Call For Art
Contemporary art prize LAB Art Prize
The competition will select 12 finalist artists, who will have the opportunity to win prestigious prizes and exhibit their works in a high-profile group exhibition. The prizes include: New Malamegi Collection, Artwork Acquisition Award, Group Exhibition, Cash Prize, and Monographic Catalogue.
Deadline: December 19, 2025
Deadline: 19 December 2025
Eligibility: Open to all artists. The competition is open to works in various disciplines, including drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic design, mixed media, digital art, and video.
About the competition: The competition will select 12 finalist artists, who will have the opportunity to win prestigious prizes and exhibit their works in a high-profile group exhibition. The prizes include: New Malamegi Collection, Artwork Acquisition Award, Group Exhibition, Cash Prize, and Monographic Catalogue.
What you get: Malamegi Lab will acquire one among 12 final artworks. This artwork will become part of the Malamegi Lab’s private collection. The award has a maximum purchase value of € 2000,00. Artworks not for sale or with a price higher than the acquisition prize will not participate in this prize. These artworks will still be able to win one of the other prizes. At the end of the collective exhibition, to an artist among the 12 selected will be awarded a cash prize of € 1000,00. The award will be given based on the quality and originality of the work on display. The winning work will remain property of the artist. The prize is a contribution to the development of art and artist’s aesthetic research. A monographic book will be dedicated to one of the finalists. The monography will be curated by Malamegi Lab with the support of final exhibition’s curators. The book will be edited, developed, printed and distributed at Malamegi Lab expenses. Apart the copies in distribution, another ones will be added for the artist’s personal use. The collaboration will enable the artist to develop an entire collection of his works which will be advertised and presented to all buyers of the commercial network. 12 artists will be selected for the final exhibition of the competition. The exhibition opening will be accompanied by the general catalogue, distributed throughout the exhibition period. invitations to vernissage will be sent to artists, curators, critics, journalists and media of the hosting city.
i Light Singapore 2026 Open Call
As Asia‘s leading light festival, the festival aims to be the region’s premier platform for discovering, nurturing, and showcasing the next generation of light artists—sparking creativity, collaboration, and cultural exchange. i Light Singapore will return for its 12th edition in 2026.
Deadline: December 11, 2025
Deadline: 11 December 2025
Submission Fee: Free
Eligibility: Artists and collectives whose country of representation or legal residence is within Asia, including architects, designers of various disciplines (lighting, product, industrial, etc.), and multimedia specialists.
About the call: As Asia‘s leading light festival, the festival aims to be the region’s premier platform for discovering, nurturing, and showcasing the next generation of light artists—sparking creativity, collaboration, and cultural exchange. i Light Singapore will return for its 12th edition in 2026.
What you get:
Artist and design fee
Budget for Artwork production costs, shipping, and manpower.
Airfare and accommodation for 1 pax only, up to a maximum of 5 days.
Dissonant Laws
Call for works on dissonance - law, protest, materiality, resonance, sound - for exhibition at The Foundry, Vauxhall Feb-June 2026! The exhibition takes place in collaboration with MEANS magazine and LORE (Legal Origins Rights Education & Art). The January issue of the magazine will be based on the theme of Dissonant Law, and submissions will be eligible to be presented in the physical magazine alongside the exhibition.
Deadline: 01 December 2025
Deadline: 01 December 2025
Eligibility: Artists, lawyers, advocacy groups, activists.
About the call: Call for works on dissonance - law, protest, materiality, resonance, sound - for exhibition at The Foundry, Vauxhall Feb-June 2026! The exhibition takes place in collaboration with MEANS magazine and LORE (Legal Origins Rights Education & Art). The January issue of the magazine will be based on the theme of Dissonant Law, and submissions will be eligible to be presented in the physical magazine alongside the exhibition.
What you get: Mentoring, Networking, Marketing, Exhibition, Publication.
Apply for the Royal Academy Schools Post-Graduate Programme
The RA Schools provides a postgraduate education in contemporary art practice. Committed to wide access to art education; we charge no fees. We seek candidates who demonstrate merit and the potential for growth. We provide the practical and intellectual territory for art making underpinned with generous and productive criticality. The school’s place within the Royal Academy of Arts provides exceptional conditions to flourish.
