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Event History
The Salon Art Prize, formerly known as the PleinAir Salon Art Competition, has been awarding cash prizes and promoting artists for 16 years. In the spirit of the French Salon created by the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, this annual competition, with 11 monthly cycles, leading to the Annual Competition, is designed to stimulate artistic growth through competition. The competition rewards artists with over $65,000 in all cash prizes and exposure of their work, with the winning paintings featured on the covers of PleinAir and Fine Art Connoisseur magazines. Winners in each monthly competition may receive recognition and exposure through the magazines, e-newsletters, and social media. Winners of each competition will also be entered into the annual competition that is awarded each spring.
What Makes this event different?
We are a completely online competition so there is no mailing your artwork for an exhibition. You are also able to submit paintings whether they have won another competition or not. There are two Grand Prize Winners, each receiving a check for $15,000—and one featured on the cover of PleinAir Magazine and one on the cover of Fine Art Connoisseur.
Copyright Policy
By entering the Salon Art Prize, you agree that you are submitting images of your own original artwork and not that of other artists or material in which you do not hold the copyright. The original work does not have to currently be in your possession.
Image Usage Rights
You are also agreeing, in advance, to have your submitted artwork and your image published to any print or digital/electronic property of Streamline Publishing, Inc, the parent company of Salon Art Prize. This includes, but is not limited to, print and digital magazines, newsletters, websites, e-mails, social media pages, and promotional materials in perpetuity.
Call for Entries: The Salon Art Prize
The Salon Art Prize, formerly known as the PleinAir Salon Art Competition, is an annual art competition designed to recognize outstanding artists through cash awards, publication, and national exposure. Now in its 16th year, the competition supports artistic growth through a series of monthly competitions that culminate in an annual awards program.
Inspired by the tradition of the French Salon, the Salon Art Prize offers artists multiple opportunities for recognition throughout the year. The competition includes 11 monthly award cycles, with selected works advancing to the Annual Competition for additional honors and major cash prizes.
Each year, the Salon Art Prize awards more than $65,000 in cash prizes, including two Annual Grand Prizes of $15,000. The two grand prize-winning artists also receive high-profile cover features—one on PleinAir Magazine and one on Fine Art Connoisseur.
In addition to cash awards, the competition offers artists valuable visibility through publication, promotional exposure, and recognition within the contemporary representational art community. With recurring monthly entry opportunities and a substantial annual prize structure, the Salon Art Prize is designed to encourage artists to continue producing, refining, and sharing their strongest work.
This opportunity is ideal for artists seeking both financial awards and long-term exposure through one of the best-known recurring art competition programs in the representational art world.
The Annual Awards will be presented live at the Plein Air Convention & Expo in May 2027.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Event Website.
