1st Place $500; 2nd Place $300; 3rd Place $200.
Rawls Museum Arts presents its 2026 Juried Exhibition, open to all media and to artists residing throughout the United States. Work must be original, created without AI technology, and hand-delivered to the museum in Courtland, Virginia. The exhibition awards $1,000 in total prizes and applications are submitted through CaFE.
$2,950 Best of Show from Tennessee Craft, plus additional cash awards selected by the guest juror.
Tennessee Craft presents its Best of Tennessee Craft: 2026 Biennial, a juried craft exhibition hosted by the Art Museum of the University of Memphis and running October 24 to December 12, 2026. The show is open to Tennessee resident artists 18 or older across a wide range of craft media, with up to 75 works selected. Awards include a $2,950 Best of Show, and applications are submitted through CaFE.
One proposal will be selected and awarded a $10,000 honorarium to support its creation.
Three Rivers Park District's Silverwood Park invites Midwest artists 18 or older to propose outdoor sculpture for the park. One proposal will be selected and awarded a $10,000 honorarium to support its creation. There is no entry fee, and applications are submitted through CaFE.
The Shenandoah Valley Art Center presents IMPRINT, a juried printmaking exhibition open to U.S. resident artists age 18 and older. Eligible works are original prints made through processes such as intaglio, relief, lithography, screenprinting, monotype, letterpress, photopolymer, and digital or hybrid methods. The exhibition runs September 5 to October 31 in Waynesboro, Virginia, with a $20 entry fee.
The Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota presents Common Ground in the Heartland: Reflecting on America at 250, a juried exhibition open to artists from the Midwest or with a connection to the Midwest. All career stages and mediums are welcome, and there is no entry fee. Sold artworks return 70% of the set retail price to the artist.
Along the Coast is an online juried exhibition hosted by the Rhode Island Watercolor Society, inviting artists to interpret coastlines where ocean meets land. Work must be original 2D media completed within the last decade and not previously shown in RIWS juried exhibitions. The exhibition runs online from August 8 to September 11, 2026.
Grand Prix, First Prize for Digital Still Image Artworks (DSIA), First Prize for Digital Moving Image Artworks (DMIA), Special Jury Award. Exhibition in physical gallery and virtual metaverse gallery. Certificate and digital catalog feature.
The International Digital Art Contest 2026, organized by the Academy of Fine Arts at the University of Mostar, invites artists worldwide aged 18 and over to submit original pure digital artworks. The contest features two main categories: Digital Still Image Artworks (DSIA) and Digital Moving Image Artworks (DMIA). Works must be created without the use of artificial intelligence tools and may not have been previously submitted elsewhere. One artwork per applicant is accepted. Selected works will be exhibited both at the Spatial Metaverse Gallery and at a physical gallery from October 14 to November 18, 2026.
$10,000 total prize money; $100 shipping stipend to accepted artists
The Robert A. Peck Gallery accepts photographic prints in all formats — black-and-white film, digital, alternative, and experimental processes — for an exhibition of images shot in Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana. Artists may reside anywhere in the world, and both professionals and amateurs are welcome. The jury seeks unexpected, innovative images rather than archetypal travel-guide views. The exhibition runs September 11 to October 16, 2026. There is no entry fee; total prize money is $10,000, and accepted artists receive a $100 shipping stipend.
Unrestricted cash prize of $20,000 to the winner, plus a selection of works shown at the Seattle Art Museum. Up to two Special Recognition Awards of $4,000 and three Special Commendation Awards of $2,500 are often granted at the committee's discretion.
The Betty Bowen Award, administered by the Seattle Art Museum, honors a Northwest artist for original, exceptional, and compelling work. It is open to visual artists in all media working in Washington, Oregon, or Idaho, with a $10 application fee. The winner receives an unrestricted cash prize of $20,000 and a presentation of works at the museum.
8-12 artists shown in curated online exhibition on gallery site and Artsy; 3-6 artists invited to exhibit at Affordable Art Fair NY
treat gallery invites artists to submit original artwork exploring the theme 2026 and the experience of being halfway through the year, whether as a reflection, prediction, question, warning, hope, memory, or vision. All visual art mediums are welcome and the theme may be interpreted expansively. From the entries, 8 to 12 artists will be featured in a curated online exhibition of small-format works on the gallery website and Artsy, and 3 to 6 artists will be invited to exhibit during Affordable Art Fair NY. The submission deadline is August 2, 2026, with notifications by August 7; the exhibition runs August 14 to September 14, 2026, and Affordable Art Fair NY takes place September 16 to 20, 2026.
$30,000 AUD Major Prize (Acquisitive), Plus 8 Additional Awards
Now in its 23rd year, this premier national acquisitive prize celebrates paintings inspired by the Australian landscape. The major prize of $30,000 AUD is one of the most generous landscape painting awards in the country. The prize encourages artists to interpret the environment as a central theme in Australian contemporary art.
AUD 10,000 main prize; AUD 3,000 Honourable Mention; AUD 1,000 Highly Commended; residency + AUD 500
The Paddo Sculpture Prize is the inaugural national non-acquisitive sculpture award from the team behind the Paddington Art Prize. It invites free-standing three-dimensional sculpture inspired by the Australian landscape. The main prize is AUD 10,000, with additional Honourable Mention, Highly Commended and a residency award at Eramboo Artist Environment. The prize is open to artists across Australia and runs alongside the long-running Paddo Painting Prize. Selected finalists are presented in an exhibition.