MUMBO JUMBO DETAILS

Art Scene Today Competitions are international monthly online competitions and exhibitions that serve to recognize and hono excellence in the visual arts, as well as to provide exposure and marketing opportunities to emerging artists around the world. Artists who are selected as finalists benefit from exposure in a month-long online exhibition on artscenetoday.com and the printed Art Scene Today Exhibition Catalogue.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

There will be a different theme each month covering a variety of subject matters and issues of the day. Only artwork that effectively addresses the theme will be included in the final exhibition. The winners and finalists will be chosen on the overall merit of the work and excellence in demonstrating the theme.

ELIGIBILITY

Open to all emerging artists 18+ from around the world with original works - painting, digital, sculpture and photography, done in the past 2 years. Work need not be available for sale. Each theme may have other specific criteria.

AWARDS

Awards will vary by competition, please check the details in Call for Entries page.

Exhibition Catalogues - this award will be provided upon availability. 1st place winner receives one (1) complimentary copy; it is available for purchase for all others.Art Scene Today will handle printing expenses of the Art Scene Today Exhibition Catalogue. While there is no additional charge to the artist to be included in the Catalogue, AST maintains ownership of the catalogue and will sell them to defray production and printing costs. The Catalogue will be available for purchase after the exhibition, around 6-8 weeks after artists receive notification of acceptance.

Website - this is an ArtSceneToday.com sponsored site, made available to the first place winner. The artist must supply all the information and images as required.

IMAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITION

Images must be submitted in JPG format, 72 DPI, no smaller than 400 wide or 375 high pixels. Each image must be titled with your Name, AND the TITLE of the artwork being submitted (e.g. Adrian Roman-OTHER SIDE OF DARKNESS.jpg).

IMAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR CATALOGUE: If selected for the Exhibition Catalogue, high resolution images, 300 DPI and no larger than 10MB in size, must be submitted for inclusion.

WINNERS & FINALISTS

Winners and finalists will be notified within 1 week after the closing of the competition, with an email requesting a more detailed Artist Statement, artist info (website, etc.) and high resolution images.

RIGHTS

The artists keep copyrights to their images. Art Scene Today maintains ownership and rights of the catalogue. By entering the competition, artists give express rights for ArtSceneToday.com to exhibit entries, winners and finalists in any and all ArtSceneToday properties, including, but not limited to: ArtSceneToday.com, ArtSceneToday Exhibition Catalogue, ArtSceneToday Facebook/LinkedIn/Twitter and other social media. For exhibitions at physical galleries/public spaces and events, the original art is displayed at the artist's risk and unless sold is returned to the artist, at the artist's expense.

COMMISSION

If artwork is sold as a result of an Art Scene Today online or gallery exhibition, AST will charge a commission: 20% for online exhibits and 30% for physical gallery shows. In the months ahead, artists will be able to sell their artwork with membership to the Art Scene Today Online Gallery. In the meantime, art sales from the site will work on an honor system.

Any questions not answered here can be addressed to: info@artscenetoday.com