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2022 Art Competition: Open / No Theme

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2022 Open / No Theme

Art Exhibition & Competition Prospectus

“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will.”

– George Bernard Shaw


Contemporary Art Gallery Online is proud to announce their 9th Annual “Open / No Theme” Online Art Competition for 2022. 

Contemporary Art Gallery Online encourages entries from all 2D and 3D 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 thirty days.  

Artists should submit their best representational and non-representational art related to the "Open / No theme" theme. The “Open / No Theme” competition is a no theme competition.  Any subject or artistic expression is welcome.  Here is the link to last years EXHIBITION, so as to better demonstrate this month's theme.

This competition will be judged within three categories; Paintings, Photography and Mixed Media and 3D Work.  Awards will be given for the top 6 to 8 works selected in each category, (this will be depend on the number submissions in each category).  In addition, depending on the amount and the quality of all submissions received, additional awards will also be presented.

Important MUST Knows 
Art Exhibition and Competition Opens: October 10, 2022
Deadline for Receiving Entries: November 6, 2022
Competition Results are Posted: November 23, 2022
Opening of Online Art Exhibition: November 9, 2022
Award Certificates Emailed to Artists: November 28, 2022
Online Art Exhibition Closes & Archived: December 6, 2022

Entry Fees:

$15 for 1 to 3 images, $25 for all images up to 5, and $35 for images up to 8
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Eligibility: 

  • Must be original work to the artist.

  • Paintings, Photography, Digital Art, Sculptures, Mixed Media, 3 and 2 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). 

Prizes include Memberships to Contemporary Art Gallery Online, Digital Award Certificate, Event Collateral, Radio Interviews and “In the Artist Studio episodes” are extended to selected winners. Inclusion in the Bi-Annual Year End Anthology Publication, Extensive Marketing and much more. Our Radio Shows have had more than one million listens and 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