Call For Art
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.
2026 SummerWorks Performance Festival
SummerWorks invites artists and creative collaborators to submit performance proposals for its 2026 Festival and year-round programming. The Festival supports contemporary performance works that engage with innovative form, site, and content. Selected projects may be presented across diverse venues in Toronto or in alternative spaces. SummerWorks encourages submissions from a broad range of practices and is committed to equity and diversity in its programming.
Deadline: November 5, 2025
Deadline: November 5, 2025
Submission Fee: Free
Eligibility:
• Artists, companies, or creative collaborators with performance proposals
• No geographical restriction mentioned (national/international welcome)
• Works at various developmental stages accepted
• Projects that experiment with form, space, and presentation modes
About the call: SummerWorks invites artists and creative collaborators to submit performance proposals for its 2026 Festival and year-round programming. The Festival supports contemporary performance works that engage with innovative form, site, and content. Selected projects may be presented across diverse venues in Toronto or in alternative spaces. SummerWorks encourages submissions from a broad range of practices and is committed to equity and diversity in its programming.
What you get: Projects curated from this Call for Submissions will be provided a guaranteed fee of $1,000 CAD to $5,000 CAD (depending on the overall scale of the project and number of performances). Consideration for presentation in the 2026 SummerWorks Festival. Opportunity for inclusion in year-round programming. Support, visibility, and curatorial engagement.
Panorama #9
Panorama continues its journey with renewed energy: it broadens its horizons without losing the essence of its beginnings: support for emerging artists. The ninth edition will culminate in a collective exhibition taking place in December 2025, conceived as a space for visibility, experimentation, and professionalization. Selected artists will have the opportunity to showcase their work, introduce it to the market, and establish a first direct contact with the gallery world.
Deadline: November 10, 2025
Deadline: 10 November 2025
Submission Fee: Free
Eligibility: The call is aimed at emerging artists and artist collectives, with no restrictions on nationality or origin. In the case of collectives, a spokesperson must be designated.
About the call: Panorama continues its journey with renewed energy: it broadens its horizons without losing the essence of its beginnings: support for emerging artists. The ninth edition will culminate in a collective exhibition taking place in December 2025, conceived as a space for visibility, experimentation, and professionalization. Selected artists will have the opportunity to showcase their work, introduce it to the market, and establish a first direct contact with the gallery world.
What you get: Selected artists will have the opportunity to showcase their work, introduce it to the market, and establish a first direct contact with the gallery world.
Every Woman Biennial 2026 SPECTALiA accepting applications now
Opening on March 8, 2026, the Every Woman Biennial will celebrate the work of women and non-binary artists in a salon-style show featuring visual, performance, installation, and creative tech-based art. A century ago, movements like Cabaret, Dada, and Surrealism were artists’ responses to social and political unrest. One hundred years later, we ask: What are we building in a troubled world that’s moving faster than we can grasp? Presenting SPECTALiA. In an age of distracting algorithms and spectacular seduction, we’re blurring binaries—of gender, canvas and screen, sense and nonsense. We want your punk rock, carnivalesque absurdity, your abstraction, your spectacle, your strange and delightful, quiet resistance. Here, joy becomes our most subversive act. Think of these as suggestions, not literal directions or interpretations. We're looking for a broad scope of work that embodies your definition of the theme. Surprise us!
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Submission Fee: Free
Eligibility: Click here for more information
About the call: Opening on March 8, 2026, the Every Woman Biennial will celebrate the work of women and non-binary artists in a salon-style show featuring visual, performance, installation, and creative tech-based art. A century ago, movements like Cabaret, Dada, and Surrealism were artists’ responses to social and political unrest. One hundred years later, we ask: What are we building in a troubled world that’s moving faster than we can grasp? Presenting SPECTALiA. In an age of distracting algorithms and spectacular seduction, we’re blurring binaries—of gender, canvas and screen, sense and nonsense. We want your punk rock, carnivalesque absurdity, your abstraction, your spectacle, your strange and delightful, quiet resistance. Here, joy becomes our most subversive act. Think of these as suggestions, not literal directions or interpretations. We're looking for a broad scope of work that embodies your definition of the theme. Surprise us!
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
apexart Seeks Curatorial Proposals for Next Season of Exhibitions
apexart is now accepting proposals for its International Open Call from 1–31 October 2025. Five selected proposals will be realised as exhibitions at apexart’s Tribeca space in New York during the 2026–27 season.
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Submission Fee: Free
About the call: apexart is now accepting proposals for its International Open Call from 1–31 October 2025. Five selected proposals will be realised as exhibitions at apexart’s Tribeca space in New York during the 2026–27 season.
This is an opportunity for curators, artists, writers, and creative individuals—regardless of location or prior experience—to present focused, idea-driven group exhibitions. Proposals must be submitted online in English.
Eligibility
Open to anyone—curators, artists, writers, and creatives of all backgrounds and experience levels. Proposals must:
Be submitted in English
Be no longer than 500 words
Focus on original, idea-driven group exhibitions
Specify the proposed country and city
Not include biographical information, CVs, links, or images
Submissions are anonymous and evaluated solely on the strength of the concept.
What You Get
A confirmed exhibition slot as part of apexart’s 2026–27 season
A production budget of up to $10,000
A professionally printed exhibition brochure, mailed to over 6,000 international recipients
Advertising in both major and local outlets
Curatorial and logistical support from the apexart team
Selected curators are expected to work within the provided budget to realise a compelling and locally relevant exhibition based on their original proposal.
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
Charles W. and Norma C. Carroll Gallery & Birke Art Gallery Artist Proposals
Marshall University’s School of Art & Design is home to two galleries: the Charles W. and Norma C. Carroll Gallery and the Birke Art Gallery. Our galleries are located in the Visual Arts Center in downtown Huntington, WV providing opportunities to view national and international artwork year round.
Deadline: Ongoing
Marshall University’s School of Art & Design is home to two galleries: the Charles W. and Norma C. Carroll Gallery and the Birke Art Gallery. Our galleries are located in the Visual Arts Center in downtown Huntington, WV providing opportunities to view national and international artwork year round.
REVIEW
Proposals are reviewed twice a year and accepted artists are notified via email. Once accepted, artists coordinate with the Gallery Director to finalize exhibition details.
Proposals for art exhibitions are accepted on an ongoing basis, but must be submitted at least eight months prior to the requested exhibition dates. Group proposals should be submitted as a single form with artist statements, biographies, CV, and sample images from each artist. If the proposal document exceeds 24MB, a link to sample images should be included in the proposal PDF.
SHIPPING
Artist(s) are responsible for the cost of delivery and return shipping for their work.
SALES
Artists provide a price list for works included in an exhibition for insurance purposes. If a gallery patron expresses interest in acquiring a work in an exhibition, sales will be directed to the artist. The artist may also elect to list works as Not for Sale (NFS) on the price list.
Submission Fee: Not applicable
Deadline: Ongoing