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Art by Amy Newton-McConnel, USA

Open calls

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
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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

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

BarnWell
Indianapolis, IN
Isaiah Lopez is an accomplished multimedia artist who has developed a...
OC George
Lagos, Nigeria
OC George is a multidisciplinary artist shifting through mediums and...
Bumpy Wilson
Chicago, IL
Bumpy was born in 1995 in the Chicagoland area. Following a hard...
Miemie
Chicago, IL
Qixin Chen was born (2001) and raised in Shenzhen, Guangdong. She...
KM Martell
Wicklow, Ireland
Kayla lives and paints in the beautiful countryside of Wicklow,...

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

Norm Ellis
Corona del Mar CA, USA
Norm Ellis
Corona del Mar CA, USA
Jordyn
Indianapolis
Samantha Glover
Indianapolis
Diana Kemp
United States
Diana Kemp
United States
Ren Barnes
Virginia
Ren Barnes
Virginia
Ren Barnes
Virginia
Imdyingforthis
Houston, TX
Imdyingforthis
Houston, TX
Le Nguyen
Katy, TX
Le Nguyen
Katy, TX
Debbineek J. Jenkins
Texas

Arts

Tinker Bell
Hoffman Est.
OaCH
USA
PATHOS
Toronto, Canada
BevanMcArt
West Cork, Ireland
Liz Boeder
United States
KM Martell
Wicklow, Ireland
Mefio
United Kingdom
TBK
Sewickley, Pennsylvania, 15143
B Estevez
France
Susan Harmon
Chicago
Theresa Murphy
Ireland
Mina tahmasb kazemi
iran
Eurydice
Amherst, MA
Padma Aleti
NEW JERSEY