Plantarium - 2026 (5th Juried Annual Exhibition, Publication, Sales)

Exhibit and publish your art inspired by plants of our planet

Gallerium proudly presents Plantarium - 2026, the 5th annual juried exhibition, publication and sales art opportunity.

Plantarium 2026 encourages artists to share their visual story of the plant world and create a unique botanical expression with their brilliant art of plants, herbs and vegetables, forests, trees, grass, flowers, and extensive usage. 

The planet will cease to exist without plants, and we enormously rely on the plant world and use them in diverse ways, from food and medicine to clothing, building, and fuel.

This opportunity is open to all artists; working in any 2D or 3D art medium worldwide. 

Submission is free, and a small fixed fee applies to selected artists only.

Last year's exhibition at: https://www.gallerium.art/plantarium-2025

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Bring the Green World to Life – Exhibit Your Plant-Inspired Art

Plantarium 2026: A Celebration of Botanical Wonder Through Art

What do you see when you look at a leaf? A simple form—or a universe of wisdom, memory, and life?

What happens in your heart when you walk into a forest, or see a flower blooming through a crack in the sidewalk?

If your art is rooted in awe, nurtured by the beauty of nature, or speaks in the language of petals, vines, roots, and chlorophyll, then Plantarium 2026 by Gallerium Art Exhibitions is your next creative home.

Why Submit to Plantarium 2026?

This isn’t just another art opportunity—it’s a living, breathing tribute to the plant world that sustains us all. Entering its 5th edition, Plantarium continues to grow into a global celebration of artistic expressions that highlight the silent miracles of plant life, from ancient trees to imagined blossoms.

Yes, there are awards, international exhibition and exposure, sales feature in Artsy, exhibition pages, social media features, and publication opportunities. But beyond the benefits, Plantarium is a space for artists who feel deeply connected to the green threads of life—and who want their voice to echo in harmony with the natural world.

In a world grappling with climate shifts, mental fatigue, and digital overload, this is your chance to ground your message—literally—in the beauty of botanical art.

What We're Looking For

Whether your work is figurative, abstract, surreal, symbolic, or conceptual—if it celebrates or is inspired by the plant realm, we welcome it.

Topics and Themes

Botanical Portraits: Singular studies of flowers, vegetables, trees, or leaves that capture their character and presence, like a sunflower with soul or a wise, weathered cactus.

Forests and Green Spaces: Majestic woods, hidden gardens, city parks, and green rooftops. Spaces where we breathe easier and feel more human.

Abstract Botanical Art: Let lines, shapes, and colors suggest the unseen language of plants—dreamlike representations that feel like nature in motion.

Environmental & Climate Art: Use plants to reflect on sustainability, deforestation, rewilding, or climate healing. Artworks that carry messages of hope, urgency, and regeneration.

Edible and Culinary Plants: A celebration of the farm to table journey. From juicy fruits and healing herbs to root vegetables and spices—paint what nourishes.

Medicinal & Ritual Plants: Visual narratives around ancient herbal wisdom—lavender, sage, chamomile, ginseng, ayahuasca, and beyond. Art as medicine.

Trees as Symbols: The tree of life, family trees, sacred groves. Explore myth, ancestry, growth, and the passage of time through arboreal art.

Plants & Mental Health: Houseplants, nature therapy, the healing presence of green. Artworks that express calm, grounding, growth, and emotional restoration.

Imaginary Flora: Invent new species, dream up glowing petals or forest spirits. Merge fantasy and botany into worlds unseen.

Seasons of Growth: Explore the plant world through the lens of seasons—spring’s renewal, summer’s bloom, autumn’s harvest, winter’s rest.

Urban Botanicals: Wildflowers in alleyways, vines overtaking buildings, plants growing in forgotten places—life finds a way.

Microscopic Botanica: Zoom into the unseen—pollen grains, plant cells, the internal architecture of a leaf. Science meets imagination.

Cultural & Sacred Plants: Banana leaves in temple rituals, olive branches for peace, marigolds on Day of the Dead altars. Explore plant symbolism across cultures.

Botanical Sculpture & 3D Expression: Plants interpreted through tactile forms—paper art, metalwork, fabric, ceramics. Invite the viewer to touch and feel.

Plants & Animals: Where flora meets fauna—pollination, symbiosis, nests in trees, butterflies on blossoms.

