CALLS FOR ENTRY

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The Chilcotin, oil on cotton canvas board, by Janene Gray

Painting and 2D media

2026 LIMITLESS

Submissions close November 12, 2026 16 days left

Entry: $30 first, $25 each additionalNon-member rate
Max items: 5
Eligibility: Open to all artists

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Game On by Cher Pruys, a painting of playing cards and glass chess pieces on a chessboard, beside Luna by Michelle McCutchon, a sculpture of a howling wolf

Painting and sculptureQualifying call

2027 Exhibiting Member Exhibition (EME)

Submissions close November 30, 2026 34 days left

Entry: $20 first, $20 each additional
Max items: 5
Eligibility: Exhibiting members only

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The Art Class by Geoffrey Nagel, a painting of children drawing on the floor of a gallery

Painting and 2D mediaQualifying call

2027 Art Speaks

Deadline December 15, 2026

Entry: $20 first, $20 each additional
Max items: 5
Eligibility: Exhibiting members and above

Esquizofrenia by Nina Koba, a portrait of a woman with red hair, beside Poddo by Barb Bowlsby, AFCA, a white ceramic vessel

Painting and sculpture

2027 Artists’ Choice Online

Deadline January 12, 2027

Entry: $25 first, $25 each additionalNon-member rate
Max items: 5
Eligibility: Open to all artists

Last Glow On Venice by Reha Sakar, a watercolour of Venice at dusk

Painting and 2D mediaQualifying call

2027 Works on Paper

Deadline January 15, 2027

Entry: $25 first, $25 each additionalNon-member rate
Max items: 5
Eligibility: Open to all artists

Grace at Ease by Dallas Deng, a painting of a pink iris in full bloom

Painting and 2D mediaQualifying call

2027 Bloom

Deadline January 30, 2027

Entry: $20 first, $20 each additional
Max items: 5
Eligibility: Exhibiting members and above

The part I can't leave by Maggie Dong, a painting of a woman in red holding a pale mask, beside a carved wood abstract sculpture by Keith Carlson

Painting and sculptureQualifying call

2027 Shape & Form

Deadline February 15, 2027

Entry: $25 first, $25 each additionalNon-member rate
Max items: 5
Eligibility: Open to all artists

Portrait of Francis by Louise Solecki Weir, SFCA, a clay portrait bust, beside Closing My Eyes For Just Two Minutes by Bonnie Sheckter, a painting of a woman resting with her eyes closed

Painting and sculptureQualifying call

2027 Annual International Representational Exhibition (AIRE)

Deadline February 28, 2027

Entry: $25 first, $25 each additionalNon-member rate
Max items: 5
Eligibility: Open to all artists

17 more calls open later in the year. See every deadline on the submission calendar.