Contemporary Art Gallery Online is Celebrating their 4th Annual Black History Month Competition and Exhibition!
This is a time to Remember and Honor the Past, Celebrate the Present, and Imagine a Better Future.
We Celebrate a Proud Heritage, with Amazing Accomplishments, Bravery, Sacrifice, and Vision.
Come See Which Celebrated Black Artists We are Celebrating for 2023!
“The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in.”~ James Baldwin
“It is not enough to put paint to paper. You must say to the world and to yourself, you are a painter, a creator… and believe it is true. Then and only then, will that ordinary paint come alive and speak to you and the world.” ~R.R. Hawkshawe
“La Gallina de los Huevos de Oro” by Blanca Esther Gomez
Contemporary Art Gallery Online encourages entries from all 2D and 3D Black artists regardless of their experience and/or education in the art field or where they may reside. This is an international competition and everyone, who meets the eligibility, is encouraged to participate, regardless of nationality. A group exhibition of all entrants will be held online at the Contemporary Art Gallery Online following the close of the competition for four weeks.
Artists should submit their best representational and non-representational art regardless of theme. Here is last years EXHIBITION, so as to better demonstrate this month's competition.
This competition will be judged within three categories; Paintings/Drawings, Photography/Digital Art and Mixed Media and 3 Dimensional Work. Awards will be given for the top 6 to 8 works selected in each category, (this will depend on the number of submissions in each category), to include; Best in Show, Judges Choice and Gallery Choice. Additional awards will also be presented, depending on the amount and the quality of all submissions received.
Important MUST Knows
Art Exhibition and Competition Opens: January 30, 2023
Deadline for Receiving Entries: February 26, 2023
Competition Results are Posted: March 15, 2023
Opening of Online Art Exhibition: March 1, 2023
Award Certificates Emailed to Artists: March 22, 2023
Online Art Exhibition Closes & Archived: March 28, 2023
Entry Fees:
$15 for 1 to 3 images, $25 for 4 to 5 images and $35 for up to 8 images.
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Eligibility:
Must be original work to the artist.
Paintings, Photography, Digital Art, Sculptures, Mixed Media, 2 and 3 Dimensional art will be accepted.
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 box 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, Interviews “In the Artist Studio episodes” are extended to selected winners. Extensive Marketing and much more. The 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