June 01, 2014 – the sign up for the competition opens

December 20, 2014 – the sign up closes

January 16, 2015, 11:59 – the sign up for the Nordic part of the competition has been extended

January 26 – February 6, 2015 – the contestants hand in their artworks

May 08 – award ceremony and opening of Portrait Now! 2015 at The Museum of National History