There are no rules. That is how art is born, how breakthroughs happen. Go against the rules or ignore the rules.   That is what invention is about." ~Helen Frankenthaler

Fusion Art is once again celebrating women artists with its 35th quarterly online art competition. For the Women Artist’s 2026 art competition, the gallery invites both 2D and 3D women artists, only, to submit their best artwork, regardless of their location or their experience or education in the art field.

Historically women artists have not received the respect and recognition that their talent deserves. Fusion Art wants to honor the greatness and talent of women artists. This is an international open competition so any subject matter and any media is acceptable. The work can range from realism to surrealism to abstraction and all women artists, over the age of 18, are encouraged to submit their best representational and/or abstract in any media.

Here is a link to the 8th Annual Women Artists Art Exhibition in order to help artists see what type of art was accepted in the past.

The deadline to enter this competition is November 25, 2026. 

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.

“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.

"For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at every moment; but the surrounding atmosphere brings it to life - the light and the air which vary continually." ~Claude Monet

Fusion Art invites submissions for the Landscapes 2026 Art Competition for an online exhibition during the month of December 2026.

For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art and photography depicting natural scenery and the physical elements of landforms such as mountains, hills, valleys, deserts, farmland, trees, rivers, lakes, ponds, forests, wilderness, polar regions, rainforests, islands and tropical landscapes. 

The artwork can range from realism to surrealism to abstraction and all artists, regardless of location or experience, are encouraged to submit their best landscapes art in any medium.

The deadline to enter this competition is December 1, 2026. 

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.

“The urban environment is chock-full of... symbols – street signs, lights, arrows, figures and trees... They provide a distinctive sparkle and reality to cityscapes.” ~Sidney Hermel 

Fusion Art invites submissions for the 2027 Urban Landscapes Art Competition for an online exhibition during the month of February 2027. 

For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art depicting cityscapes - cities, towns, urban scenes and/or any related metropolitan subjects. All artists, regardless of location or experience, are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art and photography.

Here is a link to the Urban Landscapes 2026 Art Exhibition in order to help artists see what type of art was accepted in the past.

The deadline to enter this competition is February 1, 2027. 

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. AI generated artwork will not be accepted.
• "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 $30 for up to 2 images (average for $15 per image).
• A nonrefundable entry fee of $45 for up to 5 images (average of $9 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.

“Colour is everything, black and white is more.” ~Dominic Rouse

Fusion Art invites submissions for the Black & White 2027 Art Competition for an online exhibition during the month of January 2027.

For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best art and photography using black & white & the nuanced shades in between. Any subject matter and any media are acceptable for this competition. The artwork can range from realism to surrealism to abstraction and artists, regardless of location or experience, are encouraged to submit their best representational and/or nonrepresentational art and photography.

Here is a link to the Black & White 2026 Art Exhibition in order to help artists see what type of art was accepted in the past.

The deadline to enter this competition is January 1, 2027. 

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. AI generated artwork will not be accepted.
• "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 $30 for up to 2 images (average for $15 per image).
• A nonrefundable entry fee of $45 for up to 5 images (average of $9 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.

Fusion Art is thrilled to offer a Fusion Art Featured Artist Membership program.
This non-exclusive, curated Featured Artist Membership will give artists an opportunity to receive ongoing promotion all year long.
The goal of this new Fusion Artist Membership is to provide even more promotion opportunities for emerging, mid-career and professional artists.

Application Fee:

• There is a $45 application fee, which will be applied to the first year’s membership fee if accepted.
• Artists are encouraged to enter the maximum number of images allowable for the application fee so as to show they have an overall cohesive body of work. 
• Payment is required at the time of entry.
• Application fees are inclusive of New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax.
• If artists do not follow the application rules, for example they do not have a qualified website to jury, but still apply, the entire $45 application fee is not refundable. There are no exceptions to this rule.
• Entrance does not guarantee acceptance.

For full application rules, eligibility, jury selection and benefits for Artists, please visit the Fusion Featured Artist Membership page HERE.
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