Lately, I’ve been thinking about how to contribute to the collage community. A fellow collagist recently reminded me that we don’t have to fear at all competition, as collage tends to unite and expand rather than subtract.
With that in mind, I also realized how overwhelming it can be to keep up with all the amazing open calls and challenges out there. On one hand, they’re great opportunities to practice, push our creativity further, and maybe even gain visibility through social media (mainly IG). But on the other hand, I sometimes feel stressed about missing out, wondering how to find the right ones in time, how to stay organized, and so on.
I personally don’t feel the need to participate in every single call or challenge, and probably many of you feel the same. But having access to the right information can help us choose and prioritize what feels most inspiring.
While my collaging process is often chaotic, I do try to be practical and organized in some ways. So, my first attempt at making things easier is simple: I structured a list! Below, you’ll find a selection of the main ongoing collage online open calls and challenges with deadlines, themes, and links to official pages.
This list is meant to be a quick reference (and I’m sure I haven’t included everything – so feel free to share any I’ve missed, and I’ll update it!). For now, these are the ones that caught my interest.
💡 Bonus: For extra convenience, I’ve also included a downloadable PDF with the full list – so you can save it, print it, or check it anytime. This file will be constantly updated! Go check it! 🙂
🖼️ Most of these open calls are completely free, making them accessible to everyone who wants to participate. Of course, this is not a complete list—there are many more collage-related events worldwide! This selection is based on what caught my attention and could be interesting to others as well.
📌 To participate, check the links provided or search for the official hashtags on social media.
I hope you find this useful—more updates coming soon!
DOWNLOAD UPDATED PDF LIST HERE 😊
List of Collage Open calls | April & May 2025
The Tuesday Collective
Theme: Daisies
Event/Challenge: weekly challenge: every week a new theme
Deadline: 7/04/2025
Link & Info: Instagram
Cecigliuz
Theme: Frammentico
Event/Challenge: online open challenge
Deadline: 10/04/2025
Link & Info: Instagram profile
How to Participate: collect abandoned material on the street, give new meaning to what seemed useless and create a collage with the material you found.
#frammentico and tag to @cecigliuz
Theme: Creare per guarire
Event/Challenge: online open challenge
Deadline: 10/05/2025
Link & Info: for all the details visit the Instagram profile
How to Participate: choose a photograph from your childhood and work with it, creating a piece that speaks of reconciliation, growth, and making peace with who we once were.
Collage Gallery
Theme: Dance in Collages
Event/Challenge: Open Call for Online and Exhibit Participation
Deadline: 15/04/2025
Link & Info: Collage Gallery
Cutout Collage Festival 2025
Theme: IDENTITY CODE: Nation, Culture, Politics
Event/Challenge: Open Call for Online and Exhibit Participation
Deadline: 15/04/2025
Entry fee: 35€
Link & Info: please for all the info about how to get involved visit https://www.cutoutfestival.com/en/2025-open-call
Jennifer Wilckin Penick
Theme: Collage for a cause, for World Collage Day
Event/Challenge: The Georgetown Lombardi Arts and Humanities Program (AHP) at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s second Call for Art
Deadline: 20/04/2025
How to Participate: The Arts and Humanities Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (AHP) invites you to send 4×4-inch collage art for its second Call for Art: “Art for a Cause”. Works submitted by the deadline of April 20 will be included in an online “gallery” that will open on World Collage Day and will later be featured in a book that will be made available for purchase.
Each original collage will be attached to a blank greeting card and made available to patients, caregivers, their families, and hospital staff. Works will not be sold nor returned to the artists.
FORMAT: 4×4 inch (10 x 10cm) square format.
QUANTITY: each artist may submit a maximum of 4 collages
Where to mail your collage contributions:
Art for a Cause
1519 35th St NW
Washington, DC 20007
Link & Info: please read full info at the following Instagram Post
Fantasía Collage
Theme: World Collage Day – “All Kinds of Love”
Event/Challenge: Street Collage Exhibition in Madrid
Deadline: 30/04/2025
Link & Info: Instagram Post
How to Participate:
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- Create an analog or digital collage on the theme “All Kinds of Love” and write your name, country, and Instagram on the back.
- Send it to:
Fantasía Collage
María Huerta Arce
Calle Nicolas Morales 38, 40 _ Planta 3, Puerta 5 (28019) Madrid, Spain - Post it on Instagram tagging @fantasiacollage and inviting them as collaborators.
- The collages will not be returned; after the exhibition, they will be used for an urban street art intervention.
