Emerging artists and cultural practitioners bring a new wave of ideas, perspectives, and energy to the force of culture. They play a pivotal role in shaping new norms through free expression and creating safe spaces, fostering cooperation in times of community crises, and promoting just and fair ways of being. As such, emerging artists deserve the chance to experiment and build momentum in their work, and the Seed Award aims to support this journey. 

  
Each year, the Prince Claus Fund grants the Seed Award to 100 emerging artists who work in contexts where cultural expression is under pressure. The Seed Award is intended to give emerging artists the chance to amplify their practice and interests, thereby sparking a new wave of changemakers. 

  
The Seed Award is a trust-based grant, allowing recipients to determine the best way to utilise the support for their artistic and cultural development. This could include exploring new perspectives and nurturing connections, investing in materials, or simply taking time to experiment and focus on their work without financial pressures. 

  
The Seed Award offers support to talented and engaged emerging artists and cultural practitioners who are committed to improving their contexts and societies through socially and politically engaged work. We are particularly interested in supporting those with a grounded and innovative art practice that is inclusive in its process, implementation, and reach. 

Each Seed Award recipient will receive a grant of €5.000 to invest in developing their artistic and cultural practice on their own terms.

2025 Seed Awards for Emerging Artists

The Allegany Arts Council is pleased to announce a call for entries into its 2025 Teeny Tiny Art Show, taking place in collaboration with Allegany College of Maryland’s Hazen Gallery. The show celebrates small works and offers a total of $1500 in cash prizes and awards.

The Allegany Arts Council, located in Cumberland, MD, has long run a series of national, juried art competitions featuring photography, contemporary art and exploring themed topics. In 2024, the Council’s longtime home was sold to new ownership and our offices moved to temporary space while our new home is under renovation. During this time, we are collaborating with community partners to host pop-up exhibitions.

The Hazen Gallery, located on the campus of Allegany College of Maryland, is a very intimate gallery space located next to the university’s newly-remodeled performance theatre. Allegany County of Maryland is a community college offering numerous degree programs and preparatory programs for students seeking secondary education.

**Show Dates**

The exhibition will run from February 28-March 21, 2025, in the Hazen Gallery in Cumberland, Maryland. A Public Opening & Awards Ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, March 21, 2024, from 5:00PM-7:00PM. 

The show will be accessible to the public Wednesday-Saturday from 1:00PM-5:00PM daily during the exhibition period, as well as in a digital gallery. 

Exhibition in Allegany College of Maryland’s Hazen Gallery.

  
**Awards** 

Best in Show: $750

Second Place: $400

Third Place: $200

People’s Choice: $150

  

Teeny Tiny Art Show

OpenArt is a public art biennial with the next exhibition taking place June to September 2026 in the city center of Örebro, Sweden. Contemporary artworks are displayed outdoors and available for public interaction day and night.

  
OpenArt aims to exhibit artists working in a wide variety of art mediums and techniques. We are looking for artists who are interested in the connection between art and public space. We are especially interested in artworks taking on subjects such as collective processes, democracy and/or sustainable change. Artworks that engage the inhabitants of Örebro and invite people to imagine a new possible future.

  
Artists who intend to apply to OpenArt 2026 should apply with artworks that can be placed outdoors. It is possible to apply with already existing artworks or ideas to develop. We encourage artists to apply with two artworks as our aim is to show more than one artwork of the same artist.

  
It is required that the artists have the knowledge to manage their chosen materials and take part in the production and installation themselves. This also includes staying within the agreed budget and deadlines set in dialogue with the team. All participating artists receive an artist fee of minimum 10 000 SEK. OpenArt covers the cost of material, transportation, travel and accommodation.

  
OpenArt is run by a small team, able to offer technical advice and assistance during the production process. OpenArt has a large workshop space and outdoor facilities suitable for large productions and adjustments for already existing artworks. The artworks produced is of temporary character. We aim to use material carefully and in a sustainable way. Equally important is the plan for what will happen to the material after the exhibition.

Please read our FAQ before applying: www.openart.se/opencall

Participating artists gets a minimum of 10 000 SEK. OpenArt pays for accomodation, travel expences and production for the exhibition according to budget and agreements.

