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Fine Art Competition

The Blue Koi Gallery invites artists to capture the essence of human expression in Faces That Speak, a portrait art competition celebrating the power of storytelling through faces. This competition is an opportunity to showcase compelling portraits that go beyond likeness, revealing stories, emotions, and unique perspectives

Use your chosen medium to evoke the feelings, moods, and stories that inspire. All 2D and 3D visual art is welcome (Painting, Mixed Media, Photography, Digital, and Sculpture).

Competition is open to artists worldwide, regardless of background, skill level, or style. All applicants must be 18 years or older. 

Competition Timeline

Entry Deadline | April 30,2025

Winners Notified | May 9-12, 2025

Exhibition Starts | May 15, 2025

Awards & Prizes

$150 cash prize awarded to the 1st place winner. The first, second, and third place winners will receive recognition on the website and through our social media channels. The exhibition will include the artist’s name, work title, and website or email link. Extensive media coverage and online promotion on our website, ensuring widespread exposure of their talent and artwork. All participants will receive digital certificates.

Terms of Entry

  • Open worldwide
  • Artists must be 18 years or above.
  • All backgrounds, skill levels and styles accepted
  • All visual media accepted: Painting, Mixed Media, Photography, Digital, and Sculpture
  • Entry fees are non-refundable
  • Images must be original work created by the submitting artist

Commission-Free Approach:

We empower artists and connect them directly with buyers, ensuring that all sales are exclusively between the artist and the buyer.

Image Requirements:

  1. File Size: Max 2MB
  2. Format: jpg, jpeg, png Only
  3. Ensure professional presentation;  including proper cropping, no mockups, frames or watermarks.
  4. File Name Format: Artist Name -TitleofArt.jpeg

Terms and Conditions

This Agreement outlines the terms and conditions between the artist and Blue Koi Gallery. Prior to submitting their artwork, all artists who wish to participate in any competition on our website (koisartistaward.com) are required to consent to the following terms:

Artwork will only be used for marketing, promotional, and display purposes. This includes featuring them on the Blue Koi Gallery website, social media platforms, etc.

The artist hereby grants permission to Blue Koi Gallery to archive selected artwork as a part of the exhibition. This archival will be made accessible for public viewing on our official website (koisartistaward.com).

 The selected works will feature the artist’s name, the title of their artwork, and a link back to their website. If the artist doesn’t have a website, we’ll include their email address for contact purposes.

 Artist shall retain all copyrights of any image they submit to the Blue Koi Gallery.

The images on this site will not be resold, exchanged, or copied.

Entry fees are non-refundable