shine. ArtSpace Innovations is committed to providing unique opportunities and personalized support to nurture your artistic journey.
For more information, contact hello@artspaceinnovations.com
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Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) announces a call for artists for From A Seed: The World of Botanicals, an online photography competition.
Both through world travel and exploring the neighborhoods we live in, we come across the vast variety of botanicals both indigenous to local areas and, with controlled climates, those native to far away places. We gain an appreciation for the variety of life that starts with a seed, whether it is the spectacular greenery of a forest or jungle, exciting beauty of flowers bursting with color, wonderful edibles like bright red tomatoes and pink blushed peaches, or textures and layers of botanicals in a black and white print.
With autumn approaching in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern, capture your unique view of favorite flowers, trees, variegated leaf patterns, vines, fruit, as well as gardens at the beach, on your window sill, in a snow covered park, or in the rain forest.
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Enter by: 17 December 2023
As with all NYC4PA calls, all 2D photo mediums are welcome.
NYC4PA offers opportunities to participate in themed calls for photographers. Each call has a different theme and 50 images win. The prizes total $4000. 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] Costanza Foundation Austria announces a call for artists for Homage to Mozart: Show Your Art Where Mozart Played, an international group exhibition to be held at the prestigious Palais Palffy in Vienna, from December 12th, 2023, to January 2nd, 2024. Show your art where Mozart has played “Figaro” for the first time. Artists are invited to explore what might have inspired Mozart in their art.
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Enter by: 15 November 2023
A standard application includes 2 works, each with a maximum size of 60 cm in height and 80 cm in width, for €290; however, Costanza Foundation Austria are flexible to accommodate your specific needs and will calculate the applicable fee.
Your application should include 2 photos of your artworks (paintings, photography, or sculpture), details of the technique used, work dimensions (maximum 60 cm x 80 cm), or 1 work with dimensions of 100 x 100 cm, year of creation, price, and a portfolio or website link. Upon acceptance, payment must be completed within 2 business days to secure your reservation. If you choose to pay via PayPal, please add 5% to cover their charges. A proof of payment should be submitted.
Venue: Palais Palffy Vienna Josefsplatz 6, 1010 Vienna. Located in the heart of Vienna, with close proximity to Hofburg, the National Library, and easily accessible via public transport. Underground parking is available within a 5-minute walk. The artist is responsible for shipping their works. Costanza Foundation Austria will offer assistance wherever possible. They have negotiated favorable courier rates in Rome for participating artists. Insurance is the artist’s responsibility. Costanza Foundation Austria reserves the right to postpone the exhibition if necessary.
Homage To Mozart Artist Benefits
The Homage to Mozart grand opening will be on December 12th, 2023, and attended by the Founder and President of Costanza Foundation, Dr. Alessandro Costanza. As a participating artist, you will receive a prestigious certificate from Costanza Foundation Austria and professional event photos to commemorate your involvement. You can get a photo book if ordered as well. To add to the festive atmosphere, Italian Prosecco and Austrian Mozart chocolates will be available.
Palais Palffy hosts public concerts, private Christmas parties, business events, and private gatherings in the renowned Figaro Room II every evening throughout this three-week exhibition. This guarantees a steady stream of delighted visitors. The Figaro Room II accommodates up to 180 guests and holds historical significance as the venue where Mozart himself first played “Figaro.”
During daytime, the exhibition is open to visitors upon request.
Jury/Contest: The winner will receive free participation in a future exhibition.
- Alessandro Costanza – President, Costanza Foundation
- Filippo Lo Iacono – Vice President, Costanza Foundation
- Christy Mitterhuber – President, Costanza Foundation Austria
In the event that your artworks are sold, Costanza Foundation Austria charges a 30% commission.
About Costanza Foundation Austria
For more information, contact mitterhuber.christa@gmail.com.
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Las Laguna Art Gallery announces a call for artists for Small Works – Big Talent, an online and gallery exhibition. The gallery is looking for small works with big impact. There is no intended theme for the work. It just needs to fit the criteria of being small art.
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Enter by: 30 October 2023
All mediums and subjects accepted. No works over 18 inches on either side, including frame, if framed.
