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#aflgiantshawks Greater Western Sydney Giants will beat the Mayblooms

September 6, 2025 at 7:48 AM Everybody can reply

@earthlingnoreally.bsky.social

🎉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

September 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM Everybody can reply

9 reposts 1 quotes 45 likes 15 saves

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Rebecca, House of Ogg

@earthlingnoreally.bsky.social

🎉Final August update to the #BlueSkyArtShowsss list!✨

A comprehensive list of art challenges on Bluesky

Comment below for errors/omissions - or if you have an art challenge to add, including any non-English language (*also include the host name if you know it).

🎨✏️📸🪡🧶
Go make something already!

#BlueSkyArtShowsss
Specific Days Year-Round
Unhosted 📸 # Challenges

Mondays
#AllMetalMonday
#Market Monday
#MagentaMonday
#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
#PostBoxSaturday
#SatARTday
#SaturdayStairs
#SteepleSaturday
#StripesonSaturday

Sundays
#FlowersonSunday
#SignsonSunday
#SilentSunday
#SundaySkies
#SundayYellow

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

August 2025

August 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM Everybody can reply

8 reposts 3 quotes 48 likes

3 8 48

Rebecca, House of Ogg

@earthlingnoreally.bsky.social

🎉August update to the #BlueSkyArtShowsss list is here!✨

A comprehensive list of art challenges on Bluesky

Comment below for errors or omissions - or if you have an art challenge to add, especially any non-English language.(*Include the host name if you know it)

🎨✏️🪡🧶📸
Go make something already!

August 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM Everybody can reply

1 reposts 24 likes

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Wolrdexplorerplant&foodlover.

@newmemanno.bsky.social

#lavender #flowers #summerbounty #floraldesign #bluesky #goodmorning #bloom #plant #wonderful #creative #MayBlooms #garden #gardener #florist #flowers

July 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM Everybody can reply

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Rebecca, House of Ogg

@earthlingnoreally.bsky.social

🎉Updated #BlueSkyArtShowsss list is here!✨

My most comprehensive list so far.

**Comment below if I've made an error, typo or omission - or if you have an art challenge to add - especially any non-English language. (*Please include the host name if you know it) Thanks!🙏🏻

💥Have fun and get messy!!

#BlueSkyArtShowsss

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

Specific Days Year-Round (Hosted)

Mondays
📸 #BlueSkyMonday - ECK - Host @arminausejo.com @rina2012
📸 #MacroMonday - ECK - Host @genypher @elaschneider43 @freyasnowball
📸 #MountainMonday - ECK - Host @rouxroamer
Tuesdays
#ContemporaryTuesday – Host @mikecoffeyart
📸 #RockinTuesday – Host @xobreex3‬
📸 #TagTuesday – Host @richardbcolon.com
📸 #TidesOutTuesday – Host @runningpast
Wednesdays
#WackyWednesdayArt – Host @itsmtntime
Thursdays
📸 #humansOfBlueSky - ECK - Host @luiscordoba
📸 #UrbanGaze - ECK - Host @rnantel

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

(July 2025)

July 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM Everybody can reply

9 reposts 1 quotes 52 likes

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Chris @ Heroes Peak

@heroespeak.bsky.social

A bit confused whether this is Greater Knapweed or Cornflower. I'm sure there is a specific difference between the two I'm missing.
#photography 📸 #BloomScrolling #EastCoastKin #MayBlooms #flowers #purple #nature 🌿 #garden

Looking across multiple Greater Knapweed flower in full bloom, with a deep purple thistle center surrounded by thin and delicate petals of lavender.

June 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM Everybody can reply

3 reposts 34 likes

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ⓂⒶⓇⒸ

@kvmarc.bsky.social

🦋😍🦋
#WednesdayRose #RoseWednesday #roses #belleschoses #jardin #photographie #nature #paix #MayBlooms #fleurs #défilementdefleurs #photographesdecielbleu

June 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM Everybody can reply

1 reposts 5 likes

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Jennette Brown Photography

@itsnotsuperman.bsky.social

#Mayblooms #delicate 💜✨️

#flora #floraphotography #macrooftheday #flowerphotography #flowerlovers #plantlover #flora #floraphotography #flower #flowers #springtime #springbloom #blooms #shotoncanon #canonR5 #photography

June 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM Everybody can reply

11 likes

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Diana

@diana-m-keener.bsky.social

Good morning, or whatever 🥱 ☕️

#flower #yellow #MayBlooms #vibrant #bright #EastCoastKin #Artyear #Macro #bloomscrolling #bloom #photography

Close up of a yellow star of Bethlehem flower

June 5, 2025 at 6:53 AM Everybody can reply

2 reposts 35 likes

2 2 35

FeistyEnglishTeacher

@flower-power.bsky.social

A graceful pink rose peeks through a white picket fence. Good fences do make good neighbors when they display these beauties.Happy #RoseWednesday ! #Bloomscrolling #EastCoastKin #FlowerReport 🌱 #Flowers #MayBlooms