Yicca 26/27 — International Contest of Contemporary Art
Contemporary Art · Visual Arts
Oct 8, 2026No feeglobal
Photography open calls and competitions
Photography open calls and competitions
Photography competitions, exhibitions, grants and residencies, with the entry fee, deadline and a link to the organizer’s page.
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304 open now on Missa, each linked to the organizer's own page. Check the image specs, how many photographs you can enter, the entry fee, and the usage rights you grant the organizer.
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48 opportunities to explore
Residency
Closing soon
Institut Français X Cité Internationale Des Arts
Institut français
Photography · Painting
Oct 8, 2026Fee not listedglobal
Institut français x Cité internationale des arts Residencies 2027–2028 (France)
Fiction · Essay
Oct 8, 2026Fee not listed
Residency
Closing soon
Residency
Closing soon
Show Your Work in Amsterdam Noord — October 2026
Photography · Painting
Oct 9, 2026Fee not listedglobal
Magazine
No fee
New York Foundation for the Arts — 2027 NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: Visual and Multidisciplinary Arts
New York Foundation for the Arts
All Disciplines · Bipoc
Oct 13, 2026No fee
Residency
Closing soon
W. Eugene Smith Fund — W. Eugene Smith Grant 2026
W. Eugene Smith Fund
Essay · Photography
Oct 14, 2026Fee not listedglobal
CAS — The Meridian Award: $1,000 Unrestricted Cash Prize
CAS
Photography · Painting
Oct 15, 2026$1000.00global
Residency
Closing soon
Art Exhibition— a Common Ground With No Outside
Photography · Painting
Oct 15, 2026Fee not listedglobal
Residency
Closing soon
Residency
Closing soon
Show Your Art in Brighton This October — Arrival Gallery
Photography · Painting
Oct 15, 2026Fee not listedglobal
Gomma Publishing Ltd — Gomma Grant 2026 — FIRST deadline
Gomma Publishing Ltd
All Disciplines
Oct 15, 2026€19.00
Residency
Thin Air Magazine — TAM33 Visual Art Submissions (PRINT)
Thin Air Magazine
Visual Arts
Oct 20, 2026No fee
Residency
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) — VCCA Fellowships and Residencies for Visual Artists
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA)
All Disciplines · Painting
Oct 20, 2026$30.00Amherst, VA
Residency
Metonym Literary Journal: Art/Photography
Metonym Literary Journal
Writing
Oct 25, 2026No feeOnline / Remote
Fellowship
No fee
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation — Guggenheim Fellowships in Creative Arts
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
All Disciplines · Photography
Oct 25, 2026No feeUnited States & Canada
Exhibition
LasLagunaArtGallery — 2026-New-Gotta keep Politics and Art Going but now adding In-Gallery Show
LasLagunaArtGallery
All Disciplines · Craft
Oct 25, 2026$35.00
Lucid Art Residency Program 2027
Lucid Art Foundation
Photography · Painting
Oct 26, 2026Fee not listedglobal
Residency
2026 H2 Open Call from Japanese Artist In Residence “SAIKONEON” nearby Mt.Fuji. Application for the second Half of 2026
Saikoneon
Photography · Painting
Oct 31, 2026Fee not listedglobal
Residency
L.a. Axis — Los Angeles Exhibition & International Showcase
Photography · Painting
Oct 31, 2026$40.00global
Residency
2026 H1 Open Call from Japanese Artist In Residence “SAIKONEON” nearby Mt.Fuji. Application for the First Half of 2026
Saikoneon
Photography · Painting
Oct 31, 2026Fee not listedglobal
Magazine
No fee
Atlantic Northeast: Submit Photography and Art for Atlantic Northeast
Atlantic Northeast
Writing
Oct 31, 2026No feeOnline / Remote
Residency
Christkindl Markt Application 2026 — 53rd Annual Event
Christkindl Markt
All Disciplines · Craft
Oct 31, 2026$25.00
Connections Literary Magazine — Fall 2026 Photography (Art)
Connections Literary Magazine
Photography
Oct 31, 2026No fee
Residency
Fellowships for Americans in the Nordic Countries
ERI
Photography · Painting
Nov 1, 2026Fee not listedglobal
Residency
Fellowship
Residency
Nordic Co-operation — Nordic Currents
Nordic Co-operation
Photography · Painting
Nov 1, 2026Fee not listedglobal
Magazine
No fee
Guides
Read before you apply
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