2023 ALL Painting/Drawing Theme
Art Exhibition & Competition Prospectus
“If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced” – Vincent Van Gogh
Contemporary Art Gallery Online is proud to announce their 11th Annual “ALL Painting/Drawing” Online Art Competition for 2023
Contemporary Art Gallery Online encourages entries from all 2D artists regardless of their experience and/or education in the art field or where they may reside. This is an international competition and everyone is encouraged to participate. A group exhibition of all entrants will be held online at the Contemporary Art Gallery Online following the close of the competition for 4 weeks.
Artists should submit their best representational and non-representational art. There is No Theme related to the "ALL Painting/Drawing" competition. Mixed Media art will be accepted if 75% of the art is either painted or drawn. Here is the link to last years EXHIBITION, so as to better demonstrate this month’s competition.
Awards will be given for the top 8 Painting/Drawing selected, to include; Best in Show, Judges Choice and Gallery Choice. In addition, depending on the amount and the quality of the entries received, additional awards will also be presented.
Important MUST Knows
Art Exhibition and Competition Opens: January 2, 2023
Deadline for Receiving Entries: January 29, 2023
Competition Results are Posted: February 15, 2023
Opening of Online Art Exhibition: February 1, 2023
Award Certificates Emailed to Artists: February 22, 2023
Online Art Exhibition Closes & Archived: February 28, 2023
Entry Fees:
$15 for 1 to 3 images, $25 for 4 to 5 images and 6 to 8 images $35
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Eligibility:
Must be original work to the artist.
Paintings, Drawings and Mixed Media, 2 Dimensional art will be accepted. Mixed Media art must be 75% painted or drawn.
The artist must be willing to sell their work (print or original).
Art which has won, in any previous competition, may not be submitted for consideration again.
All work must be available in both low resolution as well as high resolution form. For the purposes of this competition, low resolution files should be sent and not exceed 10 MB. High resolution files will be required for the Annual Anthology and any other print media for which your work may be selected.
Submitting Images:
Files should be titled in the following format: Artist's Name, Art Title, Medium Used, Size (H x W in inches), Price (in USD).
EXAMPLE: JohnBrown_Midnight_Photography_8x10_75.
Image requirements for entries: JPG files (Please try to keep the file size under 10 MB to ensure proper uploading).
All boxes in the application form must be competed and the boxed checked, for accepting the Terms and Conditions at the end of the form, to proceed to payment
Prizes include Memberships to Contemporary Art Gallery Online, Digital Award Certificate, Event Collateral, and a Zoom interview for “In the Artist Studio episodes” are extended to selected winners. Extensive Marketing and much more. Our Gallery receives over 1/2 million unique visitors a year with over 2.32 Million hits in a year. This is exposure you cannot garner on your own! And finally, your entry remains on the Gallery forever!
All participants receive event collateral for their portfolios.
We Look Forward to Viewing Your Creations.
We Send Our Best Wishes,
CAGO Art Competition Committee