Breaking News Autumnal Palettes Competition

Please join us in congratulating the winners of our Autumnal Palettes Art Competition The Autumnal Palettes Art Competition concluded recently. Contestants were asked to portray the beautiful autumn colors and activities using traditional methods. .A range of international artists competed for prizes and the honor of having their art displayed in our Online Exhibit. Our Juror of Awards for the competition was Professor Gerardo Lo Russo who serves as the Chairman of the Rome Academy of Fine Arts.   The Award Winners are presented below. You can view their art and the Top 25 Artists on our Gallery Page. Please join us in congratulating them on thier success, skill and artistry.
See the full Online Exhibit here.

 Jordan Vineyard by Michael Durst
 Award of Merit

Guadalupe Morning by Marsha Reeves
Award of Distinction

Announcing the 'Summer Beach Palette Art Competition ! Show us your mastery of colorful seascapes and beaches in our 'Summer Beach Palette’ juried competition. Entry fee is $35 for up to 3 images. There are three categories: Seascapes; Seascapes with Figures; Seascapes with Boats. The winner in each category will receive an Award of Excellence and a $150 cash prize plus a free full-page ad in our magazine’s Summer Edition. Five artists will receive an Honorable Mention Award and a free half-page ad.
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Visionary events Future projects that need your support

The Masai Mara ProjectArtist Liang MingYu (pictured above with her husband at the Tate Museum), best known as an international fashion designer, has created this memorable exhibit that carries a two-fold purpose: (i) to alert the world about the egregious effects that the denim industry has on the world's freshwater supply; and, (ii) the plight of the elephants in Africa suffering from poaching  and loss of habitat. She accomplishes this through a fashion show that utilizes recycled denim (pictured below) and through her hand-sewn full-size elephants made from used denim. Her goal is to save billions of gallons of water and land from being contaminated by the chemical processes used to manufacture denim. The exhibit was recently featured at the Tate Museum in London and in Beijing.  It is our goal to bring this exhibit to San Francisco and other cities throughout the United States in 2023. You can help us make this possible by making a dedicated donation to this event.

Your generous donation is greatly appreciated. All donations are dedicated exclusively to the costs of producing the event.

Artist GrantsHelp us provide grants to worthy artists, now and in the future. Our Artist  Grants go to self-employed studio artists who fall below certain income thresholds. Each year we provide an unrestricted grant that can be used however the artist wishes... to help with expenses, medical bills, programs or exhibits. Help us achieve our goal for 2022 and beyond. Your donation in any amount is greatly appreciated. Donations can be dedicated exclusively to our Artist Grant Program.

Exhibition GrantsThese grants are available to art organizations that could use some help with a sspecific exhibt or their own exhibition plans and schedules. We can help provide funding for your event. The event must exclusively display representational fine art to be considered. Help us achieve our goal for 2021 and beyond by dedicating your donation to our Exhibition Grant Program.

Incubator GrantsOur incubator grant program is designed to assist small municipalities or counties with much needed funding for the construction of art-oriented museum or gallery space. It must be substantially used for traditional fine art purposes and, most critically, be located in a viable commercial locale. The space should exhibit the qualities to provide a commercially viable environment for artists to display their art, conduct demonstrations and develop community awareness of the local art community.  Donations can be dedicated exclusively to this program.