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"Wabi-sabi: Beauty in Imperfection" - Free Entry, $1,000 Award Competition
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Blue Space Gallery - "Wabi-sabi: Beauty in Imperfection", an international competition and virtual exhibition. Artists of all ages from around the world are invited to participate, with complete freedom in choosing their medium and style. Submissions should revolve around the central theme of "Wabi-sabi: Beauty in Imperfection”. Entry is free; only those artists whose submissions are chosen as finalists will be required to pay a $35 participation fee. Finalists will have their artwork showcased in the online exhibition and will advance to the final jurying round in consideration for cash prizes and the opportunity to win the grand prize of $1,000. Awards will be granted to those whose work demonstrates the greatest level of creativity and artistry.
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"Wabi-sabi: Beauty in Imperfection" invites artists to explore the profound elegance found in the imperfect, the transient, and the incomplete. This theme celebrates the natural beauty of the flawed and the weathered, embracing simplicity, asymmetry, and the passage of time. Artists are encouraged to express how imperfections can enhance rather than detract, revealing a deeper, more authentic beauty that resonates with the essence of life itself. Through your work, capture the grace in the humble and the extraordinary in the ordinary.
Prize Summary:
Up to $1000 in cash prizes
Deadline:
26/September/2024
Entry Fee:
- No
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