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title: Ekphrastic Challenge Artwork (online)
description: Submit images for Rattle's monthly Ekphrastic Challenge; selected artists earn $100 and poets write poems in response.
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type: program
status: open
createdAt: "2026-10-24"
updatedAt: "2026-10-24"
programType: Open call
organization: Rattle
organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/rattle
deadline: "2026-12-31"
location: Spring, TX, United States
isOnline: true
compensationRange: $100 for participating
---

# Ekphrastic Challenge Artwork (online)

**Hosted by:** Rattle

**Type:** Open call | **Location:** Spring, TX, United States | **Deadline:** December 31, 2026

## About This Program

We need a dozen source images each year for our monthly Ekphrastic Challenge. If selected, your image will be posted online at Rattle.com for a chosen month, and poets will be able to write and submit a poem reacting to the image. You and Rattle's editor will then each choose your favorite to be published online the following month. The selected artists also receive $100 for participating. And it's fun.

To see how it works, visit our Ekphrastic Challenge page and check out some of the past winners.

**Submit up to five images for consideration. JPGs preferred.**

We use Submittable to accept and review our submissions.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** All disciplines

### Additional Requirements

- Submit up to five images for consideration
- JPGs preferred

## Compensation & Benefits

$100 for participating

**Includes:** Honorarium

## Timeline

- **Opens:** October 23, 2026
- **Deadline:** December 31, 2026

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://rattle.submittable.com/submit/28749/ekphrastic-challenge-artwork-online