SUBMISSION CALENDAR
Every FCA deadline for the year in one place, ordered by when a call closes rather than when the exhibition opens.
Use it to plan a year of entries and to track progress toward Elected status, since only juried FCA exhibitions held in a physical gallery earn qualifying points.
Not every call opens at the start of the year — some intakes open only a few weeks before they close, so check the live list below as well as the printed calendar.
What is open right now
Read live from the exhibition records, so this stays current even when the printed calendar has moved on.
| Submissions close | Call | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2026 Spotlight – Painting Intake | Oct 1, 2026 - Oct 31, 2026 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2026 Spotlight – Sculpture Intake | Oct 1, 2026 - Oct 31, 2026 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2026 Emerge – Painting Intake | Nov 3, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2026 Emerge – Sculpture Intake | Nov 3, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2026 Water Qualifying | Nov 17, 2026 - Nov 29, 2026 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 2026 Ten Squared, Cubed | Dec 1, 2026 - Dec 20, 2026 |
| Nov 12, 2026 | 2026 LIMITLESS | Dec 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 |
The printed calendar
The 2026 Exhibition Submission Calendar is organised by deadline date and marks which calls qualify toward Elected status. Open the image to view it full size.
A separate visitor calendar covers exhibition viewing dates.
Ready to enter something?
The calls page carries every exhibition currently accepting work, with its entry requirements and fees. You need Exhibiting Status to enter a juried FCA show.
The shape of the year
Deadlines are not spread evenly. Each mark below is one call closing in that month, so you can see at a glance where the year gets crowded and where it goes quiet — and plan which shows you can realistically produce work for.
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