---
title: FEATURED ARTIST OF THE MONTH — Juried Monthly Award
description: >-
  Rolling international open call: one visual artist juried monthly as Featured
  Artist of the Month, with a solo page on palmgallery.art and permanent archive
  listing.
url: 'https://www.artsume.com/programs/6750de0b-fb45-4ca1-8dbb-4c4984c52611'
type: program
status: open
createdAt: '2026-09-04'
updatedAt: '2026-09-29'
programType: Prize/award
organization: Palm Art Gallery
organizationUrl: 'https://www.artsume.com/o/palm-art-gallery'
entryFee: 32 USD
location: 'Los Angeles, CA, United States'
isOnline: true
compensationRange: >-
  No payment stated; selected artist receives a featured solo page on
  palmgallery.art, curatorial promotion, and permanent archive inclusion.
  Selected artworks are available for purchase through the exhibition's online
  link.
disciplines:
  - painting
  - drawing
  - sculpture
  - photography
  - digital art
  - mixed media
careerStages:
  - Emerging artist
  - Mid-career
  - Established
---

# FEATURED ARTIST OF THE MONTH — Juried Monthly Award

**Hosted by:** Palm Art Gallery

**Type:** Prize/award | **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States | **Entry fee:** $32

## About This Program

> "No theme"

FEATURED ARTIST — Juried Monthly Award is a rolling, juried open call for visual artists seeking professional recognition and sustained visibility. Each month, the selected artist is featured on a dedicated solo page on palmgallery.art, showcasing up to four artworks for one month, followed by permanent inclusion in the Previous Featured Artists of the Month archive with an ongoing public link. Original artworks in 2D and 3D media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, digital art, and mixed media.

All styles are accepted, including abstract and representational. No theme and no fixed deadline.

Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis through a monthly juried review, and one artist is selected each month as Featured Artist of the Month, receiving elevated visibility and curatorial promotion through our exhibition and publication platforms. Artists may submit multiple times throughout the year with new or updated work.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Career Stage:** Emerging artist, Mid-career, Established
- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, digital art, mixed media
- **Note:** Location Eligibility Type: International — open to all visual artists worldwide, from all locations and all career levels. Submission Limit: 1. Categories: original artworks in 2D and 3D media. Styles: all styles accepted, including abstract and representational. Size: no size limit.

Creation Year: no limit. Originality: artworks must be entirely the entrant's work without supervision; no copies or derivatives of other works. Rights: artists must have all rights to present and publish their artworks internationally. Photo requirements: only the artwork should be visible (no frames or extraneous backgrounds). Other restrictions: artworks containing pornographic, violent, racist, or religiously hateful content are not admissible.

### Additional Requirements

3 to 10 images of original artwork (JPG, RGB, 300 DPI, min. 1000 pixels wide or tall, max. 2MB file size, named as Artist's first and last name, Artwork's name; only the artwork visible, no frames or extraneous backgrounds).

### Artist Data:

- full name
- city and country of residence
- phone
- email
- social media links (optional)
- website (optional)
- artist statement.

### Artwork Data for each piece:

- title
- category
- medium
- creation year
- size (Width x Height x Depth) in inches
- artwork description
- price in USD.

## Compensation & Benefits

No payment stated; selected artist receives a featured solo page on palmgallery.art, curatorial promotion, and permanent archive inclusion. Selected artworks are available for purchase through the exhibition's online link.

No selection fees. Rewards are visibility-based: a dedicated solo page on palmgallery.art showing up to four artworks for one month, permanent inclusion in the Previous Featured Artists of the Month archive with an ongoing public link, presentation in an international online group exhibition hosted by Palm Art Gallery, and curatorial promotion. Exhibition links and artist pages remain active indefinitely.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** February 20, 2026

## Contact

**Email:** alain.bali@gmail.com

**Phone:** 310-926-4864

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=16993