Open calls for artists in the US
11 open calls in the US open now, closing soonest first.
2 of them have no entry fee.
The next deadline is 10 November 2026.
Where a cash award in USD is stated, the median is US$1,000.
Updated
- Open callOpen Call for Photography & Sculpture: The Black & White Gallery at Red Dot Miami 2026 & Artsy. US$45 fee. Closes today, closes 10 November 2026 at 23:59, New York time.The Black & White Gallery · Miami · Any stageExhibition space at Red Dot Miami during Miami Art Week, gallery representation and Artsy profile
- Open callAmes Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition 2027-28. No fee. 5 days left, closes 15 November 2026 at 22:45, UTC time.Ames Public Art Commission · Ames · Any stage$2,000 honorarium per selected sculpture, consideration for a Best in Show award and possible purchase for the city collection
- Open callMFA Circle Gallery: In the City 2027. US$45 fee. Closes 18 November 2026 at 23:59, New York time.Maryland Federation of Art · Annapolis · Any stageJuror-designated awards totalling $1,000 and inclusion in a group exhibition
- Open callContemporary Horizons. US$15 fee. Closes 20 November 2026 at 23:59, New York time.TCG Gallery · United States · Any stageInclusion in a curated online exhibition, December 2026, and the gallery archive
- Open callBlack and White. US$40 fee. Closes 20 November 2026 at 23:59, Phoenix time.Black Eyes Gallery · Tucson · Any stageSelected images printed, matted and framed for a group exhibition, plus online archive and promotion
- Open callSmall Works: National Juried Exhibition. US$25 fee. Closes 21 November 2026 at 23:59, Detroit time.Buckham Gallery · Flint · Any stageInclusion in a group exhibition and a $50 shipping stipend per selected artist
- Open callNYC4PA Call for Entry: Architecture. Fee not stated. Closes 22 November 2026 at 05:00, UTC time.New York Center for Photographic Art · New York · Any stage
- 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 callTendrils Art & Literary Journal: "Trauma and the Government" issue. No fee. Closes 19 December 2026 at 23:59, New York time.Tendrils Journal · Washington · Any stage$20 honorarium and publication
- Open callWomen in Art Volume 1: Wild at Heart, Gallery Exhibition and Hardcover Art Book. Fee not stated. Closes 21 December 2026 at 23:59, New York time.The Untitled Space · New York · Any stagePublication in a 200-page hardcover book, group gallery exhibition in Tribeca, online exhibition on Artsy and Artnet, and five artist awards including front and back covers
- Open callARC Gallery Solo Exhibition Opportunities. US$40 fee. Closes 15 February 2027 at 23:59, Chicago time.ARC Gallery and Educational Foundation · Chicago · Any stageSolo exhibition at ARC Gallery with installation, opening reception, promotion and no commission on sales
