“Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter’s soul”– Vincent Van Gogh

 2nd International 2D Art Exhibition - $7,000+ Cash Awards - Online - Soul of Artists

Jury in progress. Finalists to be announced in January ‘25. Thank you all artists who joined us.
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We look for artists who have spent time developing their vision and have accomplished a set of deeply felt artworks. Any subject, any style, and any technique are welcome!
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In addition, winners may participate in interviews and will be published to our social media and web sites.   

Awards 
11 Cash Winners
​2 Winners $2,000 each
9 Runners-up $400 each
​Finalists will be recognized and included in the online exhibition.

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SUMMARY OF CALL
​Submissions closed

​Cash Awards
11 Cash Winners
2 Winners $2,000 each
9 Runners-up $400 each

Finalists will be chosen first, then from the finalists, the award winners and runner ups will be chosen.   All cash award winners and finalists will be included in our Spring 2025 online exhibition.  

Key Dates
Finalists Notified:  January 10, 2025
Winners Notified:  January 31, 2025
Online Exhibition Date:  February 15, 2025 through February 15, 2026

Past Dates
Submission Dates:  September 5th, 2024 - November 12th, 2024.
Deadline for submitting Applications and Images Online: November 12th, 2024, 11:59pm MT

Get Notified of upcoming dates and information by email Contact us.

Eligible Artwork
All subjects are honored.  All techniques are honored.   Artworks must be two-dimensional (2D).   Entries may be paintings, drawings, one-of-a-kind prints, collages, quilts, fiber works, mixed media or other two-dimensional works.   Digital works are not currently accepted.  Photographs that are one-of-a-kind and are combined with other non-digital materials are eligible.    Works that have previously won cash awards in another juried exhibition are not eligible.    We accept artworks created in the past ten years (2014-2024).  There is no size limit because there is no shipping involved.  

See past winners in our Spring '24 Exhibition

This opportunity is for you if...

• You are passionate about your artwork and your vision.
• You want to belong to an art organization that will be loyal and continuously promote winners.
• You have devoted years to expressing your ideas visually but feel that your work is not yet fully appreciated. 

Selection Process
​The Soul of Artists team consists of experts in the visual arts, art history, literature, film and theater.   Winners will be determined by consensus of at least 4 experts from the Soul of Artist’s team.   Jurors will make the initial selection of finalists and will notify all finalists via email.   Jurors will then review and discuss all finalists' applications and images again in order to make a final decision on winners and runner ups.   Winners and runner ups will be notified.   All finalists, runner ups and winner's will have at least one of their works published as part of the online exhibition.  

Publication of winners
Finalists and winning artists will be posted to the Soul of Artists website and social media sites.