5th Portrait Online Art Competition 2026
Artist Space Gallery
📌About the Event
The 5th Portrait Online Art Competition 2026, organized by Artist Space Gallery, is an international online art competition inviting artists worldwide to showcase creative interpretations of portraiture. Participants can submit portraits featuring an individual, a group of people, or a self-portrait. All artistic styles and mediums are welcome, while awards will be specifically presented across painting, photography, and sculpture categories
ℹ️ Event Details
- Theme: Portrait
- Mode: Online
- Participation: International
- Artists from around the world can participate.
- Portraits may depict one person, a group of people, or the artist themselves.
- All artistic styles and mediums are accepted for consideration.
- Award categories include Painting, Photography, and Sculpture.
📅 Important Dates
- Competition Month: August 2026
- Application Deadline: August 19, 2026
- Participants must complete their submission and entry-fee payment before the deadline.
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Eligibilty:
- Open to artists worldwide.
- Artists can submit portrait-themed works in any artistic style or medium.
- Each artwork image must be up to 2 MB.
- Applicants must provide a short biography and artist statement with their submission.
- Participants may submit up to 2 artworks for $20 or up to 4 artworks for $35.
- Entries containing pornographic or satanic content will not be considered.
- Artists retain the copyright to their submitted artworks.
- Selected artwork images may be used by Artist Space Gallery for exhibition-related marketing, promotion, display, and gallery archives.
🏆 Benefits for the Participants
- Award winners will be selected in Painting, Photography, and Sculpture categories.
- All selected artists will receive a digital award certificate.
- An artist feature/article will be displayed for the Best of Show and three winners.
- The Best of Show artwork will be featured on the exhibition poster.
- Selected works will gain exposure through Artist Space Gallery’s online exhibition and gallery archive.