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The best competitions to enter in 2025

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2025 may feel far away, but in the world of art competitions, planning is already well underway with themes, submission details and deadlines already decided. So make sure you have plenty of time for the paint to dry on your…

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What the Judges Say: How to Win Art Competitions

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Judging art competitions is an art form in its own right. And understanding who the judges are and what the judges are looking for will help ensure your work gets to the top of the list and a share of…

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Email Marketing for Artists: A Beginner’s Guide

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Before mapping out your email marketing plan, you’ll need to consider a few things. For example, do you have enough content for a newsletter, or just enough for an e-shot? Or is your contact list big enough list to justify…

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The Best Painting Competitions for Artists

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Winning a painting competition can earn you recognition within your field. Professional artists know that one of the quickest ways to gain fame and (sometimes) fortune is through awards and prizes. Although many prizes are highly competitive, the competitions are…

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The Best Drawing Competitions for Artists

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Drawing is often overlooked as a simple starting point for creating a final artwork, but drawing competitions are among the most prestigious of all art competitions. What is drawing? Drawing is simply making marks — using charcoal, pencils, graphite sticks,…

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The Best Photography Competitions

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The categories for photography competitions come in all shapes and sizes from wildlife and nature, to portraiture, landscape, and even astronomy and abstraction. Artists working in photography may avoid competitions as they’re seen as too commercial, but an award can…

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How to Win Art Competitions

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Art competitions are a great way for artists to promote themselves and their artwork with the chance for coverage, exhibitions and even some cash prizes. There are thousands of art competitions every year, from painting competitions, textiles, ceramics, photography and sculpture.…

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Monthly Art Competitions to Build Your Reputation

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Alongside the many hundreds of high-profile global art competitions are dozens of smaller monthly art competitions that can help artists build a reputation while having far more opportunities to win. Many regular art competitions take place online or are linked…

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The Best Art Competitions in the UK

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Art competitions can be a brilliant way for artists to develop their career and build a reputation in the art world. Award winners can find it easier to attract galleries, commissions and sales. These are just a few of the…

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The Best Art Competitions in America

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See our latest guide to the best 2024 international competitions Art competitions are a great way for artists to promote themselves and their artwork with the chance for exposure, exhibitions and even cash prizes. Thousands of art competitions in America…

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