Twenty artists will be selected for this new online group exhibit “Emotion & Energy of Color 2018” at Gallery 25N. The exhibit and its participating artists will be extensively marketed worldwide to over 26,000 people, including art buyers, gallery owners, curators, and collectors.

One artist will be selected to receive the “Christopher E. Burke Fine Art Grant” of $500.00. This artist’s creation will become the exhibition image and will be used on the invitation, video title screen, and all online marketing pertaining to the exhibit. In addition, the grant recipient will have a dedicated marketing campaign about their art and accomplishments sent to over 26,000 recipients worldwide. The artist will also be featured in the Art Market Newsletter.

Participants must be 18 years of age or older working in any still medium, including drawing, photography, painting, sculpture, digital art, and collage.

Submission Deadline: March 26, 2018

Theme and Selection
“The Emotion & Energy of Color 2018” – The Curators for this most recent exciting competition are looking for artwork that represents an artist’s unique interpretation and treatment of a subject as it is communicated through the applications of colors. The dynamic of color, as it provides an abstract language expressing emotion and energy, is a visual statement–perhaps a sharp wit–as an interpretation and reflection of the artist’s environmental perceptions and unique voice.

Colors, as they relate to each other within a piece, may bring forth a flow of myriad spontaneous cerebral reactions as well as visceral sensations that take the viewer deep into the artist’s intentions. These applications of color and the resulting dimensions should inspire the viewer to grasp and absorb stimulating ranges of sensibilities.

We welcome and encourage all entries, which can be created in artistic genres from representational to abstract. Submissions for consideration can be expressed in any of the following aspects: representational, expressionism, surrealism, or abstraction.

– Submission Deadline: March 26, 2018 (12:00AM EST)
– Curator Selection: March 30, 2018
– Artist Notification: April 6, 2018
– Grant Announcement: April 6, 2018
– Exhibit Opens: April 16, 2018

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