The 15th Annual PleinAir Salon is an online art competition, open to a variety of mediums and styles, and not just for plein air painters! $2,250 is awarded monthly. All monthly winners are included in the Annual Competition where the Grand Prize winner receives $15,000 and has their painting featured on the cover of PleinAir Magazine. Early Bird entry fee: $29/$12, Regular: $40/$16. Deadline: January 31, 2026. More info. Contact: email or call 561-655-8778.

Fusion Art announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, February 5 – March 4, 2026. 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 competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art and photography, representational or abstract, using black & white & the nuanced shades in between. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: February 1, 2026. More info. Contact: email

The New York Center for Photographic Art seeks entries for an online photography exhibition. $4000 in awards. Juror: Debra Klomp-Ching. Any and all photographers are invited to participate and present submissions according to the theme. $40 for 3 images, $10 for each add’l image. Deadline: February 8, 2026. More info. Contact: email or call 917-359-2642.

TERAVARNA presents the 11th Flower International Online Juried Art Competition – a captivating platform to explore the delicate beauty of flowers through your artistic vision. Up to $3500 in cash prizes, along with a certificate of recognition. Express your creativity without boundaries in any medium, including 2D and 3D. $15 per artwork. Deadline: February 15, 2026. More info. Contact: email or call +1 424-545-6789.

Colors of Humanity announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, March 1-31, 2026. Cash Award for Best of Show. Juror: Janelle Cogan. Theme- “Skies” The sky can tell us so much. You can look towards it for hope in seeing rainbows, in fear during storms, for comfort by the moon and stars, and find pictures written in the clouds. We will be donating 10% of all entry fees from this show to SERRV International, a nonprofit organization with a mission to eradicate poverty wherever it resides by providing opportunity and support to artisans and farmers worldwide. All artists 18 years of age and over may enter. $20 for 1 or 2 pieces (You may enter more than once). Deadline: February 15, 2026. More info. Contact: email

American Art Awards announces a call to artists for an online art competition juried by 15 Art Collectors (listed at website). $5,000.00 in cash prizes and 75 news articles listing 300+ works as Best In Their Category and Best In Their Own Country. Painting, sculpture, photography, digital. 50 categories: Oil, acrylic, watercolor, charcoal, pastel, realism, impressionism, naïve, abstract, expressionism, figure, animal, landscape, fantasy, surrealism, pop, portrait, self-portrait, political, erotic, cubism, floral, humor, spiritual… Entry fee: $29.95 or 9 for $99. Deadline: February 22, 2026. More info. Contact: email or call 909-436–9242.

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, March 1-31, 2026. Best in Show winner will receive a cash prize. Extensive online promotion for winning artists. Jurors: Chris & Valerie Hoffman. The Figurative theme calls for the artist’s interpretation and depiction of the human form & human features. Although nude art is acceptable, please do not submit any erotic art. Both 2D & 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art. $18 for 1-2 entries / $26 for 3-5 entries. Deadline: February 25, 2026. More info. Contact: email

Part Crowd Art Gallery announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, March 1-31, 2026. Artists are invited to submit any works that explore the otherworldly, spirituality, and the surreal. Art has the power to evoke mystery, unease, and a sense of forces greater than ourselves. Accepting all artwork in any medium, from any year, and any size you are willing to ship to a potential buyer. $20 entry fee. Deadline: February 27, 2026. More info. Contact: email

TERAVARNA invites artists to maximize their online presence by taking part in their 13th Animal Juried Art Competition. Up to $3500 in awards, a Certificate of Recognition, and other exciting opportunities. Weave wildlife narratives and express your creativity in 2D or 3D. $15 per artwork. Deadline: February 28, 2026. More info. Contact: email or call +1-424-545-6789.

Fusion Art announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, March 5 – April 4, 2026. 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 (no theme) competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art and photography in any subject matter and any media. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: March 1, 2026. More info. Contact: email

Camelback Gallery announces a call to artists. Cash award to Best in Show, social and art media promotion, virtual award exhibition, award certificates. For this competition we are accepting entries for all non-representational abstract artwork that focuses on conveying emotions, concepts, and subjective experiences rather than rendering recognizable objects, allowing for free, spontaneous expression. All visual arts allowed. $22 for 1 – 2 images. Deadline: March 8, 2026. More info.

