EXHIBITION DETAIL

The American Women Artists’ annual online juried competition is open to all levels of AWA membership. AWA will distribute over $10,000 in cash awards. Selected artists are also eligible for in-kind awards, including advertisements, art materials, and subscriptions from AWA’s generous donors. In addition to cash and in-kind awards – including a $2,000 cash Grand Prize award – approximately 120 works selected will appear on AWA’s online gallery for an entire year, be featured in our monthly digital magazine, and be promoted through AWA’s social media channels. Jurors are award-winning artists and include Gladys Roldan-de-Moras, a Prix de West award-winning artist known for her paintings of Spanish culture; Kathrine Lemke Waste, former AWA President and California contemporary realist painter; and Louise Solecki Weir, world renowned Canadian sculptor.

American Women Artists is dedicated to the inspiration, celebration, and encouragement of women in the visual Fine Arts. As part of our mission, AWA not only increases the visibility of women’s art in museums across the U.S., but also offers financial support, recognizing mastery in the field. If you are not yet an AWA member, we invite you to join as an Associate Member and enter our 2026 Online Juried Exhibition! Call for Entries: January 12 – March 13, 2026. Selected artists will be notified March 31, 2026.

ELIGIBILITY

Open to women at least 18 years of age, who are working in the fine arts and residents of either the United States or Canada. To submit and show works, applicants and finalists MUST BE A CURRENT MEMBER of American Women Artists.