Deadline: December 8, 2025
Deadline: 08 December 2025S
Submission fee: Free
About the call: The RA Schools provides a postgraduate education in contemporary art practice. Committed to wide access to art education; we charge no fees. We seek candidates who demonstrate merit and the potential for growth. We provide the practical and intellectual territory for art making underpinned with generous and productive criticality. The school’s place within the Royal Academy of Arts provides exceptional conditions to flourish.
Eligibility:
This is a post-graduate programme. We do not accept applications from students with an existing Masters degree in Fine Art / MFA degree.
This restriction also includes any equivalent Level 7 qualification in any area of Fine Art or Contemporary Art Practice.
There is no upper age limit for candidates. The current age range of artists in the RA Schools is from early 20s to late 40s.
What you get:
A three year post-graduate programme. There are between 10-17 places per year.
There are no course fees. Successful applicants are typically provided with an annual bursary of no less than £4,000 per academic year.
We also contribute to the costs of some consumable materials through our Workshops.
Call for Artists: Photomontage as Activist Practice
Are you an artist working with collage and/or photomontage to question or disrupt dominant narratives? We’re inviting artists who have a series of work (by which we mean 10 or more pieces) to share your work with us. Our panel of judges will select their favourite(s) and the successful applicants’ work will be featured in an online gallery on Autograph's website, and will receive a £400 fee as well as editorial support from Autograph's experienced staff.
Deadline: January 12, 2025
Deadline: 12 January 2026
Eligibility: This open call is for anyone working with collage or photomontage who wants to share their work questioning dominant narratives.
What You Get: The successful applicant/s of this open call will receive a £400 fee and an online exhibition on Autograph's website.
About the call: Are you an artist working with collage and/or photomontage to question or disrupt dominant narratives? We’re inviting artists who have a series of work (by which we mean 10 or more pieces) to share your work with us. Our panel of judges will select their favourite(s) and the successful applicants’ work will be featured in an online gallery on Autograph's website, and will receive a £400 fee as well as editorial support from Autograph's experienced staff.
EMAF 2026: Call for Entries
Media artists from around the world can now enter their work to be considered for the 2026 European Media Art Festival.
Deadline: December 22, 2025
Deadline: 22 December 2025
About the call: Media artists from around the world can now enter their work to be considered for the 2026 European Media Art Festival.
Eligibility: We welcome current works in the categories Film (experimental short and feature films), Installation (installative, interactive, spatial or sculptural media art works), and Expanded (performances, live events, or workshops).
What you get: Exhibition opportunity and fees will be paid to all artists whose work is selected for the festival.
Open Call Mail Art: "Fragments of What Makes Us Alive"
Atelier Ghostbirds in Portugal invites artists, makers, and creative souls everywhere to our Mail-Art Exhibition. Send us the images, words, or objects that light up your world—and help us cover our gallery walls with the simple joys and profound treasures of life
Deadline: December 25, 2025
Deadline: 25 December 2025
About the opportunity: Atelier Ghostbirds in Portugal invites artists, makers, and creative souls everywhere to our Mail-Art Exhibition. Send us the images, words, or objects that light up your world—and help us cover our gallery walls with the simple joys and profound treasures of life
Eligibility: Artists, Maker, Crafter, and Creatives of all ages anywhere in the world
What you get: Exhibition opportunity at Atelier Ghostbirds in 2026. All the proceed will be donated to Global Fund for Human Rights
International Call for Artists - Critical Review Catalogue Publication & Online Exhibits
Deadline: Ongoing
Deadline: Ongoing
Submission Fee: Free
Online Only
About the call: Up to six best in show artists will have their work published with a critical review in the Artist Feature Catalogue. Artists participating in the online exhibit will have two works of art on display and links to their website and social media. Artists keep 100% sales of their work.
How to apply:
You can apply for the online exhibit by emailing us at curator@aedrafinearts.com
Email your resume, 3 image samples, and artist website.
Artist Feature Catalogue articles are published on our website at https://www.aedrafinearts.com/artist-feature and on our Substack page at https://aedrafinearts.substack.com
AFA does not accept applications of works made with artificial intelligence.
