Find open call exhibition opportunities for artists ahead of upcoming deadlines. Use this section of the C4E directory to discover new national and international call for entries.
The International 2026
Add to FavoritesPremier portrait art contest. Artists around the world are invited to participate in the 28th annual International Portrait Competition, celebrating the best in contemporary portraiture and figurative art.
Visions of Self 2026 - For Female Artists
Call for Entries for the 6th Annual Visions of Self International Art Show for Women. Showcase emotions, self-portraiture, environment, or your state of being. Enter this online show with $300+ in cash awards.
OUCH!: A Call for Art About Pain
Manifest, a Cincinnati-based non-profit gallery, invites visual artists and designers to submit works exploring pain and its impact. All media and genres are welcome, including 2D, 3D, and beyond.
MAGNITUDE SEVEN: 22nd Annual International Call for Small Works
Manifest, a Cincinnati-based non-profit arts organization and gallery, is inviting visual artists and designers to submit works no larger than 7” in any dimension. Submissions across all media welcome.
SUBTRACTIVITY: Call for Works Made About or Through Subtractive Processes
Cincinnati’s Manifest invites artists to submit subtractive works—carving, etching, cutting, or any process that removes material to reveal the essential. Open to 2D, 3D, and experimental media.
New Horizons: Landscapes 26, 9th Annual Exhibition
Call for Entry for Landscape work. Join us on a visual expedition through an ever-evolving realm of landscapes at our New Horizons: Landscapes 26, 9th Annual Juried Exhibition at 3 Square Art in Fort Collins, Colorado.
In the Nude Volume No. 2
Add to FavoritesIn the Nude, Volume No. 2 is a photography exhibition that strips away pretense to explore the raw, unapologetic beauty of the human form. From the divine proportions of antiquity to the stark vulnerability of...
