| Free Monthly Online Art Contests for Cash Prizes |
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Compete with other artists in our free monthly online art contests for cash and other great prizes. A Singular Creation provides a free online venue to showcase your art and photography. All winners will also be featured on our website and in our e-newsletters sent to over 5500 subscribers.
Imaginary :: Contest Is Open
Contest is open to all media. Images must depict something that was created by and exists only in your mind. Could be anything: an imaginary place, a mythical creature. The only limit is your own imagination.
- Prize: 30x40 stretched canvas print, valued at $115+ donated by BeArtful.com
- Open for Submissions: January 15 - February 14, 2009
- Phase 1 Voting: February 15 - 22, 2009
- Phase 2 Voting: February 23 - March 8, 2009
- Phase 3 Voting: March 9 - 10, 2009
[ Enter Contests Here ] |
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| The Richeson 75 International Small Works Art Competition | Wednesday, January 21 |
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Richeson School of Art & Gallery, a division of Jack Richeson & Co., Inc, is proud to announce the Richeson 75 Small Works Competition 2009. Seventy-five two-dimensional works of art and several alternates will be selected to represent the finest examples of painting and drawing being produced by today’s visual artists. The following prizes will be awarded:
Best In Show - $2,000. First Place in each category will receive a $750 certificate for art materials from Jack Richeson & Co., Inc. Second Place Award in each category will receive a $500 certificate for art materials from Jack Richeson & Co., Inc. 75 Finalists and a number of alternates will be selected and invited to participate in the exhibit at the Richeson Gallery in Kimberly, Wisconsin from March 23-May 21, 2009.
The Richeson 75: Small Works Competition is open to all artists over age 18. All work entered must be original in concept/execution and have been created since January 1, 2007. 2-D Art in the following categories is eligible: Landscape/Seascape/Architectural - Figurative/Portrait - Still Life/Floral - Animals and Other Subjects (Abstracts etc.). No photography, electronic/computer generated art or 3-D.
Website: www.richeson75.com/callforentries.html
Prospectus: www.richeson75.com/prospectus/r75_smallworks_09.pdf |
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| 6th Annual Color: Bold/Subtle Juried Online International Art Exhibition | Saturday, January 24 |
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The Upstream People Gallery presents an exhibition with 12 month's gallery representation, from February 1, 2009 through January 31, 2010, with approximately 900,000 hits each month. Open to all artists worldwide who use color in either both or subtle ways in original two-dimensional and three-dimensional works including ceramics, sculpture, paintings, drawings, photography, prints, installations and mixed media in all creative processes and forms.
Cash Awards of Excellence and Special Recognitions will be given at the juror's discretion; the amounts and number of which is determined by the entries and their quality. Specially recognized artists will be reviewed in the juror's statement published worldwide and sent in a press release to the artist's local newspaper(s).
Prospectus: www.upstreampeoplegallery.com/schedule/prospectus.asp?XD=2/1/2009 |
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| International Call for Artists – Landscapes/Dreamscapes | Saturday, January 31 |
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Reflect-arts, Inc. and JayKay Gallery, Switzerland present an International Call for Artists - Landscapes/Dreamscapes 2-Dimensional Works. Winners will partake in JayKay’s International Spring Show. JayKay Gallery is an arts center located in the quaint town of Carrouge, Switzerland, just a few miles outside of Lausanne, in the gorgeous Swiss country side near Lake Geneva, vineyards and the Swiss alps. The gallery is in a renovated 3 story farmhouse dating back to the 19th C. Since 2000, JayKay Gallery has spearheaded exciting exhibitions and programming, including monthly exhibitions, various workshops, artist in residencies, and musical concerts; with their most recent exhibition attaining close to 1000 visitors.
For more information, go to www.reflect-arts.com. |
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| Neoteric Abstract - Call for Entries | Saturday, January 31 |
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This call is for a thematic exhibition dedicated to the abstract artist. The title of the exhibition is Neoteric Abstract. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery, April 4 - 26, 2009 and is open for entry to all abstract artists. There will be $2600 in publication awards. The postmarked deadline is January 31, 2009. The entry form is available on our web site, or may be obtained through email or ground mail, by sending a SASE to the address below.