American Women Artists (AWA) seeks entries for their annual online juried competition & exhibition. Over $10,000 in cash awards. Selected artists are also eligible for in-kind awards, including advertisements, art materials, and subscriptions from AWA’s generous donors. In addition to cash and in-kind awards – including a $2,000 cash Grand Prize award – approximately 120 works selected will appear on AWA’s online gallery for an entire year, be featured in our monthly digital magazine, and be promoted through AWA’s social media channels. Jurors: Gladys Roldan-de-Moras, Kathrine Lemke Waste, Louise Solecki Weir. Open to women at least 18 years of age, who are working in the fine arts and residents of either the United States or Canada. Applicants must be a member of AWA. If you are not yet a member, we invite you to join as an Associate Member! $45 entry fee. Deadline: March 13, 2026. More info. Contact: email or call 979-216-1630.

Artist Grant invites artists to apply for their $1200 grant. Open to international visual artists 18 and older. Accepted media: Painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, photography, mixed media, installation, and new/alternative visual art forms. Not accepted: Film/video, music, theater, dance. $30 application fee. Deadline: March 15, 2026. More info. Contact: email

Innovate Grant awards two $1,800 grants each quarter, one to a Visual Artist and one to a Photographer, plus 12 Honorable Mentions. Visual Artists and Photographers 18 years and older, from all around the world, are eligible to apply. All media and genres are accepted. All applicants retain the right to the work they submit. $35 application fee. Deadline: March 19, 2026. More info.

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, April 1-30, 2026. Best in Show winner will receive a cash prize. Extensive online promotion for winning artists. Jurors: Chris & Valerie Hoffman. The gallery invites both 2D and 3D artists (including photography & digital art), regardless of where they reside, to apply to this competition by submitting their best non-objective and/or non-representational art. $18 for 1-2 entries / $26 for 3-5 entries. Deadline: March 27, 2026. More info. Contact: email

Unleash your creativity in TERAVARNA’s 14th Open International Juried Art Competition! Up to $3,500 in cash prizes and a certificate of recognition. ‘Open’ means truly limitless – no restrictions on theme, style, or medium. Whether your work is 2D, 3D, or beyond, this is your chance to bring your vision to life. $15 per entry. Deadline: March 31, 2026. More info. Contact: email or call +1-424-545-6789.

Artists worldwide, 18 years or older, are invited to submit entries for the Art Ascend Global Online Competition. $10,000 in awards. Jurors: Zhaoming Wu, Jennifer Gennari, Greg Rutkowski, Joseph Zbukvic, Bryan M. Taylor, Kimball Geisler. There are no rules on style as we encourage artists to develop and push their own personal style. Work must be original, no AI permitted, and created within the last 3 years. Maximum of 5 works per category. All submitted images must be high-resolution. Application submission grants Art Ascend rights for promotional use for submitted artwork. No graphic violence, pornography, or activism. Early Bird price: $19.99 USD/entry (During January only); Normal price: $29.99 USD/entry. Deadline: March 31, 2026. More info. Contact: email

The Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Grant is awarded annually to under-recognized American painters over the age of 45 who demonstrate financial need. Awards include a cash grant, ranging from $5,000 to $36,000 and an exhibition at PAAM (Provincetown Art Association and Museum in Provincetown, MA) in Spring 2028. For the purposes of this grant, painting is considered the application of various wet media (oil, acrylic, gouache, ink, tempera, watercolor, egg tempera, casein, enamel) on paper, canvas, fabric, or wood. This includes fresco. This excludes mixed media, encaustic, collage, dry pastels, digital paintings, prints, and work in graphite or drawings. The use of multiple paint mediums is allowed (ie mixing acrylics with oil paints). Do not submit images in any of these excluded mediums. Only paintings will be considered. No fee. Deadline: April 1, 2026. More info. Contact: email

Fusion Art announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, April 5 – May 4, 2026. 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 competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art and photography using a concentration of colors. One color or a multitude of colors meets the criteria for this competition. This is an open (no theme) competition so any subject matter and any media are acceptable. Submit your best representational and/or abstract art and photography. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: April 1, 2026. More info. Contact: email

The FiKVA Foundation announces a call to artists for an online art exhibition, June 20 – December 20, 2026. Up to €5500 in awards. Judged by a distinguished panel of 11 accomplished artists and cultural managers from around the world. Acceptable media: oil, water-soluble oil paint, acrylic paints, watercolor, ink, gouache, tempera – all traditional wet mediums on any support: canvas, board, paper, wood, panel, wall, aluminum, glass, etc. Work must have been completed between 2024 and 2026. The artwork must be the artist’s own original creation, produced solely by the artist, with the copyright fully owned by the artist. The entire process is online – no need to ship your work or part with it at any stage of the process! Entry fee: €36. Deadline: April 22, 2026, at 12:00 PM (Brussels Time). More info (PDF). Contact: email