OPEN CALLS FOR ARTISTS
ALL ART CREATORS — YOU ARE INVITED!
Join the VAVortex AI Art Community and share your creativity with us.
We host ongoing contests and challenges designed to spark imagination and inspire artists. Each challenge features a unique theme, a chosen charity, and a community-curated NFT collection — or highlights Featured and Spotlight artists in our ART Vortex Magazine on Medium. Selected works are showcased in our VAVoWorld 3D Gallery on the OnCyber platform and presented at art events across the Metaverse.
And yes, non-NFT artists and non-AI artists are welcome too.
Beyond our community challenges, we offer Open Calls, Art Shares, Events, AR Exhibitions, host spaces, arrange collections for soical impact, and creative activities for artists of all kinds. You’ll find our Open Calls and activities on Twitter/X and here on our homepage. We also collaborate with other projects to help artists gain even more visibility.VAVortex supports artists entering NFTs and Web3, and we’re here to help you explore along the way. Our activities are always free of charge.
So don’t be shy — come say hi! ❤️

Season of Snowlit Secrets ❄️❄️❄️
✨ Art Challenge by @StarbeamOne & #VAVortex ✨
Step into the hush of winter’s magic and join our Snowlit Secrets art challenge. This season’s theme invites creators to explore the quiet mysteries of snow, light, myth, and the hidden stories that emerge in the cold glow of winter. Let the season guide your imagination. ❄️✨
Publish your artwork both on X and on StarbeamOne (Submissions closed)
🌟 Prizes: 25, 15 & 10 FLARE to our top three winners
🌟Selected artworks will be featured in ART Vortex Magazine, and showcased in the VAVoWORLD Winter Gallery
❄️✨Welcome to Season of Snowlit Secrets Art Event starting 25 December 12 am EST/ 6 pm CET.
2026: Find the Others (Open 25 December)
FIND THE OTHERS is a global, open-format digital art challenge inviting artists to reflect, create, and step into the new year with intention. After a transformative 2025, creators enter 2026 seeking alignment, resonance, and community. This challenge becomes the signal — a portal into a renewed creative blueprint.
All mediums are welcome, and submissions are free. Selected artists will be showcased in a Metaverse event in January 2025. Great Prizes, Art Walk, Music, Social-impact activities and chill hang out with the others.
Hosted by VAVortex, BRAINFROG, Muriel Lherm & BLINK supported by 2daMaxi, Linked by Art, Supercommunity, Paladin Punks, PPN, Starbeam.one, TweakZine

SPOOKTOBER ART FEST🐦⬛💀🦇🎃 (CLOSED)
As the veil between worlds grows thin, we invite artists to step into the realm where imagination meets the unknown. This Spooktober, VAVortex and Starbeam opens the gates for a hauntingly beautiful art event celebrating the strange, the surreal, and the spectral. Whether you summon ghosts of memory, explore feminine mythologies, or craft eerie digital alchemy — this is your time to embrace the unknown and celebrate the power of imagination. From mythic creatures to spectral dreams, from digital phantoms to forgotten folklore — we seek works that whisper from the dark corners of creativity.
✨ Theme: The Macabre, Gothic Art & Dark Fantasy
🐦⬛ Last Submission: CLOSED
🎃Artwork must incorporate AI in the creative process
W I N N E R S
🏆1 st WINNER: Cosmic Requiem by @KrysCrossR
🏆2nd WINNER: Rotten through time by @zahra__haeri
🏆3rd WINNER & 1st WINNER Starbeam: Ghost by @LeeBrande
🏆2nd WINNER Starbeam: The Crimson Lament by @BeanieBlossom
🏆3rd WINNER Starbeam: Pug'n'Bats by @Mettody1
WELCOME TO VISIT THE SPOOKTOBER ART FEST
🐍 Shedding Skins, Shaping Tomorrow (CLOSED)
Step into 2025—the Year of the Snake—with a bold vision for the future. As the serpent sheds its skin in renewal, we, too, stand at the edge of transformation. AI has reshaped artistic expression, and now, we invite you to be part of this ever-evolving journey. This open call seeks artworks, that explore cycles of change, intuition, and the mysteries of what lies ahead.
Selected artworks will be minted into the AIART10K collection on Objkt—an ambitious initiative to build the world’s largest AI art collection—while also supporting the Zululand Rhino Orphanage through charity efforts.
🥇 Winning artworks will be exhibited in the grand opening of the new VAVortex Metaverse World on Oncyber AWE, marking the next era of AI Art exhibitions!
📌 Requirements:
✨Artwork must incorporate AI in the creative process.
✨All submissions must be unminted and unlisted anywhere
✨Open theme for all mediums. MP4s require a cover image.
