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evidence based space-case petal pusher, idea shover, scribble maker she/her dual 🌉/🍁 #spousedup #celiac #ALTtextOnlyReposter 🚫AI Avatar: (b&w) tiny me digging for gold. Banner: three flower-painted oyster shells on a sill.

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Rebecca, House of Ogg @earthlingnoreally.bsky.social · 7d

🎨Oct Art Challenges w/ daily prompts!
#31DaysOfFungi - @malinadowling
#ArchInk - @blacktrowel
#Invertober - @fossilforager
#Epochtober - @romanlandry
#Paleoctober - @djigr.bsky
#Sharktober - @requinoesis
#Spacetober - @morgandenman
#Spooktober - @wealiearts
#streamink - @streamink

List update soon!

Rebecca, House of Ogg @earthlingnoreally.bsky.social · Sep 2

🎉September update to the #BlueSkyArtShowsss list has arrived!

A comprehensive list of art challenges on Bluesky. Save for easy reference

Comment below for errors or omissions - or if you have a challenge to add (*Include the host name if you know it), thanks!

Make with the art already!
✨✨🎨✏️🗿🪡🧶📸✨✨

#BlueSkyArtShowsss
All challenges are 📸+🎨 unless otherwise specified. 🚫 AI / Original Art Only
Use of [ALT text] strongly encouraged for equal accessibility for the visually challenged/impaired, legally blind
(*ECK = East Coast Kin Arts Collective host)

Monthly Current & upcoming - (for previous months this year go to the end of the list)

Hosted on BlueSky
September -
🎨 #LillasStylePlay2025 - @makeartthatsells
🎨 #SciArtSeptember - @lizlagomorph + @LucyGemArt
#SleepySep - @wealiearts
‬October -
‬🎨 #ArchInk - @blacktrowel
🎨 #Invertober - @fossilforager
🎨 #Epochtober - @romanlandry
🎨 #Paleoctober - @djigr.bsky
‬🎨 #Sharktober - @requinoesis
🎨 #Spacetober - @morgandenman
#Spooktober - @wealiearts
🎨 #streamink - @streamink
‬November -
🎨 #Dinovember - @kaseysnow
‬#NightmareNov - @wealiearts
🎨 #Nudivember - @nudibranch
🎨 #Temnovember - @batmanelvisigodo
December -
#ArtAdventCalendar -@jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
#XtraXmas - @wealiearts

One Day per Month
#BirdWhisperer - @birdwhisperers
#TheCampfire (1st Tuesday)- ECK - @pmgibbs

Monthly theme
Hosted on BlueSky
🎨#ENDANGART - @nollthere
Unhosted, Unidentified Host,
Not Hosted on Bluesky
(for previous months this year go to the end of the list)
- 🎨 #Birdtober, #Entober, #Mathober
mathober.com, #Sciartober, #SciCommInk
@scicommlexicon.com
- 🎨 #Neighvember
- 🎨 brrrdcember, #Decembird,
#Dinocember,#DinoDecember

Other Not originating on Bluesky 🎨
#AnimalDayCal2025 –
http://tinyurl.com/3vh22kn6
#The100DayProject – https://the100dayproject.substack.com/about

Weekly (year-round) New theme each week
#AlphabetChallenge - ECK - @sheena-mck
#SensoryArt - ECK - @subicrn

September 2025

#BlueSkyArtShowsss

Daily posting (year-round) - No theme
#ArtShow
#ArtYear - @annalarssonstudio
#onlybeautifulthings
#SciArt🐡- @flyingtrilobite.com
#urbansketchers - @urbansketchers
#ClassicMono - ECK - (📸 monochrome) - @fotonstudio, @clcart, @victorbz, @fotodefer, @wolfgangwhyte, @dmimaging, @starlitwaltz, @mclellandphotography.com

Specific Days (year-round) - Hosted
Mondays
#BlueSkyMonday - ECK - @arminausejo.com @rina2012
📸 #MacroMonday - ECK - @genypher @elaschneider43 @freyasnowball
📸 #MountainMonday - ECK - @rouxroamer
Tuesdays
#AnimalArtTuesday - @mikecoffeyart
📸 #RockinTuesday - @xobreex3‬
📸 #TagTuesday - @richardbcolon.com
📸 #TidesOutTuesday - @runningpast
Wednesdays
#WackyWednesdayArt - @itsmtntime
Thursdays
📸 #humansOfBlueSky - ECK - @luiscordoba
#PalacesandGardens - ECK - @sabineshutterbug
📸 #UrbanGaze - ECK - @rnantel

