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The 2023 Almenara Art Prize received more than 2500 entries from more than 60 countries and by more than 1000painters. The Awards ceremony for The Almenara Art Prize takes place in the “Real Circulo de la Amistad”, in Córdoba. It is a cultural institution ,a historic club and building ,dated in 1854, in the city centre.

What Makes this event different?

The Almenara Art Prize offers economical support to artists and a great opportunity to promote their work.We promote living artists. Our goal is to give you more visibility and the opportunity to open your artworks to new markets,collectors, the media and social media.

This is the information about how  to enter your paintings into the Almenara Art Prize.Entries must be submitted by June 30th, 2024.To see the timeline,please,visit our calendar . Artists may enter and win in one or multiple categories. The competition is open to all those who wish to apply worldwide. There is no limit to the number of artworks you may enter and no size restrictions.Works do NOT need to be available for sale.If they are not available for sale, they will not have options to be chosen for the purchase awards.Accepted artists, finalists and winners will be published on The Almenara Collection Website and on Instagram and Facebook.Also,as part of the collection, winners will remain permanently showed on our webpage.Works do NOT need to be available for the physical exhibition to compete and win.Please contact agustina@thealmenaracollection.com if you have additional questions or need further information.

 

WORK REQUIREMENTS: Work must be original work of the artist ,produced sorely by the artist and the copyright must be his/her exclusive property.The artwork must be original in concept and execution and free in style (impressionistic,realistic,etc).We accept figurative paintings,from Hyperrealism to Impressionism.That includes Hyperrealism,Photorealism,contemporary realism,imaginative Realism,Surrealism,Impressionism,Plein Air Painting and any kind of representational painting.Artworks can be for sale or not.If they are not available for sale, they will not have options to be chosen for the acquisition awards.Entries must not violate any copyrights.

No  photography, digital or any other media.No digitally manipulated work, painted giclee prints or any other type of reproductions, no manipulated or painted over photos or prints. Any artist whose work is determined to be in violation of this rule will be disqualified and will forfeit any awards received.If you have questions on what types of works are accepted into the Almenara Art Prize, please contact agustina@thealmenaracollection.com

 

MEDIUM: Oil, Pastel, Acrylic ,watercolor, graphite, acrylic,charcoal,pencil, ink, colored pencils, gouache, tempera and all traditional mediums.

 

SUBSTRATE: linen, panel, carton,paper,canvas ,cooper ,board or any other surface.

 

PHOTOS/IMAGES OF THE WORKS: Up to three photographs of the work you are submitting.Photos must have between 1MB and 20 MB and must be sent in JPG format.You can send different images of the same entry,but at least one must show the whole painting.Please,submit good quality images of your artwork,so the details of the work can be seen.We also encourage you to include an image of the artist standing with the work or how the work is framed as additional images to the main photograph of the whole painting.

 

ENTRY FEES:

First entry 45€

Additional entries:29€. Here is included to submit the same artwork in an additional category.  

Young Category: 29€. Information about our  Young Category can be found here.

The entry fee is non-refundable,Refunds cannot be provided after entry. No refunds will be given for ineligible or disqualified entries.Entry fees will be used to cover administrative costs,exhibition costs, and social media marketing.