With just over 2 months left to enter the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, we are super excited to be able to share some of the amazing entries we have received so far!
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize celebrates diversity and excellence in the representational visual arts, in all static mediums including Traditional Art media, Digital Art media, and Photographic media; and all genres from realism and hyperrealism, to pop surrealism and lowbrow. The Prize seeks to inspire creatives from around the world to pursue a life and career in the arts, and to help careers grow through funding and increased exposure of their work to galleries, collectors and media globally.
Global exposure + over US$35,000 worth of cash & prizes to be won!
If you would like to see your work exhibited alongside 80+ of the best contemporary artists in the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine curated exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco, win cash and product prizes, editorial in Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, advertising packages, and of course receive worldwide exposure – enter today!
2020 Award Categories
- 1st Prize [Overall Winner]
- INPRNT Traditional Art Award
- Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award
- ZBrush Digital Art Award
- iCanvas Photography Award
- People’s Choice Award
Entries close: Midnight 17 July 2020 [Sydney Australia Time]
Entry fee is US$40 to cover administrative costs. Enter the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize today!
Scroll down to take a peek at each award category’s prize pool and some great entries received so far.
Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize: Prize Pool
1st Prize [Overall Winner]
The Overall Winner of the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2020 will receive:
- US$10,000 cash prize! Generously donated by sponsors INPRNT, ZBrush, iCanvas, Yasha Young Projects & Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
- The opportunity to exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery [San Francisco] alongside 80+ of the world’s best contemporary representational artists
- Exposure to a successful commercial gallery’s collector base with the opportunity to sell their work
- US$1,500 worth of art photography and/or Fine Art archival print reproduction from Static Medium
- Editorial in Beautiful Bizarre print and digital Magazine
- Exclusive in-depth interview published on the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and Beautiful Bizarre Magazine websites + shared on social media
- 12 month social media advertising package (Beautiful Bizarre Magazine: 1 million+ followers across all social platforms)
- A year’s worth of inspiration – a print subscription to Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
- + most importantly, receive worldwide exposure!
INPRNT Traditional Art Award
- US$3,000 cash, generously donated by sponsor INPRNT, printers of high quality art prints. INPRNT is run by artists, for artists.
- The opportunity to exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery [San Francisco] alongside 80+ of the world’s best contemporary representational artists
- Exposure to a successful commercial gallery’s collector base with the opportunity to sell their work
- 3 month social media advertising package (Beautiful Bizarre Magazine: 1 million+ followers across all social platforms)
- $100 gift voucher from Poposition Press, publishers of amazing limited edition pop up books created with contemporary artists
- Exclusive in-depth interview published on the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and Beautiful Bizarre Magazine websites + shared on social media
- A year’s worth of inspiration – a print subscription to Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
Xavier Ortiz, “The Culling”, Watercolour and charcoal 
RogowoiArt, “Sofia”, Oil on Canvas 
Pandora Young, “The Shorewalker”, Graphite 
Heidi Taillefer, “Understanding Leda”, Oil on canvas
iCanvas Photography Award
- US$3,000 cash, generously donated by sponsor iCanvas, printers of high quality canvas art prints, priced for every lover of art.
- The opportunity to exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery [San Francisco] alongside 80+ of the world’s best contemporary representational artists
- Exposure to a successful commercial gallery’s collector base with the opportunity to sell their work
- 3 month social media advertising package (Beautiful Bizarre Magazine: 1 million+ followers across all socials platforms)
- Exclusive in-depth interview published on the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and Beautiful Bizarre Magazine websites + shared on social media
- A year’s worth of inspiration – a print subscription to Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
Ewa Cwikla, “Paper Maché – Femm” 
Damian Drewniak, “Melancholy” 
Nicolas Bruno, “Vuoto” 
Saint Thorns, “His Fields of Narcissus”
Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award
- US$3,000 cash, generously donated by Yasha Young Projects, arts philanthropist and Executive Curatorial Director for the FOR_M a new institution currently being developed in New York city.
- The opportunity to exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery [San Francisco] alongside 80+ of the world’s best contemporary representational artists
- Exposure to a successful commercial gallery’s collector base with the opportunity to sell their work
- US$100 voucher from Mayco, who produce ceramic glazes and other amazing products for clay sculptors
- 1 year unlimited subscription to the Stan Winston School, including unlimited access to the Course Library by the Masters of FX. Also includes exclusive access to Stan Winston Studio Behind-the-Scenes Documentary stream.
- 3 month social media advertising package (Beautiful Bizarre Magazine: 1 million+ followers across all socials platforms)
- Exclusive in-depth interview published on the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and Beautiful Bizarre Magazine websites + shared on social media
- A year’s worth of inspiration – a print subscription to Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
Trollcatcher, “Did’ko”, Textiles/mixed media 
Anya Boz, “Gryfaun Room Guardian”, Textiles/mixed media
Nel14512, “Se faire mousser”, Mixed media 
Inés Lara, “Connection”, High temperature ceramic
ZBrush Digital Art Award
- US$3,000 cash, generously donated by sponsor ZBrush, a digital sculpting tool that combines 3D/2.5D modeling, texturing and painting.
- The opportunity to exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery [San Francisco] alongside 80+ of the world’s best contemporary representational artists
- Exposure to a successful commercial gallery’s collector base with the opportunity to sell their work
- 3 month social media advertising package (Beautiful Bizarre Magazine: 1 million+ followers across all socials platforms)
- A Wacom One, Creative Pen Display. It comes with all the essentials to spice up your digital life. There’s the natural pen feel on the 13.3” screen, the included creative software – even the ability to connect to certain Android devices.
- Exclusive in-depth interview published on the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and Beautiful Bizarre Magazine websites + shared on social media
- A year’s worth of inspiration – a print subscription to Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
Ashley Cassaday, “Persephone” 
Rafa Sánchez aka f/estival, “The Weight of the Mind”
Can Long, “Close to you” 
Nihil, “Atma002” 
Neeraj Menon, “Feral”
Peoples Choice Award
- A year’s worth of inspiration – a print subscription to Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
- 12 month social media advertising package (Beautiful Bizarre Magazine: 1 million+ followers across all socials platforms)
- Exclusive in-depth interview published on the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and Beautiful Bizarre Magazine websites + shared on social media
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