#ColourADay / #ColorADay - @wealiearts
#MagentaMon or #PinkMon
#CyanTue or #BlueTue
#RedWed
#YellowThu or #GoldThu
#BWFri or #BlackFri or #WhiteFri
#GreenSat
#OrangeSun

Fridays
#FishyFriday - @victoriapfeiffer
#FiveMinFriday - @captzerp
#FoodOnFriday - @lorettarobinson
#ForestFriday - ECK - @chrisclougholy
📸 #MacroFeatherFriday - @marjoriemcdonald
📸 #macrophotofriday - @macrophotofriday
#Scape - ECK - @jaycee-visionlogic, @rina2012
Saturdays
#BlueSkyArtShow - ECK - @churchstreetimages.com
📸#bnw_macro - ECK - @geraldmfoto
Sundays
#bnw_macro - ECK - @geraldmfoto
📸 #SelfPortraitSunday - ECK - @selfportraiture, @lotuscarroll, @eustace.link
#ShotsInSlots - @kerrieneet
#Stunday - ECK - @handcranked, @alinagrafik, @skarabara
🎨 #SundayFishSketch🐡- ‪@lampichthys ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

September 2025

#BlueSkyArtShowsss
Specific Days Year-Round
Unhosted 📸 # Challenges

Mondays
#AllMetalMonday
#Market Monday
#MinimalMonday
#MosaicMonday

Tuesdays
#TelephoneBox #Twosday
#TerraceTuesday
#TextureTuesday
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#TilesOnTuesday
#TinyWindowTuesday
#TulipTuesday

Wednesdays
#RoseWednesday
#WallsOnWednesday
#WaterfallWednesday
#WeirdBirdWednesday
#WhiteFlowerWednesday
#WindowWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday
#WordlessWednesday

Thursdays
#AdoorableThursday
#ThrowbackThursday
#ThursdayBins
#ThursdayChairs
#Thursgate
#PubSignThursday

Fridays
#FerrousFriday
#FloralFriday
#FlowersonFriday
#FontsonFriday
#PubfrontFriday
#ShopfrontFriday

Saturdays (#Caturday)
#PostBoxSaturday
#SatARTday
#SaturdayStairs
#SteepleSaturday
#StripesonSaturday

Sundays
#FlowersonSunday
#SignsonSunday
#SilentSunday
#SundaySkies
#SundayYellow

***@saveredlandlibr has tons of suggestions for other daily hashtag challenges to participate in.

September 2025

#BlueSkyArtShowsss

Completed This Year, Monthly with a Daily Theme (May return next year – 2026)

Challenges Hosted on Bluesky

January
#Birbfest2025 - @monkeymintaka
#JanuArty/#JanuArty2025 - @whitneyyoh
#Creaturanuary - @spectralashwood
February
#FebruArty - @whitneyyoh
#FebArt/#FebArt25 - @elunajewelry
#FebruaryElemental - @omegamom
#Februllage - @missprinted @rhedfawell @edincollagecoll
#FishyFeb - @victoriapfeiffer
March
#MakersmARTch - @whitneyyoh
#MarchOfTheMammals - @shunosaurus
#MarchIntoLandscapes - @victoriapfeiffer
#mARTch - @elunajewelry
#MathArtMarch - @ayliean
#MutationMarch - @galusaurus ‬
#smARTist - @kac-art.bsky.social
April
#4Art25 - @elunajewelry
#acoloraDAYpril - @whitneyyoh
#AprilColors - @faunwood
#smARTist - @kac-art
May
#streamink2025/#doodleawaymay2025 - @streamink
#MayBlooms/MayLeaves - @birdsinboughs
#MayJewels25 - @elunajewelry
#Maysozoic - @paleorex
#MothMay - @loadofolbobbins
#shrknd0petography - @shrknd0
June
#dyicad2025/#daisyyellowart - @tammy999
#JuneSea - @birdsinboughs
#smARTist - @kac-art

July -
#dyicad2025/#daisyyellowart - @tammy999
#JuliArty - @whitneyyoh
#smARTist - @kac-art
#USkJulyPrompts2025 - @urbansketchers
August -
#AbstractAug - @wealiearts
#AuGhost2025 - @therealaughost
#AugustAdventures2025 - @byjessicaelena
#AvianAugust - @cookiedoves
#smARTist - @kelseycarnellart
#USkAugustPrompts2025 - @urbansketchers

Challenges Unhosted, Unidentified Host, Not Hosted on Bluesky
#Figuary, #frogfebruary
#Marchitecture
#Plein Airpril
#MerMay (mermains/mercreatures)
#DrawEverythingJune2025 @adorkastock.com, #Junicorn (unicorns),#Kaijune

September 2025

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Rebecca, House of Ogg @earthlingnoreally.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks you! My eyes were instantly drawn to the contrasting light and colour.🙏🏻🙏🏻✨

Rebecca, House of Ogg @earthlingnoreally.bsky.social · 1h

You're welcome!✨

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Kevin Wertman @kevin.wertman.org · 15h

Good morning, here's a lovely red hibiscus for #ColorADay #RedWed

Have a great day y'all!