OPENART 2026

CICA Museum invites artists worldwide to participate in the international exhibition “Color 2025.” We are open to photography, 2D digital art, video art, interactive art, painting, and installation art.

  
\* Deadline: January 24, 2025

  
\* Category

\-Photographs & 2D Digital Art

\-Video & Interactive Art

\-Painting & Installation Art

  
\* Installation

\-Photography & 2D Digital Art

Selected works will be printed in 10×15 or 10×10 inches, framed, and installed by our curators & assistants. If requested by the artist, works can be printed and framed in different sizes. Additional fees may apply.

  
\-Video & Interactive Art

We will provide projectors and DVD/DIVX players for the show. Multiple single-channel works will be screened via a projector. If the work is required to be screened via a projector exclusively, or more than two projectors/monitors are needed, please indicate the special requirements in the submission email. Additional fees may apply.

  
\-Physical Works (Painting, Drawing, Print, Sculpture, and Installation Art)

The artist is responsible for the shipment and delivery of his/her physical work to and from CICA Museum, as well as all related expenses. The two-dimensional work should be no larger than 39 inch (1 m) on the longest side, and the installation piece should be no larger than 39x39x79 inches (1 x 1 x 2 m, w x l x h). The work that needs to be mounted on the wall should not exceed 10 kg. Please indicate in the submission email if you are interested in exhibiting works exceeding the size/weight limit.

  
\* Exhibition Dates: October 1 – 19, 2025

  
\*\*\*The dates are subject to change.

  
\*How to submit your work: Please visit our website for more information.

https://cicamuseum.com/call-for-artists-color/

Call for Artists: International Exhibition “Color 2025”

**Back to Basics**

  
**Thematic residency program for artists, writers, designers & creative minds**

  
**Periods:** 1 month (29 days/period)

**When:** July / August / September 2025

**Where:** Arteles Creative Center, Hämeenkyrö, Finland

**Application deadline:** 23rd of January 2025

  
Back to Basics is a multidisciplinary residency program that allows creative individuals to clear their minds, get back to focus, and (re)discover the very basis of their being. Take a break from your phone, reconnect with your creativity, be part of nature and learn to stay present again. 

  
**Read more & apply:** https://www.arteles.org
  
  

program, see details: https://www.arteles.org/back\_to\_basics\_residency.html

Back to Basics - residency program in Finland, Summer 2025

The City of Bend in partnership with Art in Public Places (AiPP) invites art students, emerging and professional Artists and Graphic Designers living in Deschutes, Jefferson or Crook County in Oregon to apply for a design-based commission for three Site Structures on the City’s Public Works Campus. Artists applying to this Call to Artists understand that they are being considered for all three locations at the initial application stage on CAFE to make it to the next round as a Finalist. In Phase 2, Finalists will propose specific designs for each the three Site Structures.

The Artist(s) will design inspired 2-D graphic art to be laser cut onto rusted Corten metal panels that will serve as the exterior cladding for the various small structures located on the Public Works Campus including a Bike Shelter, Trash Enclosure and Central Utility Plant Enclosure. The Artist(s) will provide digital files (DXF. or DWG.) of the work of art to be used by a local metal fabricator to laser cut the design onto the flat Corten metal panels. The panels will be installed onto the structures by the City’s Public Works Campus contractor.

See attached graphics package for location, scale, and the general inspiration for the three Site Structures.The project timeline is January – April 2025\. The Design Fee of $2,500 for the Trash Encloser, a $5,000 Design Fee for the Bike Shelter and a $7,500 Design Fee for the Central Utility Plant Surround Structure which are based the overall scale of each structure. One or more Artists may be selected.

Artwork displayed in The City of Bend.

  
The Design Fee of $2,500 for the Trash Encloser, a $5,000 Design Fee for the Bike Shelter and a $7,500 Design Fee for the Central Utility Plant Surround Structure which are based the overall scale of each structure.

Site Structures - Public Works Campus

**Exhibit in Brazil - Harmonia Exhibition**

  
**Show your work in Brazil without having to be physically present.**

The artists will not have to worry about anything.

No printing, no framing, no crating, no shipping, no customs.

We will take care of every detail.

