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The 5th annual Palatka Chalk Explosion is calling out to artists of all age groups who have a passion for art and creativity. The festival is all set to happen in April 2017, so if you have a passion for street painting, send your application form be
The 2017 figurative/portrait art competition is open to all the 2D and 3D artists regardless of educational and experience in the art field. This competition will be judged within three categories; Paintings, Photography & Digital Art and Mixed Media & 3D Work.Awards will be given for the top 5 to 8 works selected, (this will depend on the number of submissions in each category). 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 Dates : Art...
It's the fifth chalk art contest scheduled to happen on March 25th at 8:30 am at the Uptown Art Expo. The best show will receive $250 as prize money. The deadline for chalk art applications was on February 28th, so if you have missed it, mark it on your calender for next year. The judging for the art will be done at 5pm on March 25. Artists can return on March 26th, Sunday to promote their artworks. You can also enjoy music, story telling and live concert on Saturday at 7:30pm. People of all age groups can participate and immerse themselves in music and art. It's...
It's going to be a great fun-filled weekend on July 7th till 9th 2017. The awards and closing ceremony will be held at 3:45pm on Sunday. Elmira Street Painting Festival is a family fun festival hosted by Elmira Downtown. It was started in uly 2008 to bring the local artists together and showcase their talents. During this Street painting festival, the pavements are used as the canvas and paintings are done with only chalk. You can see many styles ranging from the Renaissance classicism to Cubism, Pop Art to their own creative style. These beautiful pieces are...
Fusion Art has invited entries for its second quaterly group online exhibition which is open to all artists and photographers all over the world. The best work in any subject is accepted for entry. Regardless of the nationality and location the artists and photographers can submit real or surreal photos and even abstract ones. Entrants are encouraged to enter multiple images as the group exhibition will highlight the accepted artists and provide an opportunity to showcase a small body of their work. Category : Traditional Art Digital Art Photography 3D Art Upto...
Through 32nd Chelsea International Fine Art Competition 2017, artists can showcase their talent to the world by gaining international exposure through their paintings. The Chelsea art competition is an amazing opportunity to hone your skills and get an international exposure which will play a large role in your artistic career. The competition is open to visual artists from around the world at any stage of their careers. Artists are invited to submit in any of the following mediums: painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, mixed media, and print. Art submitted...
Artists from around the world and who are above the age of 16 can submit their paintings online for the annual competition conducted by the artist's magazine. If you possess a creativity, which is unique and would like international exposure, Artist's magazine provides the platform for young budding and professional artists from around the world. Send in your entries before May 1st, 2017 and to avail early bird discounts register before April 3rd, 2017. Prizes 5 First Place Awards: $2,500 each 5 Second Place Awards: $1,250 each 5 Third Place Awards: $750 each 15...
Painting App : Procreate is a very powerful app for IOS phones and it's easy to sketch and draw on this app with great ease. This app was developed by Savage Interactive Pty Ltd and is a very interesting application. Now it's easy to create awesome paintings and drawings on the go, since it has an easy drawing interface and allows smooth gesture. According to Procreate, "Create a canvas and start painting with any of Procreate’s exclusive dual-texture brushes. Use the immediately responsive smudge tool to perfectly blend colour with any brush in your...
Enjoy the diverse contemporary art ar Dubai world trade centre from 12-15 April 2017. The world art fair steps into it's third edition, which showcases the culture of dubai in contemporary art forms. According to their website, "As part of Dubai’s Official Art Season, World Art Dubai reflects the city’s growing prominence as a leading cultural and artistic hub with a unique fusion of art, education and entertainment featuring a diverse collection of contemporary art work, paintings, prints, sculptures, photographs and media ranging from $100 to $20,...
Upfest 2017 is a free Street art and Graffiti festival and it's their 24th annual edition. In 2016, out of 700 applicants, 300 artists were chosen to display their live art. Last year many artists from more than 40 countries participated in this festival. Last year artists created massive street murals on shop shutters, walls, boards, double decker bus, subway trains in more than 30 venues and locations all over Bedminster. According to Upfest  website, "Talented artists travel from 30 countries and across the UK to paint live on 30,000sqft of surfaces in...
Fresh Air Sculpture is a biennial event which provides a great opportunity to witness great tradition, modern and cutting edge contemporary work set-up outdoors. The International sculpture exhibition is all set to happen between 11th June – 2 July 2017 at The Old Rectory, Quenington, Gloucestershire GL7 5BN. Artists from UK and many other countries will be participating in this event to showcase their stunning sculpting skills and it's all outdoors. Visit their Pool House gallery which showcases the best contemporary and applied art. Sculptors like Rob...
The Lakeworth Street Painting Festivals is one of the most popular annual street art held in Florida. This year it is scheduled on these two days February 25 - 26. More than 600 artists will be participating in this event with eco friendly chalks and will transform the Lake and Lucerene avenues, pavements into traditional, contemporary and 3D illusionist paintings on the street. This event is known as one of the largest street painting event across the world. Last year two artists recreated the beatles walking on the road and it was all 3D Street art painting. We...
It's the 20th anniversary of World Body Painting Festival, Austria. Make yourselves available from July 28 - 30, 2017 at Klagenfurt at the Lake of Worthersee, Austria. The festival has a very long tradition and it's believed that modern bodypainting art movement started in Carinthia. Artists from more than 50 different nations will do their best to stun and entertain visitors at the 20th anniversary of the World Bodypainting Festival, the world championships for Bodypainters. High quality Art creates a special experience for all visitors of the Open Air art park...
Art-competition.net is an international fine art on-line juried competition that is open to all visual artists, 18 years or older. Entries are invited for " Faces Of Humanity" where twenty artist will be selected for an online group exhibit at Gallery25N. One of the five work of art will be chosen from the selected artist. The exhibit and artists will enjoy an extensive marketing worldwide to over 20,000 people including art buyers, gallery owners, curators, collectors. The emotion,beauty,love,hope and wisdom as seen in the faces of the people from varied...
The LA Art Show focuses mostly on modern and contemporary art and it is an annual event held in Los Angeles. According to LA art show, "The LA Art Show entered its third decade with an expanded curatorial team, harnessing their knowledge and experience to drive the International focus and content development of the fair. We partnered with galleries and non-profits to feature bold new art performances and continued to expand out Littletopia and Street Art sections both at the fair and at off-site events to facilitate dealer and collector networking and create a...
Art-competition.net is calling out to all amateur and professional artists around the world to participate in its contest named ,"Emotion & Energy Of Color 4". The participants age should be 18+. The entries should be submitted before December 19, 2016 (Midnight EST). The jury selection will happen on December 27, 2016 and winners will be notified on January 6, 2017. There will be 7 Winners and 10 Honorable Mentions. The selection will be based on the artists creativity and their interpretation of the world around them which focuses on colors and emotions. It...