If you work in a representational style, in any traditional painting medium including but not limited to oil paint, acrylic paint, egg tempera, gouache, watercolour, ink, encaustic, fresco, and mixed media, you are eligible to enter the RAYMAR Painting Award.
Prizes
As well as global exposure and recognition of their practice to the global arts community, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prize Winners of the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, RAYMAR Painting Award will receive:
1st Prize Winner
$3,000 USD cash, generously donated by RAYMAR, creators of the finest panels! Panels are their passion. They craft their panels with the world’s finest materials to serve as the foundation for your artwork.
$1,500 USD worth of art photography and/or Fine Art archival print reproduction from Static Medium.
A beautiful, specially commissioned glass art award trophy.
The opportunity to exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco, USA, alongside 100+ 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: 2 million+ followers across all social media platforms).
Winning artwork published in the December 2026 issue of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.
Exclusive in-depth interview published on the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and Beautiful Bizarre Magazine websites + shared across Beautiful Bizarre Magazine social media.
Profile listing [including artwork gallery] on the Beautiful Bizarre Artist Directory for 12 months. The go-to platform for artists, curators and collectors to discover exceptional artists and explore their work.
A year’s worth of inspiration – a print subscription to Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.
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2nd Prize Winner
$1,500 USD cash, generously donated by Rosemary Brushes, the finest quality handmade Artists’ Brushes.
$500 USD cash, generously donated by Art & Fable Puzzle Company, whose mission is simple: to kindle curiosity and ignite enthusiasm for visual art, through the simple and profound pleasure of puzzling.
The opportunity to exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco, USA, alongside 100+ of the world’s best contemporary representational artists.
Exposure to a successful commercial gallery’s collector base with the opportunity to sell their work.
Exclusive in-depth interview published on the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and Beautiful Bizarre Magazine websites + shared across Beautiful Bizarre Magazine social media.
Profile listing [including artwork gallery] on the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Artist Directory for 12 months. The go-to platform for artists, curators and collectors to discover exceptional artists and explore their work.
A year’s worth of inspiration – a print subscription to Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.
3rd Prize Winner
$1,000 USD cash, generously donated by Rosemary Brushes, the finest quality handmade Artists’ Brushes.
The opportunity to exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco, USA, alongside 100+ of the world’s best contemporary representational artists.
Exposure to a successful commercial gallery’s collector base with the opportunity to sell their work.
Exclusive in-depth interview published on the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and Beautiful Bizarre Magazine websites + shared across Beautiful Bizarre Magazine social media.
Profile listing [including artwork gallery] on the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Artist Directory for 12 months. The go-to platform for artists, curators and collectors to discover exceptional artists and explore their work.
A year’s worth of inspiration – a print subscription to Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.
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Please note: Art created using Ai image generators of any kind will not be accepted. Whether entirely made by Generative Ai, or partly made by Generative Ai – this work is not eligible to enter. Please note that we do have an Ai detection human task force who will be checking shortlisted entries. Anyone found to be using Generative Ai in the creation of their work will forfeit any awards/prizes as part of the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and be banned from entering for five years. Entries submitted which are not eligible will not be refunded.
For more information about what and how to enter please visit read the Entry Criteria. Have more questions? We have you covered, check out the Frequently Asked Questions. Of course, we are also here to help with any inquiries. To speak to one of our team please email us at artprize@beautifulbizarre.net.