#photography #flowers #bloomscrolling #hibiscus

A pinkish red hibiscus grows into the frame from the upper right down to the lower left. Surrounded by light green foliage.

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Russ Morris @sirromssur.bsky.social · 15h

Tulip.

Fujifilm X-E5 + Fujifilm XF 35mm F/2 R WR

#bloomscrolling #botanical #fujifilmxe5 #nature #photographersofbluesky #photography #theartofseeing #tLeIxFaEs #tulip

A color photograph of a pink and white tulip, its stalk and leaves in near silhouette against the west facing windows and blinds in our kitchen. The flower is horizontal, off center, with the leaves to the right of the frame.

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Memo @memo.bsky.mv2k.com · 13h

≪ Schönheit am Wegesrand ≫

#photography #fotografie #foto #photo #postprocessed #myphoto #mywork #ownwork #nature #natur #umwelt #bloomscrolling

Bildbeschreibung:
Einige kleine blaue Blüten des Natternkopfes.

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Edith Ⓥ 🌱 Pigoneer 𓃟 @edithh72.bsky.social · 21h

Schönen Mittwoch, happy Wednesday 🌹🌞
#RoseWednesday #ColorADay #RedWed #roses #bloomscrolling #flowers #FlowersOfBluesky #gardening #scape #flowerfeed #nature #photography

Zwei rote Rosenblüten auf einem Rosenbusch voller grüner Blätter, der Hintergrund ist unscharf und grün;

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Soph0571 @soph0517.bsky.social · 19h

#RoseWednesday #BloomScrolling #photography #flowers

Happy Hump Day lovelies and have a wee orange rose to bring some Autumn vibes 😉😊🌹

Close-up of a single orange rose in full bloom, showing velvety petals with subtle gradients of amber and gold. The petals curl gently outward, revealing intricate layers and a softly shaded centre. Green leaves and a blurred natural background accentuate the vivid colour and delicate texture of the rose

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Bella 💚🌈🦄 @bellabelle.bsky.social · 16h

Tagesblümchen 🌹
#DailyFlowers #Bloomscrolling #SchönesGegenDoofes #RoseWednesday

Eine rote Rose inmitten von grünen Blättern.

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Michelle @trailtotoday.bsky.social · 16h

Have a beautiful day 💕
#RoseWednesday #Macro #BloomScrolling #OnlyBeautifulThings #DailyFlowers
#EastCoastKin #Photography #NaturePhotography

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GabbyLawless @gabbylawless.bsky.social · 14h

#RoseWednesday #EastCoastKin #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #Gardening 🌱

A coral colored rose surrounded by green leaves.

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Licia Corbolante (@terminologia) @terminologiaetc.it · 12h

#RoseWednesday
Rosa 'For Your Eyes Only'
Hulthemia persica hybrid by Warner

A simple rose flower with salmon pink petals, dark red centre and light apricot shading

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F/f Photography @ffaelan.bsky.social · 11h

Here is a golden oldie for #RoseWednesday from The Los Angeles Arboretum rose garden. Caught on an early summer morning.

#FlowerReport #EastCoastKin #SmArtist #photography #photographer
#Art #BloomScrolling #flowers #PhotographersOfBlueSky #FlowersOnBlueSky #PhotographersUnited

Soft picture of a yellow white rose. Taken in the summer morning in SoCal at the Los Angeles Arboretum.

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Rebecca, House of Ogg @earthlingnoreally.bsky.social · 2h

#NatureIsArt

Red carpet reddy rose - captured Monday

#Phonetography
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpulent #ColorADay #RedWed #RoseWednesday #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #flowers #bloomscrolling #onlybeautifulthings #finerthing #sparkly

Close-up of early morning dew on petals of a true red rose.

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Mary Dineen 📷 𓀡𓆀 @marysunshineisgone.bsky.social · 22h

#WordlessWednesday

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Rebecca, House of Ogg @earthlingnoreally.bsky.social · 3h

Beautiful mood capture, blu 💙

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blu-dot @blu-dot.bsky.social · 5h

#wordlessWednesday

A heart shaped rock wedged between two angled driftwood poles

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photoblair.bsky.social @photoblair.bsky.social · 3h

Snakes.

