Current Contest

Win free inclusion of your art in Masters of Art/21st Century Volume 1

1st Prize: 4 pages free
2nd Prize: 2 Pages free
3rd Prize: 1 page free
10% Discount for Runners-Up

Masters of Art/21st Century is World Wide Art Books’ newest publication, a large luxury museum-style book, which presents the work of 50 - 75 noteworthy contemporary artists in about 150 pages. The books are juried, and normally there is a participation fee.

The book will have an initial printing of 6000 copies and there will also be a digital version, which should have a circulation of tens of thousands.

Like World Wide Art Books’ other publications, this book will be distributed primarily to collectors and art lovers and art professionals - gallery owners, curators, art dealers, art consultants, interior designers, architects, etc.

Inclusion in this new book will considerable benefits to the participating artists. Apart from the prestige of being published in a highly regarded art anthology, participating in such a publication will give an artist credibility in the eyes of potential buyers and professionals. All of World Wide Art Books’ publications are also used extensively by professional people as source books for art for all kinds of projects.

Publication: September 2025

All media are accepted

Participation fee $15 per image

Deadline for entries: July 31, 2025

Recent Entries

Maschine mit Hand und Fuß (machine with hand and foot) Rosenklang (the sound of roses) Pilgrims Haven #4 Pilgrims Haven #1 Leopard Self Portrait The soul improviser The deception from the Virgin of the Rocks Radiance Amidst Shadows "Sarasota II" Struggle for Survival Tunnels of Air Tunnels Of Water Rise and Shine Cosmic Space Red Moore Twilight in the Forest Blue Lagoon

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Past Contests

The prize: to exhibit free in the Artavita space at Art San Diego, October 24 - 26, 2025

William T. Moore III, with the sculptures "Ascension" and "Abandoned Values"

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The Winners: free inclusion in International Contemporary Masters Volume 16

1st Prize: Back Cover and 2 Pages.
On the Back Cover,
"Manhattan Crucifixion", by Nicholas Zalevsky

2nd Prize: Frontispiece and 2 Pages.

On the Frontispiece, "Love Triangle" by Steven Lamb

3rd Prize: 2 Pages. On one page, "Flowers and Shadow", by Ella Shimoni (Yotzrim Israeli Art Gallery)
20% Discount on Participation Fee for Finalists
10% Discount for Runners-Up

International Contemporary Masters is World Wide Art Books’ oldest and a highly acclaimed publication, a large luxury museum-style book, which presents the work of 50 - 75 artists in about 150 pages. The books are juried, and normally there is a participation fee.

The book has an initial printing of 6000 copies and there is also a digital version, which has a circulation of tens of thousands.

The book is distributed primarily to collectors and art lovers and art professionals - gallery owners, curators, art dealers, art consultants, interior designers, architects, etc.

Inclusion in this book brings considerable benefits to the participating artists. Apart from the prestige of being published in a highly regarded art anthology, participating in such a publication gives an artist credibility in the eyes of potential buyers and professionals, and the books are also used extensively by professional people as source books for art for all kinds of projects.

Publication: December 2025

All media are accepted.

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The winners: to exhibit free in the Artavita space at Art Santa Fe, July 11 - 13, 2025

Jean-Pierre Kunkel: "Pool No. 32"
Marilyn Maxwell: "In the Lion's Den"
Kamila Wojciechowicz-Krauze: "Modern Diana/Dog Walker"

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Artist of the Year 2024

Awards:
Grand Prize & Painter of the Year: Jean-Pierre Kunkel, "Pool No. 34"
Sculptor of the Year: Charlotte Szynskie, "Suspended Grace"
Photographer of the Year: Gary Wagner, "Magic Found"
Other Media of the Year (mixed media, drawing, collage, installations,etc.): Kerri Warner. "Tasting the Reds"
Digital Art/AI of the Year: Razz M'Tazz: "Kittt King of the Hood"

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The winners: to exhibit free in the Artavita pavilion at Artexpo New York, April 3 - 6

Maria Morales: "Belle of the Ball"
Michael Ian Goulding: "Becca XII"
Mia Fendi: "What i Marcel Duchamp Painted Statue of Liberty"
Marilyn Maxwell: "Hama"

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