2nd International 2D Art Exhibition - $7,000+ Cash Awards - Online - Soul of Artists
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Soul of Artists is proud to announce our 2nd International 2D Online Juried Exhibition to take place in Spring, 2025. All mediums and all styles are welcome. Open Submissions now until November 12th, 2024.
We are looking for exceptionalism of expression however you choose to show it. 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 |
RULES FOR ENTRY
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Open for submissions until November 12, 2024
Cash Awards 11 Cash Winners 2 Winners $2,000 each 9 Runners-up $400 each 1st artwork is included in the application fee. 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 Submission Dates: September 5th, 2024 - November 12th, 2024. Deadline for submitting Applications and Images Online: November 12th, 2024, 11:59pm MT Finalists Notified: January 10, 2025 Winners Notified: January 31, 2025 Online Exhibition Date: February 15, 2025 through February 15, 2026 Get Notified of upcoming dates and information by email Contact us. Artist Eligibility The Soul of Artists Award is open globally to all artists, 18 years of age or older, who produce original 2D art. Anyone who applied in previous contests and did not win a cash award are very much welcome to apply again in this contest. Past cash award runners-up are asked to wait until our next contest (3rd Contest) before applying again. Artwork Eligible for Submission All subjects are honored and will be considered. All techniques are honored and will be considered. 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 Entry Fees The fee for entry is $25 and includes one artwork. Additional artworks are $6 each. Refunds will not be provided after entry. The first artwork is included in the application fee. Your media fees begin with the second artwork submitted. Number of Entries Artists must submit a minimum of three (3) artworks and can submit up to fourteen (14) artworks. You will want this opportunity if...
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. This competition is online only, so there will be no need to ship your work(s) to us. All artists retain right of ownership over their work and can display and promote it a their own discretion. Images Digital image files must conform to the requirements as listed on the CaFÉ site. The maximum file size is 5MB. Photo sizes of at least 3MB are recommended, but not required, in order to ensure sufficient quality and detail for the jury process. Please make sure your photos are well-lit and good quality enough to give a fair representation of your piece. Please crop the picture to be of the artwork only. Do not include anything in the background. Sale of Work Artwork submitted does not have to be available for sale. Soul of Artists does not, at this time, handle sales or take any commission on sales. If we receive requests for the purchase of your artwork, we will forward them to you. You, the artist, are entitled to 100% of the profits from said work. Summary Entry is digital. A free CaFÉ registration is required. The Application process is simple and takes only a few minutes. We do not ask for an artist's statement or bio in the application, however, if you have a website or Instagram, please enter these when you fill out your application so that we can refer to more information about you and your portfolio. Publicity All artists grant Soul of Artists the right to use any work submitted for exhibition for the purpose of advertising or education. In addition, permission from the artists to reproduce their work on any Soul of Artists website and social media site is a condition of eligibility. All finalists, runner ups and winner's will have at least one of their works published as part of the online exhibition. Full credit and copyright will remain with the artist. |
