Fusion Art invites submissions for its 6th quarterly art competition – the 2nd International Photography competition for an online exhibition.
For this competition, the gallery invites photographers, worldwide, to submit their best work using analog, digital, digital manipulation and/or any alternative processes for an online group exhibition. For this open, no theme, competition all photographers over the age of 18, regardless of location or experience, are encouraged to submit their best representational and non-representational photography and digital art.
A three-month group online exhibition will be featured on the Fusion Art website beginning July 15 through October 14, 2018.
*Please note that effective April 12, 2018 Fusion Art has updated the rules and guidelines for entering all of the gallery’s competitions. We now have uniform guidelines, entry fees and awards that govern all our competitions. Please read the updated guidelines on the FAQ page or on the Submittable competition page. Please contact the gallery at info@fusionartps.com with any questions or clarifications.*
Best in Show and 2nd through 5th Place awards will be given. The Best in Show winner will be invited to Fusion Art’s 3rd Annual Group Show in Palm Springs in February 2019. The top five award winning artists will have their award winning artwork included and promoted in Fusion Art’s gallery on Artsy.net. Artsy is the largest online database of contemporary art online and receives an average of 2.5 million visitors a month from 160 countries and has become the “go to” place for collectors to find and buy art online.
Depending on the number and quality of all submissions received, Honorable Mention and/or Special Recognition awards may also be given. Please see further information below under the Awards section.
The exhibition and winning artists will be marketed and promoted extensively through the gallery’s website, in Fusion Art’s Artsy.net gallery, in hundreds of online press release announcements, email marketing campaigns to over 2000 buyers, collectors, galleries and art professionals, online event calendars, through art news websites including ARTFIXdaily, Artweek, Art Guide and Art.base.co and through our extensive and continually growing social media network.
Artweek.com has 40,000+ newsletter subscribers and almost 300,000 website visitors per month, Art.Base.co has over 10,000 newsletter subscribers and in excess of 35,000 unique monthly visitors, the Art Guide is one of the most online referenced resources for art events locally, nationally and internationally, and ARTFIXdaily is the industry leader in curated news from the Art World.
For this competition, the gallery is please to announce we have invited Palm Springs based, award-winning photographer, Stephen Baumbach, to be the Guest Judge.
For over 45 years, Stephen has pursued the thing that has captivated him since High School…the art of photography. He has taught in classrooms, workshops and been exhibited in numerous shows nationwide. His images range in scope from rodeos to national and international architectural icons. Now settled in Palm Springs, CA since October 2014, his eye is on the surrounding desert…the off-the-grid and outlier areas… that yield an extraordinary beauty he captures with his artists’ eye and his trusty Canon.
The years between 2005 and 2008 were the turning point for Stephen as he spiraled into the use of digital imagery. Today all his photographs are produced digitally and he personally finishes each print himself. He approaches everything as though he was looking at it for the first time, producing an energy that explodes in his work.
Stephen will personally select the winners and finalists included in this exhibition. We are thrilled and honored he has agreed to jury this competition. Stephen has won awards in Fusion Art competitions in the past including Best in Show in Cityscapes and 2nd Colorful Abstractions and 2nd Place in Waterscapes and 2nd Annual Leaves & Petals. To learn more about Stephen and to see his work, please visit his website.
Dates and Deadlines (all deadlines are Pacific Standard Time)
- Call for Artists Announced: April 27, 2018
- Deadline for Entries: June 20, 2018
- Opening of Online Exhibition: July 15, 2018
- Online Exhibition Closed & Archived: October 14, 2018 (remains on website under “Archived Exhibitions” for 3 years)
Entry Fees
- A nonrefundable entry fee of $35 for up to 5 images.
- Artists may enter the competition more than once if they have more than 5 works they want to be considered.
- Artists are encouraged to enter the maximum number of images allowable for the entry fee. All images entered are not guaranteed to be accepted.
- ENTRY FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE
- Payment is required at the time of entry.
- IMAGE LABELING: Image should be labeled as Title_FirstName_LastName.jpeg. Example: Untitled_John_Smith.jpg.
Read full details, rules and submit online