The 10th Water International Online Juried Art Competition by TERAVARNA returns to celebrate the fluidity and serenity of water with a promise of showcasing innovative water-themed artworks from across the globe. We invite artists worldwide to create watercolor paintings and portraits, capturing the textures, transparency, colors, and reflections in 2D and 3D visual art forms. By competing in this art contest, you earn a chance to win a $5,000 cash prize pool, a 6-month free ARTSY membership (1st Place, Runner-Up, and Merit), and even a chance to view the winning artworks in the VR exhibitions. $20 fee for each artwork. Deadline: November 15, 2026. More info. Contact: email or call +1-424-545-6789.

This is a juried event for the chance to be published in the award-winning Timeless Reflections Anthology. We are looking for art about motivation and desire. Show us what excites you, motivates you to get up each day, and what drives you to succeed! Work can be realistic or abstract. All genres, styles, and mediums accepted except AI. Our magazine is promoted on social media and entered into awards. Applicants must be 18 years or older. Free entry. Deadline: November 15, 2026. More info.

Colors of Humanity Art Gallery announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, December 1-31, 2026. Best of Show will be featured and receive a cash award. Juror: Janelle Cogan. The color blue is symbolic for many different things and emotions. It is most commonly associated with harmony, faithfulness, confidence, distance, infinity, the imagination, cold, and sometimes with sadness. It can be expressed many ways and we look forward to seeing your interpretation. We will be donating 10% of all entry fees to Natural High, a national 501(c)3 nonprofit organization inspiring youth to discover, amplify and pursue their natural high so they have a reason to say no to drugs and alcohol. All artists 18 and over may enter. $20 for 1 or 2 pieces (You may enter more than once). Deadline: November 15, 2026. More info. Contact: email

The Hopper Prize is accepting submissions for Fall 2026 artist grants. They will be providing 6 grants totaling $13,000 USD. 2 artists will each receive $4,500 and 4 artists will each receive $1,000. All visual art media is eligible. This open call provides you with a direct path to get your work in front of an international community of curators, artists, gallerists, and arts administrators. Additional exposure is available via a 30 artist shortlist, online journal, & Instagram currently reaching over 175k. $40 to submit 10 artworks. Deadline: November 17, 2026. More info.

The New York Center for Photographic Art seeks entries for an online photography exhibition. $4000 in awards. Juror: Traer Scott. All photographers are invited to submit 2D photography related to the Architecture theme. $40 for 3 images, $10 for each add’l image. Deadline: November 22, 2026. More info. Contact: email or call 917-359-2642.

Fusion Art announces the Women Artists 2026 Art Competition, December 15, 2026 – March 14, 2027. Cash prizes for Best in Show winners. Complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art’s Members Gallery. Extensive promotion for winners. Jurors: Chris & Valerie Hoffman. For this open theme online art competition, any subject matter and any media are acceptable for consideration. All 2D & 3D women artists only, worldwide, are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art and photography. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: November 25, 2026. More info. Contact: email

Artists worldwide are invited to compete for the Homiens Art Prize. $3,000 USD prize pool shared by up to 10 winners who feature in our prestigious seasonal exhibition & more. Up to 200 artists highly commended. Jurors: Director of Homiens, Kita Das, and Ol James, PhD. We accept all artworks, mediums, and art forms, including but not limited to painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, printmaking, installation, and audiovisual. Artworks completed in any year are eligible. There are no theme or size restrictions. $35 entry fee. Deadline: November 27, 2026 (11:59 p.m. ET). More info. Contact: email

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces the 16th “Open” Art Competition, December 1-31, 2026. Cash prize for Overall Top Winning Artist. Winners and finalists receive social and art media promotion, a virtual award exhibition, and award certificates. Jurors: Chris & Valerie Hoffman. There is no theme for this competition so any subject matter and any media are acceptable for consideration. 2D & 3D artists are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art. $18 for 1 to 2 entries / $26 for 3 to 5 entries. Deadline: November 27, 2026. More info. Contact: email

The 12th Color International Online Juried Art Competition by TERAVARNA is now accepting entries. Up to $5,000 in cash prizes, a premium marketplace feature for the top winners, global promotion, a certificate of participation, an immersive VR showcase, and a newsletter feature. With color as the main theme, we invite artists from all around the world to submit their best artworks, whether it is paintings, mixed media, installations, sculptures, or any other visual art medium. Accepting both emerging and established artists. $20 entry fee per artwork. Deadline: November 30, 2026. More info. Contact: email or call +1-424-545-6789.