Demetrio di Grado & Urban Art Siciy project
Theme: World Collage Day
Event/Challenge: Collective action of street posters in the heart of Catania (IT)
Deadline: 30/04/2025
Link & Info: Instagram post
How to Participate: for more info & selection process, send an e-mail to associazionemansourcing@gmail.com
CollageMente
Theme: World Collage Day – Let’s open our minds, let’s change the world!
Event/Challenge: Open online call
Deadline: 04/05/2025
Link & Info: Instagram post
How to Participate: send your collage to hola@collagemente.org
Red Collage Venezuela
Theme: World Collage Day – “Según el Cristal con que se Mira”
Event/Challenge: Virtual Exhibition
Deadline: 10/05/2025
Link & Info: @redcollagevenezuela
How to Participate: mention @redcollagevenezuela on Instagram to participate.
Artful Memories
Theme: see prompts list
Event/Challenge: annual challenge
Deadline: April 2025
Link & Info: Artful Memories Challenge
How to Participate: Use the hashtag #ArtfulMemoriesChallenge and tag @jackravi and @janechipp.
Paris Collage Collective
Theme: Earth Day 2025
Event/Challenge: Open Call
Deadline: 06/05/2025
Link & Info: Paris Collage Collective
HKI Collage & Finna.fi
Theme: World Collage Day
Event/Challenge: Collage Challenge
Deadline: 27/04/2025
Link & Info: Finna.fi
How to Participate:
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- Use images from the provided list on Finna.fi.
- Any collage technique is welcome.
- Share with #wcdfinna2025 and tag @hki_collage & @finna.fi.
- Voting on shortlisted works: May 5–11, 2025.
- Winner announcement: May 12, 2025.
HKI Collage
Theme: see prompt list
Event/Challenge: Spring Collage Challenge
Deadline: from 24/02/2025 until 15/06/2025
Link & Info: to see the prompt list, check HKI Instagram profile
How to Participate: Create collage(s) around prompt / Post during dates listed (or later) / Tag #hki_collage & preferably mention @hki_collage in the image
Artchallengejolaf
Theme: texture
Event/Challenge: monthly theme challenge
Deadline: April 2025
How to Participate:
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- Create artwork with any medium.
- Post it on Instagram using @artchallengejolaf and #artchallengejolaf.
- One creation per day will be shared.
Visual Duuck
Theme: free theme
Event/Challenge: Online Open Call
Deadline: May 31, 2025
Link & Info: Instagram Post
How to Participate: Submit a new, original collage / Tag @visual_duuck and use #openduuck. / Standout works will be featured weekly.
The International Collage Guild
Theme: Torn ➖ Layers ➖ Antique
Event/Challenge: monthly theme submission
Deadline: April 25, 2025
Link & Info: The International Collage Guild
How to Participate: If not a member, tag @theinternationalcollageguild for a chance to be featured.
Mini Collage Collective
Theme: Haiku Poetry Day
Event/Challenge: 12-hour Marathon
Deadline: April 17, 2025
Link & Info: Instagram post
Mini Collage Collective
Theme: the written word
Event/Challenge: monthly theme submission
Deadline: April 2025
Link & Info: Instagram post
Contemporary Collage Magazine
Theme: Orange
Event/Challenge: Monthly Open Call
Deadline: 25/04/2025
Link & Info: Instagram post
How to Participate: Send your submissions to submissions@contemporarycollagemagazine.com by the 25th April for a chance to be featured!
For more creative challenges, please check the website to see fees and how to: Contemporary Collage Magazine
Analog April
Theme: see prompt list
Event/Challenge: monthly challenge
Deadline: April 2025
Link & Info: Instagram post
Art Collective Collage
Theme: theme 40 is “Paths”
Event/Challenge: monthly challenge
Deadline: April 2025 (tbc)
Link & Info: Instagram post
Five by Five Creativity
Theme: see colors prompt list
Event/Challenge: monthly challenge
Deadline: April 2025
Link & Info: #Aprillage2025 more info Instagram post
Special Agent Collage Collective
Theme: only images from the provided poster
Event/Challenge: Mission 26: World Collage Day
Deadline: 07/06/2025
Link & Info: see all the info on how to participate on the SACC website
Create everyday in May
Theme: free theme
Event/Challenge: monthly practice
Deadline: May 2025
Link & Info: #createeverydayinmay, for more info see Instagram post
Kolaj Institute x New Orleans Photo Alliance
Theme: where photography meets collage
Event/Challenge: open cal for exhiition
Deadline: 18/05/ 2025
Link & Info: for more info on how to participate and entry fees, see Instagram post and the call details.