Current Listings: (Scroll Down to see ALL the shows!)

Southern California Plein Air Painters Association
2026 Back Bay Show and Festival

Entry Opening: 4/10/2026
Entry Deadline: 6/10/2026,
Locale: Members Only

Laguna Plein Air Painters Association
From Dusk to Dawn 2026

Entry Opening: 1/15/2026
Entry Deadline: 6/15/2026,
Locale: Open to all LPAPA Signature, Artist and Student Members in good standing

International Society of Scratchboard Artists
15th Annual Exhibition of the International Society of Scratchboard Artists

Entry Opening: 4/5/2026
Entry Deadline: 6/15/2026,
Locale: Members Only

Modern Impressionist Magazine
Modern Impressionist Salon May/June 2026

Entry Opening: 5/15/2026
Entry Deadline: 6/15/2026,
Locale: This contest is open to all 2D artists internationally

Twenty 20 Gallery
What A Wonderful World

Entry Opening: 4/23/2026
Entry Deadline: 6/24/2026,
Locale: Open to California Photographers. Accepted work must be hand delivered to Twenty 20 Gallery located at 3637 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92056

California Art Club
Turning Tides

Entry Opening: 9/5/2025
Entry Deadline: 6/24/2026,
Locale: Open to current members of the California Art Club including Associate Artists, Student Artists, Artists, Out-of-State Artists, Mentorship Program Artists, Student Artists and Signature Artists.

New England Sculptors Association
Cape Cod Open Sculpture Invitational 2026 Indoor Exhibition

Entry Opening: 4/20/2026
Entry Deadline: 6/26/2026,
Locale: Open to artists nationwide

Coastal Arts League
California Dreamin’ - Plein Air Show

Entry Opening: 1/6/2026
Entry Deadline: 7/1/2026,
Locale: Open to regional artists, 18 years and older, living in the SF Bay Area.

Connecticut Women Artists
2026 CWA National Open Juried Exhibition

Entry Opening: 2/12/2026
Entry Deadline: 7/7/2026,
Locale: Current CWA members and national women artists

Central Mass Pastel Society
2026 Marks of Distinction

Entry Opening: 5/29/2026
Entry Deadline: 7/12/2026,
Locale: Open to artists in US and Canada

Pastel Society of Southern California (PSSC)
8th Annual Make Your Mark! International Open Show

Entry Opening: 6/4/2026
Entry Deadline: 7/20/2026,
Locale: Open to artists worldwide

California Art Club
Sunset at the Pacific's Edge

Entry Opening: 8/22/2025
Entry Deadline: 7/22/2026,
Locale: Open to current and active juried Artists, Out-of-State Artists, Mentorship Program Artists, and Signature Artists of the California Art Club. Please note: Associate Artists and non-members of the CAC are not eligible for consideration.

City of Pleasanton, Firehouse Arts Center
Yesterday Once More, Scenes from the Past

Entry Opening: 6/1/2026
Entry Deadline: 7/24/2026,
Locale: Open to artists in the Greater Bay Area, as long as work(s) can be hand-delivered to the Harrington Gallery: 4444 Railroad Avenue, Pleasanton, CA 94566

Women Painters West
LANGUAGE OF PAINT

Entry Opening: 3/17/2026
Entry Deadline: 7/26/2026,
Locale: Members Only

Wicker Park Fine Art Fair
Wicker Park Fine Art Fair - Waitlist

Entry Opening: 2/2/2026
Entry Deadline: 7/29/2026,
Locale: Open to Artists Nationwide, applying for waitlist

Iowa Pastel Society
Glorious Pastels 2026

Entry Opening: 6/1/2026
Entry Deadline: 7/31/2026,
Locale: Open to Iowa Pastel Society members only. Link to join in prospectus.

California Art League
Succession

Entry Opening: 5/19/2026
Entry Deadline: 8/2/2026,
Locale: Open to Artists Nationwide

California Art Club
In the Open Air

Entry Opening: 9/5/2025
Entry Deadline: 8/12/2026,
Locale: Open to current members of the California Art Club including Associate Artists, Student Artists, Artists, Out-of-State Artists, Mentorship Program Artists, Student Artists and Signature Artists.

Coastal Arts League
America the Bountiful - Photography Show 2026

Entry Opening: 1/6/2026
Entry Deadline: 9/1/2026,
Locale: Open to regional artists, 18 years and older, living in the SF Bay Area.

Ellis County Art Association
Paint Historic Waxahachie 2026

Entry Opening: 6/3/2026
Entry Deadline: 9/30/2026,
Locale: Open to artists worldwide

Laguna Plein Air Painters Association
7th Annual “LPAPA Squared” Juried All-Member Show

Entry Opening: 1/19/2026
Entry Deadline: 10/19/2026,
Locale: Open to all LPAPA Signature, Artist and Student Members in good standing.

Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists
Full Spectrum - A joyful celebration of the colors from which we create

Entry Opening: 9/15/2025
Entry Deadline: 11/2/2026,
Locale: Open to artists worldwide

California Art Club
Flora Obscura

Entry Opening: 8/22/2025
Entry Deadline: 11/4/2026,
Locale: Open to current and active juried Artists, Out-of-State Artists, Mentorship Program Artists, and Signature Artists of the California Art Club. Please note: Associate Artists and non-members of the CAC are not eligible for consideration.

Demo
Demonstration Purposes Only

Entry Opening: 3/4/2018
Entry Deadline: 12/15/2027,
Locale: demo only

OnlineGalleryShows
Entry Portal for Accepted Entries: The Art of Now: Pushing Boundaries

Entry Opening: 5/19/2026
Entry Deadline: 5/19/2028,
Locale: Artists Accepted to The Art of Now: Pushing Boundaries only