Saturday 27 January 2018

How To Go About Finding A Painting Contest

By William Lee


There are loads of painting competitions on offer every year and the hosts range from schools and colleges to community and arts centers to art galleries and museums. Locating the best painting contest to suit your style and genre can be a little tricky however. The following guide is geared towards providing you with the best help possible to meet your needs.

The first thing that you must make your top priority is safety and this requires you to be vigilante as a shopper. That means when it comes to searching for opportunities you have to vet all your sources very carefully. Be sure that they are reputable and legTitimate as well as safe for you to participate.

On this note it is important to avoid any contests or listings that are not high quality or charge excessive fees to artists who enter. Unfortunately there are some groups that use contests as a vehicle to take advantage of entrants with excessive application charges. To assist you with this thankfully there are a number of guide books around to give help and advice.

Read on to learn more about some of the ways that you can enter competitions based on art and painting. One of the popular sources of information is an art magazine. There are many which are dedicated to the topic of competitions and opportunities for artists. They often include listings for a wide range of events and contests.

Keep in mind that typically the magazine or publication that includes listings of opportunities and contests is not responsible for the content. It is up to you to check out each opportunity thoroughly to be sure it is legitimate. Being a smart consumer is always important and most especially if you plan to invest time and effort into the contest.

One other means of getting listings for art contests across the country and abroad is offered by the range of sources online. For instance you can find some art blogs that focus on providing a wide range of tools and content especially for full time artists. These are intended to provide guidance on competitions and opportunities and may include a range of relevant listings for art contests.

One other option is a website that is designed to be a hub for artists. It takes a notice board format and provides extensive listings for contests and projects throughout the year. As a matter of fact there are lots of well known sites which are geared towards being a hub of information for painters across the country.

No matter which type of resource you intend to use it is important to consult a wide range of sources and also ask your fellow artist for their feedback. In fact they may be able to give you some great tips that you had not considered. Be sure to ask the best questions to help you learn more including what their experiences were with a particular contest and how much it costs to enter. For painters seeking contests to give them exposure there are thankfully a great number of options to choose from.




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