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To cultivate a pipeline of talented artists, MetaU Art launched its International Art Competition in September 2023. This competition aims to discover young and talented artists based around the world, providing them with opportunities for international exposure.

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Discover, Recognize and Support to the young artists are the mission of MetaU Art Competition.

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Winners of the competition will have the opportunity to showcase theirs artworks at major international art fairs in Los Angeles, New York , San Francisco etc.

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MetaU Art 2023

International Art Competition 

PRIZES

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First Place

  • Opportunity to exhibit at major international art fairs, including but not limited to those in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York.

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  • An opportunity to have your works presented at online exhibitions at Artsy, the world's largest online art marketplace.

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  • Get Featured on Social Media 

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Second place

  • Opportunity to exhibit at major international art fairs, including but not limited to those in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York.

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  • An opportunity to have your works presented at online exhibitions at Artsy, the world's largest online art marketplace.

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  • Get Featured on Social Media 

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Third place

  • An opportunity to have your works presented at online exhibitions at Artsy, the world's largest online art marketplace.

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  • Get Featured on Social Media 

Note: The difference between 1st and 2nd place is the number of art fairs attended and the number of artworks exhibited. The 1st place winner will have more opportunity to exhibit and more media coverage.

Entry and Eligibility

  • The MetaU Art International Competition is open to artists of all nationalities, from all regions,  aged 35 and below.

  • Your work must be in the realm of contemporary arts. 

  • Works in a wide range of media are accepted, inclusive of but not limited to the following: drawings, paintings, digital artworks, photography, ceramics,  sculpture, textiles and fabrics etc. AI produced artworks and NFTs are not considered at this time.

  • You can submit up to 3 artworks with 3 images for each artwork ( one artwork image, one/two detail image, one installation view if available). Submissions must be digital in format as works will be viewed and judged digitally. 

  • Artworks submitted for the competition are made no more than 3 years ago.

 

Entry Fees

  • $25 per application (with maximum 3 artworks submitted).

  • Payment method: PayPal / Credit and Debit Card accepted.

  • Payments will be collected at the end of the application form. 

 

Jury Committee

Jury committee will comprise gallery owners, art historians, renowned artists and art collectors. The jury committee member will be announced in November 2023.

 

Judging Criteria

  • Artistic Skills Applied 

    • Profound Technical Skills

    • Mastering the Medium Applied

    • Complexity of Technique

    • Clear and Touching Artistic Expression

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  • Creativity, Uniqueness and Originality​​​​

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  • Art Philosophy/Framework Articulated

    • Strong Philosophy / Framework of the Artwork

    • Thought-provoking Theme

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  • Potential to Develop 

 

Getting prepared for the application

  • The following information is needed when submitting your application:

    • Your basic information, a bio is highly recommended, so that the jury committee could understand your art better.

    • Maximum three artworks. Please submit the artworks in the order that you would like us to review in. For each artwork, you could submit up to three images, with one high resolution image, one or two detailed (zoom) images, and one installation view if any. 

 

  • The dimension, medium, and date of your works.

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  • Your thinking/philosophy/techniques of the artworks. If the artworks submitted are from one series, please describe the theme of the series. 

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  • MetaU Art Competition aims to discover young talents with both strong techniques and a clear message/philosophy of what the artworks deliver. Thus we encourage you to provide at least a paragraph to elaborate your art creation thinking and process. Five words to describe your ideation and artistic characteristics that make you or your works stand out from other artists. Imagine when you are doing an interview with the media, how would you describe the characteristics of your artworks?

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  • Your contact information for us to reach you if we have any further questions about your application.

​Key Dates

Application is closed for the 2023 competition

Please click here to see the 2023 competition overview

Contact Us

For questions and more information, please contact info@metauart.com. 

Follow us on instagram @metauart to get updates of the competition

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