The best sites to list your art competition on

Getting your art competition seen by as many people as possible is always key to bringing in more submissions. Taking a little time to list it on external sites is always a great way to increase exposure. To save you time here are the top sites you can market your call on.

ArtRabbit

ArtRabbit is an online contemporary art resource created by a passionate team of editors, producers and programmers. They list art events, exhibitions and artist opportunities for their growing community of art professionals and enthusiasts. This is made available on their website, mobile app and weekly email newsletters for London, the UK, Berlin and New York, as well as various social media channels.

Location: Global
Cost: Free
Type: Curated Listing
Exposure: ~20,000 art practitioners

How: Fill a form on their site

London’s Artist Quarter

London’s Artist Quarter is a website created to support and promote the collective voices of artists and arts organisations living and working together in any capital city in the world. They publish events and artist opportunities such as studio spaces, competitions, prizes and more.

Location: London
Cost: Free
Type: Curated Listing
Exposure: Unknown

How: Register to their site here

ArtDeadline.com

Dubbed as the Internets oldest opportunity listing sites. Artdeadline is dedicated to the global distribution of information for artists and institutions. Their publications explore internet based art, artist publications, news networks and more.

Location: Global (founded US)
CostMultiple Packages (starting from free for calls without fees)
Type: Listing
Exposure480,000 unique daily views

How: Fill out this form

Moma.co.uk

Not to be confused with the Museum of Modern Art; Moma.co.uk is run by an Edinburgh based artist and designer named Grant Creegan. It is a work of passion to curate the works of artists the owner admires. As part of the site, he also includes a listing for art competitions worth taking note of.

Location: Mostly UK
Cost: Free
Type: Curated Listing
Exposure: Unknown

How: Contact Grant

Zealous

We’re not a listing site, but once your opportunity is published and you’re ready to take submissions on Zealous, we will share it with our network. So if you’re looking to simplify submissions and judging AND get exposure to our network. Look no further. Zealous will save you hours of work, and give you that additional boost to your marketing.

Location: Mostly UK
Publishes: Creative Competitions
Exposure: 70,000+ creatives and growing fast
Cost: Freemium (exposure to the network is free)

How: Create an account | Try a demo

Calendar For Artists

The artist calendar was created to bring together opportunities and organise them for artists in order of closing date. They feature competitions, exhibitions, festivals and residencies.

Location: UK
Cost: Free
Type: Listing
Exposure: Unkown

How: Fill out this form

Art in Liverpool

Art in Liverpool aims to be the hub for all information and critique related to Liverpool’s thriving visual arts scene. It is an independent listings site for visual arts, as well as a platform for critically engaged writing about art. Covers galleries and museums across the Merseyside region.

Location: Liverpool (Merseyside Region)
Cost: Free
Type: Curated Listing
Exposure: 31,000 Twitter Followers

How: Fill out this form

Contest Watchers

Contest Watchers is a website dedicated to creative challenges and competitions worldwide. Contests on Contest Watchers are organised in categories, grouped by status, discipline and several other parameters.

Location: Global
Cost: Free
Type: Curated Listing
Exposure: Unknown

How: Fill out this form

Contemporary Visual Arts Network

The Contemporary Visual Arts Network represents and supports a diverse and vibrant visual arts ecology, embracing a broad range of artistic and curatorial practices across the nine English regions. They aim to support and promote the visibility and resilience of the contemporary visual arts ecology in England.

Location: UK
Cost: Free
Type: Curated Listing
Exposure: Unknown

How: Fill out this form

C4E

Call for Entries aims to connect events and art opportunities with artists and photographers. These events include art calls, competitions, photo contests, art fairs, artist residencies, award submissions, exhibition opportunities, grants and more.

Location: Global (US Based)
Cost:  Member listings (free), Public listings ($30 – $145)
Type: Listing
Exposure: Unkown

How: Register here

ArtQuest

ArtQuest aims to help artists find work, make work, sell work and network. Their programme is for professional artists at any stage in their careers, working in any medium.

Location: UK
Cost: Free
Type: Curated Listing
Exposure: 28,000+ Twitter Followers

How: Fill out this form

I Send You This

Isendyouthis is a website editor for professional artists. They also list opportunities free of charge for artists.

Location: Global
Cost: Free
Type: Curated Listing
Exposure: 8,000 weekly

How: Fill out this form

Creative Scotland

Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen, and creative industries across all parts of Scotland. They distribute funding from the Scottish Government and The National Lottery.

Location: Scotland
Cost: Free
Type: Curated Listing
Exposure: 88,000+ on Twitter

How: Register here

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