Challenge Directory
In search of a challenge? Here are a few I know about. If you have a challenge you would like me to list, hosted by yourself or someone else, please drop me a comment here and I’ll be happy add it.
Challenges at Gumnut Inspirations
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Spectrum Square A weekly challenge aimed at the colour spectrum and how colours work together. (in hiatis, watch for a new set of Spectrum Square challenges) |
Challenges A-Z
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2 Things Challenge Weekly challenge. Interpret the two subjects in any way you like. Any medium. |
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4×4 Friday Weekly challenge to create a 4″ x 4″ piece of art. Any medium. |
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Art Bead Scene Monthly themed challenge to create something using an art bead. Art provided for inspiration |
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Art Dolls Only Several different challenges involving the creation of art dolls. |
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Art Every Day Month Held November every year participants are encouraged to do art every day. Daily posts to feature your results. Any medium. |
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Creative Every Day A low pressure year long challenge with an optional monthly theme to encourage creativity every day. Weekly posts (Monday) to feature your results. Any medium. |
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Creative Tuesdays Fortnightly word/phrase challenge. Weekly posts (Tuesday) to feature your results. Any medium. |
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Illustration Friday Weekly word challenge to encourage illustration. Challenge issued every Friday. Results posted to website any time before the next challenge. |
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Inspiration Avenue Weekly challenge with a theme. Challenges issued Monday and due the following Sunday. Any medium. |
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Mixed Media Monday A monthly themed challenge. Mixed Media. |
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A River of Stones Encouragement to take notice of one detail everyday and write a very short piece (‘stone’) about it. |
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Paint Party Friday A weekly check in for painters of any medium to help motivate and inspire more paintings. |
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The Sketchbook Project Monthly theme encouraging participants to keep a sketchbook of their own. Tips and tutorials. |
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Studio Atelier Monthly challenge. A photograph is provided to work from using traditional physical art media (no digital). |
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Sunday Postcard Art A themed challenge issued every Sunday to create a 6″ x 4″ piece of artwork. Any medium suited to that requirement. |
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Sunday Sketches Open theme, drawings and sketches. Post on Sundays to feature your results. Any medium. |
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Theme Thursday Weekly themed challenge issued on Thursdays. Any medium. |
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Whimsical Wednesday Weekly encouragement to create whimsical and light-hearted art. Weekly posts (Wednesday) to feature your results. Any medium. |
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Wordless Wednesday Weekly photographic challenge. Say something with your image. |
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Zentangle Weekly Challenge Weekly challenge with a theme or word to inspire zentangles (meditative doodle art). |
yeah…thanks for the support – here’s to a new year full of whimsy and art!
Thanks so much for listing Inspiration Avenue, and of course all the others too! I will be checking them all out, I love a challenge!
This is wonderful – it’s really helpful, there are several challenges on here that I want to check out. Thanks so much!
Saw this on Creative Every Day. Thanks for compiling it. I was looking for a list like this!
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thanks for the shout out!
Do you know of any 3D focused challenges? Sculpture, puppets, dolls…
Hi, Jen.
I had a quick look around, but these things are notoriously hard to find (hence this directory). I did find a good site for art dolls, and one devoted to art beads, but so far, zip on general sculpture. You can find those two included above now. I’m sure there are some sculpture challenges out there, it is just a matter of finding them. (I did find one based in Texas, but it was an offline gathering rather than an online photo results kind of thing.) I’ll keep an eye out.
In the meantime, there are several challenges above that accept any media, so you could enter some of those. I know I’ve thoroughly enjoyed some of the open ones.
Hope I can be more help in the future.
Nutty
(these things pass by word of mouth)
Thanks so much for compiling this list! I’m posting creative challenges regularly at 365 Days of Genius and am SO happy to find a central resource for them!
Oooh, where on 365DoG?
I could list it.
Nutty
(who couldn’t find them herself)
excited about your new color challenge – here’s a new digital submission site I have created and invite others to join and submit to: the smART art collective @ http://dthaase-smart.blogspot.com
Oh, thank you for listing all of these. It’s wonderful to have such a creative challenge resource. I co-host a weekly mixed media challenge and would love to have our site listed here. Order of the OPUS GLUEI can be found here: http://www.opus-gluei.blogspot.com
Thank you for considering us.
Jana
Thanks for this, I’ve been looking for a list like this for a while!
would you be so kind as to add my new Inkblot Challenge @ http://dthaase-lines.blogspot.com/p/inklings.html
much thanks