Art and Color 365, a bi-monthly print and digital art magazine, announces its 2026 International Watercolor Competition. Artwork by the winners and award recipients in the competition will be featured in our Winter issue, publishing in January 2027. Entries must be submitted to Art and Color 365 by the following deadlines:

Watercolor Theme: Artwork can be of any subject in any artistic style. Artists may submit original artwork created primarily with watercolor. Mixed-media entries are accepted if watercolor is the primary medium. No photography. No AI.

Regular Entry Fee: The regular entry fee is $32.00 for up to three artwork submissions.

Early Entry Fee: 20% discount off the regular entry fee, or $25.60 for up to three artwork submissions.

• Receives a six-page magazine feature story about the artist showcasing their artwork. Additionally, the feature story will be posted on www.artandcolor365.com;

• Will have their awarded artwork included in exhibitions in Art and Color 365’s Magazine (print and digital) and on the magazine’s website;

• Social media promotion in the form of individualized posts, stories and reels;

• Receives a digital award certificate;

• Receives a free digital issue of Art and Color 365 magazine in which their story appears and a one year digital subscription to Art and Color 365 magazine.

• Receives a four-page magazine feature story about the artist showcasing their artwork. Additionally, the feature story will be posted on www.artandcolor365.com.

• Will have their awarded artwork included in exhibitions in Art and Color 365’s Magazine (print and digital) and on the magazine’s website;

• Social media promotion in the form of individualized posts, stories and reels

• Receives a digital award certificate;

• Receives a free digital issue of Art and Color 365 magazine in which their story appears and a one year digital subscription to Art and Color 365 magazine.

• Receives a two-page magazine feature story about the artist showcasing their artwork. Additionally, the feature story will be posted on www.artandcolor365.com.

• Will have their awarded artwork included in exhibitions in Art and Color 365’s Magazine (print and digital) and on the magazine’s website;

• Social media promotion in the form of individualized posts, stories and reels

• Receives a digital award certificate;

• Receives a free digital issue of Art and Color 365 magazine in which their story appears and a one year digital subscription to Art and Color 365 magazine.

• Will have their art featured in an individual showcase in Art and Color 365 social media; 

• Will have their awarded artwork included in exhibitions in Art and Color 365’s Magazine (print and digital) and on the magazine’s website;

• Receives a digital award certificate;

• Receives a free digital issue of Art and Color 365 magazine in which their artwork appears.

• Will have their awarded artwork included in exhibitions in Art and Color 365’s Magazine (print and digital) and on the magazine’s website;

• Receives a digital award certificate;

• Inclusion in our social media stories and reels for the competition

• Receives a free digital issue of Art and Color 365 magazine in which their artwork appears.

All works must be original. “Original” means that the work must be created from the hand of a single artist and not be taken from other artists’ work or materials for which you do not hold the copyright. Artwork subjects and compositions may not be derived from other artists’ artwork or from artwork published in print or online. Copying another artist’s work or digitally drawing on top of another person’s photography or artwork does not qualify as original art. No AI or photo app artwork, please.

Must be 18 years of age or older. Open to artists worldwide.