Art Contest „Favorite Places“

 

Mallorca Blue Gallery invite submissions for its Art Contest for the month of July 2023. Theme: Favorite Places

The Contest is open to all professional and non-professional artists worldwide over 18 years of age.

Please submit any style or subject matter you desire, as long as the theme „Favorite Places“ is prominent. All visual 2D art mediums (except video and sound) are allowed.

All contests include awards in four categories:

  • Handpainted Art
  • Photography
  • Digital Art
  • AI Art
Dates and Deadlines

Call for Artists Announced: May 30, 2023

Deadline for Entries: June 30, 2023

Announcement of Award winners: July 5, 2023

Opening of Online Exhibition and Virtual Gallery Show: July 6, 2023

Virtual Gallery Show Closed: September 6, 2023 (Online Gallery remains on website under “Past Events” for at least 1 year)

Entry fees

€20 for 2 images. (€10 per image)

€30 for 4 images. (€7.50 per image)

€42 for 6 images. (€7 per image)

€50 for 8 images. (€6.26 per image)

There is no limit to the number of entries per artist. Artists may enter the contest more than once if they have more than 8 works or works in different categories they want to be considered.

ENTRY FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE

Payment is required at the time of entry.

Mediums & Sizes

The image you submit should show your artwork visible, clear and in focus of the image.

Image size: up to 2.0 MB in JPG format

Handpainted Art is open to the following 2D mediums: painting, drawing, pastels, inks, pencil, printmaking, encaustic, fabric, collage, and mixed media

Photography is open to the following mediums: analog photography, digital photography

Digital Art is open to the following mediums: digital photo artwork, digital painting, digital manipulations, digital collage, photopainting, vector drawing, digital mixed media (integrated art)

AI Art is open to the following mediums: AI generated visual art (excluding videos) by tools or/and self coded algorithm.

Only a digital file of your original artwork is required. Do not ship original art.

Image labeling

FirstName_LastName_Title_Category.jpeg

For the categories Handpainted Art and AI Art please add Medium/Tool.

  • Example1: John_Smith_BigShell_Photography.jpg
  • Example2: John_Smith_BigShell_Handpainted_OilOnCanvas.jpg
  • Example3: John_Smith_BigShell_AI_Jasper.jpg
Submission process
  • Fill out all required information
  • Add a statement to be displayed with your artwork
  • Select the number of artworks you want to submit at the dropdown menu
  • Submit (upload) your artwork (each image up to 2.0 MB)
  • Agree to our terms and conditions
  • You will be redirected to Pay Pal or another page for payment
  • You will receive a confirmation email after your payment is complete
Criteria for Judging

The artwork submitted to Mallorca Blue Gallery contests will be judged based on the following elements of artistic expression:

– originality and quality of art

– demonstration of artistic ability

– interpretation of the theme

– creativity

– overall design

Awards

We award a first, second and third prize in each category and a Best of Show.

Depending on the number and quality of all submissions received, Merit awards and Honorable Mention awards for each category may also be presented.

All awarded artworks will be displayed in a Virtual Gallery Show (for 2 month) and on an online gallery on the Mallorca Blue Gallery’s website (for at least 1 year).

All winning artists will receive a digital award certificate.

All awarded art works will be displayed with the artist name, title of work and medium, a link back to their website, email address for contact and price of the the art work (if desired).

All accepted artists will receive extensive online publicity and promotion via Mallorca Blue Gallery’s website, email marketing and our social media network to buyers, collectors and galleries.

Terms and Conditions

These terms and conditions constitute an agreement between „You“ and Mallorca Blue Gallery. By using our website, you must agree to the following:

  • You affirm hereby that you are the author of the artwork you have submitted.
  • You understand and accept the submission conditions and the submission fees. The fees are non-refundable.Terms and Conditions
  • Artworks containing pornographic, satanic or degrading content will not be taken into consideration
  • All images entered are not guaranteed to be accepted.
  • Your images will be used for marketing, promotional, and display purposes only for any show organized by Mallorca Blue Gallery.
  • You the artist agree to allow Mallorca Blue Gallery to archive choosen artwork as part of an exhibition. Those will be available for public viewing on our website mallorcablue.gallery
  • The artist shall retain all copyrights of any image they submit to Mallorca Blue Gallery.
  • All images on the site must not be reproduced or used in any manner without the permission of Mallorca Blue Gallery and the relevant artist.

These terms and conditions constitute an agreement between „You“ and Mallorca Blue Gallery. By using our website, you must agree to the following:

  • You affirm hereby that you are the author of the artwork you have submitted.
  • You understand and accept the submission conditions and the submission fees. The fees are non-refundable.Terms and Conditions
  • Artworks containing pornographic, satanic or degrading content will not be taken into consideration
  • All images entered are not guaranteed to be accepted.
  • Your images will be used for marketing, promotional, and display purposes only for any show organized by Mallorca Blue Gallery.
  • You the artist agree to allow Mallorca Blue Gallery to archive choosen artwork as part of an exhibition. Those will be available for public viewing on our website mallorcablue.gallery
  • The artist shall retain all copyrights of any image they submit to Mallorca Blue Gallery.
  • All images on the site must not be reproduced or used in any manner without the permission of Mallorca Blue Gallery and the relevant artist.