Suture Zone announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition. Juror: Jingo Strange. Zozobra is a Spanish word for distress that has been used to describe the feelings of uncertainty and distress in the United States due to the ongoing confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the political events of the Trump presidency and 2020 U.S. presidential election (and now include Trump’s re-election in 2024). How long will western leaders continue undermining democracy, rupturing the rules-based international order, and provoking a global shift toward fascism over oil, money, power and greed. How long will citizens tolerate it? Suture Zone is a hub of resistance, containing socially conscious art and a voice for marginalized artists. Open to artists worldwide over the age of 18. All work is eligible such as paintings, drawings, photography, digital, mixed-media, video, sculpture, print work and collage. $35 CAD for 2 artworks. Deadline: November 30, 2026 midnight. More info. Contact: email or call 519-320-1643.

The 16th Annual Salon Art Prize is an online art competition, open to a variety of mediums and styles! $2,250 in awards per month. Juror: John H. MacDonald. All monthly winners are included in the Annual Competition where the Grand Prize winners each receive $15,000 – one featured on the cover of PleinAir Magazine and one on the cover of Fine Art Connoisseur. Early Bird entry fee: $29/$12, Regular: $40/$16. Deadline: November 30, 2026. More info. Contact: email or call 561-655-8778.

Fusion Art announces the Landscapes 2026 Art Competition, December 5, 2026 – January 4, 2027. Cash prizes for Best in Show winners. Complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art’s Members Gallery. Winners and finalists receive social and art media promotion, a virtual award exhibition, and award certificates. Jurors: Chris & Valerie Hoffman. For this competition, both 2D & 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art and photography depicting landforms such as mountains, hills, valleys, deserts, farmland, trees, rivers, lakes, ponds, forests, wilderness, polar regions, rainforests, islands and tropical landscapes. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: December 1, 2026. More info. Contact: email

TERAVARNA announces a call to artists worldwide for the 14th International Portrait Juried Art Competition. Up to $5,000 in cash awards and certificates of recognition, as well as publicity. In addition, the first, runner-up, and merit prize winners will each get a free feature on ARTSY, one of the world’s leading art marketplaces, for six months to boost art sales visibility and chances. Every medium, including painting & mixed media, photography & digital, and sculpture & 3D installation, is welcome in this online competition. Submit up to 10 artworks; $20 per artwork. Deadline: December 15, 2026. More info. Contact: email or call +1-424-545-6789.

Visual Artists and Photographers 18 years and older, from all around the world, are eligible to apply for the Innovate Grant awards: one $1,800.00 Grant to a Visual Artist + one $1,800.00 Grant to a Photographer + 18 Honorable Mentions. All media and genres are accepted. All applicants retain the right to the work they submit. $35 USD application fee (non-refundable). Deadline: December 15, 2026. More info.

Decagon Gallery seeks entries for an online photography exhibition, January 10 – March 10, 2027. $1,000 Total Cash Awards. Juror: Susan Bright. We are looking for photographs that bring the viewer to the edge of a space they cannot fully enter. These are images where something is felt more than shown, where the frame stops just short of an answer, and where what lies beyond is left for the viewer to imagine. Open to all photographers worldwide over 18. $25 for up to four photos, $5 each additional photo. Deadline: December 15, 2026. More info. Contact: email or call +1 657-330-1094.

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces the 2026 “Winter 5 for $10” Online Art Competition, December 20, 2026 – March 20, 2027. Cash prize for Overall Top Winning Artist. Winners and finalists receive social and art media promotion, a virtual award exhibition, exhibition postcards, press releases, and award certificates for their art portfolios. Jurors: Chris & Valerie Hoffman. Both 2D and 3D artists, from around the world, are invited to enter. This is an Open Theme art competition; the artwork does not need to be winter themed. Any subject matter and any media are acceptable for consideration. $10 for 5 entries. Deadline: December 15, 2026. More info. Contact: email

Decagon Gallery seeks entries for an online photography exhibition, January 10 – March 10, 2027. $1,000 in cash awards: 1st $500, 2nd $250, 3rd $150, two Honorable Mentions $50 each. Selected artists receive an online exhibition, publication in a professionally designed exhibition catalog, and digital badges and certificates. Juror: Dr. Susan Bright, curator, art historian, and writer. Open to photographers worldwide, 18 or older, all levels of experience. All photographic processes and styles accepted. Theme: the space just beyond what we see – thresholds, doorways, windows, reflections, interiors seen from outside, glimpses of neighboring lives, and staged or constructed work. $25 for up to 4 images; $5 for each additional image. Deadline: December 15, 2026. More info. Contact: email or call 657-330-1094.

