Women in Arts Magazine is a print publication published by Women in Arts Network. Issue 01 is the inaugural edition and will feature fifty women artists selected through this open call.

• Open to women artists aged 18 and over, including women-identifying and non-binary artists.
• Artists may be based in any country. There are no restrictions on nationality or residence.
• Open to artists at every stage: students, self-taught, emerging, mid-career and established.
• Gallery representation, formal training, exhibition history and publication history are not required.
• All submitted work must be the artist's own original work, and the artist must hold all rights to it.
• Previously exhibited, published or posted work is accepted.
• Collaborative work is accepted if all collaborators meet the eligibility criteria and consent to the submission.
• One submission per artist.

All visual art mediums are accepted, including painting, drawing, illustration, printmaking, collage, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, textile and fibre, glass, photography, digital art, new media, installation and conceptual practice.

Artists working in installation, video or performance should submit high-quality documentation images or video stills.

Work made with digital tools, including AI, is accepted where the artist's own creative authorship is central to the work. Please describe your process in your artist statement.

Images

If your image is larger than 5 MB, save it again as a JPEG at high quality (around 80–90%). This keeps the image sharp enough for print while bringing it under 5 MB.

For each work

Title, year, medium and dimensions (height × width × depth, in cm or inches).

About you

Selected works will be printed, so image quality is essential. Low-resolution or poorly photographed images cannot be published.

• Photograph in even daylight, away from direct sun.
• Keep the camera parallel to the work so the edges stay square.
• Crop to the edges of the work, with no frame, wall, floor or hands visible.
• Do not apply filters. Colours should match the original.
• Photograph three-dimensional work against a plain background, from its principal angle.
• Submit all three images at a similar quality and resolution.

The submission fee covers the review of all submissions and the administration of the open call. There are no publication fees, paid placements or paid upgrades. Selection and the Award are decided by the juror alone.

All eligible submissions are reviewed by juror Charuka Arora, Founder of Arts to Hearts Project, in three rounds: review, shortlist and final selection. Fifty artists will be selected for publication in Issue 01.

Criteria

• Quality and resolution of the work
• Distinctiveness of the artist's voice
• Coherence of the submitted works as a group
• Quality of the images

Career stage, representation and social media following are not considered. Due to the volume of submissions, individual feedback cannot be provided. The juror's decisions are final.

All applicants will be notified of the outcome by email in November 2026. Please check your spam folder.

Every selected artist receives

• A feature in the printed Issue 01, with works reproduced and credited in full
• Biography and artist statement printed alongside the work
• A listing in the index of artists
• Dedicated social media promotion on Women in Arts Network's Instagram, through a video feature and an editorial post
• A feature in the Women in Arts Network email newsletter
• A citable publication credit in Women in Arts Magazine, Issue 01
• Consideration for the $500 Women in Arts Magazine Award
• The option to order printed copies at a contributor rate

After selection

• Selected artists are asked to confirm their participation within 7 days of notification.
• We may request additional high-resolution files or information for print and promotion.

The juror's decision is final.

• Artists retain full copyright of their work at all times.
• By submitting, artists grant Women in Arts Network a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to reproduce selected works in Issue 01 and in the promotion of the issue and Women in Arts Magazine, including on social media and in email newsletters.
• Every reproduction is credited to the artist.
• Artworks are never altered or cropped without the artist's consent.
• Works that are not selected will not be used in any form.
• Artists confirm that the submitted work is their own and does not infringe the rights of any third party.

Each feature is designed by the magazine's design team. Before printing, selected artists will receive a proof of their pages to check names, titles, captions and credits. Factual corrections are made before the issue goes to print. Design decisions rest with the magazine.

The publication date will be announced to selected artists.

Personal information is used only to administer the open call and the publication. It is never sold or shared with third parties. Applicants may receive updates from Women in Arts Network and can unsubscribe at any time.