UPWARD gallery (Artist of the Summer) Competition with Valuable In-Kind prizes
Applicant criteria
Nationality
No specific nationality requiredAge
- No specific age required
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity Field
Music, Art and Graphic DesignOpportunity description
UPWARD gallery is excited to introduce the Artist of the Summer juried art exhibition and competition. All artists 18 and older are encouraged to submit their work in any medium, style, and genre.
Acceptable mediums include all traditional art media (e.g., oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, mixed media, gouache, egg tempera, pen and ink; drawing media such as graphite, charcoal, colored pencils, markers, metal point), digital painting, arts and crafts (beadwork, pottery, embroidery, floristry, batik, stained glass, two-dimensional collage and fabric art as well, etc.).
No profanity or political artwork.
Each participant of the competition receives his personal page (solo exhibition) on the UPWARD gallery. This page displays works that the artist submitted for participation in competitions, short biography text and artist statement, links to the artist's website, as well as links to social media accounts, interview with the artist.
Competition Categories:
- Fine art
- Graphic arts
- Digital painting
- Crafts/ Mixed Media
Benefits
- The winners are interviewed by the UPWARD Gallery editors for publication in the quarterly printed edition UPWARD’s Quarterly and on the site in the section Interviews.
- Certificates: all entrants will receive digital certificates based on the results of the competition. The winners will receive digital certificates for the 1st place, 2nd place, and 3rd place. Also, the most deserving works will be marked with digital certificates Merit Awards, Honorable Mention Awards, and Finalist. Other entrants will receive digital certificates for participation in the Competition.
- Selected works (1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place and Merit Award) will be presented in the quarterly printed edition UPWARD’s Quarterly, as well as in the curated galleries on the site in the section Discover. The authors of these works will receive Social Media Promotion.
- The winners of the competition (1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place) will be able to take part for free with two artworks in our next competitions.
Eligibility criteria
Entrants must be at least 18 years of age or older. Entries can be submitted by entrants of the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence. The works will be judged by the jury depending on the age category.
Ages categories are as follows:
- Artists: Ages 22+
- Artists: Ages 18-21.
Fee: $12 for entry, $10 (2-4 entries), $9 (5 or more entries).
Enter as often as you like. Entries must be submitted as JPG (or PNG) digital files online at https://upwardgallery.com during the Entry Period. Files must be less than 10 MB. Images must be between 800x800 and 2000x2000 pixels.
The Competition is open to all artists working in all traditional art media (e.g., oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, mixed media, gouache, egg tempera, pen and ink; drawing media such as graphite, charcoal, colored pencils, scratch board, markers, metal point), digital painting, arts and crafts (beadwork, pottery, embroidery, floristry, batik, stained glass, two-dimensional collage and fabric art as well, etc.).
More info here.
About UPWARD gallery:
UPWARD gallery is the new online platform for painters and artisans, arts professionals of all levels and ages. Its team is spread out across the world and includes arts professionals with many years of experience in teaching creative disciplines, organizing competitions, and artists and masters.
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