Deadline: Ongoing

Compete with other artists in our free monthly online art contests for cash and other great prizes. A Singular Creation Art Community provides a free online venue to showcase your art and photography. All winners will also be featured on our website and in our e-newsletters sent to over 5500 subscribers. Different themes every month. read more

Deadline: Monday, February 8

The Rochester (NY) Erotic Arts Festival is a tasteful yet enthralling event featuring an international erotic art exhibition, intriguing workshops, poetry contests, spicy entertainment, and living erotic art. This show is an international juried exhibition. We are in search of high quality original works that are creative, erotic and thought-provoking. Accepted media include drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, collage, digital art, photography, film, and sculpture, for exhibition and possible sale. Artists must be 18 and over. $1,000 in awards will be presented. read more

Deadline: Tuesday, February 16

The color Red is a psychologically powerful color that resonates with more cultures than other colors. But Red is not just a color. Red is symbolic, culturally, emotionally, politically, financially, and physically. Red is danger, fire, sex, love, speed, heat, anger, passion, arrogance, blood, revolution, war, wealth, purity, mourning, strength and so much more. The Center is looking for images that not only describe how Red looks, but describe what Red mean, how it feels, and who it describes. The exhibition is open to photographers world wide, both amateur and professional. The Center for Fine Art Photography invites photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate in its exhibitions. Experimental and mixed techniques are welcome. $700 cash and other awards available. read more

Deadline: Friday, February 19

Peace Arch International Park is the Western United States International Gateway to the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Each year, the park’s picturesque landscape and magnificent gardens host family gatherings, picnics, weddings, and annual events of international significance. Over 500,000 visitors tour this international historic site annually. The mission of the international fine arts program is to serve as a catalyst in the development of international fine artists, while creating a greater awareness and appreciation of the Peace Arch and the International Park. A self guided tour brochure featuring the exhibition and park history accompanies the six month long exhibit. Each year, the Peace Arch Park International Sculpture Exhibition is featured in 10,000 16" x 18" full color brochures that are distributed free to the public during the exhibition. read more

Deadline: Monday, February 22

Still Point Art Gallery invites submissions from emerging and established artists for its upcoming online exhibition: The Painting Exhibition. Open to artists 18 years of age or older from around the world. Artists must submit pieces that have been painted, but there are many choices for the substance - oils, acrylics, watercolors, etc. – and many choices for the surface – canvas, linen, wood, etc. Submissions must be the creation of the artist. Reproductions of original artwork are not accepted. Final selections for the exhibition will be made by the Gallery Director, Christine Brooks Cote. Three cash awards will also be given. First Place: Best in Show ($300) Second Place: Director’s Award ($200) Third Place: Gallery Award ($100). read more

Deadline: Tuesday, February 23

The Contemporary Art Project invites all painters over the age of 18 worldwide to submit abstract paintings in any medium (except digital) and any support to this juried competition. The winner will receive an on-line exhibition on our website for one year, as well as a $250.00 cash prize. The work must be an original work painted by the artist making the submission. Abstract painting deserves to be seen and appreciated. It is our goal to find the best and present it to the world through display on our website. read more

Early Discounted Deadline: February 8 - Final Deadline: February 24

The Upstream People Gallery presents an exhibition with 12 month's gallery representation, March 1, 2010 through February 28, 2010, with approximately 900,000 hits each month. Open to all artists worldwide whose artwork is involved with the subject matter of faces of all kinds. Original two-dimensional and three-dimensional works including ceramics, sculpture, paintings, drawings, photography, prints and mixed media in all creative processes and forms. Cash Awards of Excellence and Special Recognitions will be given. Specially recognized artists will be reviewed in the juror's statement published worldwide and sent in a press release to the artist's local newspaper(s). read more

Deadline: Saturday, February 27

The 24th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition places ten new sculptures on the campus of Appalachian State University located in Boone, NC. The competition is open to sculptors who are over the age of 18 and currently residing in the US. Awards. Honoraria total $16,500 along with installation assistance, catalog and a residency program. The 24th Rosen Competition and the DBDA Public Art Program have joined in partnership with our to extend public art into the downtown area by awarding two additional artists the opportunity to place their work into our community. The Rosen is a part of An Appalachian Summer Festival - a multi-arts festival featuring music, dance, theatre and visual arts. Visit web site for online prospectus and submission system, or send SASE to 24th Rosen Program, Attn: Brook Bower, PO Box 32139, Boone, NC 28608. read more

Deadline: Sunday, February 28

The Open Studios Press sponsors 6 competitions per year. Winners receive full color spreads in our nationally distributed periodical New American Paintings. We have divided the country into 5 regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, West and Pacific Coast), each of which is the focus of an annual competition, and have recently added a sixth competition for students enrolled in a US passed MFA program. Our competitions are open to all artists working within the United States. All styles and media are welcome, as long as the work is singular and two-dimensional. This competition is open to all artists living in one of the following states: IL, IN, IA, WI, MI, MN, MO, OH. read more

