Painting

Organizer Information: The FiKVA Foundation hosts this annual global online competition to provide representational and figurative painters with international recognition, global exposure, and financial rewards. Title & Description: Applications opened in December 2025 for the 4th International FiKVA Award for Representational & Figurative Painters. The competition seeks the best paintings produced in the last two […]

Organizer Information: The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences (LBIF) is located in Loveladies, New Jersey. This year marks their 28th annual National Juried Competition & Exhibition, with selections made by guest juror Joanna Sheers Seidenstein, Curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. Title […]

Organizer Information: The Full Circle International Residency Award is presented through a partnership between Orange Regional Gallery (New South Wales, Australia) and Messums | ORG (UK). The UK residency takes place at Messums East, situated in The Old Post Office in Lowestoft—a refurbished arts complex on the most easterly point of the British Isles, offering […]

Organizer Information: Elf School of the Arts is located in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina, right beside Lake Chatuge. Housed in a beautifully restored 100-year-old elementary school, the venue has been lovingly transformed into a place of inspiration, creative passion, and rest for artists. The program intimately hosts four residents at a time […]

Organizer Information: Artists & Illustrators, the UK’s best-selling art magazine, presents The British Art Prize. Supported by major brands like STAEDTLER, this international competition provides a far-reaching platform for artists to gain valuable publicity, sell their work to a massive audience, and celebrate contemporary art. Title & Description: Applications are open for The British Art […]

Organizer Information: Slow Pottery is an active ceramic studio and creative retreat located at Velanga Orchard, a lush mango farm in Andhra Pradesh, South India. The farm is situated at the foot of a hill, skirting a reserve forest, and offers a peaceful environment isolated from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Title & […]

Organizer Information Baer Art Center is an Iceland-based residency program dedicated to fostering creative exploration in a unique natural environment. Situated on the dramatic landscape of the Baer farm, the center brings together international artists to work independently while engaging in a collaborative, community-oriented setting. Since its establishment, Baer Art Center has provided artists with […]

Organizer Information The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany with a global presence. It facilitates international cultural exchange, promotes the German language, and supports the development of culture and science worldwide. For this residency, Goethe-Institut Norway collaborates with the Edvard Munch Studio Foundation in Oslo, a center dedicated to preserving […]

Organizer Information: Baldwin For The Arts is a prestigious artist residency program founded by acclaimed author Jacqueline Woodson. The organization prioritizes fostering an intergenerational community of artists of the Global Majority. It was established to create a safe, nurturing, and dedicated space for historically underrepresented creators to dream, focus, and develop their work without the […]