Drawing open calls
5 drawing open calls open now, closing soonest first.
Every one charges a fee or does not state one.
The next deadline is 15 November 2026.
Where a cash award in GBP is stated, the median is £15,000.
Updated
- Open callPEOPLE - Virtual 3D Exhibition. €30 fee. 5 days left, closes 15 November 2026 at 23:59, Berlin time.Light Bear Gallery · Germany · Any stageInclusion in a virtual 3D group exhibition, Instagram feature, and five prizes of certificates plus a feature in the exhibition video guide
- Open callThe Pastel Society Open Call 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 20 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.The Pastel Society / Mall Galleries · London · Any stageExhibition at Mall Galleries, London, and over £5,000 in prizes including the £1,000 Caran d'Ache Prize
- Open callAWA 2027 National Juried Museum Exhibition at Brookgreen Gardens. US$60 fee. Closes 10 December 2026 at 23:59, Chicago time.American Women Artists · Murrells Inlet · Any stage$10,000 Grand Prize plus about $20,000 in other cash and merchandise awards, and a museum exhibition
- Open callThe Royal Society of British Artists Open Call 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 8 January 2027 at 23:59, London time.Mall Galleries / Royal Society of British Artists · London · Any stageExhibition at Mall Galleries, London, with £15,000 of prizes and awards including the £10,000 Huaicun Zhang Award for Excellence
- Open callThe Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2027 Open Call. Fee not stated. Closes 2 February 2027 at 23:59, London time.Mall Galleries / Royal Society of Portrait Painters · London · Any stageExhibition at Mall Galleries and over £35,000 in prizes, including the £20,000 William Lock Portrait Prize