Indian Art Contest
Indian Art Contest
📌About the Event
Indian Art Contest – Season 18 is a national-level online art and craft competition for participants across India. The contest gives children, students, beginners, hobby artists, and professional artists a platform to submit their original artwork online and compete for recognition, certificates, trophies, and prizes. The event is organised by Indian Art Contest, an MSME-registered enterprise running online art competitions since 2020.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Type: National-level art and craft contest
- Mode of conduct: Completely online
- Submission format: Participants need to upload an image of their artwork through the official submission form; no hard copy is required.
- Open for: Participants across India
- Skill level: Open to beginners, students, hobbyists, and professional artists
- Artwork types accepted: Paintings, sketches, crafts, digital art, mandalas, doodles, sculptures, fluid art, mehndi, glass painting, wall painting, calligraphy, face painting, clay art, paper art, resin art, origami, and more.
- Theme: No specific theme, size, or medium restriction has been mentioned.
📅 Important Dates
- Registration status: Season 18 registration is open now.
- Artwork submission deadline: 15 August 2026
- Result announcement: 31 August 2026 at 9:00 PM
- Submit later option: Participants can register first and upload artwork later before the submission deadline.
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Eligibility:
- Open to participants across India.
- All age groups are welcome.
- Participants under 18 must be registered by a parent or legal guardian.
- Age categories:
- Preschool Category: 2–6 years
- Children Category: 7–15 years
- Adult Category: 16–80 years
- Submission rules:
- Contest is conducted completely online.
- Artwork must be submitted only through the official submission form.
- JPEG/JPG image formats are accepted.
- Maximum file size is 10 MB per artwork.
- Artwork image should be clear, properly lit, and uncropped.
- Late submissions will not be accepted.
- Originality rules:
- Artwork must be the participant’s own original creation.
- AI-generated artwork is strictly not allowed.
- Copying, tracing, plagiarism, or copyright infringement can lead to disqualification.
🏆 Benefits for the Participants
- Prize pool: ₹95,000+ worth of prizes.
- Winners: 55+ winners every season, as mentioned on the registration page.
- Winner benefits:
- Personalized winner trophy with name
- Hardcopy winner certificate
- Featured in the official e-magazine
- Featured on the official website
- Participant benefits:
- National-level e-certificate for every eligible participant
- E-certificate is usually issued within approximately 2 hours after successful artwork submission
- Free e-magazine after result declaration