Contact: slowart@aol.com
Mailing Address: SlowArt Productions, 123 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534
Prospectus: www.slowart.com/prospectus/abstract.htm |
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| Momentum: Images of Dance Photography Competition | Sunday, February 1, 2009 |
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The Connecticut Valley Regional Ballet Company Inc. and The Ethel Walker School invite all interested photographers to submit entries into an international contest that celebrates the beauty, grace and athleticism of dance. No fee to enter. Three divisions: high school, college and adult. Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each division.
Prospectus: www.movingmoments.org |
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| A Pinch and a Dash - Call to Artists | Friday, February 13 |
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The Smithtown Township Arts Council is now accepting entries for A Pinch and a Dash, an exhibition celebrating Women’s History Month March 28- April 19, 2009 at the Mills Pond House Gallery. The exhibition seeks to examine the American woman’s changing role in the kitchen, from rural times when a woman’s biscuits defined her reputation, to twentieth century ready-made preparation. A Pinch and a Dash calls for works that exemplify women’s role in the kitchen or reveal how that role has changed to meet new challenges in American society, from providing sustenance for the family, to maintaining ethnic traditions, to natural and organic awareness. Juror: Connie Koppelman, PhD, independent curator and speaker on subjects in women’s art. Open to all media. Entries must be submitted as 300 ppi jpeg files on CD only.
For prospectus send SASE to STAC, 660 Rte 25A, St. James, NY 11780 or visit www.stacarts.org/exhibits/show/23 |
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| 4th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition | Saturday, February 14 |
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Katharine Butler Gallery seeks entries for 4th Annual National Juried Exhibition April 15 - May 9, 2009. Original 2D and 3D artwork in any traditional medium, including fiber, ceramics, metal, and glass from the past three years. No Giclees or videos. Entry fee $25 for up to 3 works. Application deadline February 14th. Juror Roy Slade, Director Emeritus, Cranbrook Art Museum and former director Corcoran Gallery of Art. Cash awards will be given.
For prospectus and application go to www.kbutlergallery.com or send SASE to Katharine Butler Gallery, 1943 Morrill St., Sarasota, FL 34236. |
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| 11th Annual Faces Juried Online International Art Exhibition | Tuesday, February 24 |
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The Upstream People Gallery presents an exhibition with 12 month's gallery representation, from March 1, 2009 through February 28, 2010, with approximately 900,000 hits each month. Open to all artists worldwide whose artwork is involved with the subject matter of faces of all kinds. Original two-dimensional and three-dimensional works including ceramics, sculpture, paintings, drawings, photography, prints and mixed media in all creative processes and forms.
Cash Awards of Excellence and Special Recognitions will be given at the juror's discretion; the amounts and number of which is determined by the entries and their quality. Specially recognized artists will be reviewed in the juror's statement published worldwide and sent in a press release to the artist's local newspaper(s).
Artists get a dicounted entry fee if submitted by our early deadline of February 8, 2009. The final deadline is February 24, 2009. Prospectus: www.upstreampeoplegallery.com |
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| Art Biologic - Call for Entries |Saturday, February 28 |
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Art Biologic is a thematic exhibition based on art inspired by the biological and natural world. Entry is limited to artwork that does not include the human figure. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery, May 2 - 30, 2009 and is open for entry to all artists working in any media. $2400 in National magazine publication awards.
Prospectus: www.slowart.com/prospectus/biologic.htm |
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| Call For Artists - Midwest Region | Saturday, February 28 |
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This competiton is open to all artists in the following states: IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI (other areas, view website below). Open Studios Competitions are conducted annually in each of 6 regions of the country. Competitions lead to publication in our bimonthly New American Paintings which, juried by curators from prominent museums, has extended the reach of artists and expanded the resources of collectors since 1993. All styles: painting, drawing, monoprints/types, mixed media; 2-D only.
