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THE Gallery at Belvedere Tiburon Library · Tiburon

Deadline
Closes in 2 days
Open to
United States
Entry
US$35 ≈ £27
Open call / exhibitionPaintingIllustrationPrintmaking+3
Closing soon

DREDGE: A Collective Exhibition Open Call

Samson Arts Gloucester · Gloucester

Deadline
Closes in 2 days
Open to
UK & Ireland, United Kingdom
Entry
£10
Open call / exhibitionPaintingDrawingPhotography+4
Closing soon

Red, Green and Gold

Fourth Wave · Brighton

Deadline
Closes in 2 days
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
£5
Open call / exhibition
Closing soon

Unraveled – Woman Made Gallery

Woman Made Gallery · Chicago

Deadline
Closes in 2 days
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
US$30 ≈ £23
Prize
Exhibition at Woman Made Gallery; n…
Open call / exhibitionTextile & fibreSculptureMixed media
Closing soon

If/Then: Chance and Creativity, Vol. 2: Ritual

If/Then (Brandon J. Barnard, editor) · United Kingdom

Deadline
Closes in 4 days
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
Publication in digital magazine; PD…
Open call / exhibition
Closing soon

Lowe House 2027

Maryland Federation of Art · Annapolis

Deadline
Closes in 6 days
Open to
United States, Canada, Mexico
Entry
US$30 ≈ £23
Prize
Awards announced at virtual ceremon…
Open call / exhibition
Closing soon

Common Things – SPIRA9 Art & Othering

spira9art · London

Deadline
Closes in 8 days
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
£30
Prize
Exhibition place, online profile, d…
Open call / exhibitionPaintingPhotographySculpture+8
Closing soon

Open Call: Horses

Nancy-Violet Downs and Annabelle Keyes · London

Deadline
Closes in 9 days
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
£20
Open call / exhibition
Closing soon

In the City 2027

Maryland Federation of Art · Annapolis

Deadline
Closes in 13 days
Open to
United States, Canada, Mexico
Entry
US$30 ≈ £23
Prize
Awards presented at ceremony; amoun…
Open call / exhibition
Closing soon

24th Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition

Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University · Boone, North Carolina

Deadline
Closes in 14 days
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
US$15 ≈ £12
Prize
Cash awards presented at the 2 Apri…
Open call / exhibitionPhotography
Closing soon

Fotofestiwal Łódź – Open Program 2027

Fotofestiwal – International Festival of Photography in Łódź (Fundacja Edukacji Wizualnej) · Łódź

Deadline
Closes 30 Nov 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
€15 ≈ £13
Prize
Six exhibitions; EUR 1,000 artist f…
Open call / exhibitionPhotographyVideo & filmMixed media
Open

DIE GROSSE Kunstausstellung NRW Düsseldorf 2027

Verein zur Veranstaltung von Kunstausstellungen e.V. · Düsseldorf

Deadline
Closes 30 Nov 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
€30 ≈ £26
Prize
Prizes awarded in connection with t…
Open call / exhibition
Open