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Art by Patricia Bevan, Ireland

Open calls

Mar 30
Nature
Juried art exhibition
Media:
Deadlines:
03/30/2026
Fee:
$15 for entry, $12 (2-4 entries),
            $10 (5 or more entries).
            
Exhibition gallery
Apr 15
Abstract
Juried art exhibition
Media:
Deadlines:
04/15/2026
Fee:
$15 for entry, $12 (2-4 entries),
            $10 (5 or more entries).
            
Exhibition gallery
Apr 21
Dreams
Juried art exhibition
Media:
Deadlines:
04/21/2026
Fee:
$15 for entry, $12 (2-4 entries),
            $10 (5 or more entries).
            
Exhibition gallery
Apr 29
Artist of the Spring
Juried art exhibition
Media:
Deadlines:
04/29/2026
Fee:
$15 for entry, $12 (2-4 entries),
            $10 (5 or more entries).
            
Exhibition gallery
Undefined

News

March 11, 2026
The winners of the Imagine, Portrait, Countryside, and Artist of the Winter exhibitions are named

The expert jury announced the names of the winners.

February 9, 2026
The print edition of UPWARD's Quarterly Autumn 2025 is available for order!

The exhibition's expert jury has published their results on the gallery's website.

Exhibitions

Artist of the Winter
Juried art exhibition
Media:
Exhibition Gallery
Winner's List
Countryside
Juried art exhibition
Media:
Exhibition Gallery
Winner's List
Portrait
Juried art exhibition
Media:
Exhibition Gallery
Winner's List

Solo Exhibitions

Olga McNamara
Cyprus, Ireland

Interviews

Morgan McCarthy: Art is a challenge for the artist as well as the viewer
February 2, 2026
Joely Ramo: The most important thing about art to me is creating awareness
January 15, 2026
Caitlin Downey: The most important thing about art for me is its therapeutic properties
January 12, 2026
Stephen Bourque: I try to create works that immediately grab my audience's attention
January 9, 2026
Susan Millan: I don’t just love to paint—I paint to live
January 8, 2026

UPWARD's Quarterly Art Magazine

UPWARD's Quarterly Autumn 2025
UPWARD's Quarterly Summer 2025
UPWARD's Quarterly Spring 2025

UPWARD's Special Editions

UPWARD's Special Edition Stephen Bourque 2025
UPWARD's Special Edition Olga McNamara 2025
UPWARD's Special Edition Norman Ellis 2025

Artists -> see all

Rovi Saleh
Arlington, VA
Join me in my artistic journey, I'm Rovi Saleh - an artist from...
M.osgouee
Iran,Tehran
I'm fine artist for 10 years and have shown my works in several...
Will
Chicago
Born in 1996 in Oak Park, IL. Currently lives and works in Chicago,...
Casey Mensing
Los Angeles
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Adrian Gazcón
Kokomo, IN
My name is Adrian Gazcón. I am a Mexican-American artist based out of...

Studio Visit

Beth Eckel: I am one of those artists who has no choice but to create
February 1, 2026
Rick Sullivan: Creativity needs to be visceral and kinetic
December 29, 2025
Rob Snyder: The studio is the lifeblood
September 8, 2025
Shayne Brantley: I’ll take my inspiration from the unstructured and the sublime at every turn
August 14, 2025

New artworks

SaraFunkDeeArt
New Jersey
SaraFunkDeeArt
New Jersey
AKrone
Kansas
AKrone
Kansas
acril1c
Spring, TX
Karma
San Diego, CA
Long Phi Tran
Vietnam
Long Phi Tran
Vietnam
Norm Ellis
Corona del Mar CA, USA
CSArt
Indianapolis, IN, USA
CSArt
Indianapolis, IN, USA
CSArt
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Dave Kwinter
Walnut Creek, CA
Dave Kwinter
Walnut Creek, CA

Arts

Billi London-Gray
Laramie, WY
BevanMcArt
West Cork, Ireland
Amine Naima
Morocco
Kenny DarkPoet Lapins
Chicago, IL
Carina Imbrogno
Stamford Connecticut
OaCH
USA
morrbyte
Ballybunion, Ireland
10past9
New Jersey
BevanMcArt
West Cork, Ireland
Adrienne Key
Seattle WA USA
Birdy Harrison
Los Angeles, CA
MoonFullArt
Ohio, United States of America
Anna W
Vienna
Bela Balog
Budapest