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Opportunities

Open calls and opportunities for painters

Open calls, residencies, and grants that accept painting, as the organizer tags them. Each listing shows the deadline and the entry fee.

64 opportunities
  1. 2027 Open Call: Annual Group ShowcaseArch Enemy ArtsOpen callPhiladelphia, PADeadline
  2. 42nd Annual International ExhibitionUT Tyler Department of Art and Art History (Meadows Gallery)Open callTyler, TXDeadline
  3. SawMural Mini-Mural Festival RFQCity of Albuquerque Public Art ProgramCommissionAlbuquerque, NMDeadline
  4. 2027 West Seattle Garden Tour Art CompetitionWest Seattle Garden TourOpen callSeattle, WADeadline
  5. Inspired by Andy Warhol ExhibitHerberger Theater Center Art GalleriesOpen callPhoenix, AZDeadline
  6. RENEWAL: Winter 2027 Juried ExhibitionBlue Mountain GalleryOpen callNew York, NYDeadline
  7. Visual Arts Residency: Sounding Like a Mountain 2027Banff Centre for Arts & CreativityResidencyBanff, Alberta, CanadaDeadline
  8. America, Beautiful, and… Juried ExhibitionHighfield Hall & GardensOpen callFalmouth, MADeadline
  9. Encinitas Skate Park (Poods) Mural RFQCity of Encinitas Cultural ArtsCommissionEncinitas, CADeadline
  10. Mural Artist RFQ: Roseville Veterans Memorial HallBlue Line ArtsCommissionRoseville, CAFree to applyDeadline
  11. Raleigh Greenway Sewer Risers Artist CallRaleigh ArtsCommissionRaleigh, NCFree to applyDeadline
  12. St. Catharines 150th Legacy Mural CommissionCity of St. CatharinesCommissionSt. Catharines, ONFree to applyDeadline
  13. Talents Contemporains – L'Eau, 16th EditionFondation François SchneiderGrantWattwiller, FranceDeadline
  14. 2027 Robin Nance Metz Art CompetitionShelby County Arts CouncilOpen callColumbiana, ALDeadline
  15. Chulitna Lodge Summer 2027 Fellowships and ResidenciesChulitna LodgeResidencyChulitna, AKFree to applyDeadline
  16. 47th Annual Open Juried ShowRidgewood Art InstituteOpen callRidgewood, NJDeadline
  17. Art on the Greenway: Textile Columns (Phase 2)Lancaster County Council of the ArtsCommissionLancaster, SCDeadline
  18. Ridgewood Art Institute 47th Annual Open Juried ShowRidgewood Art InstituteOpen callRidgewood, NJDeadline
  19. Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2027National Portrait Gallery LondonOpen callLondon, UKDeadline
  20. Ray and Nancy Loeschner Art Competition 2026Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture ParkOpen callGrand Rapids, MIFree to applyDeadline
  21. SAVAGE Emerging Artist Competition 2027Art MelanatedOpen callInternationalDeadline
  22. L.A. Open 2027The Artists Gallery (TAG)Open callLos Angeles, CADeadline
  23. Material Works Art Award 2026Material Works ArtGrantInternationalDeadline
  24. Moab 2027 Public Art Funding: Sculpture, Murals and CrosswalksMoab ArtsCommissionMoab, UTFree to applyDeadline
  25. Saltonstall 2027 ResidenciesConstance Saltonstall Foundation for the ArtsResidencyIthaca, NYFree to applyDeadline
  26. Anna's Garden: A New Generation of Women Artists — 2027 AWA National Juried Museum ExhibitionAmerican Women ArtistsOpen callMurrells Inlet, SCDeadline
  27. Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century 2027Royal Nebeker Art Gallery, Clatsop Community CollegeOpen callAstoria, ORDeadline
  28. ART CIRCLE Austria, Wolfgangsee 2027ART CIRCLE InternationalResidencySt. Wolfgang, AustriaFree to applyDeadline
  29. Earth MattersAtlantic GalleryOpen callNew York, NYDeadline
  30. A Historical Reflection of Women's Right to VoteLeague of Women Voters of Nevada (own site)Open callLas Vegas, NVDeadline
  31. 11th Open International ExhibitionArizona Pastel Artists AssociationOpen callPrescott, AZDeadline
  32. APAA 11th Open International Pastel Exhibition at the Phippen MuseumArizona Pastel Artists AssociationOpen callPrescott, AZDeadline
  33. Open Field: Large Scale Abstract Art ExhibitMilford Arts CouncilOpen callMilford, CTDeadline
