Landscape

We are excited to introduce the Landscape juried art exhibition and competition. All artists 18 and older are encouraged to submit their work in any medium, style, and genre.
Acceptable mediums include all traditional art media (e.g., oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, mixed media, gouache, egg tempera, pen and ink; drawing media such as graphite, charcoal, colored pencils, scratch board, markers, metal point), digital painting, arts and crafts (beadwork, pottery, embroidery, floristry, batik, stained glass, two-dimensional collage and fabric art as well, etc.).
No profanity or political artwork.

Each participant of the competition receives his personal page (solo exhibition) on the UPWARD gallery. This page displays works that the artist submitted for participation in competitions, short biography text and artist statement, links to the artist's website, as well as links to social media accounts, interview with the artist.

The illustration uses a fragment of the work View of a Village with Red Roofs of Maurice de Vlaminck, 1912.

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Deadlines & Fees

Final Deadline: 
May 15, 2023
Fee: 
$12 for entry, $10 (2-4 entries),
            $9 (5 or more entries).
            $6 for entry - for artists under 22.
Winners announcement: 
May 22, 2023

Category

Artists: Ages 18-21
Artists: Ages 22+

Awards

The winners (1st place) are interviewed by the UPWARD Gallery editors for publication in the quarterly printed edition UPWARD’s Quarterly and on the site in the section Interviews.

Certificates: all entrants will receive electronic certificates based on the results of the competition. The winners will receive electronic certificates for the 1st place, 2nd place, and 3rd place. Also, the most deserving works will be marked with electronic certificates Merit Awards, Honorable Mention Awards, and Finalist. Other entrants will receive electronic certificates for participation in the Competition. 

Selected works (1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place and Merit Award) will be presented in the quarterly printed edition UPWARD’s Quarterly, as well as in the curated galleries on the site in the section Discover. The authors of these works will receive Social Media Promotion (Instagram).

The winners of the competition (1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place) will be able to take part for free with two artworks in our next competitions.