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Art by Patricia Bevan, Ireland

Open calls

May 31
Artist of the Spring
Juried art exhibition
Media:
Deadlines:
05/31/2026
Fee:
$15 for entry, $12 (2-4 entries),
            $10 (5 or more entries).
            
Exhibition gallery
Jun 05
Flowers
Juried art exhibition
Media:
Deadlines:
06/05/2026
Fee:
$15 for entry, $12 (2-4 entries),
            $10 (5 or more entries).
            
Exhibition gallery
Undefined

News

April 29, 2026
The winners of the Nature, Abstract, and Dreams juried exhibitions are announced

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

April 28, 2026
The print edition of UPWARD's Quarterly Winter 2025-2026 is available for order!

In this issue you can read interviews with the winners of our exhibitions, get introduced to selected artworks by artists who received 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Merit Awards.

Exhibitions

Dreams
Juried art exhibition
Media:
Exhibition Gallery
Winner's List
Abstract
Juried art exhibition
Media:
Exhibition Gallery
Winner's List
Nature
Juried art exhibition
Media:
Exhibition Gallery
Winner's List

Solo Exhibitions

Olga McNamara
Cyprus, Ireland

Interviews

Daniel Ryan Oliver: My artistic style falls somewhere under the umbrella of surrealism
March 31, 2026
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

UPWARD's Quarterly Art Magazine

UPWARD's Quarterly Winter 2025-2026
UPWARD's Quarterly Autumn 2025
UPWARD's Quarterly Summer 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

Tiny Moses
Texas
Tiny Moses is a mixed media comic character come to life. Since...
Hayley Stevenson
Oxfordshire
Sarah
Cork, Ireland
Sarah Murphy is a visual artist who uses mainly gouache. She enjoys...
Sylvia L
Ireland
I am a Dublin born artist, I work out of my studio located in Saggart...
10past9
New Jersey
Growing up in Hong Kong and the United States, Andrew always had a...

Studio Visit

Siobhan Kekoa: I hope to honor all my Elders, Ancestors, and Peoples through my work
March 31, 2026
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

New artworks

Karma
San Diego, CA
Karma
San Diego, CA
Pintora
Pasadena, MD
Pintora
Pasadena, MD
AKrone
Kansas
JT Studio
Toronto, Canada
JT Studio
Toronto, Canada
JT Studio
Toronto, Canada
JT Studio
Toronto, Canada
Tiffany Tam
Seattle, WA
Tiffany Tam
Seattle, WA
Ali Maleki
Fredericksburg VA , USA
Ali Maleki
Fredericksburg VA , USA
Samantha Glover
Indianapolis

Arts

Zeolast
10past9
New Jersey
B Estevez
France
Francesco Puliga
Jeff N
California, US
Nisreen Art
Tinker Bell
Hoffman Est.
Bela Balog
Budapest
threaded_landscapes
Wicklow
Paint by Impulse
San Francisco
TML
ISRAEL
Amy Newton-McConnel
Phoenix, AZ
brut carniollus
Radovljica, Slovenia
Marlene Jorge
USA