Call Description

Submit to Biafarin Awards to gain global exposure and win 10,000 in cash and prizes

Biafarin proudly presents Biafarin Awards 2024; an annual international art awards with cash grants and prizes, open to visual artists working in any medium worldwide.

Now, in its fourth year, and with more than $10,000 in cash grants and valuable prizes, Biafarin awards provides an exceptional opportunity to artists, emerging or experienced, to get noticed by art experts, collectors, and art enthusiasts worldwide.

The award intends to reward artists' efforts to elevate awareness and justice and keep hope, peace, and happiness alive via their art in this challenging time.

Submission is free and a fixed fee applies to selected artists only.

Visit last year's exhibition at: https://www.biafarin.com/ba2023

Biafarin is a Canadian artist management company, with an art technology platform; assisting artists from 150+ countries to present, promote and sell their art globally. 

AWARDS

■ Cash Grants
CAD 3000 for 3 artists (each CAD 1000).

■ Excellence Award: 10 Artists will be selected for the cash prizes and will collectively win CAD 1,000.

■ Group Exhibition
Selected artworks will be showcased in an international smart online group exhibition. All selected artworks will be exhibited online for 2 months from October 23, to December 23, 2024.

■ Solo Exhibitions
10 Artists will be selected for online solo exhibition.

Each artists can showcase up to 15 artworks for two months.

A promotion program will be executed to enhance the selected artists' exposure and increase the artwork sales during the exhibition period.

This program includes:

- Press release sent out

- Catalogue circulation

- Social media presentation

■ Honorable Mention Award
Up to 10 artists will be selected to receive Honorable Mention personalized digital award certificate as a testament to their artistic achievement.
This recognition is awarded to those whose exceptional creativity, technique, and artistic vision stood out among the submissions, showcasing remarkable talent and contributing to the overall excellence of the art call.
Artists selected for this award will be featured on social media channels.

■ Magazine Publication
10 artists will be selected to publish in Observica contemporary art magazine.

Each artist will be published in 2 colorful A4-sized pages of the magazine.

The artist's photo and biography will be published on one full page.

On the second page, the selected artwork image will be showcased along with the artwork data, artist photo, and a life-long active link with QR code.

■ Book Publication
A subset of selected artists will be published in a special edition of The Book of Arts series. 

The online version of the book will be available for free, while the high-quality print can be ordered via print-on-demand services.

The book will be promoted and distributed globally, becoming available to thousands of readers, including experts, galleries, curators, businesses, and art enthusiasts, via popular publication gateways.

■ Artsy.net Sales
Your selected artwork will be exhibited and promoted on ARTSY, the largest global community of art collectors, enhancing your exposure and potential sales.

■ Artwork Sales
Selected artworks will be promoted to sell via an online exhibition link. Not-for-Sale and Sold artworks are accepted.

■ Exhibition Catalogue
All selected artworks and artists will be published in a stylish colorful catalogue available online. The catalogue will remain available online in Biafarin platform and will be promoted internationally and circulated and available to thousands of viewers via popular publication gateways.

■ Artist Achievement Certificate
A digital certificate will be issued and sent to all selected artists.

■ Social Media Promotions
Each jury-selected artwork will be featured in a unique carousel post in our social media accounts.

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

■ Additional magazines or books publication 

Selected artists will have a chance to be chosen for publishing in a well-known art media magazines or books in Biafarin network.

■ News Circulations
The exhibition opening announcement will be featured in art media, showcasing the names of the selected artists alongside a stylish photo grid, introducing the Biafarin 4th Annual International Smart Group Exhibition.

■ Statistical Exhibition Reports
The report provides detailed insights into the number of views for the exhibition and your artwork, offering valuable data on audience engagement with your work.

■ Artist Profile Page
All selected artists will receive a lifelong artist profile page, offering unlimited archive storage to professionally showcase their work on a global scale. 

FEES
Submission is FREE.

A fixed fee of USD 50 applies to selected artists only.

Maximum 2 artworks will be selected from each artist.

Jury Process

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 10. Artworks with the highest scores in the "Yes" group will be selected.

Why Selection Fee?

Submission to this art opportunity is free of charge, and we only ask the selected artists to pay a small 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 opportunities are popular and have a low acceptance rate.

Money-back Guarantee

A money-back guarantee is available for all selection fee payments until the exhibition's official opening day.

Application Requirements

ARTIST REQUIREMENTS
Artist Photo - headshot
Artist Full Name
Artist Birth Date (optional)
Complete Postal Address
Email
Social Media Links (Optional)
Website (Optional)

Artist Biography

ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS
Title, Category, Creation Year, Technique, Surface, Size (WidthXHeightXDepth) in cm or inches, Artwork Description, Price in USD

Eligibility Criteria

ARTIST ELIGIBILITY

Open to all visual artists worldwide. 
 

ARTWORK ELIGIBILITY

Art Categories: Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Photography, Digital Arts, Sculpture, Installation, Metalsmithing, Assemblage, Decorative Arts, Crafts, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Collage, Design, Fiber Art, Textile Art, Book Art, Land Art, Paper Art, Glass Art, Wood Art, Landscape, Portraits, Abstract Art.

Style: All styles are welcome.

Size: There is no size limit for submitted artworks.

Duration: There is no limit for artwork creation year. Artworks created within the last 5 years are preferred.

Number of Artworks: Artists are invited to submit up to 10 pieces of their original artworks.

Originality and Rights: 
- Artworks must be entirely the work of the artist, executed without the supervision of an instructor.
- Artist should own all the rights for promoting, publishing and selling the artworks locally and 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, sculptures, or other artistic works.
- Organizers have the rights to use artworks and artists data for promoting the exhibition.

Others: 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.