Submission Checklist: 4 35mm slides OR 4 printouts (any size; no discs please), resume (with contact info), $35 entry fee and SASE to: Open Studios Press, 450 Harrison Ave #304, Boston, MA 02118.
Event Web Page: www.newamericanpaintings.com/artistinfo.htm |
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| Call for Entries - All Mediums - All Regions - Free to Enter | Saturday, February 28 |
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The Open Studios Press, creator of New American Paintings, is pleased to announce a new series of juried artist catalogs called Studio Visit. Unlike New American Paintings, Studio Visit will be a nationally focused publication that presents all two- and three- dimensional work. Selected artists will be provided with one full page that will include a full color image, contact information and a brief artist statement. As with New American Paintings, each volume will be juried by a professional curator and produced to the highest quality standards that can be used as a valuable promotional tool.
Once published, Studio Visit will be mailed to 1,500 of the nation's top galleries and curators and a growing subscriber base of over 500 collectors and art enthusiasts. The competition is free to enter, however, artists will be responsible for a $225 production and distribution fee. Juror: Ian Berry is Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs and Curator at The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College
Guidelines for the competition can be downloaded here: www.studiovisitmagazine.com |
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| 11th Annual Judeo-Christian Online International Art Exhibition | Tuesday, March 24 |
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The Upstream People Gallery presents an exhibition with 12 month's gallery representation, from April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010, with approximately 900,000 hits each month. Open to all artists worldwide. Original artwork in all media and forms representing biblical themes such as faith, hope, love, beauty, peace, creation; inspired from prayer and works that inspire and lift hearts.
Cash Awards of Excellence and Special Recognitions will be given at the juror's discretion; the amounts and number of which is determined by the entries and their quality. Specially recognized artists will be reviewed in the juror's statement published worldwide and sent in a press release to the artist's local newspaper(s).
Artists get a dicounted entry fee if submitted by our early deadline of March 8, 2009. The final deadline is March 24, 2009. Prospectus: www.upstreampeoplegallery.com |
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| Visual Arts Alliance 26th Juried Open Exhibition | Friday, March 27 |
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26th Juried Open Exhibition to be held May 11 – June 5, 2009 in Houston, TX. Open to US artists 18+. Original works in all media except audio, video or performance art. $2,500+ in cash and prizes.
For prospectus, send SASE to Ann McBride, 2807 Triway Ln., Houston, TX 77043, or email annmcbride1@sbcglobal.net or download from our web site: www.visualartsalliance.org/prospectus |
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| Photography From The Future - Call for Entries | Wednesday, April 15 |
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Astronaut Elephant, Photography from the Future is an Online Gallery that sells, licenses, and exhibits artworks that portray life in the future. The artists are fine art photographers, commercial photographers and amateur photographers residing in the United States. This online gallery welcomes artwork within the futuristic theme including inspirations, deviations, distortions, embellishments, modernizations, montages, composites, retouches, hand colored, simplifications, and new standards of future imaginary faces, bodies, fashions, lifestyles, animals, creatures, robots, cities, architecture, spaces, vehicles, nature, the universe, extraterrestrials, stars in outer space, and life on other planets. Astronaut Elephant does not seek a specific genre.
This online gallery intends to explore extremes of futurism. All artworks are selected by Helena Cristina Henriques for Astronaut Elephant, Photography from the Future Online Fine Art Gallery. $25 per image submitted. 20 images max accepted. Images mailed in a CD. No email submittions accepted. Please read all conditions that apply.
Prospectus: www.astronautelephant.com/AEG-info.pdf |
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| 27th Annual Juried Exhibition - Open to All Media | Saturday, April 18 |
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Pleiades Gallery, located in the prime Chelsea art location, is having its 27th Annual Juried Exhibition, open to all media. This year's juror is Nat Trotman, Assistant Curator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Please download the prospectus from www.pleiadesgallery.com/juried.html
For further information, call Pleiades Gallery at 646-230-0056. We are located at 530 West 25th St., New York, NY 10001-5516. |
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