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: September 17, 2026. More info.

Camelback Gallery announces a call to artists. Cash awards, social and art media promotion, virtual award exhibition, and award certificates. Juror: Kassandra Kaye, Founder and Managing Editor. Choose your category, it’s that simple! Artists may enter different artwork or the same artwork in different categories! No limits on number of entries. Each entry requires a separate entry form. Mediums allowed: All traditional drawing and painting mediums (No photography, digital, AI). $20 entry fee. Deadline: September 20, 2026. More info.

TERAVARNA invites artists from around the world to submit entries for their 14th Landscape International Juried Online Art Competition. As much as $5,000 in cash prizes, certificates of excellence, and worldwide exposure on TERAVARNA’s international sites are available. The 1st prize, runner-up, and merit prize winners will also get featured on ARTSY for free for 6 months. Open to both 2D works and 3D works that honor the beauty, spirit, and diversity of the natural world, whether it is a small garden or the majestic mountains. Entry is unlimited and $20 per artwork. Deadline: September 30, 2026. More info. Contact: email or call +1-424-545-6789.

The HOBAN Cultural Foundation in Seoul, South Korea announces a call to artists for an open competition for AI art, welcoming participants of all backgrounds regardless of career, nationality, or age. It seeks to reflect on the future of AI art through new modes of expression and artistic experimentation. KRW 21,000,000 Total Prizes / 20 Winners. Works created using generative AI platforms may be submitted in a single-image format or in a wide range of video formats. Free entry. Deadline: September 30, 2026. More info. Contact: email

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces the 10th Annual “Patterns, Textures & Forms” Online Art Competition, October 25 – December 25, 2026. Cash prize for Overall Top Winning Artist. Extensive online promotion for winning artists. Jurors: Chris & Valerie Hoffman. Artists worldwide are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art for the “Patterns, Textures & Forms” theme. Both 2D & 3D art will be accepted (including photography & digital art). $18 for 1-2 entries / $26 for 3-5 entries. Early entry and art student discounts. Deadline: September 30, 2026. More info. Contact: email

TERAVARNA invites you to step into the spotlight through its exclusive Solo Art Exhibition Program, offering a dedicated space to showcase your art on our global platform. Submit artworks with a registration fee of $35, and after the initial jury review, select from 3 solo subscription plans: PRO ($200), featuring your art live on TERAVARNA’s platform for one year; ELITE ($350), offering a permanent solo presence on the platform; or ELITE Plus ($450), providing a permanent showcase on TERAVARNA’s Solo Gallery Wall along with complimentary marketplace representation & SEO benefits. With limited slots available, we encourage artists to register early and seize this opportunity to gain international visibility. Additional promotional benefits await on our premium global art platform. Deadline: September 30, 2026. More info. Contact: email or call +1-424-545-6789.

The 16th Annual Salon Art Prize is an online art competition, open to a variety of mediums and styles! Awards: $2,250 per month, over $65,000 annually. 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: September 30, 2026. More info. Contact: email or call 561-655-8778.

Artists worldwide are invited to compete for the Homiens Art Prize. Ten winners will be selected to participate in an online exhibition and each receive an award of $300 ($12,000 annually), and more. Up to 200 artists Highly Commended. Jurors: Director of Homiens, Kita Das, and Ol James, PhD. Open to 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. $30 for first entry, $20 thereafter. 6th & 12th entries free. Deadline: September 30, 2026. More info.

Collage Artists of America (CAA) invites all artists around the globe to submit work for “Portals,” an open online juried exhibition, November 1 – December 31, 2026. Cash awards totaling $1,300: First ($500), Second ($300), Third ($200), Carolann Watterson Award ($100), up to four Honorable Mentions ($50 each). Juror: Karin Skiba. Artists are encouraged to explore what defines a portal and to imagine one that resonates with them. A portal might be an elaborate doorway leading to the known or unknown, an opening into another universe, an entrance into the body or mind, or any passage into something real or imagined. Members: $35 / Non-Members: $40. Deadline: October 1, 2026, 11:59 PM PT. More info. Contact: email

For the young little ones, for the age of 5 to 16, TERAVARNA Young Masters presents the Open Art Contest, an art competition for young minds. Budding artists and talents are invited to submit their art, whether it is a sketch, painting, watercolor, pastel, mixed media, or digital art. As long as the art is humanly created and no AI is used, it is eligible for submission. Young artists can play with their imagination and show the world their truest and best creativity to win global exposure, participation certificates, and many other exciting awards. Entry fees is $9 per artwork. Deadline: October 10, 2026. More info. Contact: email or call 424-545-6789.

