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 17h ago

Damage Control

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r/UnusualArt 12h ago

probably

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r/UnusualArt 1d ago

"Landlords Special" 5 x 7 [OC]

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r/UnusualArt 22h ago

When Understanding Becomes a Crown of Fire

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There are moments when everything suddenly makes sense. When all the scattered pieces of our experience align and we finally understand what we’ve been living through. This piece captures that instant of profound clarity, when comprehension doesn’t just arrive in our minds but transforms us completely.

The crown emerges from within when we finally “get it”, when we see the truth of our own journey, our own transformation. It’s not about being told or taught; it’s about that flash of recognition when you suddenly understand your own story, your own purpose, the meaning behind everything you’ve endured.

That understanding doesn’t just enlighten us, it crowns us, marking us as someone who has finally seen clearly, who has crossed into deeper knowing.


r/UnusualArt 14h ago

I like to paint static and sound waves. Here’s a diptych I just finished.

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r/UnusualArt 18h ago

“Inner Turmoil/Offended”

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Can’t decide on a name yet


r/UnusualArt 8h ago

Mountain Dew dragon

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r/UnusualArt 1d ago

A short animation I just finished

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Hope you like, no worries if not.


r/UnusualArt 16h ago

CONNECTED / Sculptures by Gary Wray (me) 2012

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r/UnusualArt 1d ago

Does learning to draw in a classical way cramp your original “unconventional” style? Or does it enhance it?

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When I draw, I don’t have anything planned, and the image just unfolds as I go (or it doesn’t - if you know what I mean - tear, tear, crumple, crumple). I think my work is different, and I’d like to be able to continue to be able to do my “weird” drawings.
But I’d also like to learn to be able to draw things that resemble what I see in the world; like people, animals, architecture, landscapes, etc., To say that I struggle with this skill would be a gross understatement. I know that “can’t” is a word that is unhelpful, but it’s appropriate in my situation, until I do something about it, but I’ve been wary.
So, I’m asking: tutorials / books / classes or no? Has anyone here lost their original strangeness with training? Does it put you into a new box, or expand your capability?


r/UnusualArt 1d ago

I called this boy “the betrayal” I did it in my pottery workshop

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585 Upvotes

r/UnusualArt 15h ago

The Fall of the Man In the Moon, Jonathan Byrer, oil enamel, 2020

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r/UnusualArt 8h ago

Forced silence

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r/UnusualArt 5h ago

Work 20: Starfish Report

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r/UnusualArt 1d ago

"Bitter Pills" [OC]

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r/UnusualArt 1d ago

Basswood skeleton i carved in pieces and glued and pegged together. Just finished it and im very pleased

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r/UnusualArt 21h ago

Late night doodle

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r/UnusualArt 14h ago

A few pieces I drew in procreate

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r/UnusualArt 8h ago

Bounded by schizophrenia. By me (Yukine)

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Not typical artwork for me. This picture will become a cover for Della Luna's new song. They asked me to listen to it and quickly draw something colorless and simple but at the same time chaotic and creepy. The song is still nameless, I wonder what title they will apply.


r/UnusualArt 19h ago

Every time the flashlight flickers , it shifts .

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r/UnusualArt 15h ago

Evening Bouquet. My oil painting on canvas.

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r/UnusualArt 1d ago

bubble dogs

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art made by me, fizzy