Open For Entries | The Signature Art Prize 14th Edition

The Signature Art Prize 2025 is open to all artists currently enrolled in an arts-based degree, as well as those who have graduated within the past three years from a recognized art institution. Submissions are accepted across four categories: Painting, Sculpture, Photography & Film, and Drawing & Printmaking. Our panel of esteemed, industry professionals, will choose 20 finalists. There will also be a 'People's Choice' winner from each of the 4 artwork categories. All winners will exhibit at the Gala (June 2025) in the newly opened Bankside Hotel in London, UK. Awards: Month-long residency in a Central London studio space, Gallery Representation, Gifts from our sponsors. No entry fee. Deadline: February 25, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call +44 (0)20 3701 7412.

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Tartget Prize International Painting Contest

Artists are invited to submit entries for the Tartget Prize International Painting Contest. The exhibition will be held June 5-12, 2025 at the Ateneo Building in Madrid, Spain. More than € 50,000 in prizes. It is open to painters worldwide, welcoming all techniques and styles across various categories. Tartget will award prizes in 10 categories, spanning from figurative to abstract and conceptual art, accepting works from Hyperrealism to Impressionism, Surrealism, and Abstraction. €50 for the first artwork and €30 for each subsequent artwork or different category. Deadline: February 28, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call +34615171039.

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Lab Art Prize - Milan 2025

The Malamegi Lab Art Award is an international competition open to all artists. 12 finalist artists will have the opportunity to win prestigious prizes and exhibit their works in a high-profile group exhibition, April/May 2025 in Milan, Italy. 5000,00€ total awards. The competition is open to works in various disciplines, including drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic design, mixed media, digital art, and video. Entry fees vary. Deadline: March 12, 2025. More info. Contact: email

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Critical Eye - Portraits from the Street

KL Photoawards seeks entries for a juried photography exhibition, September 8-28, 2025 at Hin Bus Depot, Georgetown, Penang. USD$2,000 1st Prize, USD$1,000 2nd Prize, USD$500 3rd Prize. Jurors: Annice Lyn, Carol Korting, Chia Aik Beng, Marika Cukrowski, Muhd Hidayatullah. Critical Eye seeks stand alone portraits taken from the street in all genres and formats. Open to all photographers. $15 for 1 image, $30 for 2, $50 for 3-6, $75 for 7-10 images. Deadline: March 30, 2025. More info. Contact: email

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Future Art Festival 2025

This is an international art festival, initiated by curator Zhang Xiaorui, with 2 modes of participation: invitation only and open call. It will be a multicultural and interdisciplinary festival that brings together contemporary art, design, architecture, music and more. The first Future Art Festival is planned to be held April 26 - July 31, 2025 on the campus of Gengdan College of Beijing Institute of Technology, and 6 international curators are invited to co-curate the festival. Future is intended to be a diverse, dynamic and innovative festival. Themes: Future Architecture, Urban Renewal, Design and Our Relationship with Family-House-Space. It is planned to exhibit the works of more than 80 international creators, which will be displayed in more than 10,000m of indoor and outdoor art space. College of Beijing Institute of Technology. Artists can mail the original works to the exhibition site for display, or send the electronic version of the works to us for printing and mounting, and even directly display digital artworks. $35 application fee. Deadline: March 31, 2025. More info. Contact: email

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YICCA 2025 - International Contest of Contemporary Art

International exposure and networking are the key strengths of YICCA, making this competition an exceptional opportunity for growth and visibility for the selected artists. Participants will have the chance to win cash prizes (1st Prize: € 3,000.00; 2nd Prize: € 1,000.00) and the opportunity to showcase their works in a prestigious exhibition, September 2025 at Imagoars in Venice, Italy. Finalists will also be able to expand their network by connecting with critics, curators, gallerists, and representatives of public and private art institutions who will attend the exhibition. Entry fees vary. Deadline: April 30, 2025. More info. Contact: email

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3rd artBIAS | A Grand Art Showcase in Budapest

Co-ventured by TERAVARNA Art Gallery, the much-awaited 3rd Budapest International Art Show (art-BIAS) is back. The art fair is to be held in June 2025, with the Gala opening on June 6th at the Golden Duck Gallery, Budapest. Artworks for the fair shall be handpicked by TERAVARNA under a selection round and the Best of Show will get much media coverage and showcase. All the chosen artists shall be eligible to display their artwork during the fair at no extra cost. This is an open call to all artists. $20 per artwork. Deadline: April 30, 2025. More info. Contact: email

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The Almenara Art Prize

Artists worldwide are invited to submit entries for a juried art exhibition, held November 7-30, 2025 at Real CÍrculo de la Amistad in Córdoba, Spain. More than 29000€ in cash awards, 16000€ in products and other prizes. Jurors: Peter Trippi, Bryan Mark Taylor, Jeremy Lipking, Amaya Gurpide, etc. Work must be original in concept and execution, and the copyright must be the artist's exclusive property. We accept realist, figurative paintings, including Hyperrealism, Photorealism, contemporary realism, imaginative Realism, Surrealism, Impressionism, Plein Air Painting and any kind of representational painting. No photography, digital or any other media. No digitally manipulated work, painted giclee prints or any other type of reproductions, no manipulated or painted over photos or prints. Artworks not available for sale, can not be chosen for acquisition awards. First entry 45€. Additional entries: 29€. Young Category: 29€. Deadline: June 30, 2025. More info. Contact: email

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The Kyoto Retreat

Any visual artist, curator, or writer over 21 years old - based anywhere in the world, regardless of race, gender, culture, or religion - is eligible to apply for The Kyoto Retreat in Kyoto, Japan (October 16 - November 13, 2025). Includes roundtrip airfare, accommodations, and $800 USD stipend to supplement your meals and local transportation. You may work in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, new media, installation, fiction and nonfiction writing, poetry, interdisciplinary, and social practice. $95.00 USD application fee. Deadline: July 15, 2025. More info. Contact: email

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Future Stars: Athens

The Holy Art Gallery announces a call to artists for an upcoming art exhibition, August 22-29, 2025 at Praxitelous 26, Athina 105 61, Greece. Theme is Open. We welcome work in any medium - painting, sculpture, photography, video art, film, installation, mixed media, poetry, illustration, and beyond. If it's creative, we want to see it! Fee: From £30. Deadline: August 16, 2025. More info. Contact: email or call +302110010912.

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Hayama Artist Residency

Any visual artist over 21 years old, working in any medium - based anywhere in the world, regardless of race, gender, culture, or religion - is eligible to apply for the Hayama Artist Residency in Hayama, Japan (June 1-30, 2026). Includes roundtrip airfare, accommodations, and $800 USD ($200 USD per week) stipend. Residency includes the opportunity to participate in a group exhibition in Tokyo. $95.00 USD application fee. Deadline: September 30, 2025. More info. Contact: email

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