Camelback Gallery announces a call to artists. Cash award to Best in Show, social and art media promotion, virtual award exhibition, award certificates. Jurors: Sesse Lind and Christopher Forslund. For this competition we are accepting entries for all black, white or gray artworks, all subject matter and all visual arts. Jurors will be looking quality of work, composition, value, color, technique, depth and overall impact of the art. $22 for 1 – 2 images. Deadline: October 11, 2026. More info.

Aviation Week invites entries for its annual online photography competition. Seeking photos taken on or after Oct. 1, 2025 of aviation/aerospace subjects. Prizes total: $6,272. Best of the Best receives a Tamron 150-500mm lens valued at $1,499 + $400; First Place $250; Second Place $150; Third Place $100 (Prizes are awarded in 5 categories: Commercial Aviation, Defense, Space, General and Business Aviation, and Photo Illustration). Jurors: Dana Bell, Lisa Caputo, Thomas DePierro, Larry Grace, Mitchell Koppelman, John Slemp. Entry fee: $5 per photo. Deadline: October 12, 2026. See official rules. Contact: email or call +1-347-391-7098.

The 17th Abstract International Juried Art Competition is a leading digital event at TERAVARNA, where raw expression and conceptual breakthroughs are celebrated. Up to $5,000 in awards, a 6-month ARTSY membership (1st Place, Runner-Up, and Merit), and a chance to participate in the VR exhibition. We invite you to explore abstract and figurative, 2D and 3D, all media, striking forms, rich textures, and bold color play. $20 fee for each artwork. Deadline: October 15, 2026. More info. Contact: email or call +1-424-545-6789.

Fusion Art announces the Everything Abstract 2026 Art Competition. 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 online competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best nonobjective or nonrepresentational art. All artists, regardless of experience, are encouraged to submit their best abstract art and photography using any subject matter and any media. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: October 15, 2026. More info. Contact: email

Part Crowd Art Gallery announces a call to artists for a juried online group exhibition celebrating Canadian artists, November 1-30, 2026. We invite artists based in Canada to submit any artwork that showcases their incredible talent. This is an open theme and artwork does not have to be Canada themed. Free entry. Deadline: October 24, 2026. More info. Contact: email

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces the 16th Annual “Nature” Online Art Competition, November 5 – December 31, 2026. Cash prize for Overall Top Winning Artist. Extensive online promotion for winning artists. Juror: Chris & Valerie Hoffman. Artists worldwide are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art for the “Nature” theme: geographical subjects, landscapes, natural objects, wildlife and natural environments. Both 2D & 3D art will be accepted (including photography & digital arts). $18 for 1-2 entries / $26 for 3-5 entries. Early entry and art student discounts. Deadline: October 30, 2026. More info. Contact: email

Curatone.art seeks entries for an online art exhibition. Awards: $100 cash, Winner’s Diploma and a solo exhibition on Curatone.art, exhibition catalog. International jury panel. Open to artists worldwide, any medium, any style, any level. Painting, photography, drawing, digital art, sculpture, mixed media and installation are all accepted. Up to two works per artist, submitted as JPEG files. Free to enter. A one-time finalist fee of $25 applies only if the jury selects your work. Deadline: November 1, 2026. More info. Contact: email

Fusion Art announces the Red 2026 Art Competition. 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. The color Red dominates human emotion as the color of passion, power, and intensity – from blazing anger to tender love. For this online competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art and photography using red as the primary color in their work to convey strong feelings and psychological depth. While red should be the predominant visual element, other colors can be used to enhance its emotional impact and meaning. $25 for 1-2 images / $40 for up to 5 images. Deadline: November 5, 2026. More info. Contact: email

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.

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.

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

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 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.