  34. Yaddo Residency — Winter Application CycleYaddoResidencySaratoga Springs, NYDeadline
  35. The Adachi UKIYOE Award 2026The Adachi Foundation for the Preservation of Woodcut PrintingGrantTokyo, JapanDeadline
  36. Zaunergroup Art Award 2027Zaunergroup Art AwardGrantBad Schallerbach, AustriaFree to applyDeadline
  37. Still BloomingGallery B612Open callSeattle, WADeadline
  38. From a Woman's Hand 2027Key West Art & Historical SocietyOpen callKey West, FLDeadline
  39. RBA Annual Exhibition 2027 Open CallMall GalleriesOpen callLondon, UKDeadline
  40. 2027 Mountain Maryland Plein Air CompetitionAllegany Arts CouncilOpen callCumberland, MDDeadline
  41. City of Surrey Public Art Banners 2027City of Surrey Public Art ProgramCommissionSurrey, BC, CanadaFree to applyDeadline
  42. ortung 15: Schwabach Art Prize 2027Stadt Schwabach KulturamtOpen callSchwabach, GermanyDeadline
  43. Soaring Gardens Artists' Retreat Summer 2027Soaring Gardens Artists' Retreat (Ora Lerman Charitable Trust)ResidencyLaceyville, PAFree to applyDeadline
  44. Still Life, Still Blooming (Art at City Hall)Cordova Community CouncilOpen callRancho Cordova, CAFree to applyDeadline
  45. Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program 2027–2028: Rent-Free DUMBO StudiosSharpe-Walentas Studio ProgramResidencyBrooklyn, NYFree to applyDeadline
  46. 2027 Mid-Atlantic Juried ShowMcGuffey Art CenterOpen callCharlottesville, VADeadline
  47. 23rd Annual Bryn Du Art ShowBryn Du Art ShowOpen callGranville, OHDeadline
  48. Gottlieb Foundation 2027 Individual Support GrantAdolph and Esther Gottlieb FoundationGrantUnited StatesFree to applyDeadline
  49. SAR Native Artist Fellowships 2027–2028School for Advanced Research (Indian Arts Research Center)FellowshipSanta Fe, NMFree to applyDeadline
  50. Nice Art Grant 2027: $500 UnrestrictedMidwest Nice ArtGrantUnited StatesDeadline
  51. Glover Prize 2027John Glover SocietyGrantInternationalDeadline
  52. Red River Valley Museum 2027 Annual Juried Art Show and SaleRed River Valley MuseumOpen callVernon, TXDeadline
  53. American Wildlife Art Competition & Exhibition 2027The Arcadian GalleryOpen callCumberland, MDDeadline
  54. Circle of Art 2027Soroptimist International of Borrego Springs (own site)Open callBorrego Springs, CADeadline
  55. 54th Annual Hoyt Regional Juried Art CompetitionHoyt Arts CenterOpen callNew Castle, PADeadline
  56. Alderworks Alaska Summer 2027 ResidenciesAlderworks Alaska Writers and Artists RetreatResidencyDyea, AKDeadline
  57. Anderson Ranch Artists-in-Residence Program 2027–28Anderson Ranch Arts CenterResidencySnowmass Village, CODeadline
  58. The International Portrait Competition 2027Portrait Society of AmericaOpen callWashington, DCDeadline
  59. Visual Arts Residency: Embodied Making: Performance Art, Images and Objects 2027Banff Centre for Arts & CreativityResidencyBanff, Alberta, CanadaDeadline
  60. Rolling Hills at Round Top Plein Air Festival 2027Studio TexasOpen callRound Top, TXDeadline
  61. Carried Home: Memory, Migration & BelongingGallery B612Open callSeattle, WADeadline
  62. Godecharle Competition for Young Artists 2027Stichting GodecharleGrantBelgium-based artistsFree to applyDeadline
  63. Rituals of ColorGallery B612Open callSeattle, WADeadline
  64. VesselsGallery B612Open callSeattle, WADeadline

Entering painting calls well

Check the size and format limits. Many painting calls cap dimensions, ask for work ready to hang, or accept only images at first and request the piece if you’re chosen.

Look at who has been shown before. Past exhibitions from the same organizer show whether they lean toward abstraction, figuration, or something else.

Photograph the work carefully. Jurors often decide from images alone, so even lighting and a straight-on crop matter.

Mind shipping. A call that doesn’t cover shipping or insurance can cost more than the entry fee.