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Check out some of the Sculpture Award entries: 2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize

There is less than 1 week left to enter the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize – don’t miss this incredible chance! Sculptors, it’s time to take your career to the next level! Showcase your skills on a global stage, connect with curators and collectors + win big with $50,000 USD in cash and other fantastic prizes up for grabs.

Would you like to:

  • Win $10,000 USD cash?
  • Exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine curated exhibition in New York, USA later this year?
  • Have your work published in the December issue Beautiful Bizarre Magazine?
  • Receive global exposure of your practice to galleries, curators and collectors?

If you would, then enter the best work from your portfolio today – there is no need to create a new work!

We’re continuing to share a selection of the entries that we have received so far on our websites and social media. So to inspire you to submit your own work, we are excited to share more of the amazing entries that we’ve received so far in the Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award category below.

Grand Prize Winner will receive $10,000 USD cash!

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 styles 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.

"Ornatotus-Maximus" by Tony Tran
“Ornatotus-Maximus” by Tony Tran, Resin, Marble, 50 x 46 x 30 cm

Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award

The Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award 1st prize winner will receive:

  • 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.
  • US$400 worth of services from Stan Winston School, including an all-access 1 year subscription which includes unlimited access to their Course library by The Masters of FX, with new courses added every month. Plus exclusive access to the Behind-the-Scenes Documentary stream.
  • US$250 worth of supplies of your choice from Sculpey, making polymer oven-bake clays for over 50 years.
  • A beautiful, specially commissioned glass art award trophy.
  • The opportunity to exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Haven Gallery, in New York, USA, 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).
  • Winning artwork printed in the December 2023 issue of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, as part of the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize editorial.
  • 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 coupon to enjoy Linktree PRO for free for 12 months.
  • A year’s worth of inspiration – a print subscription to Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.

2nd prize winner will receive:

  • US$300 worth of services from Stan Winston School, including a 3 month subscription including full access to the entire course library. Plus exclusive access to the Behind-the-Scenes Documentary stream.
  • The opportunity to exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Haven Gallery, in New York, USA, 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.
  • A coupon to enjoy Linktree PRO for free for 12 months.
  • 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 will receive:

  • US$100 worth of services from Stan Winston School, including a 1 month subscription including full access to the entire course library. Plus exclusive access to the Behind-the-Scenes Documentary stream.
  • The opportunity to exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Haven Gallery, in New York, USA, 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.
  • A coupon to enjoy Linktree PRO for free for 12 months.
  • 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.

Grand Prize Winner

The Grand Prize Winner of the 2023 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize will receive:

  • $10,000 USD cash prize! Generously donated by sponsors RAYMAR, INPRNT, iCanvas, and Yasha Young Projects.
  • The opportunity to exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Haven Gallery, in New York, USA, 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.
  • 10 page in-depth interview editorial published in Beautiful Bizarre Magazine December 2023 issue.
  • Winning artwork printed in the December 2023 issue of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, as part of the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize editorial.
  • 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.
  • 12 month social media advertising package (Beautiful Bizarre Magazine: 1 million+ followers across all socials platforms).
  • A coupon to enjoy Linktree PRO for free for 12 months.
  • A year’s worth of inspiration – a print subscription to Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.

2023 Award Categories

  • INPRNT Photography Award – receives $3,000 USD cash & prizes
  • iCanvas Digital Art Award – receives $3,000 USD cash & prizes
  • Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award – receives $3,000 USD cash & prizes
  • RAYMAR Traditional Art Award – receives $4,500 USD cash & prizes
  • Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Founders’ Emerging Artist Award – received $1,000 USD cash & prizes
  • People’s Choice Award – receives 12 month social media advertising package & prizes. [People’s Choice Award voting opens on 24 August 2023

Entries close: Midnight 17 July 2023 [Los Angeles, USA time]

Entry fee is US$40 to cover administrative costs. Enter the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize today!

Take a peek at some of the wonderful entries we have received so far in the Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award category below.

'Childhood' by Shane Stover
‘Childhood’ by Shane Stover, Resin, acrylic, functional tablet monitor, 20 x 15 x 19″
Queen of Hearts' by Eva G Studio
‘Queen of Hearts’ by Eva G Studio, Flax paper clay Porcelain, milk paint, China painting, metal coating and wax, 70 x 40 x 63 cm
Stefanie-Rocknak
‘The Swimmer’ by Stefanie Rocknak, Carved Basswood, mounted on Black Walnut, 30 x 30 x 40″
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‘Leo Vulgaris’ by Cedric, lion skeleton (with certificate of origin), miscelanious silk flowers, epoxy and gold eyes, silicone taxidermy tongue, 140 x 16 x 110 cm
'A rose by any other name' by Christine Kosiba
‘A rose by any other name’ by Christine Kosiba, Porcelain, underglaze, paint, 11 x 14 x 24″
REFLECTION' by Patrick Masson,
‘REFLECTION’ by Patrick Masson, Bronze patinated, 43 x 36 x 16 cm
'Metamorphosis' by Entei Ryu
‘Metamorphosis’ by Entei Ryu, resin, mineral pigments, whitewash, acrylic paint, copper foil, 320 x 240 x 170 cm
Icon' by Chris Hynes
‘Icon’ by Chris Hynes, Metal and clay, 18 x 27 x 9″

$50,000 USD IN CASH & PRIZES TO BE WON

Submit your work today!