Tools: A Call for Works About Objects of Utility

The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit entries for an upcoming exhibit, November 7 - December 5, 2025. Honorarium of $50 for each exhibiting artist, and Grand Jury Award of $1,000 for one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view. This exhibit seeks works about, depicting, or whose making directly reflects tools, equipment, machinery, or devices we use to accomplish things. $45 for up to 3 entries. $5 per each additional entry. Deadline: July 25, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call 513-861-3638.

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Furniture: A Call for Works About Extensions of Architecture

The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit entries for an upcoming exhibit, November 7 - December 5, 2025. Honorarium of $50 for each exhibiting artist, and Grand Jury Award of $1,000 for one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view. This exhibit seeks works about the objects that make a space suitable for living - about its use, its design, its crafting, or about the events and work in our lives that happen around it. $45 for up to 3 entries. $5 per each additional entry. Deadline: July 26, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call 513-861-3638.

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Lost Arts: A Call for Works By or About Legacy Creative Processes

The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit entries for an upcoming exhibit, November 7 - December 5, 2025. Honorarium of $50 for each exhibiting artist, and Grand Jury Award of $1,000 for one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view. This exhibit seeks works about or using skills and materials the world may have moved on from, but still contain depth of potential, and unappreciated value. $45 for up to 3 entries. $5 per each add'l entry. Deadline: July 27, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call 513-861-3638.

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Off-Center: Art That Pushes Boundaries

Northville Art House in Northville, MI seeks entries for a juried art exhibition, October 3 - November 1, 2025. 1st - 4th, Honorable Mentions. Juror: Dean Rogers. Artists, 18 and over, in the continental U.S may submit a maximum of 3 original works of art (No reproductions, film, video, electronic, or AI) created within the last 3 years, and not previously exhibited at the Art House. The maximum size including frame is 60". Artists are encouraged to push the boundaries of art imagery, presenting works that inspire thought, provoke emotion, and induce awe. $30 for Members, $40 for NonMembers. Deadline: July 28, 2025. More info (PDF). Contact: email or call 248-344-0497.

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Wichita National All Media Craft Exhibition

Mark Arts in Wichita, KS seeks entries for the Wichita National All Craft Media Exhibition, a historic show featuring diverse works by artists across the country. The exhibition will be on display October 9 - December 13, 2025. $3,000 in Cash Awards, including $1,500 for first place. Juror: Catherine Futter, Curatorial Chair and Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the Brooklyn Museum. Enter 2D and 3D works in any traditional or non-traditional craft media, including, but not limited, to: ceramics, enamels, fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, metalsmithing, paper, wood, and mixed media. $25 entry fee. Deadline: August 1, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call 316-932-1782.

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Call for Art: The Aesthetics of Power

ARC Gallery in Chicago, IL announces a call to artists for an exhibition juried by artist Mahwish Chishty. Exhibition dates: October 2-24, 2025. We are especially interested in work that explores: Cultural Memory and Erasure, Ornament as Language, and Craft and Geopolitical Violence. This is a call for work that suggests more than it states. We're not looking for easy answers, but are drawn instead to work that lives in complexity. We invite artists to reflect on how aesthetic interpretations carry the weight of history, how beauty might obscure or reveal power, and how what is finely wrought can also bear witness. $40 entry fee. Deadline: August 15, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call 312-877-5760.

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Illiart 2025

Gallery Seven in Lockport, IL announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, October 2-26, 2025. Best of Show, First Place, Second Place, Third Place, Three Honorable Mentions, Cash Prizes. Illiart is a juried exhibition showcasing the talents of 2D and 3D artists residing in Illinois. Whether you work with oils, sculpt with clay, or work with wood and metal this event is for you! All art forms are welcome, excluding photography, installations, and video. We encourage you to explore your materials, challenge conventions, and innovate! $35 entry fee. Deadline: August 30, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call 815-483-4310.

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INT'L All Media 2025 Call For Entries

The Northwest Art Center at Minot State University in Minot, North Dakota announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, October 23 to December 20, 2025. $2500 in Cash and Purchase Awards. Juror: Melissa Monroe. Works in any medium, traditional or experimental, including photographs, qualify. All artworks must be original. Work must be ready to exhibit, completed within the last two years, and not previously exhibited in an INT'L exhibition. It is preferred that two-dimensional work be framed and protected by clear acrylic glazing, unless alternative display is integral to the work. 2 entries/$30; Additional entries: $5 each. Maximum of five entries allowed. Deadline: August 31, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call 701-858-3264.

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Small Works 2025

Northville Art House in Northville, MI seeks entries for a juried art exhibition, November 14 - December 18, 2025. 1st - 4th Place, Honorable Mentions. Artists, 18 and over, in the continental U.S may submit a maximum of 4 original works of art (No film, video, electronic, or AI) created within the last 3 years, and not previously exhibited at the Art House. The maximum size including frame is 16". All works are required to be for sale as this exhibition is an invitation for visitors to find original art to love and to give as gifts during the holiday season. $30 for Members, $40 for NonMembers. Deadline: September 8, 2025. More info (PDF). Contact: email or call 248-344-0497.

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