Get published in 2 full pages and boost your media presence in the art world

Observica contemporary art magazine invites you to submit your original art for the 29th issue of Observica, the Elite Edition 2024.

The magazine will be published in both online and high-quality print-on-demand versions.

Both versions will be released in stylish full-color glossy A4 pages.

Moreover, the magazine is accessible to thousands of art experts, collectors, and art enthusiasts, as well as galleries, museums, and art institutions from over 150 countries.

Each selected artist will receive 2 dedicated A4 colorful pages.

Artist's photo and biography will be published on one separate page, and the artwork's image will be presented on the other, including artwork data, artist photo, and a lifetime active link with a QR code.

In addition, each published artist will receive a free online artist profile page, social media sharable artwork badge, and a digital certificate.

It is Free to submit your art, and the selected artists will be asked to pay a fixed Selection Fee to proceed.

Find one of the recent issues at https://www.observica.com/publications 

Latest issue can be viewed at https://www.observica.com/se2024 

Observica is a Canadian contemporary art magazine published quarterly by "Discover the Artist" media holding. Observica opens a new perspective to the art world by providing art critiques, interviews, news, events, calls, artist presentations, articles, and ads from all around the globe.

AWARDS

■ Publication
Each selected artist will receive 2 dedicated A4 colorful pages in the magazine. Artist's photo and biography will be published on one separate page, and the artwork's image will be presented on the other, including artwork data, artist photo, and a lifetime active link with a QR code.

Note: All selected artists need to pay a fixed selection fee to confirm their acceptance for publishing in the magazine.

The online edition is issued, shared and distributed for free.

Print magazine can be ordered via print-on-demand services through our website. 

■ Magazine Front Cover
One artwork will be selected to appear on the front cover page of the magazine.

■ Artwork Badges
A digital promotional badge for each artwork will be sent to each artist to share in the social media

■ Artwork Reviews
All magazine readers can submit their reviews and ratings of each artwork online. These comments and ratings can provide valuable insights about the audience's feelings and understandings of the artworks. Artists will be notified about the received comments by email.

■ Lifetime Link
Each magazine and all page links will remain accessible online for artists and readers permanently to boost selected artists online visibility and SEO.

■ Artist Profile Page
Each artist receives a free online profile page in Biafarin platform

■ Certificate
A digital certificate will be issued for all selected artists.

FEES
Submission is Free
If selected, selection fee is USD 200.

An early bird payment offer (USD 120) will be provided for the first ones to act on the first days of selection notification. 

This art publication opportunity is very competitive and only a few artists are chosen to be published for each issue of Observica quarterly contemporary art magazine. 

Jury Process

The jury team usually includes 3-5 members for each art opportunity. We use two phases for jurying. The first phase of jurying is the Yes/No selection, and the 2nd part is the scoring model. For scoring, each jury member scores artworks from 1 to 5. Artworks with the highest scores in the "Yes" group will be selected. 

Why Selection Fee?

Submission to our art opportunities is free and we only ask the selected artists to pay a fixed fee to proceed. 

This decision was made in good faith because we wanted artists to only pay when selected. We have a thorough jury process as our art calls are popular and have low acceptance rate.

Money-Back Guarantee: All selection fee payments are supported by money-back guarantee option until the opening day of the exhibition (no questions asked).

Application Requirements

ARTIST DATA

Artist headshot Photo
Artist Full Name
City and Country of Residence
Phone
Email
Social Media Links (Optional)
Website (Optional)
Artist Biography

ARTWORK DATA

Title
Category
Technique
Surface
Creation Year
Size (WidthXHeightXDepth) in cm or inches
Artwork/Series Description (Optional)

Eligibility Criteria

ARTIST ELIGIBILITY

Open to all visual artists working in any art medium worldwide.

Visual arts categories: Painting, drawing, printmaking, illustration, digital arts, collage, photography, graphics, design, book art, land art, paper art, glass art, wood art, landscape, abstract, portrait, crafts, assemblage, jewelry, metalsmithing, sculpture, fiber art, textile art, installation, mixed media.

ARTWORK ELIGIBILITY

- Artists can submit up to 10 pieces of original artworks.
- The submission is open to all visual artists creating original artworks in 2 and 3-dimensional media.
- The subject is free.
- Artworks must be entirely the work of the entrant, executed without the supervision of an instructor.
- Artworks are preferred to be created within the past 5 years.
- There is no size limit for submitted artwork.
- Only the artwork should show in the photo (no frames or extraneous backgrounds).
- Artist should have all the rights for publishing the artworks internationally.
- Artworks that, in reasonable view of the organizer, include porn, violence, and/or racial, and religious hatred, inappropriate and/or offensive content, are not admissible.
- Entries must not be copies or derivatives based in any way on other copyrighted or published paintings, photographs or other artistic work. Any infraction of this rule will result in serious consequences.
- Selected artists might be asked for high resolution artwork photos, if needed.

- Artworks that, in reasonable view of the organizer, include porn, violence, and/or racial, and religious hatred, inappropriate and/or offensive content, are not admissible.