📅 Last Submission: 30 April 2025
🔹 Join us in celebrating AI’s creative revolution and shaping the future of art—one piece at a time - Infinite Creativity #AIART10K
🍀🍀 St Patrick's Day art Challange 🍀🍀
✨OPEN CALL ALL ARTISTS✨
🍀 Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with VAVortex & Starbeam One! Let the creativity flow and may the luck of the Irish be with you! 🍃💫
Last submission: 21 March
✨ Publish your art at Starbeam (For FAQ & Quick Start click here)
✨ Like & RT Original Post on X
✨ Post your art on X and tag 3 friends
✨ Tag your entry StPatrickSb1
🏆 Winners🏆
🥇 1st Winners 25 Flares 🥉 2nd Winner 15 Flares 🥉 3rd Winner 10 Flares🥉 Selected artworks will be showcased at VAVCastle Gallery
Closed Open Calls
DNA of HUMANITY OPEN CALL
🌙💫🧬DNA of Humanity - The Essence of Being Human 🧬💫🌙
Explore the depths of human existence and the essence of our shared humanity through the captivating medium of art. This art challange invites creative minds to delve into the mysteries of our existential DNA, and express what it means to be human.
Open till last of November. To the Moon! 🚀🚀🚀 To the Stars! 💫💫💫
🏆 WINNERS 🏆 20 artists will get their artwork exhibited in the MOONMARS Museum and join the journey to the Moon and beoynd. Winners will also be curated into the exhibition in the special built 3D DNA Gallery on Oncyber by 0xWolfgang, promoted on social media, and talk about their art at MOONMARS Art Event.
This Open Call is a co-curation between MOONMARS Museum & VAVortex AI Art Community
🦏 B I N D I 🦏 SAVE RHINOS ♥️ (CLOSED)
Rhino have been on the planet for 50 million years, and have evolved into their current form throughout that time as the environment and their habitat has changed. They now face their biggest challenge as man restricts their natural habitat and kills them for their horn. They are perhaps symbolic of a struggle between man and the natural world.
VAVortex AI Community has adopted Orphan Rhino Girl BINDI at ZULULAND RHINO ORPHANAGE to help change the life for our beloved Rhinos. With this Fundraiser we want to help her and ZULULAND RHINO ORPHANAGE to save as many as possible. And we need your help!
OPEN CALL ALL ARTISTS
If you are an artist you can join our quest by donating art to the ART fundraiser. Theme Wildlife. Submit here, tag @vavortex #saverhinos and share it on X. All proceed will go directly to BINDI and ZULULAND RHINO ORPHANAGE. Thank you for you donation! ♥️ 🦏🦏🦏 ♥️
AI ART EVOLUTION OPEN CALL
Winners will have their artwork curated into the exhibition in the 3D Gallery on Oncyber and invited to join the AI Art Evolution World on Foundation. Selected artists will be contacted via DM on X so keep your DM Open Please! For questions, feel free to DM @vavortex on TwitterX
Artificial intelligence was founded as an academic discipline in 1956, and in the decades since has experienced several waves of optimism. Many mechanisms for creating AI art have been developed since then. Artists began to create AI art in the mid to late-20th century when the discipline was founded.
AI has become increasingly prevalent in the world of art in our time, giving rise to a new genre of art known as AI art. It refers to any form of artistic expression that is created with tools of artificial intelligence. AI Art is a fundamentally new set of tools and ways to create art that has and will revolutionize the foundations of art and change art history.
AI ART EVOLUTION is a Co-created Art Event by Paladin Punks Museum, Vavortex AI Art Community, Linked by Art & Joyn.xyz
Fundraiser Collection (CLOSED)
VAVortex BINDI - Fundraiser Art Event
Rhino have been on the planet for 50 million years, and have evolved into their current form throughout that time as the environment and their habitat has changed. They now face their biggest challenge as man restricts their natural habitat and kills them for their horn. They are perhaps symbolic of a struggle between man and the natural world.
VAVortex AI Community has adopted Orphan Rhino Girl BINDI at ZULULAND RHINO ORPHANAGE to help change the life for our beloved Rhinos in some small way. With this Fundraiser we want to help her and ZULULAND RHINO ORPHANAGE to save as many as possible. And we need your help! 🙏🙏🙏
❤️Artist: Join our Open Call for a Fundraiser Art Collection to benefit BINDI & ZULULAND RHINO ORPHANAGE
❤️Community: Join our cause
❤️Collectors & All Engaged: Support our cause by buying our Charity NFT Collection to benefit BINDI & ZULULAND RHINO ORPHANAGE
❤️Everyone: Join in and help us on this! Plz DM us on X!
We have the NFT collection on Objkt to make it easy for everyone to support by donating art or collecting it. Creditcard is accepted.
💎Collection LIVE since 22 september - World Rhino Day
📍Charity Event was held on 21 Sept 7PM CET
❤️Showcase is soon ready in 3D Gallery on Oncyber
This Fundraiser is a co-creation with Paladin Punks, Vertikal Metaverse, Lady Rocket Foundation, Joyn, Vertikal Ai Art Community, Cactus Boom Community, Earth Day, MidiPunkz Community, ⅄Oᒋ⅋NOISՈᖵNOϽ, all amazing artist joining this fundraiser and of course BINDI & ZULULAND RHINO ORPHANAGE.