All artists who submit artwork to Small Works – Big Talent will be accepted and have at least one of their submitted works posted and promoted on the gallery’s website and to their client list. A select number of artists will be chosen to send their work to the gallery for the in-person exhibition at a brick-and-mortar gallery in Laguna Beach, California.
Unlike other art galleries in Laguna Beach who only select local artists, Las Laguna Art Gallery chooses artists from around the globe.
About Las Laguna Art Gallery
Since 2013, Las Laguna Gallery has held open calls for art, calls for entry, and calls for art opportunities for artists to promote and sell their art in a gallery.
Quickly becoming one of the premier contemporary and fine art galleries in Laguna Beach, California; Las Laguna Gallery is dedicated to the exploration and engagement of contemporary and fine art visual culture – regionally, nationally, and internationally; through unique collaborations between artists, students, and the community.
Las Laguna Gallery is located on Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Village. Laguna Village is an artist alcove on the cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. This location is a must stop location with artist galleries and jewelry shops. The location features a restaurant, bar, and there is live music in the fire-side theater Tuesday through Saturday.
With more than 100 art galleries and artist studios to explore, you’ll come to understand why Laguna Beach is a beloved “art colony.” In fact, the area was discovered by artists. In the late 1800s, visitors were making an annual pilgrimage through the canyons to camp at Laguna Beach each summer. By 1903, painters like Norman St Clair were visiting from San Francisco, attracted to the landscape and light only found on the coast of Laguna. Like tourists of any era, St Clair returned home with glowing reports and landscape paintings that led his artist friends to follow him south. It wasn’t long before plein air (painting outdoors) artists like William Wendt and Frank Cuprien moved to Laguna Beach. Within a few years, Laguna Beach had a permanent population of about 300 people – half of whom were artists.
For more information, contact laslagunagallery@gmail.com.
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Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) announces a call for artists for Luminosity, an online photography competition.
Photography is all about light – its presence as well as its absence. There is an iconic photograph of Grand Central Station with streams of sunlight filling the airspace as it reflects off dust particles in the air. For photographers the time of day an image is captured can be as important as the selection of the subject itself. What may be nothing more than a snapshot at one time of day becomes an impactful image at another. Strategically placed lighting is critical in creating great portraits and late afternoon is a world of shadow and light that warms everything it touches.
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Enter by: 29 October 2023
For Luminosity, NYC4PA is looking for images where the presence, absence, and/or the location of light made the difference – glare, flare, shadow, fill light, lampshades aglow from an inside bulb, night lights in a city, and streaming rays of sunlight. There are examples everywhere. Show your shots where light is a key element. All 2D photos are accepted.
NYC4PA offers opportunities to participate in themed calls for photographers. Each call has a different theme and 50 images win. The prizes total $4000. 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] Thunderbird Artists and the Downtown Chandler Community Partnership announce a call for artists for the 3rd Annual Downtown Chandler Fine Art and Wine Festival.
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Enter by: 16 October 2023
The festival will be located in the heart of the Downtown Chandler, Arizona, historic district at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park West. Commonwealth Avenue will accommodate up to 150 juried fine artists.
Thunderbird Artists Festivals are outdoors and three days in length. Each festival consists of sensational oil paintings, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, charcoals, and mixed media. Other mediums include spectacular small, medium, and life-size bronzes; luminous glass sculptures; small, medium, and monumental sized metal creations; and fabulous batiks. There are hand thrown clay; Raku pottery and sculptures; traditional and color scratch board; hand woven baskets; inlaid wood turned bowls; unique and one of a kind jewelry; black and white and color photography; and elegant stone, copper, clay, and mixed media sculptures. Subject matters range from southwest and traditional to contemporary and abstract, figurative, floral, wildlife, European, African, and Native American.
About Thunderbird Artists
Thunderbird Artists Mission Statement is to promote fine art and crafts with the ambiance of unique wine and music while supporting artists, merchants, and the community.
Thunderbird Artists was founded in 1981 by Judi Combs, CEO, and is still owned and operated by Judi. She began with small, local shows in Arizona until March of 1992, when she produced her first juried fine art festival in Scottsdale. The overwhelming success of Thunderbird Artists’ first festival led to additional festivals in Carefree, Sedona, Denver, Lake Tahoe, Tucson, Colorado and Scottsdale.