The Adachi Foundation for the Preservation of Woodcut Printing seeks entries for The Adachi UKIYOE Award. Prize winners will collaborate with Adachi’s carvers and printers to transform their own designs into traditional woodcuts (The submitted works themselves will not be directly reproduced as woodcuts). Grand Prize: JPY 300,000 + woodcut production; Excellence Award: JPY 150,000 + woodcut production; Honorable Mention: JPY 50,000. Jurors: Tomio Koyama; Seiichiro Miida; Yuji Yamashita; Koko Nakayama. Open to artists worldwide aged 15 or older. Works should be created by hand or digitally on a flat surface such as paper or canvas. Photographs, prints, and three-dimensional works are not accepted. No restrictions on genre, career background, or nationality. Application Fee: JPY 2,000. Deadline: December 25, 2026. More info (PDF). Contact: email or call +81-3-3951-1267.

Girls Right the World is a literary journal inviting girls and young, gender-expansive writers and artists, ages 14-21, to submit work for consideration for the tenth annual issue. We believe girls’ voices transform the world for the better. We accept poetry, prose, and visual art of any style or theme. We ask to be the first to publish your work in North America; after publication, the rights return to you. Send your best art and/or writing, in English or English translation, to girlsrighttheworld@gmail.com by December 31, 2026. Please include a note mentioning your age, where you’re from, and a bit about your submission.

TERAVARNA announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition. Up to $5,000 in cash prizes, certificates of recognition, and publicity on social media. The 15th Animal International Juried Art Contest is an event for artists from all around the world to take part in and create artwork that captures the spirit and soul of the animal kingdom – from the tiniest insects to the mightiest whales and even mythological or imagined creatures. The competition allows all mediums, such as painting & mixed media, photography & digital, and sculpture & 3D installation. There is a maximum of 10 artworks per entry with a $20 fee per artwork. Deadline: December 31, 2026. More info. Contact: email or call +1-424-545-6789.

Curatone.art announces a call to artists for Light & Shadow 2027, an online exhibition. $250 in cash prizes. First prize: $150, a solo online exhibition, an Artist Interview and a certificate. Second and third prizes: $50 each, an Artist Interview and a certificate. International panel of 31 credentialed art professionals (see curatone.art/jury). Open to artists aged 18+ worldwide. Seeking work in which light and shadow play an essential role, figurative or abstract. Any medium: painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, textile, mixed media, digital art. One artwork free. Up to two additional works for a one-time $10 fee. $25 exhibition fee only for artists selected by the jury. Deadline: January 10, 2027. More info. Contact: email

TERAVARNA announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition with up to $5000 in awards, certificates of recognition, and publicity on TERAVARNA’s official international social media. Artists from all over the world are invited to submit artwork that exemplifies the beauty, fragility, and wild spirit of flowers from one petal to an endless field. Any medium is accepted, including painting and mixed media, photography and digital, and sculpture and 3D installation. $20 entry fee for each artwork. Up to 10 pieces can be submitted. Allow your flower creations to blossom. Deadline: January 15, 2027. More info. Contact: email or call +1-424-545-6789.

Decagon Gallery seeks entries for an online photography exhibition, February 10 – April 10, 2027. $1,000 in cash awards: 1st $500, 2nd $250, 3rd $150, two Honorable Mentions $50 each, plus a Human Presence Award. All selected photographers receive an online exhibition, catalog publication, and digital badges and certificates. Juror: Teona Machavariani, Curator and Artistic Director, Decagon Gallery. Street photography: what people reveal without intending to, on streets, in stations, markets, public transport, and anywhere strangers share space. Open to photographers worldwide, 18 or older, all levels of experience, all processes and styles. $25 for up to 4 images; $5 each additional image. Up to 10 images total. Deadline: January 15, 2027. More info. Contact: email or call 657-330-1094.

The 16th Open International Juried Art Contest is a call for artists from all around the world to take part and create artwork that captures their true imagination and pure creativity. Up to $5,000 in cash prizes, certificates of recognition, and publicity on TERAVARNA’s official international social media. From unreal dreams to stories, creatures to elements, whatever you want, create it and show to the world. The competition is open to all media, such as painting & mixed media, photography & digital, and sculpture & 3D installation. Maximum of 10 artworks. $20 fee per artwork. Deadline: February 15, 2027. More info. Contact: email or call +1-424-545-6789.