A selection of international open calls, art competitions, and opportunities for contemporary art-related competitions, art publications, prizes, exhibitions, awards, proposals, and grants for artists, writers, and curators

About Artist Opportunities & Call For Artists

This is a curated selection. We publish a selection of open calls from a pool of submissions and editorial research. Only open calls we believe offer meaningful benefits to applicants at different stages of their careers will be published. We email thousands of art practitioners weekly with selected opportunities. Make sure you are on our email list to be one of them.

Submitting your work for a call for Art, open calls, and art competitions can be tricky and taxing work. We at Arts To Hearts Project have been creating resources and opportunities for Artists for the past two years. We have so far organized over 8 editions of our International Call For Art. But, we don’t want you to ever feel limited in where you want to apply. Hence, every month we bring you a quick round-up of 5 hand-picked opportunities and art competitions for Artists.

1- ABSTRACT Call For Artists! – ArtAscent

Abstractions are all around us. Ideas can be abstract; existing as an idea, feeling or quality but not having a tangible existence. Some conversations can be abstract, vague and theoretical and not based on particular examples or facts. And of course, there is abstract art which evokes feelings without trying to realistically represent the appearance of people or things. Abstract art, like poetry, offers a fragment of a mysteriously familiar narrative without directly revealing it in a realistic way. Reveal your most ABSTRACT thoughts.

Deadline: 30/April/2024

Entry Fee: Yes

2- Open Call for Artists– Artist Talk Magazine

We are inviting anyone who creates art, to submit to our Open Call which could be included in our magazine, Issue 37 – Thursday 29th May 2025. All mediums are accepted. We have no theme for this issue. Our aim is to celebrate your work. Hopefully with this broad theme, we will be able to show case a range of exciting art work.

We will be selecting a maximum of 157 artworks, which will be featured on a full page + 15 artworks will be selected to be featured on double page spread.

Submission fee: yes

Deadline: March 16, 2025

3- Calling Women Artists – Arts To Hearts Magazine Issue 6

We’re absolutely over the moon to share with you all that we’re now inviting art submissions for the sixth edition of ATH Magazine! We’re on the lookout for truly unique and exciting artwork that dares to question the norm and sparks interesting conversations. It doesn’t matter if you’re a well-known artist or someone who’s just beginning to discover the wonders of creative expression—we warmly welcome all of you to send in your pieces.

This is more than just an opportunity to see your work printed in a magazine. This is your chance to join a supportive and ever-growing community of people who truly value and promote the power that art holds. It’s about making connections, inspiring others, and pushing boundaries.

So, let your creative juices flow freely. Whether it’s a painting, a sculpture, a photograph, or any other form of visual art, we want to see it. We want to delve into the depths of your creativity and share it with the world. So don’t hold back—show us what you’ve been creating. We’re eagerly waiting to be blown away by your unique creative visions!

Theme: Woman

Submission Fee: Yes

Deadline: 15/ March /2024

4- “Artist Feature”- Execute Magazine

Execute Magazine is currently accepting submissions from emerging, mid-career and established artists for “Artist Feature” section and showcase on Execute Magazine website. Artists are welcome to submit works in photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics and printmaking medium. Submission fee must be paid to be considered for online publication.

Fee: Yes

5- Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art

Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art is a leading platform in the contemporary art world, distributed and collected worldwide and showcased in art fairs around Europe.

With our call for art book submissions, we encourage artists, galleries, museums, and art institutions to submit their publications. Selected artists will get the chance to distribute their art books through Al-Tiba9, both on our online bookshop and our in-person booth at established art fairs.

Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art features visual artists, architects, and designers from all over the world. We welcome submissions from any of these fields, especially those publications that are innovative and forward-thinking.

Submission Fee: Yes