Thunderbird Artists has played an important role in uniting nationally recognized and award-winning artists with patrons from across the globe. A family run business, Judi Combs and daughter Denise Colter, have worked side by side with a passion for the arts and artists. Their success has been primarily due to the consistent quality of fine arts and selected fine crafts juried for each event. Festivals have developed a reputation as collector’s shows due to the unwavering standards that are applied during the jury process. They have built their reputation on trust and consistency with patrons, artists, and corporate partners. This has earned them an unprecedented level of credibility in the local business community and art industry.
For more than 40 years, Thunderbird Artists has produced almost 400 fine art events, attracting millions of patrons who share in the love and appreciation for fine art. Their goal is to provide an outstanding variety of mediums, subject matters, sizes, and price ranges that satisfy the desires of each and every patron that strolls through one of the festivals. Thunderbird Artists want people attending to find something that appeals to their liking and walk away with special memories of a first class event.
For more information, contact info@thunderbirdartists.com.
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Las Laguna Art Gallery announces a call for artists working in all photographic mediums to submit images to be considered for the FlashPoint exhibition. The theme is open. Artwork can be in color or in black and white.
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Enter by: 30 September 2023
All artists who submit artwork to FlashPoint will be accepted and have at least one of their submitted works posted and promoted on the gallery’s website and to their client list. A select number of artists will be chosen to send their work to the gallery for the in-person exhibition at a brick-and-mortar gallery in Laguna Beach, California.
About Las Laguna Art Gallery
Since 2013, Las Laguna Gallery has held open calls for art, calls for entry, and calls for art opportunities for artists to promote and sell their art in a gallery.
Quickly becoming one of the premier contemporary and fine art galleries in Laguna Beach, California; Las Laguna Gallery is dedicated to the exploration and engagement of contemporary and fine art visual culture – regionally, nationally, and internationally; through unique collaborations between artists, students, and the community.
Las Laguna Gallery is located on Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Village. Laguna Village is an artist alcove on the cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. This location is a must stop location with artist galleries and jewelry shops. The location features a restaurant, bar, and there is live music in the fire-side theater Tuesday through Saturday.
Unlike other art galleries in Laguna Beach who only select local artists, Las Laguna Art Gallery chooses artists from around the globe.
With more than 100 art galleries and artist studios to explore, you’ll come to understand why Laguna Beach is a beloved “art colony.” In fact, the area was discovered by artists. In the late 1800s, visitors were making an annual pilgrimage through the canyons to camp at Laguna Beach each summer. By 1903, painters like Norman St Clair were visiting from San Francisco, attracted to the landscape and light only found on the coast of Laguna. Like tourists of any era, St Clair returned home with glowing reports and landscape paintings that led his artist friends to follow him south. It wasn’t long before plein air (painting outdoors) artists like William Wendt and Frank Cuprien moved to Laguna Beach. Within a few years, Laguna Beach had a permanent population of about 300 people – half of whom were artists.
For more information, contact laslagunagallery@gmail.com.
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Holy Art Gallery announces a call for artists for the Art On Loop exhibition in Berlin, Germany.
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Enter by: 16 December 2023
Artists from all countries may submit their works for consideration. The Art On Loop exhibition is open to all mediums including, but not limited to, painting, photography, printmaking, video art, installation, films, sculpting, mixed media, poems, and illustration. The theme for the exhibition is open. The Holy Art Gallery strives to create an inclusive space for all artists and encourage submissions from diverse backgrounds.
About The Holy Art Gallery
The Holy Art Gallery’s mission is to provide a platform for artists to showcase their work and find new buyers. The gallery strives to make sure that each customer finds the perfect piece of art that speaks to them. The gallery has a selection of contemporary, traditional, and modern artwork. With its modern interiors, the gallery strives to create an inspiring atmosphere for both emerging and established artists. It features rotating exhibitions from around the world, offering something new with each visit. The gallery houses a permanent collection of sculptures, paintings, and photographs. The gallery has become a hub for culture and creativity, hosting events like artist talks, film screenings, and live music.
For more information, contact hello@theholyart.com.