  
**\- OPEN THEME**

  
**\- Artists from all nationalities, backgrounds and styles are welcome.**

  
**\- All mediums accepted** but the artworks must be in DIGITAL FORMAT, meaning that paintings, mix-media, sculptures and other formats will have to be photographed and sent to us. Short videos are also accepted.

  
\- We will print and mount all the selected images in Brazil.

  
**\- FREE Submission** \- Only the artists who get selected for the exhibition will be asked to pay the participation fee in order to cover the expenses.

  
**\- Submission Deadline: Thu 23 January 2025**

  
Please visit our website for more info.

https://www.artlymix.com/open-calls/

Free to apply. Pay for the costs ONLY if selected.

Exhibit in Brazil - Harmonia Exhibition  

John Glover was a successful British painter and contemporary of Turner and John Constable. Glover painted in the picturesque style advocated by Claude Lorraine, taking the Grand Tour of Europe and wandering the moors and mountains of Britain in search of inspiration.

  
Celebrating the legacy of John Glover, The John Glover Art Prize (Glover Prize) has become one of Australia’s most significant awards for landscape painting, open to artists from anywhere in the world. It is awarded annually by The John Glover Society Inc. for the work judged the best contemporary landscape painting of Tasmania. Landscape painting is defined in its broadest sense. The aim is to stimulate conversations about the meaning and possibilities expressed in the words landscape, painting and Tasmania.

The winner receives $80,000 plus a bronze maquette of colonial artist John Glover, designed by Peter Corlett and valued at $5000.

  
The Glover Prize is acquisitive, selected from around 40 works chosen by a panel of eminent judges. All other exhibitied entries are eligible for the (non-acquisitive) People’s Choice Award of $3000, the Children’s Choice Award of $500 and the Hanger’s Choice Award of $500.

  
The exhibition of finalists’ paintings is held over the March long-weekend in the historic Falls Park pavilion in Evandale, a village on the beautiful northern plains of Tasmania.

  
The John Glover Society Inc. shall be entitled to and will retain 30% commission on all works sold. The net sale proceeds will be paid to the Artist within thirty-five (35) days of sale, provided settlement has been made in accordance with the conditions of sale. Payment will be made by cheque in Australian dollars.

John Glover Aquisitive Prize

CICA Museum invites artists worldwide to participate in the Contemporary Art Solo Show Series and the publication. Each selected artist will have a solo exhibition for a week (Wednesday – Sunday) in the gallery space (around 44m2). The artists will be also featured in the the e-book, “CICA Art Now 2026,” which will be available via Amazon Kindle. The printed version will be available by order.

  
\*The categories include:

– Painting

– Photography

– Sculpture and Installation Art

– Performance

– Video & New Media Art

  
\*Timeline:

**January 24, 2025: Close submissions**

January 27 – February 10, 2025: Approvals: Selected artists will be notified by email.

Between July and December 2025: Contemporary Art Solo Show Series

August 1, 2026: Expected publication date of “CICA Art Now 2026”

  
\*How to submit your work: Please visit our website for more information.

**https://cicamuseum.com/call-for-artists-contemporary-art-solo-show-series/**

CICA Contemporary Art Solo Show Series Fall 2025

**The Rothko Museum invites artists to apply to the** **13th International Latgale Graphic Art Symposium** – a vibrant creative forum that remains the most significant international event in the graphic medium held in the Latgale Region. The symposium is produced by SIVIA Association in the Rothko Museum’s residency framework.

  
Over the years, this dynamic creative platform has brought together more than a hundred graphic artists from almost forty countries. Today, it continues to revitalise the graphic medium in Daugavpils and boost the international profile of Latgale through a range of printmaking activities that keep drawing artists to this vibrant region where creativity can truly thrive.

**What we provide or cover:**

  
1. Catering and accommodation in Daugavpils (for the symposium duration);
2. Studio space (several artists may have to share a studio);
3. Basic materials and tools;
4. Publicity (opportunity to present your portfolio; coverage in mass media);
5. Recreation (guided tours in and around the city, site visits to local art and culture institutions);
6. Symposium exhibition (opening on 21 March 2025).

13th International Latgale Graphic Art Symposium

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