ArtCall — a professional online platform for competitions and exhibition open calls
The platform is suitable for artists and photographers who want to understand the mechanics of exhibition competitions and how applications are submitted in an international context. The platform combines a catalogue of open calls and tools for creating your own competitions, serving as both a navigation and working tool.
Catalogue of opportunities and external projects
The database publishes competitions and exhibition open calls from galleries, universities, and cultural institutions. In such cases, applications are submitted directly on the organisers’ websites. The catalogue features projects from the United States, Europe, Canada, and international online formats, making the platform convenient for navigating the global exhibition field.
Internal competitions as a learning environment
Some projects are created within the platform itself. These are portfolio shows and exhibition competitions that demonstrate how the application system works: profile creation, uploading works, and the structure of the author’s online gallery. This format helps to understand the requirements and logic of the competition procedures without unnecessary pressure.
Showcase of opportunities and working with portfolios
ArtCall’s internal competitions serve as a showcase of opportunities. They demonstrate how to structure a portfolio, manage publications, and use the service as a basis for presenting one’s practice. For emerging authors, this is a convenient way to test the submission of applications in an international format.
Access for artists
For artists and photographers, viewing announcements remains free of charge. You can explore open calls, check requirements and submission deadlines, and participate in projects both within the system and on external platforms. The cost of participation is determined by the terms of the specific competition and is not related to access to the catalogue.
Focus on exhibition formats The
platform’s main focus is on exhibition projects. Most of the announcements are related to portfolio exhibitions, juried competitions, themed shows, and art challenges. The commercial sale of works is not the key objective of the service — ArtCall focuses specifically on participation, selection, and presentation of works.
Tools for organisers
Tools for accepting applications and working with juries are provided for galleries, educational programmes, and cultural institutions. The pricing system allows both small independent initiatives and large exhibition and educational projects to use the platform.
Who will benefit from the platform
It will be useful for students, emerging authors, and experienced artists who want to understand the mechanics of exhibition competitions and work with applications in a structured system. The English-language interface is simple and does not require any special training.
