Type:
- Online only
Categories:
- Award
Country:
- Belgium
City:
- Antwerp
Organization:
Eligibility:
- International
Theme:
Entry Fee:
- Yes
International FiKVA Award
for painters 2023
OPEN CALL
The FiKVA Foundation announces its 2nd international contest for representational & figurative painters. This competition aims to encourage and support artists financially and provide them with an opportunity to exhibit their best work online.
Enter your best paintings completed in the last 2 years and you could win up to €5000 in cash and other prizes!
The International FiKVA Award for painters is a global online competition, open to all artists 18 years of age or older. The FiKVA Award welcomes entries in all genres: modern, classical, and imaginative realism, hyperrealism, photorealism and surrealism – as long as the artwork reads as representational and not stylized or abstract.
HOW TO ENTER
Submission to the FiKVA Award is exclusively through the website: www.fikva.art
The deadline for entry is May 18th, 2023, 12:00 AM (Brussels Time).
1. Complete the submission form with data of the artist and the painting (please, do not use accents or punctuation marks). In the case that the data entered is incorrect/untrue, the foundation reserves the right to invalidate and disqualify the submission.
2. Attach an image of the work.
Images of your artwork must be uploaded directly through the FiKVA website / application form in a JPG or PNG format.
The image files must be a minimum of 1000 pixels wide and must NOT exceed 4 MB in size.
Have the file name format: Artist Name_Artwork Title_Material_Size_Year of production (ex: Maria Simone_Summer Days_Oil on Canvas_60x80cm_2021)
If the work is framed, please, do not include the frame in the image.
By submitting to the FiKVA Award you agree to our terms and conditions and grant the FiKVA Foundation the right to use your images for digital advertisement. FiKVA does not claim any intellectual rights on works entered in the competition, nor any financial compensation, should a work be sold following its promotion through FiKVA.
3. Pay the submission fee for your submission(s).
Your submission is complete after you receive a confirmation email with your Order Number.
Please, contact us at award@fikva.art if you have any questions.
Keywords:
Antwerp, Belgium
First Prize:
€3000 cash prize + Participation in the online group exhibition of the finalists + Exclusive interview with John Dalton for his podcast “John Dalton – gently does it….” + Published interview with the FiKVA Foundation + Permanent place on the FiKVA website + Digital and social media marketing
Second Prize:
€1500 cash prize + Participation in the online group exhibition of the finalists + Published interview with the FiKVA Foundation + Permanent place on the FiKVA website + Digital and social media marketing
Third prize:
€500 cash prize +Participation in the online group exhibition of the finalists + Published interview with the FiKVA Foundation + Permanent place on the FiKVA website + Digital and social media marketing
Honorable Mention (3 will be awarded):
Participation in the online group exhibition of the finalists + Permanent place on the FiKVA website + Digital and social media marketing