🌍 Plantarium is More Than a Show

It’s a visual greenhouse of meaning, emotion, connection, and truth. In every brushstroke, every pixel, every curve, artists like you remind us of what’s still sacred in a distracted world.

Join us in this journey to bring the green world to center stage.

Submit your work and let your art bloom.

An Exclusive Triple Art Opportunity

Selected artworks will receive global exposure and career-boosting opportunities, including:

Exhibition by Gallerium – Your art will be showcased in an exclusive international online exhibition, reaching art lovers, collectors, and curators worldwide.

Publication – All jury-selected artworks will be published in the official catalog. A selection of featured works will have a chance to get published in The Book of Arts, extending your art’s legacy.

Sales and Global Promotion – Your work will be featured on ARTSY, the largest global art collector platform, giving your art greater visibility and opportunities for sales.

Who Can Apply?

Open to all artists worldwide – Any age, background, or career stage
All 2D & 3D mediums accepted – Painting, drawing, digital, mixed media, sculpture, installation, fiber art, photography, and more.
All styles welcome – Abstract, conceptual, figurative, contemporary, modern, surrealism, minimalism, and beyond.

Free Submission – Only selected artists will be required to pay a small fixed selection fee to participate.

See last year’s exhibition: 

https://www.gallerium.art/plantarium-2025 

Explore Gallerium’s past exhibitions that have engaged over 4 million art lovers worldwide: 

https://www.gallerium.art/exhibitions 

Let nature speak through you. Let your art grow roots. Let the world see what you see.
Submit now to Plantarium 2026.

AWARDS

■ International Exhibition
Selected artworks will be part of an exclusive two-month global online exhibition, running from November 5, 2026, to January 5, 2027. 

■ Artwork Promotion and Sales
All exhibited works will be available for viewing through the online showcase, with the option to sell. Artists are welcome to participate, whether or not their works are listed for sale or sold.

■ Artsy.net Global Marketplace Shop
Selected works will be showcased and featured on ARTSY, one of the leading platforms for art collectors worldwide, broadening exposure and enhancing sales opportunities for artists.

■ Publication Feature
A subset of the selected artworks may be chosen to be highlighted in The Book of Arts Publication. The book will be available in both digital and premium print editions, featuring vivid, colorful A4 pages. It will reach a wide audience, including art experts, galleries, curators, businesses, and collectors, through prominent publication networks.

■ Curated Reviews
Selected artists will have the opportunity to receive professionally curated reviews, designed to enhance their artistic profile and broaden their impact.

■ Focused Interviews
A group of selected artists will be invited to participate in personalized interviews that strengthen their exhibition presence and deepen their connection with the global audience.

■ Audience Feedback
A select number of participating artists will be chosen to receive this award, which features curated and insightful feedback about their artworks, gathered through audience surveys and direct engagement with a trusted network of art enthusiasts. These reflections reveal how the artwork resonates with viewers, offering meaningful perspectives that enhance visibility, connection, and artistic growth.

■ Exhibition Collection Catalogue
All exhibited artists will be featured in the catalogue. Artists can request printed copies via print-on-demand services from a partner platform, and the catalogue will be promoted internationally online, reaching art lovers, galleries, curators, and collectors.

■ Honorable Mention Artist Award
Up to 10 outstanding artists will receive a personalized, distinguished artist award digital certificate, recognizing their exceptional skill, originality, and artistic contribution. This honor will also be featured across our social media channels, spotlighting these remarkable talents.

■ Permanent Online Presence
Exhibition links, along with artist profiles, will stay active permanently, enhancing online visibility and boosting search engine presence. After the exhibition concludes, the Buy button will be deactivated, but artist pages will continue to promote the artist's work and achievements.

■ Exhibition Poster
Each artist will receive a downloadable exhibition poster in various styles, providing a meaningful keepsake from the event.

■ Artwork Visibility Badges
Artists will be provided with a downloadable promotional badge for each selected artwork, encouraging them to share their participation on social media, boosting their visibility and audience engagement.

■ Visitor Comments
All exhibition visitors can submit their comments and ratings of the exhibition and each artwork online. These opinions and ratings can provide valuable insights about the audience's feelings and understanding of the artworks. Artists will be notified about the received comments by email.

■ Promotion Campaign
A comprehensive promotional campaign will be launched to enhance exposure for all selected artists and drive artwork sales during the exhibition. This will include press releases, catalogue distribution, social media promotions, and more.

