July 2015

Art Exhibition & Competition Prospectus

Theme:  Abstract Art

"There is no abstract art. You must always start with something.  Afterward you can remove all traces of reality."
- Pablo Picasso

Contemporary Art Gallery Online announces their 2nd Annual “Abstract Art" Online Art Competition for the month of July 2015. 

The gallery announces an international and national call for entries from artists regardless of where they reside to apply to this competition by submitting their best representational and non-representational art. 

Contemporary Art Gallery Online encourages entries from all 2D and 3D artists regardless of their experience  or education in the art field.  A group exhibition of all entrants will be held online at Contemporary Art Gallery Online during the month of August 2015. Awards will be given for the top 5 places.  In addition to the winning images, depending on the amount and the quality of the entries received, Honorable Recognition awards will also be presented.

Important MUST Knows 
Art Exhibition and Competition Opens: July 1, 2015 
Deadline for Receiving Entries: July 31, 2015 
Competition Results are Posted: August 17, 2015 
Opening of Online Art Exhibition: August 1, 2015 
Award Certificates Emailed to Artists: August 28, 2015 
Online Art Exhibition Closes & Archived: August 31, 2015

Entry Fees: $15 for 1 to 3 images and $20 for all images up to 5 
The Paypal account name will appear on your credit card statement as CAGOnline.
It is not necessary to have a Paypal account in order to use this service.

Eligibility: 

•Must be original work to the artist. 
•The artist must be willing to sell their work (print or original). 

Submitting Images:

Files should be titled in the following format: name, title, medium, size, price. 
EXAMPLE: JohnBrown_Midnight_Photography_8x10_$75.

Prizes include Lifetime Memberships to Contemporary Art Gallery Online, Radio Interviews, Inclusion in the Year End Anthology Publication, Extensive Marketing and much more. Our Radio Shows have had more than 100,000 listens and the Gallery receives over 865,000 visitors a year with over 2.2 Million hits in a year. This is exposure you cannot garner on your own!  This prize package is valued at over $5,000.  And finally your entry remains on the Gallery forever.

We Look Forward to Viewing Your Creations. 
We Send Our Best Wishes, 
CAGO Art Competition Committee