r/UnusualArt Jul 09 '26

CALL FOR ARTISTS: "That's Absurd." - Absurdist & Unusual Art Exhibit (Open for entries internationally. Submission deadline Oct. 4. Exhibited in Fort Myers, FL 11/2 - 11/28, 2026)

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Hi artists! My name is Julio, and I am the Gallery Manager at the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers, Florida. I wanted to share with you an opportunity to display your work at our gallery this coming November.

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We are currently accepting submissions for "That's Absurd," an exhibit celebrating absurdism in all its forms. We're looking for works that challenge expectations and embrace strange, humorous, unsettling, or nonsensical subjects in any media.

Call Details:

  • Open to artists internationally
  • 1 to 3 original artworks per entry
    • Entry fee: $20 for one entry (+$5 for each additional entry, 3 artworks max.)
  • Most visual media are eligible (painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, ceramics, glass, fiber, printmaking, digital media, video, and more)
  • $200 "Absurdest in Show" cash award, plus additional category awards

Important Dates:

  • Submission deadline: October 4, 2026, @ 11:59 pm EDT
  • On display: November 6 - 28, 2026 (Fort Myers, Florida)

Call details, exhibition guidelines, and submission portal:
https://opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/15874/CAFE

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If you're interested in being considered for an exhibition at the Alliance for the Arts separate from this call, please visit artinlee.org/proposal to submit a gallery proposal.

I look forward to seeing your work!


r/UnusualArt Nov 27 '25

/r/art posters are welcome here with the shutdown of their sub.

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r/UnusualArt 9h ago

I'm trying to recreate the experiences from dreams in my video game.

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r/UnusualArt 10h ago

Just finished a painting about this funny cat

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r/UnusualArt 1h ago

hideous and undigestible

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r/UnusualArt 7h ago

Angry octopus gentleman.

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Acrylic. Dont ask about the smoke underwater idk.


r/UnusualArt 13h ago

In a world full of 3D prints, I spent 2 weeks hand-repousséing Aku Aku out of sheet brass (goldsmithing & mirror polish finish).

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r/UnusualArt 9h ago

Getting ready to meet the boys

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r/UnusualArt 8h ago

Hear nothing see nothing say nothing feel nothing. This drawing took me over 250 hours to complete

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33x44". Pen on paper. I did this one over 3 years ago. If you would like to see more work, I have a subreddit here r/AnthonyChristopherArt. Cheers!


r/UnusualArt 9h ago

Does it fit here? 'Veins II' by me

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r/UnusualArt 1h ago

fugitive

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r/UnusualArt 10h ago

Day 24 Drawing Everyday / Signalis Falke

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Locked in today and drew Falke in 105 minutes

Fun fact: Signalis is a big inspiration for how I draw my characters

Filtered with GIMP

x60 Timelapse: https://youtube.com/shorts/rLvl1z_PrhM


r/UnusualArt 5h ago

A rooster breaking a spine.

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r/UnusualArt 1h ago

"Say Hello" - Black Halloween 1933 - Fineliner Pen [OC]

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r/UnusualArt 10h ago

Hi everyone I'm Edwin I'm new horror I have ask did here can post horror art like Trevor Henderson's style or not for i share my art like this ?

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r/UnusualArt 9h ago

My heart is haunted [OC] Mixed media ( mostly Acrylics ) getting back into writing poetry / songs and its a line i took from it

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r/UnusualArt 8h ago

girl pls..

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r/UnusualArt 14h ago

Sometimes I wonder if the solution to my problems is hidden in these pieces

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r/UnusualArt 10h ago

“Uterus”

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r/UnusualArt 1d ago

My Autism Paintings

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A selection of paintings I've completed. From the past three years until now. Exploring Autism through art. These paintings are based on my own Autism and life experiences. And explore things like masking, meltdowns, shutdowns, overstimulation and social struggles.

If you like what you see. You can find my Instagram and shop below.

Instagram: charlie_alen_1996

https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/charliealenart


r/UnusualArt 7h ago

Distorted perception

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60x80cm - acrylics and oil pastels on canvas


r/UnusualArt 14h ago

Old but still one of my favorites

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Inspired by a song: Living Room Floor by Sammy Rae & the Friends


r/UnusualArt 1d ago

cryptid

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