ARTIST DISCOVERY AWARD
$5,000 contemporary Artist Award
A GLOBAL OPEN CALL FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS READY TO BE SEEN
Submission takes under 60 seconds.
Artists may submit one artwork for initial review.
ART R US ARTIST DISCOVERY AWARD
Art R us is launching a monthly juried contemporary art award created to discover, elevate, and showcase exceptional artists working across painting, sculpture, mixed media, pop art, street art, photography, digital art, fine art objects, and contemporary visual culture.
WHAT SELECTED ARTISTS RECEIVE
• $5,000 Cash Award
• FEATURED ARTIST PLACEMENT ON ARTRUS.COM
•Social Media Promotion via @art_r_us_florida
• Collector-Facing Visibility
• Press Announcement Support Through Art R us
NO FEES
NO PAY-TO-PLAY
NO PUBLIC VOTING
SUBMIT YOUR WORK.
BE SEEN.
BUILD YOUR LEGACY.
SELECTED ARTISTS MAY RECEIVE:
Collector Exposure • Press Visibility • Exhibition Opportunities
ABOUT THE ART R US ARTIST DISCOVERY AWARD
The Art R us Artist Discovery Award was created to give serious contemporary artists a real platform for visibility, recognition, collector exposure, and career growth.
Art R us is a luxury contemporary fine art gallery based in Naples, Florida, presenting museum-quality paintings, sculpture, pop art, street art, mixed media, photography, and collectible contemporary works by established and emerging artists.
Through this award, Art R us is opening its platform to discover new creative voices and spotlight artists whose work deserves to be seen by collectors, curators, designers, press, and the public.
Selected artists may receive
visibility through the Art R us
website, social media, email
marketing, finalist
announcements, press
materials, and public-facing
award features.
THE PRIZE
$5,000 CONTEMPORARY ARTIST AWARD
TWO LAUNCH ROUNDS • TWO SELECTED ARTISTS •
$10,000 AWARDED
• $5,000 Cash Award
• Featured Artist Placement on artrus.com
• Social Media Promotion via @art_r_us_florida
• Collector-Facing Visibility
• Press Announcement Support
• Consideration for Future Art R us Exhibitions & Opportunities
The award is based on artistic merit and juried review.
WHO CAN SUBMIT
The Art R us Artist Discovery Award is open to artists working in:
Painting
Sculpture
Mixed Media
Pop Art
Street Art
Photography
Digital Art
Fine Art Objects
Contemporary Visual Culture
Experimental Contemporary Work
Artists may be emerging, mid-career, or established.
All submitted works must be original works created by the submitting artist or submitted with proper authority and rights.
HOW IT WORKS
STEP 1 — SUBMIT YOUR WORK
Artists submit artwork images, artist information, biography, statement, and required details through the official submission form.
STEP 2 — CURATORIAL REVIEW
Submissions are reviewed by Art R us based on originality, presentation, execution, quality, and overall visual impact.
STEP 3 — APPROVED SUBMISSIONS
Approved submissions may be featured on the official Art R us Artist Discovery Award Submission Wall.
Art R us reserves the right to approve, decline, remove, or withhold submissions from public display.
STEP 4 — FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
Selected finalists may be featured through the Art R us website, Instagram, email marketing, and press channels.
STEP 5 — PEOPLE’S CHOICE RECOGNITION
Public voting may be used only for separate People’s Choice recognition.
Public voting does not determine the $5,000 award winner.
STEP 6 — MONTHLY WINNER SELECTED
The $5,000 monthly award winner is selected through juried review based on:
• Originality
• Technical Execution
• Visual Impact
• Collector Relevance
• Professional Presentation
JUDGING PANEL
The Art R us Artist Discovery Award is reviewed by Art R us, with final review led by Matthew Snider, Founder of Art R us, together with selected curatorial reviewers and guest reviewers from the contemporary art, collector, design, and cultural communities.
The final award decision is made by Art R us.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
No purchase, payment, donation, or sale is required to submit or be selected.
The Art R us Artist Discovery Award is a skill-based juried contemporary art award. Winners are selected based on artistic merit and judging criteria — not chance.
Official Rules
The Art R us Artist Discovery Award is governed by official rules, eligibility terms, artist rights language, judging criteria, award conditions, and submission requirements.
Artists should review the full Official Rules before submitting.
Submit Your Work
Artists ready to be seen may submit through the official Art R us Artist Discovery Award submission form.
Artist submissions must be completed through the official Art R us Artist Discovery Award submission form. General website contact forms or newsletter forms do not count as award submissions.
Art R us is a luxury contemporary fine art gallery in Naples, Florida specializing in contemporary paintings, sculpture, pop art, street art, mixed media, and collector-focused contemporary works.
Presented by Art R us, Naples, Florida
Website: artrus.com/submit-artwork
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