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Entry Deadline: Thursday, June 12, 2025

Over $130,000 in cash awards total Best in Show: $25,000 cash Over 180 awards and honorable mentions. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place plus 8 honorable mentions in each of 11 categories Over $60,000 in purchase awards 14 publication awards provided by leading publications in the field including: Fine Art Connoisseur, Artists & Illustrators Magazine, American Art Collector, Southwest Art Magazine, American Fine Art Magazine, Western Art Collector, International Artist, PleinAir Magazine, Sheng Xinyu Art, The Artist Magazine, 33PA, Enchanted Living, INSIDEART, and American Essence Magazine Opportunity to be chosen to create new works for a special group exhibition and sale at Rehs Contemporary Galleries, inc. New York City Chance to have your work exhibited in the live exhibition, planned for Sotheby’s NY in July, 2026. Chance to have your work exhibited at the European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM) Barcelona, Spain Chance to have your work exhibited at the Springville Museum of Art, Utah Opportunity to be chosen by Fashion Week San Diego (FWSD) to participate in an exclusive opportunity with FWSD designers. Additional special awards include Best Marine themed Work and 2 honorable mentions provided by the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA), Best Nude, Best Trompe L’oeil, Best Watercolor, Best Pastel, Best Social Commentary, Most Ambitious Work, the William Bouguereau Award, People’s Choice Award, Chairman ‘s Choice Awards, ARC Staff Awards and more. Possibility of being selected for inclusion in the 17th /18th ARC Salon Book, International Realism, published by ACC Art Books. All semi-finalists, finalists and winners will be published on the Art Renewal Center website which receives over 2,000,000 visitors annually.

The Art Renewal Center’s International ARC Salon is the world’s largest competition for representational art, offering over $130,000 in cash prizes along with publication, exhibition, and sales opportunities.

Entry Deadline: Saturday, June 14, 2025

This is a virtual juried show open to artists 18 and older living in the US. Artwork must be original in concept, execution & design. See prospectus on website for guidelines regarding acceptable mediums and how to submit.

Entry Deadline: Sunday, June 15, 2025

Get Funded. Keep Creating.
Exciting news! Applications are now open for the ArtFund.ME Quarterly Grant, offering $1,000 in unrestricted funding to visual artists and photographers worldwide.

Entry Deadline: Monday, June 16, 2025

The Emerging New Media Artists Program is a year-long, fully supported opportunity offering theoretical study, hands-on creative production, and technical training for emerging artists working in digital art and new media.