🪄🦋🐉Fairytails and Fantasy 🐉🦋🪄
✨OPEN CALL ALL ARTISTS✨(CLOSED)
Let your imagination take flight in the Starbeam Art Challenge! 🌟 The theme, "Fairytales and Fantasy," invites artists of all styles and mediums to explore the enchanting world of magic, mythical creatures, and whimsical stories.🐉🦋🪄!
Last submission: 7 february
✨ Publish your art at Starbeam (For FAQ & Quick Start click here)
✨ Like & RT Original Post on X
✨ Post your art on X and tag 3 friends
✨ Tag your entry #sb1fairytale
🏆 Winners🏆
🥇 1st Winners 15 Flares 🥉 2nd Winner 10 Flares 🥉 3rd Winner 5 Flares🥉 Selected artworks will be showcased at VAVCastle Gallery
💕My Valentine 💕
✨OPEN CALL ALL ARTISTS✨
Celebrate love in all its forms! Create and submit artwork inspired by Valentine’s Day—romance, friendship, passion, or self-love. Let your creativity express the beauty of love! 💕✨
Last submission: 13 february
💕 Publish your art on X
💕 Like & QT Original Post on X
💕 Tag 3 friends
💕 Tag your entry #VAVoLOVE
🏆 Winners🏆
🥇 Selected artworks will be showcased at VAVCastle Gallery
🥉 All artworks will be minted into the AIART10K Collection on Objkt 🎱
VISIT GALLERY
🌈#GlobalDigitalPride SE 🇸🇪✨#EQual 🌈
✨OPEN CALL ARTISTS✨
🌈#GlobalDigitalPride SE 🇸🇪✨#EQual by @ChoiceLgbt 🌈
💫Theme: EQ-ual
🏆Winners showcased at Global Digital Pride EVENT 🕺💃
✨🕊️ 29 August 2024 on @oncyber
📢 Selected Artists will be minted into GDP @foundation World 🪩
📢 Selected Artists will be showcased at Supercommunity Art Event
Co-Creation by @VAVortex @ChoiceLgbt @cactus_boom @LinkedByArt
🐉🐲🐉Celebrate the Year of the Dragon🐉🐲🐉
We invite you to Celebrate VAVortex 1 Year Anniversary! 🎈🎁🍰🥂
It all started with a Rabbit contest to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit. Since then it has been many open calls, contests, events, activities and fun for all of us at VAVortex. So BIG thank YOU for this first AMAZING Year! We want to invite you to celebrate our birthday with us! We start with the first #VAVortexArtDay in the New Year of the Dragon! And then... well it will be a superfun February!!! Escape rooms, ArtGallery, Raffle, Special Guests, Fun & Gifts for all!🍰🎈🎁🍾💃 🥂✨🎉🥳
VAVORTEX AI ART COMMUNITY CONTEST🐉🐲🐉
Subssions Closed
Theme: Dragon 🐉🐲🐉
Voting starts: 4 February on website
Showcase/Party: 10 February 2024 7 PM CET
This contest will be minted on Open Sea ⚡️
Charity: ZULULAND RHINO ORPHANAGE
🏆 Winners🏆
🥇 1st Winner 12 Matic 🥈 2nd Winner 8 Matic
🥉 3rd Winner 5 Matic 🥉 Honorary Winner⚡️
Artworks exhibited at VAVortex Birthday Party 🍰🎈🎁🍾💃 🥂✨🎉🥳
PinkDoor OPEN CALL (CLOSED)
Winners of MANGA & ANIME Open Call PINK DOOR
22 artists curated by @VAVortex
powered by @joynxyz
EXHIBITED at @paladinpunks EVENT!
#GlobalDigitalPride23 Milano🌈
🌈Open Call AI Artists🌈
Theme: FASHION AI ART
for🌈#GlobalDigitalPride23🇮🇹 Milano
- Post UNMINTED art on X
- RT and tag some friends
- Follow @VertikalAiVortx
- Deadline 31 October
- Winners picked by @ChoiceLgbt and minted on @Layerrxyz plattform
- Showcased at 🌈#GlobalDigitalPride23 Milano EVENT 3 November
☀️Autism Awareness Month☀️
Always be yourself because if your not yourself who are you?
Celebrate ☀️Autism Awareness Month☀️
with @VAVortex AI Art Community!
Last Submission: 3 MAY
Winners showcased at CHARITY ART EVENT
5 MAY 10 AM Central
Charity: #GlobalAutismProject
VAVoPUNK Challange 🤖
✨#OPENCALL ALL #AIARTISTS✨
🤖 Theme: Create an AI Punk
Together with @joynxyz and @paladinpunks
we invite you to The #VAVoPUNK Challenge by #VAVortex
Lets celebrate two breakthroughs of Modern Art: #cryptopunks and AI Art by creating a New Punks Collection: VAVoPUNK by AI Artists!
🥇 1st Winner: Paladin Punks NFT
🥈 2nd Winner: All punks admitted to the collection will be showcased
🥉 3rd Winner: Admitted punks will get the VAVoPUNK NFT