IHRAM Literary Magazine
We publish an ever-expanding collection of original works from lesser known and up-and-coming writers AND ARTISTS who seek to bring attention to urgent social justice issues around the world. We base our work on the values of beauty, sincerity, vulnerability, engagement and celebration of diversity. HRAM Publishes has presented work from 50 countries and 30 U.S. States.
Deadline: Ongoing
Deadline: Ongoing
Submission Fee: Free
Eligibility:
Please submit your ARTWORK, poem, short story, or essay (2500 words or less) to submit@humanrightsartmovement.org, along with the following information:
-Your full name and/or pen name.
-Your country of residence.
-A photograph of you (high-resolution with no filters)
-A brief third-person bio (2-5 sentences). If your bio includes references of your past work, feel free to provide links!
-A brief foreword to your piece, explaining your inspiration for writing the piece, background information, explanation of key characters, and any other key insight for the reader.
About the call:
We publish an ever-expanding collection of original works from lesser known and up-and-coming writers AND ARTISTS who seek to bring attention to urgent social justice issues around the world. We base our work on the values of beauty, sincerity, vulnerability, engagement and celebration of diversity. HRAM Publishes has presented work from 50 countries and 30 U.S. States.
We will be focusing on the following concerns:
FIRST AND FOURTH QUARTER: VOICE OF A REFUGEE: RESILIENCE AMIDST DISPLACEMENT.
According to the UNHCR, 117.2 million people will be forcibly displaced or stateless in 2023 — this is up nearly 100% in the past decade, and the most in recorded history. This issue will drive our literary magazine, bookending our publication year.
We are eager to publish firsthand experiences and factual, sensitive retellings of refugee experiences. We are not looking to publish fictional interpretations of the refugee experience at this time.
Themes: Journey, survival, identity, belonging, loss and resilience, hope, community, solidarity, cultural preservation, chosen family and blood relation, integration into new cultures, intersectionality, and global perspective.
SECOND QUARTER: FEMININE EMPOWERMENT.
Though women comprise more than 50% of the world's population, they only own 1% of the world's wealth. In some places, women still lack rights to own land or to inherit property, obtain access to credit, earn income, or to move up in their workplace, free from job discrimination. In legislatures around the world, women are outnumbered 4 to 1.
We are eager to publish firsthand experiences by women, factual retellings of stories told by women in the author's life, and reflections of the writer's personal experience with gendered inequality. We encourage submissions from, regardless of gender identity!
Themes: Economic empowerment, workplace equality, legal rights, women in leadership roles, educational opportunities, violence against women, health and wellbeing, comparison of historical and contemporary women's voices, solidarity, femininity, gender expression.
THIRD QUARTER: CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN AFRICA.
Three out of four children do not attend any form of preschool in Central, West and sub-Saharan Africa. Over 20% of children between the ages of about 6 and 11 are out of school; followed by one-third of youth between the ages of about 12 and 14. Almost 60% of youth between the ages of about 15 and 17 are not in school.
We are eager to publish firsthand accounts from African Youth writers, reflections by adult writers on their youth experiences, and firsthand accounts from childhood educators, and factual retellings.
Themes: Access to education, barriers, early childhood development, childhood dreams and aspirations, value of the youth voice, role models, challenges faced by teachers.
Publish Your Creative Work in an Ivy League Magazine
The Penn Journal of Arts and Sciences (PJAS) is launching an Open Call for our upcoming issue, centered around the theme "How to Let Go." We invite submissions that explore this theme through creative articles, poetry, reviews, and art. Our goal is to provide a platform for diverse voices to express their unique perspectives on letting go, whether it be through personal experiences, philosophical reflections, or artistic interpretations.
Deadline: Ongoing
The Penn Journal of Arts and Sciences (PJAS) is launching an Open Call for our upcoming issue, centered around the theme "How to Let Go." We invite submissions that explore this theme through creative articles, poetry, reviews, and art. Our goal is to provide a platform for diverse voices to express their unique perspectives on letting go, whether it be through personal experiences, philosophical reflections, or artistic interpretations.
Award Info: Selected artists and writers will have their work featured in the Summer 2024 issue of PJAS, reaching a global audience of scholars, artists, and enthusiasts. Additionally, they will receive a certificate of recognition and a spotlight feature on our website and social media channels. Select artists will be featured on our magazine cover.
Deadline: Ongoing
Submission Fee: Free