We are honored to invite you to submit your brilliant artworks to FACES 2026, the recent edition of this triad art opportunity (exhibition, promotion, and sales), to explore the portrait as a living canvas of emotion and identity, where each face holds stories, memories, and unspoken emotions, revealing vulnerability, resilience, and inner truth beyond words.
Selected artworks will be showcased in an international juried smart group exhibition by Exhibizone, and featured on ARTSY.net for global sales, along with inclusion in a beautifully designed exhibition catalogue. The exhibition news will be distributed through art media outlets and blogs.
Selected Artists will also receive digital certificates and artwork badges, which will be shared across social media channels. They will also gain access to professional services and easy to use promotional tools, including insightful audience feedback and in-depth editorial review. Additionally, there is an opportunity to receive special awards that further enhance artistic recognition and support long-term professional growth.
FACES 2026: Windows to the Soul
A face is never silent—it speaks volumes without a word.
Exhibizone proudly presents Faces 2026, the annual international juried exhibition, promotion, and sales opportunity that celebrates the timeless and universal language of the face.
Faces are more than appearances. They are our most immediate way of connecting—mirrors of identity, carriers of memory, and storytellers of joy, sorrow, resilience, and hope. From the deeply personal to the mythic, from the human to the imagined, every face reveals a world waiting to be seen.
In an era when faces are often reduced to fleeting images on screens, to pause and create a face through art is a radical act of presence. Faces remind us of our shared humanity, our differences, and the emotions that bind us together across cultures and generations.
Themes and Topics
Faces 2026 welcomes diverse interpretations across styles, media, and vision. Your work may explore (including not limited to):
Classic Portraiture: Timeless approaches to capturing likeness in painting, drawing, or sculpture.
Self-Faces: Self-portraits that reflect vulnerability, transformation, or inner truth.
Family and Friends Faces: Love, tenderness, and belonging in the faces closest to us.
Group Faces: Communities, social circles, or collective identity reflected in shared expressions.
Cultural and Heritage Faces: The richness of tradition, ethnicity, and attire expressed through the face.
Faces of Feeling: Expressions of grief, joy, serenity, longing, ecstasy—faces as vessels of pure emotion.
Psychological Faces: Faces revealing turmoil, healing, resilience, or states of mind.
Imagined or Fictional Faces: Characters from myths, dreams, or invented worlds.
Symbolic and Conceptual Faces: Abstract, surreal, or symbolic works that suggest or transform the human visage.
Faces of Childhood: Innocence, curiosity, and vulnerability found in young faces.
Aging Faces: Traces of time, wisdom, fragility, and dignity carried in older faces.
Faces in Motion: Expressions caught in movement—laughter, speech, or fleeting gestures.
Hidden and Fragmented Faces: Masked, layered, or broken visages reflecting identity, concealment, or duality.
Faces of History and Literature: Iconic or reimagined depictions of figures that shaped collective memory.
Spiritual or Sacred Faces: Divine, mythical, or religious representations, both traditional and reinterpreted.
Animal and Hybrid Faces: Pets, wild creatures, or human-animal hybrids that evoke emotion and imagination.
Faces in Nature and Objects: Faces glimpsed in clouds, stone, or patterns in the world around us.
Environmental Faces: The marks of climate, place, or natural forces etched into human or imagined visages.
Digital and New Media Faces: Photography, AI-inspired, or digital renderings exploring identity in modern times.
Faces of the Future: Speculative visions of how faces may appear in new worlds or imagined societies.
Abstract Faces: Deconstructed, stylized, or non-literal interpretations of the face, where shape, color, and form replace realistic detail.
All 2D and 3D mediums are welcome, including painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media, digital art, illustration, installation, photography, printmaking, fiber art, video art, and beyond.
Take a look at the recent exhibitions:
exhibizone.com/exhibitions
International Group Smart Exhibition
The selected artworks will be showcased in Faces – 2026 international smart group art exhibition, organized by Gallerium. Selected artworks will be exhibited online from January 29, 2026, to March 29, 2026 for for 2 months.
