PEOPLE AND PLACES

PEOPLE & PLACES explores the powerful relationship between who we are and where we belong.

Palm Art Gallery invites artists to submit work inspired by people, places, memories, environments, communities, and the spaces that shape our lives. From intimate portraits and urban scenes to imagined landscapes and abstract interpretations, all styles and mediums are welcome.

Show us the faces, spaces, and stories that stay with you.

All visual styles, subjects, and artistic approaches are welcome.

• Lifetime link to their featured artist page
• 200,000 page views recorded in July 2026 alone
• Opportunity to auction their artwork
• Promotion through PalmGallery.art
• and social media platforms

NEW: Artist of the Month

Each month, Palm Gallery will select one artist from among those featured in our exhibitions to be recognized as Artist of the Month. 

PEOPLE & PLACES is an international open call celebrating the connection between human experience and the environments that surround us.

A person can define a place. A place can hold a memory. A city street, a familiar face, a distant landscape, a crowded room, or an imagined world can become part of the way we understand ourselves and one another.

Palm Art Gallery invites emerging and established artists from around the world to submit work that explores people, places, identity, belonging, memory, culture, community, and environment.

We welcome a wide range of interpretations — from portraiture, figurative work, street photography, interiors, architecture, and landscapes to abstract, conceptual, and experimental approaches.

Your work may document a real person or location, capture a fleeting encounter, revisit a meaningful memory, explore a sense of home or displacement, or invent an entirely new world.

There is no single way to interpret PEOPLE & PLACES. We are looking for compelling work with a strong visual voice, emotional presence, and a distinctive point of view.

All styles, subjects, and mediums are welcome.

Show us the people who inspire you, the places you remember, and the worlds you carry with you.

PEOPLE & PLACES welcomes works that are joyful, nostalgic, poetic, romantic, surreal, experimental, contemplative, or unexpected. Artists of all backgrounds, styles, and levels of experience are invited to submit work in any visual artistic medium.

Artist Benefits Include:

• Lifetime link to your dedicated artist page
• Exposure to over 10,000 art buyers, collectors, and subscribers
• Opportunity to auction selected artwork online
• Featured artist interview to strengthen collector engagement
• Ongoing online visibility and promotional exposure
• 200,000 page views recorded in July 2026 alone

Broad, Inspiring Theme that resonates with every artist. It’s flexible enough to accommodate diverse styles, ranging from realism to abstraction, and from minimalism to maximalism.

Global Visibility – Your work will be showcased in a professional online exhibition, accessible to curators, collectors, and art lovers worldwide.

Inclusive & Welcoming – Whether you’re emerging or established, traditional or digital, all mediums and levels of experience are celebrated here.

Professional Promotion – The show will be marketed across social media, newsletters, and art networks, giving your work exposure beyond your own circle.

Community & Connection – Be part of a vibrant, international group of artists who share a passion for creativity.

Universal Appeal – Unlike niche shows, this theme has timeless, mainstream resonance that continues to attract viewers and buyers.

NEW! You will have a choice to auction your Art on PalmGallery.art. 

Why Collectors Will Love "PEOPLE & PLACES"
Fresh Global Talent – Discover emerging and established artists from around the world, each bringing a unique vision.

Wide Range of Styles & Media – From bold contemporary works to delicate abstractions, paintings to photography, digital art to sculpture — there’s something to resonate with every collector’s taste.

Exclusivity & Access – Many participating artists will offer original works and limited editions available directly through the show, giving collectors first access to new creations.

PEOPLE & PLACES is your chance to see what happens when artists get playful with the most essential tools in their toolbox. It’s smart, it’s stylish, it’s sometimes weird — and always full of personality. Perfect for the curious, the creative, and anyone who still gets a thrill from a perfectly drawn curve or an oddly satisfying shape.

Come for the fun. Stay for the inspiration. Leave seeing the world in a different light.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

PEOPLE & PLACES is an international online art exhibition that invites painters, digital artists, photographers, and mixed-media creators to explore the emotional, cultural, and visual impact of Line, shape, and form. We welcome your interpretation if you create abstract masterpieces, surreal dreamscapes, or hyperrealistic scenes!

Artworks will be judged based on creativity, originality, quality of work, composition, and overall artistic ability.

-  Selected artworks (up to 3 per applicant) will be exhibited in an international online group exhibition organized by Palm Art Gallery.

- Other awards include a lifelong permanent link to boost artists’ online visibility and intensive exposure for selected artists to showcase their artworks to art enthusiasts, experts, and art collectors.

ENTRY DEADLINE: Submit from now until 09/24/2026

Previous Exhibitions here

Artist Profile Page
Each selected artist will receive a free online profile page on the Palm Art Gallery platform.

Instagram promotion to boost sales

Duration: September 29 to October 20, 2026

We are confident that your participation will greatly enhance the exhibition and provide you with invaluable exposure and opportunities. We would be honored to feature your work and look forward to the possibility of collaborating with you on this exciting project.

You can enter this competition with a Single Entry of:

• Three art pieces for $32, if you wish to submit only one, submit it 3 times in order to meet the minimum requirement.
• Up to 15 additional art pieces  at $10 each)

Exhibiting artists will be selected based on the quality of their single entry and the overall quality of their work. Exhibiting artists will be announced by  September 25, 2016 If you are selected for this exhibition, details will be provided via email.

Good luck, and I'm happy to see your art very soon

• For artwork of ALL MEDIUMS, STYLES
• For artists from ALL LOCATIONS
• For Artists of ALL CAREER LEVELS
• Open to all visual artists worldwide.

Categories: Original artworks in 2D and 3D media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, digital art, and mixed media.

Styles: All styles are accepted, including abstract and representational.

Size: No size limit.

Creation Year: No limit,

Originality: Artworks must be entirely the entrant’s work without supervision. No copies or derivatives of other works.

Rights: Artists must have all rights to present and publish their artworks internationally.

Photo Requirements: Only the artwork should be visible (no frames or extraneous backgrounds).

Number of Artworks: Up to 9 original pieces can be submitted.

Other Restrictions: Artworks containing pornographic, violent, racist, or religiously hateful content are not admissible.

Fees and Guarantees:

Submission Fee: 

Up to three art pieces for $32, if you wish to submit only one, submit it 3 times in order to meet the minimum requirement.

Up to 15 additional art pieces  at ($10 each)

Selection Fees: No selection fees

Artist Requirements

Artist Data

– Photo

– Full Name

– City and Country of Residence

– Phone

– Email

– Social Media Links (optional)

– Website (optional)

– Artist Statement

Artwork Data:

– Title

– Category

– Medium

– Creation Year

– Size (Width x Height x Depth) in inches

– Artwork Description

– Price in USD

– Photo Specs: JPG, RGB, 300 DPI, min. 1000 pixels wide or tall, max. 5MB file size. Named as Artist’s first and last name, Artwork’s name.

Rewards

Selected Artworks: The chosen pieces will be showcased in our elegant, international online group exhibition, hosted by Palm Art Gallery.

Artwork Sales: Selected artworks will be available for purchase through the exhibition’s online link. If your artwork is not for sale, please specify it IN CAPITAL letters at the beginning of the artwork description.

Life-long Links: Exhibition links and artist pages will remain active indefinitely, enhancing the online visibility of the selected artists. The buy button will be removed if the artwork is sold somewhere else