Deadline: Wednesday, March 3

This exhibition is open to all U.S. artists 18+. Original works in all media except audio, video or performance pieces, completed in the last 3 years without supervision and not previously shown in any VAA juried competition. Two-dimensional works must be suitably framed or edge finished and not to exceed 48" in any direction, nor weigh more than 25 pounds. Plexiglas preferred. Artwork must be ready to hang with wire on back, no saw tooth hangers. Wall sculptures not to exceed 25 pounds and must be readily able to hang. No ceiling suspended pieces. Sculpture size limited to the ability of 2 people to carry and install. Artist must provide pedestal. Assemblages – Artist must provide detailed instructions. Awards: (Only one per person) – In excess of $2,500.00 in cash and merchandise awards. read more

Deadline: Monday, March 1

It's the dawn of a new decade! The Solo Show starts 2010 with a newly formed Residency Program dedicated to supporting & inspiring emerging artists. With even greater oppportunities & resources to offer, we are on the hunt for the next generation of great artists from around the world! Are You the Next Solo Show Legend? We are looking for dynamic, inventive and provocative work of all mediums: sculpture, photography, painting, printmaking, illustration, installation, graphic design, video and more! Awards include a $5,000 cash grant, solo exhibition in 3rd Ward's gallery, a 3-month residency at 3rd Ward, and much more. read more

Deadline: March 1, 2010

Slowart Productions presents a thematic exhibition of figurative art based on interpretations of the theme, "The Human Landscape." The exhbition will be held at the Limner Gallery from May 1-29, 2010. This show is open for entry to all artists working in any media. All interpretations of the theme from the realist to the abstract and conceptual will be reviewed and considered. $2600 in magazine publication awards. On-line entry form on our website, by email at slowart@aol.com, or via postal mail: send SASE to SlowArt Productions, 123 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534. read more

Early Discounted Deadline: March 8 - Final Deadline: March 24

The Upstream People Gallery presents an exhibition with 12 month's gallery representation, April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011, with approximately 900,000 hits each month. Open to all artists worldwide. Original artwork in all media and forms representing biblical themes such as faith, hope, love, beauty, peace, creation; inspired from prayer and works that inspire and lift hearts. Cash Awards of Excellence and Special Recognitions will be given at the juror's discretion; the amounts and number of which is determined by the entries and their quality. Specially recognized artists will be reviewed in the juror's statement published worldwide and sent in a press release to the artist's local newspaper(s). read more

Deadline: Wednesday, March 31

The Annual International Competition for publication in Volume 17 of Direct Art Magazine, Fall/Winter 2010 issue. Direct Art is distributed in the US by COMAG Marketing Group, the distributors of Art News and Art in America, to bookstores throughout the US including Barnes and Nobles and Borders. The twenty two awards include the covers of magazine, feature articles and full page displays. The competition is open to all artists working in any media. On-line entry form on our website, by email at slowart@aol.com, or via postal mail: send SASE to SlowArt Productions, 123 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534. read more

Deadline: Monday, April 5

Richeson School of Art & Gallery, a division of Jack Richeson & Co., Inc., is proud to announce the Richeson 75 Still Life & Floral 2010 Competition. 75 two-dimensional works of art and several alternates will be selected to represent the finest examples of painting and drawing being produced by today’s visual artists. $7,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded. Open to all artists over age 18. 2-D Art in the following categories is eligible: "Oils, Oil Pastel, Paintstiks" - "Other Media" (pastels, pencil, ink, water media, hand-pulled prints etc.). No photography, electronic/computer generated art or 3-D. read more

Deadline: Saturday, April 17

Katharine Butler Gallery seeks entries for 5th Annual National Juried Exhibition June 16-July 10, 2010. Original 2D and 3D artwork in any traditional medium, including fiber, ceramics, metal,and glass from the past three years. No Giclees or videos. Entry fee $35 for up to 3 works. Juror: Adam Justice, Curator of Art at the Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland, FL. Cash awards. read more

Early Discounted Deadline: April 8 - Final Deadline: April 24

The Upstream People Gallery presents an exhibition with 12 month's gallery representation, May 1, 2010 through April 30, 2011, with approximately 900,000 hits each month. Open to all contemporary artists worldwide with original 2-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional artwork in all media and creative processes. Global art, installations, post-modernist art, outsider art, etc., are most welcome. Cash Awards of Excellence and Special Recognitions will be given at the juror's discretion; the amounts and number of which is determined by the entries and their quality. Specially recognized artists will be reviewed in the juror's statement published worldwide and sent in a press release to the artist's local newspaper(s). read more