#Toronto #Subway #Photography

Crossover subway tracks leading to the Vincent/Keele Yard just east of Keele Station in Toronto Ontario

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Jen tiNGtiNG @tingting.bsky.social · 12h

#WindowsOnWednesday
#taco #photography

A painting of a taco on a window behind a metal security gate

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Sparty® @young-spartacus.bsky.social · 10h

'Looking Back'

Can you see the bus driver in the top wing mirror, looking at me perplexed?

Hope my #Bluesky friends are having a grand week!

Sparty 🧑‍✈️

#EastCoastKin #Photography #ColorADay #RedWed #ArtYear #Art #PhotographersofBluesky #Travel #BlueskyArt #WindowsonWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt

The image features a close-up of a side mirror, from a large coach/bus. The mirror housing is made of a matte grey plastic or composite material, and it extends from a lighter-coloured arm that disappears out of frame at the top right. A small portion of another vehicle's body, which is red and has a yellow text graphic, is visible on the left side of the frame. This suggests the image was taken from the outside of the vehicle.
The side mirror is composed of two distinct mirrors set within the same housing. The upper mirror is a flat or slightly convex rectangular mirror, while the lower one is a wider, more curved convex mirror, designed to provide a wider-angle view and reduce blind spots. Both mirrors contain reflections of a city environment. The reflections, particularly in the lower, wide-angle mirror, are slightly distorted.
The reflections show multi-story buildings with numerous windows, indicating an urban setting. The buildings are a mix of red brick and what appears to be a lighter-coloured, possibly white or cream-colored, facade. The sky, visible in both the reflections and the background, is a light blue with scattered white and gray clouds. The ambient light suggests it is daytime. The overall colour palette of the image is muted, with the vibrant red of the vehicle providing a contrast to the neutral grays of the mirror and the blues and whites of the sky. The image is in sharp focus on the mirror itself, while the background and the vehicle's body are slightly blurred, creating a shallow depth of field. This composition draws the viewer's attention to the intricate reflections within the mirror's surface.

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Chris Lord @chrislord.bsky.social · 10h

#WindowsOnWednesday

#photography #art #travel #photographersofbluesky #weareroamers #artyear #explore #escape #sonyshooter
#abandoned #window #allboardedup

boarded up windows in an abandoned building

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Cathy N @cnaliv.bsky.social · 4h

Fancy window
Lille, France
#WindowsonWednesday
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpulent
#ClassicMono

Early 20th century building boasts an elegant window with curly wrought iron embellishments. The name of a shop that is no longer there is at the top: À la Cloche d’or

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Keyser Lauze 🇨🇦 @keyserlauze.bsky.social · 8h

Here's one for the #ColorADay theme #RedWed and for my #bloomscrolling buds!❤️🤍😍🤍❤️

"When the petals of the heart unfold fragrance spreads across the valley"

- Amit Ray

#heart #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #beauty #garden #flowers #petals

The flower in the image is a fuchsia, specifically a hybrid fuchsia. These plants are known for their distinctive, drooping flowers that resemble lanterns. They resemble peppermints with red and white, ribbon like petals. Warm sunlight illuminates the flowers beautiful blooms.

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Magedah Shabo @magedah.bsky.social · 4h

burning bush (Euonymus alatus) seed capsules for #RedWed #EastCoastKin

Bright orange-red fruit of a burning bush (Euonymus alatus) on a leafy green branch, with a blurred background

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Indigrassy @indigrassy.bsky.social · 3h

Al(red)dy in bloom #nature #photography #WindowsOnWednesday #ColorADay #RedWed #ArtYear #smArtist

A cluster of large red paper lanterns hangs in a vertical line from the ceiling of a greenhouse structure, framed by a grid of translucent panels letting in filtered sunlight. Yellow flowers and green foliage surround the lanterns from above and the sides, creating a vibrant contrast of colors. The perspective looks upward, emphasizing the lanterns’ size and the play of light through the glass roof.

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Rebecca, House of Ogg @earthlingnoreally.bsky.social · 3h

#PinkMon #TagTuesday #WallsOnWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #RedWed #YellowThu #UrbanGaze #FlowersonFriday (2 early I know #Scape #BlueSkyArtShow #Glow) #GreenSat #FlowersOnSunday #SundayYellow

Every day - (yesterday)

#Phonetography
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear #flowers #bloomscrolling #alleyglow #pointy

Alley intersecting with city street with one-way bike lane arrows. A bay and gable style house on the corner with a flower mural on the alley side and front fence. There's orange glowing car and street lights in the alley. The main floor window has a yellow glow. The foliage of large trees bookend the house.

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