Opportunities with a benefit of Cash or Value Awards

  1. Type
    Compete
    Opportunity
    A Call for Works Made of or About Pastel Manifest Creative Research Gallery

    International Deadline: May 24, 2026 – Manifest, invites works made of or about pastel, as material and/or color, highlighting their shared visual vocabulary as well as where they diverge. Cash awards, honorarium…

    Location
    CincinnatiOhio, United States
    Date Posted
    5 May 2026
  2. Type
    Internet
    Opportunity
    May Salon Art Prize Online Art Competition PleinAir & Fine Art Connoisseur Magazines

    International Deadline: May 31, 2026 – The prestigous Annual Salon Art Prize consists of 22 monthly winners with $50,000 in prizes, exhibition, and publications. Open worldwide, paintings and drawings…

    Location
    Internet
    Date Posted
    2 May 2026
  3. Type
    Compete
    Opportunity
    American Kennel Club Photo Contest American Kennel Club

    U.S. National Deadline: October 31, 2026 – Are you an accomplished shutterbug (or aspiring to be one)? Then we invite you to enter the 2026 AKC Photo Contest! Our theme this year is “The Great Outdoors.” Awards…

    Location
    New YorkNew York, United States
    Date Posted
    30 Apr 2026
  4. Type
    Internet
    Opportunity
    Maryland Federation of Art : At Play 2026 Maryland Federation of Art

    International Deadline: May 27, 2026 – Maryland Federation of Art’s ‘At Play’ invites submissions that emerge from states of experimentation, wonder, and freedom from outcome. No medium restrictions. Awards…

    Location
    AnnapolisMaryland, United States
    Date Posted
    28 Apr 2026
  5. Type
    Internet
    Opportunity
    A Smith Gallery’ Call for Entries : Imagined A Smith Gallery

    International Deadline: May 25, 2026 – Photographers of all levels are invited to submit work on the theme “Imagined” to A Smith Gallery. Forty-seven images will be selected for exhibition, publication, cash…

    Location
    Johnson CityTexas, United States
    Date Posted
    27 Apr 2026
  6. Type
    Compete
    Opportunity
    The Palette & Chisel Emerging Artists Show Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts

    U.S. National Deadline: May 28, 2026 – Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts art exhibition and competition is dedicated to showcasing and awarding upcoming talent in the world of representational art. Awards…

    Location
    ChicagoIllinois, United States
    Date Posted
    23 Apr 2026
  7. Type
    Ezine/Print
    Opportunity
    This Thing Called Love Buckham Gallery

    International Deadline: July 10, 2026 – The Buckham Fine Arts Project announces its literary call for submissions to be considered for publication in an anthology, This Thing Called Love, juried by Kelsey Ronan…

    Location
    FlintMichigan, United States
    Date Posted
    23 Apr 2026
  8. Type
    Compete
    Opportunity
    Allied Artists of America 113th Annual Online Exhibition Allied Artists of America

    International Deadline: June 17, 2026 – Allied Artists of America, Inc is accepting entries for our 113th Annual Exhibition. Open to artists worldwide, multiple venues and media. Over $45,000 in cash will be given…

    Location
    New YorkNY, United States
    Date Posted
    21 Apr 2026
  9. Type
    Compete
    Opportunity
    OPA National Salon: Exhibition of Small Paintings Oil Painters of America

    U.S. National Deadline: June 12, 2026 – Oil Painters of America invites submissions for the 2026 National Salon, an exhibition of small-format representational oil paintings. 180 works selected. $20,000 in awards…

    Location
    HamiltonMontana, United States
    Date Posted
    20 Apr 2026
  10. Type
    Compete
    Opportunity
    Photometria Awards 2026 Photometria Awards

    International Deadline: May 31, 2026 – Coming of Age provides a framework for reflection on the fragility, ambivalence, and boldness that accompany the transition to adulthood, prompting the audience to…

    Location
    IoanninaGreece
    Date Posted
    17 Apr 2026
  11. Type
    Grants
    Opportunity
    Spring $1,800 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo Innovate Grant

    International Deadline: June 18, 2026 – Innovate Grant introduces increased award amounts of $1,800.00 for each artist and photographer winner, plus interviews and other social and promotional benefits…

    Location
    Internet
    Date Posted
    14 Apr 2026
  12. Type
    Compete
    Opportunity
    Photography 4 Humanity Global Prize Photography 4 Humanity

    International Deadline: July 12, 2026 – Photography 4 Humanity, in partnership with the world-renowned photography museum Fotografiska, invites photographers to explore ideas of our time. Exhibit at the United Nations…

    Location
    New YorkNew York, United States
    Date Posted
    9 Apr 2026
  13. Type
    RFP/Q's
    Opportunity
    Central Valley Community Foundation 60th Art Anniversary Commission Madera County Arts Council

    U.S. National Deadline: May 29, 2026 – In honor of our 60th Anniversary, we are celebrating a year-long tribute honoring this place we call home. Approximately eight (8) proposals will be awarded $1,500 plus materials…

    Location
    MaderaCalifornia, United States
    Date Posted
    6 Apr 2026
  14. Type
    Grants
    Opportunity
    The Meridian Award Meridian Award

    International Deadline: June 15, 2026 – The Meridian Award is an independent international award granting a $1,000 unrestricted cash prize to one contemporary artist working in any medium…

    Location
    Internet
    Date Posted
    30 Mar 2026
  15. Type
    Grants
    Opportunity
    Henry Moore Institute Grants & Fellowships Henry Moore Foundation

    International Deadline: June 1, 2026 – The Henry Moore Institute, a world-recognized center for the study of sculpture, offer a number of grants to enable artists and researchers to develop their work…

    Location
    Perry GreenEngland, United Kingdom
    Date Posted
    2 Feb 2026
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