Deliverables
● Smart Exhibition: A full-featured online group exhibition with dedicated dynamic pages for artists and artworks, designed to connect them with the audience. Artist pages include biography, statement, photos, and links, while artwork pages display images, details, and indicators. Artists also receive a dashboard to manage and update their data. Integrated e-commerce, visitor comments, and interactive features foster audience engagement, feedback, and sales opportunities.
● Exhibition Catalogue: All selected artworks and artists will be published in a stylish colorful exhibition catalogue available in both online and print versions.
● Exhibition Posters: Each artist will receive a link to the various digital version of the exhibition posters via email.
● Exhibition Certificate: A digital certificate will be issued for all selected artists.
● Artwork Badges: A downloadable digital social media promotional badge for each artwork will be sent to each artist to share on social media.
● Social Media Sharing: All selected artwork badges will be shared across the related social media channels.
● Visitor Ratings and Comments: All exhibition visitors can submit their comments and ratings of the exhibition and each artwork online.
● Exhibition Press Release: An exhibition press release sent out will be published in the art media to mark the event, attract more visitors, and increase the chances of artwork sales during the exhibition period.
● Life-Long Links: Life-long links of exhibition, artist and selected artworks pages will remain active to boost selected artists online visibility and SEO. Only the artworks’ price tag will be removed after the exhibition ends.
● Reports, Analytics and Insights: A report containing the number of views, comments, artworks popularity, the engagement rate of exhibition viewers with artworks, and sales statistics, will be sent to artists via email.
ARTSY.net Sales
Selected artworks will be promoted on Artsy online shop platform to boost receiving more visitors, intensive exposure, online promotion, and sales.
Artsy is known as the largest global community of art collectors, who look for buying quality art worldwide.
Observica Magazine Publication
A subset of the selected artworks will be published in Observica magazine, with each featured artist receiving a dedicated colorful two-page spread showcasing their biography and artwork photo and details.
Availability: The digital edition of the magazine will be available for free worldwide, while high-quality print copies can be ordered through print-on-demand services.
Distribution: The publication will be promoted and distributed internationally, reaching thousands of readers, including art professionals, galleries, curators, collectors, businesses, and enthusiasts, through popular publication platforms.
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 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.
Artistonish Magazine Publication
A curated selection of the chosen artworks will be featured in an upcoming issue of Artistonish magazine. The digital edition will be freely accessible to readers worldwide, while print copies will be available through trusted print-on-demand services.
The magazine will be internationally promoted and distributed, reaching thousands of readers including art professionals, collectors, curators, galleries, and passionate art followers through well-established publication networks.
Honorable Mention Awards
Up to 10 artists will be selected to receive Honorable Mention personalized digital award certificate as a testament to their artistic achievement.
This recognition is awarded to those whose exceptional creativity, technique, and artistic vision stood out among the submissions, showcasing remarkable talent and contributing to the overall excellence of the art call.
Artists selected for this award will be featured in social media channels.
The delivery of all awards is guaranteed by Biafarin Inc.
Check out the full list of awards here:
Awards List
To learn more about the previous exhibitions organized by Exhibizone, and visited by more than 11,000,000 art lovers and experts, please go to:
https://www.exhibizone.com/exhibitions
This triad art opportunity is an all-medium exhibition, promotion, and sales art call, and it is open to all visual artists worldwide.
The submission for this art call is free of charge, and a one-time fee applies to selected artists only.
A 100% moneyback guarantee will be applied to all payments until the exhibition opening day, supported by Biafarin (no questions asked).
Each artist can submit up to 6 artworks.
(If the artwork is already sold or marked as “not for sale”, please enter the price as zero.)
Please apply by January 8, 2026 via the below public link:
https://www.exhibizone.com/faces
You can also use the below alternative link for your submission:
Faces on CaFÉ (Call For Entry)
If you have an account in Biafarin portal, you can sign in and directly submit your art to Faces via the below link:
Faces on Biafarin Portal
Note:
If you have already submitted via one of our partner portals, your data will be transferred to our system soon.
You will get an update after the submission deadline.
We will be more than glad to answer any questions in this regard.
Wishing you all the best.
Sharon from Exhibizone
Exhibizone 
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