RED 2026
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“I want a red to be sonorous, to sound like a bell. If it doesn’t turn out that way, I add more reds and other colors until I get it.” ~ Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Fusion Art invites submissions for the Red 2026 art competition for an online exhibition during the month of November 2026.
The color Red dominates human emotion as the color of passion, power, and intensity—from blazing anger to tender love. For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art and photography using red as the primary color in their work to convey strong feelings and psychological depth. While red should be the predominant visual element, other colors can be used to enhance its emotional impact and meaning.
This is an international open competition so any subject matter and any media are acceptable as long as red is the primary color used. All artists, regardless of location or experience, are encouraged to submit their best representational and/or abstract work in any medium.
Revised Schedule for This Competition
From September 15th to October 15th, we'll be traveling through Europe exploring art in person after 8 years without a real break - so we're adjusting our schedule accordingly. The submission deadline for the 10th Annual "Patterns, Textures & Forms" Online Art Competition is moving from our usual 1st to November 5, 2026, and the exhibition opening will shift to November 10th. To balance out the later opening, the exhibition will run for an extra month on the website, giving your work more time on display.
The deadline to enter this competition is November 5, 2026.
Revised Schedule for This Competition
From September 15th to October 15th, we'll be traveling through Europe exploring art in person after 8 years without a real break - so we're adjusting our schedule accordingly. The submission deadline for the Everything Abstract 2026 Art Competition is moving from our usual 1st to November 5, 2026, and the exhibition opening will shift to November 10th. To balance out the later opening, the exhibition will run for an extra month on the website, giving your work more time on display.
Acceptable Mediums & Sizes
- "Traditional" is open to the following 2D mediums: painting, drawing, pastels, inks, pencil, printmaking, encaustic, fabric, collage and mixed media.
- "Photography & Digital" is open to the following mediums: analog photography, digital photography, digital photo artwork, digital painting, digital manipulations, digital collage, photopainting, vector drawing, digital mixed media (integrated art). Digital Art that is a derivative work, created from another original artwork, must be significantly different as to constitute a new original work. The gallery reserves the right to request a copy of the original artwork if copyright infringement is suspected.
- "3-Dimensional" Art is open to the following media: relief, pottery, sculpture, installation, kinetic, and conceptual 3-D artworks created in metal, paper, wood, stone, fiber, plastics, glass, ceramics, or any other material which can be used to create 3-dimensional art. All 3D entries require front, back and side views for it to be considered and properly juried. There is no additional fee for these additional images. Please see entry form for instructions.
- There are no size limitations on the artwork.
- Artwork does not have to be for sale to be entered into the competition.
- IMAGE LABELING: Image should be labeled as FirstName_LastName_Title.jpeg. Example: John_Smith_Untitled.jpg.
Entry Fees
- A nonrefundable entry fee of $25 for 1-2 images.
- A nonrefundable entry fee of $40 for up to 5 images (average of $8 per image).
- Artists may enter the competition more than once if they have more than 5 works they want to be considered.
- Artists are encouraged to enter the maximum number of images allowable for the entry fee. All images entered are not guaranteed to be accepted.
- Payment is required at the time of entry. Entry fees are inclusive of New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax (if applicable).
- ENTRY FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE
For information on the awards given for this competition, please see the main prospectus HERE.