■ Performance Insights and Reports
Artists will receive detailed reports with insights on exhibition visits, artwork engagement, popularity, and sales performance. These analytics will be sent periodically, helping artists understand their impact and audience reach.

■ Professional Artist Profile 
Each artist will be granted a complimentary profile page on the Biafarin platform, offering a professional space to showcase their portfolio, biography, and accomplishments.

■ Certificate for Exhibited Artists
All selected artists will receive a Digital Certificate of participation, acknowledging their contribution to the exhibition.

FEES

Submission: FREE

Only jury-selected artists will pay a selection fee of USD 40

An early bird selection fee with a 15% discount (USD 34) will be offered.

Up to 10 artworks can be submitted.

A maximum of two artworks will be selected per artist.

Jury Process

We use two phases for jurying. The first phase of jurying is the Yes/No selection, and the 2nd part is the scoring model. For scoring, each jury member scores artworks from 1 to 10. Artworks with the highest scores in the "Yes" group will be selected.

Why Selection Fee?

Submission to this art opportunity is free of charge, and we only ask the selected artists to pay a small fixed fee to proceed. 

This decision was made in good faith because we wanted artists to only pay when selected. We have a thorough jury process as our art opportunities are popular and have a low acceptance rate.

Money-back Guarantee

A money-back guarantee is available for all selection fee payments until the exhibition's official opening day.

About Gallerium

Gallerium art exhibitions are intended to create equal showcasing opportunities for brilliant visual artists worldwide.

Art improves people's lives, and showcasing art is a true and effective way of playing a part in building a better world. In this way, Gallerium utilizes the Biafarin exhibition platform to boost the benefits of the exhibitions. It is always free to submit your art in Gallerium competitions, while only selected artists need to pay a small selection fee.

Each one of Gallerium's shows focuses on a unique subject.

International artists are encouraged to express their artistic interpretation of the subject for an opportunity to be selected for exhibition.

Gallerium exhibitions have been seen by more than 4 million visitors worldwide.

About The Book of Arts

The Book of Arts is a series of contemporary art books published by Discover the Artist Media Holding and Art Publications Network. The mission is to publish prominent art from artists of various cultures and nationalities via several editions each year. Each edition focuses on a specific subject to make a visual story of modern and contemporary art in the art world.

The publications are available to hundreds of thousands of art experts, collectors, galleries, museums, curators, and enthusiasts in digital and print format and reach readers in over 150 countries.

The online version of the book will be published and circulated globally, while the high-quality hardcopy version can be ordered online and directly via a print-on-demand platform.

ARTIST DATA

Artist Headshot Photo
Artist Full Name
City and Country of Residence
Phone
Email
Social Media Links (optional)
Website (optional)

Biography 

Artist Statement (optional)

ARTWORK DATA

Title

Category

Technique

Surface

Creation Year

Size (WidthXHeightXDepth) in cm or inches

Artwork/Series Description (Optional)

Price in USD

ARTIST ELIGIBILITY

This opportunity is open to all visual artists worldwide.

ARTWORK ELIGIBILITY

Art Categories

The submission is open to all visual artists creating original artworks in 2 and 3-dimensional media.

Visual Arts Categories: Painting, drawing, landscapes, printmaking, illustration, photography, digital arts, sculpture, metalsmithing, installation, crafts, jewelry, glass art, ceramic art, paper art, book art, land art, fiber art, textile art, wood art, collage, abstract, graphic arts, design, and mixed media are accepted.

Style
All styles are accepted.

Any abstract or representational interpretations of the subject are welcome.

Size
There is no size limit for submitted artwork.

Duration
There is no limit to the artwork creation year.
Artworks created within the last 5 years are preferred.

Originality and Rights
Artworks must be entirely the work of the entrant, executed without the supervision of an instructor.

Entries must not be copies or derivatives based in any way on other copyrighted or published paintings, photographs, or other artistic work. Any infraction of this rule will result in serious consequences.
Artists should have all the rights to present and publish their artworks internationally.

Artwork Photo

Only the artwork should show in the photo (no frames or extraneous backgrounds).

Invited artists might be asked for high-resolution artwork photos if needed.

Availability

Artists can submit artworks that are not for sale.

Number of Artworks

Artists can submit up to 10 pieces of original artwork in relation to the subject.

The artworks are subject to selection, and a maximum of two artworks might be selected from the chosen artists.

Other

Artworks that, in the reasonable view of the organizer, include porn, violence, and/or racial, and religious hatred, inappropriate and/or offensive content, are not admissible.