Open call, Emerging Artists for Impact Award. The International Art Project, a 501(c)(3) foundation, invites visual artists who are currently enrolled in a BFA or MFA program, or who graduated from one within the past two years, to submit work for its inaugural Emerging Artists for Impact Award. Applicants must be 18 or older. No submission fee. An independent jury selects twenty finalists on artistic merit alone. There is no required subject. Finalists are exhibited together in Miami Beach during Miami Art Week, opening
November 30, 2026, and every finalist receives an award, $3,500 to the grand prize winner and $1,500 to each of the other nineteen. If you are selected and accept, the accepted work transfers to the International Art Project and is not returned, and you keep copyright. Deadline Friday, October 2, 2026, 11:59 PM ET.
Artists working in contemporary visual art disciplines are encouraged to apply, including:
- Painting
- Drawing
- Sculpture
- Photography
- Printmaking
- Mixed Media
- Fiber Arts
Deadline: 10/02/26
Location: Miami, FL
Website: https://internationalartproject.submittable.com/submit/364669/emerging-artists-for-impact-award-2026