Current Contest

The winning prize: to exhibit up to 4 works free in the Artavita space at Art Shopping Paris, October 23 – 25, 2026

Art Shopping Paris is one of the premier art fairs taking place in Paris, at the Carrousel du Louvre, right adjoining the Louvre.

Artavita will have a large pavilion there.

The winner of this contest will exhibit up to 4 works with Artavita, with no participation fee.

Finalists will have a 10% discount on the cost of their space at this event.

All media are accepted.

Participation fee $15 per image

Deadline for entries: July 6, 2026

Recent Entries

Summer Evening Fractured Light When Colors Forget their Name Bountiful Beauties Luminous Blooms Mission Vista Sea of Storms Rock Ridge Untitled Hummingbird Jealousy Hors les murs Trames urbaines Entre lignes et silences Cocon 6 Cocon 1 Cartographie intérieure II MOKOSZ

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Past Contests

Winner: to exhibit 4 works free in the Artavita space at Artexpo Chicago at the Mart, October 8 – 11, 2026

Federico Pisciotta
"Legosistema" (Lego System)
"#Selfie con esca" (Selfie with Bait)
"Sinfonia del silenzio in rosso e silicio" (Symphony of Silence in Red and Silicon)
"L'opulenza del confine" (The Opulence of the Border)

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The winning prizes: free inclusion in Important World Artists Volume 7

1st Prize: Back Cover and 2 Pages: Eric Jung
2nd Prize: VIP Artist Presentation 1 (4 pages at beginning of book): Leslie DuPratt
3rd Prize: VIP Artist Presentation 2 (2 pages at beginning of book): Amy Montague Friend
20% Discount on Participation Fee: 65 Runners Up
10% Discount on Participation Fee: 66 Finalists

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The winning prize: to exhibit in the Artavita space at Art Santa Fe, July 9 – 11, 2026

Two winning works:
"Poppy Field Valley", painting by Alexi Fine
"Secret Garden", painting by Zdenka

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The winning prize: to exhibit up to 4 works free in the Artavita space at Art International Zurich, May 8 – 10, 2026

Iryna Chaboryk, with the "Field of Affection" series: "Insight", "Energy", "Curiosity", and "Confidence"

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Artist of the year 2025

Awards:
Grand Prize: Federico Pisciotta
Painter of the Year: Cher Pruys
Sculptor of the Year: Kathleen Friedenberg
Photographer of the Year: Doug Caplan
Other Media of the Year (mixed media, drawing, collage, installations,etc.): Bujar Arizi
Digital Art of the Year: Skottie O'Mahony
AI Art of the Year: Mario Forcherio

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