Competitions & Contests
Soft Pastels Art Prize
Entry Dates | 2025-06-02T09:00:00+00:00 - 2025-04-01T08:00:00+00:00 60 Days Left |
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Description
Soft Pastels Art Prize 2025(Australia & New Zealand)
The Soft Pastel Art Prize is a an on-line annual competition which helps to promote soft pastel painting in Australia and New Zealand. The prize is exclusively for paintings predominantly completed with soft pastels and/or pastel pencils. An acquisitive first prize of $5000 cash is offered together with three minor prizes to the value of $1,000, $500 and $200.All entries will be featured in an on-line exhibition. The Soft Pastel Art Prize is sponsored, and run by, softpastels.com.au . Entry Details:You may enter the competition by clicking the 'Register and Apply' button above if this is your first time. If you already have an Art Call account you can simply login in (button top right). Entrants:- must be over 18; and- be a current citizen, or resident, of Australia or New Zealand. All entries must be a painting predominantly created using soft pastels and/or pastel pencils. Artwork may be refused by softpastels.com.au if the origin, materials or subject is unclear or questionable. The artwork:- must have been painted exclusively by the entrant;- must not have been painted more than 2 years ago;- must not have previously won a prize in an exhibition or competition; and- must be available for acquisition if it wins first prize. You may enter as many paintings as you wish. You can choose whether your painting is for sale or not. A 12.5% commission is applicable which is put towards the prize pool for future Soft Pastel Art prizes. Cost of Entry: $18 for each painting entered, paid at the time of entry. The entry cost is non-refundable.Key Dates: 1. Competition entry opens on 01 April 2025 and closes on 01 June 2025 at 6pm.2. Shortlisted entries and finalists notified from 10 June. 3. On-line exhibition available from 16 June 2025 onwards.Prizes:1st Prize, $5000 cash (Acquisitive)2nd Prize, $1000 ($500 cash & $500 Soft Pastel Art materials.3rd Prize, $500 ($250 cash & $250 Soft Pastel Art materials).Staff Pick, $200 of Soft Pastel Art materials.The first prize is <i>Acquisitive</i>. This means that if you win first prize you need to give your framed painting to softpastels.com.au . It is considered to have been <i>acquired</i>.Competition Judges:The 2025 competition will be independently judged by Paul McCarthy and Sue Cochrane (2024 Softpastels 1st Art Prize Winner)Intellectual Property and Copyright:By entering the competition you are providing permission for softpastels.com.au to: - display your painting as an entrant in the on-line competition; and - display your painting on our social media and newsletters, with the appropriate credit to you.By entering the competition you are also confirming that you hold the copyright for the painting.Softpastels.com.au recognises that the intellectual property for your painting remains with you.