Painting

Short Description The MERZ residency offers a supportive framework with opportunities to engage formally and informally with local artists in the area as well as young people in the community. MERZ is about ‘art as idea’, ideas leading to or from an outcome, including exhibitions and films. Options to film and exhibit work throughout the […]

Short Description The annual Shape Open exhibition Call is now open. This year, to address the cuts to payments and funding that threaten disabled people’s lives, we are seeking work which responds imaginatively to themes of rights, protest, power, and the state of the British welfare system. We are also interested in work that reflects […]

Short Description The New England Regional Juried Exhibition is a juried show featuring the best of representational painting, drawing, and sculpture by regional artists who work in the realist tradition. The exhibition will be on view in the historic President’s Gallery at the Guild’s Newbury Street location, which features a skylight to allow viewing of […]

Short Description The Stedman Gallery of Rutgers–Camden Center for the Arts is pleased to announce a Rutgers–Camden Center National Open Call for submissions of works on paper for the exhibition Of the People. Coinciding with America’s 250th anniversary and Rutgers University–Camden’s centennial anniversary, this exhibition will celebrate the Stedman Gallery’s commitment to advancing contemporary American artists. Theme The […]

Short Description Not all landscapes are visible. Some unfold behind closed eyes, shaped not by geography but by memory, emotion, and thought. These inner terrains—subtle, elusive, deeply personal—form a vast and ever-shifting world that reflects how we see, feel, and remember.Inner Landscapes invites artists to chart the topographies of their inner world:emotional geographies, psychological contours, […]

Short Description The Helmut is a place consisting of a bar and gallery space in the east of Leipzig, where art, culture, education and politics find space in varying event formats. Among other things, we have been organizing a year-round art exhibition program in our 35sqm gallery for many years. In 2026, we are dedicating […]

Short Description: Pastel Journal and Artists Network are pleased to present our 27th Annual Pastel 100 art competition. Entries can be submitted in the following categories: Work must be at least 80% soft pastel; no oil pastel. Nupastels and other “harder” pastels are considered soft pastels. Winners will be notified by late November 2025. Pastel […]

Short Description Blue Koi Gallery invites artists to unleash the full force of color in Bold Colors, a dynamic online art competition. We are seeking artworks that are fearless, vivid, and striking pieces that command attention through daring palettes and expressive intensity. Show us how you use color to make a statement, stir emotion, and push […]

Short Description Collections grants are often a vital source of support for organizations working to reinterpret their permanent collections of American art. Such efforts are essential to promoting visibility and maintaining relevance in a community and among today’s audiences. By supporting collections projects, we hope to support endeavors that will exert a long-term impact on […]