Open Call The Lost Vision – 2025 London Contemporary Art Review Exhibition

About the Open Call

Awards and Benefits: The jury will select the winners of various awards for this international art competition within 8 working days after the final registration deadline. Award certificates will be issued, and winners will be featured in mainstream media and art media in the UK, the US, Europe, and other regions, showcasing their honors and artworks. Winners of the Best Exhibition Grand Prize and the Gold Award may have the opportunity to be represented by Gallery NAT, host a solo exhibition, or be invited to join the Academic Committee. If any of the awarded works are collected by other galleries, collectors, or similar entities during the competition and exhibition period, the entire commission for these works will go to the artist. Art Competition Rules: Artist Entry Requirements: Entries must align with the competition theme and meet the media requirements. Media: Original, high-quality art in the following forms is accepted: oil painting, acrylic painting, watercolor and gouache, ink, mixed media, printmaking, photography, video, sculpture, installation, ceramics, fiber art, collage, digital art, land art, and more. The jury will not accept works related to explicit content such as pornography, gambling, drugs, works that blaspheme religion, or those with provocative political themes. All submitted works must be entirely original works of art and design by the artist, with no replicas or plagiarism allowed. Age: The competition is open to artists aged 18 and above from around the world with an international perspective. Submission File Quality: Files must be in JPG format. Each file must not exceed 5MB. Images must be "professionally presented" – cropped, without frames, and watermark-free. Each submitted work must be an original or previously sold original, preferably completed within the last six years. Award Categories for the Grand Art Competition: Best Exhibition Grand Prize, Gold Award, Silver Award, Bronze Award. Supporting Media: U.S. Media: The Associated Press / Digital Journal / HTV10.TV / SNNTV / NCN / FOX 28 / FOX 43. U.K. Media: Business London Press / UK News Latest / United Kingdom News.Net / London Mercury / Liverpool Star / NewsAnyway. Art Media: Artrabbit / artaviso / service.exibart / sebsartlist / widewalls / slideshare / GALLERY NAT /artx Gallery. Chinese media: People's Daily Europe / China Daily / China.com / China.cn / Sina / Sohu / Netease / Baidu / Phoenix / China Artist / Artron.com. Judging Criteria for the Art Competition: The exhibition’s jury evaluates submissions from multiple perspectives to ensure that the artworks not only demonstrate artistic depth but also resonate with the exhibition’s central theme, “The Lost Vision.” The judging criteria for this competition are: Theme Relevance, Creativity and Innovation, Technical Proficiency, Emotional and Intellectual Depth, Visual Impact, Diversity of Creativity and Use of Materials, Interactivity and Audience Engagement, Cultural and Social Reflection, Display and Presentation, International Perspective and Diversity. The judging criteria of the competition combine the thematic, innovative, technical, and interactive qualities of the works, ensuring that the selected pieces represent the forefront of contemporary art.

What is Offered

Award certificates will be issued, and winners will be featured in mainstream media and art media in the UK, the US, Europe, and other regions, showcasing their honors and artworks. Winners of the Best Exhibition Grand Prize and the Gold Award may have the opportunity to be represented by Gallery NAT, host a solo exhibition, or be invited to join the Academic Committee. If any of the awarded works are collected by other galleries, collectors, or similar entities during the competition and exhibition period, the entire commission for these works will go to the artist. Award Categories for the Grand Art Competition include Best Exhibition Grand Prize, Gold Award, Silver Award, and Bronze Award.

Requirements

Artist Entry Requirements: Entries must align with the competition theme and meet the media requirements. Media: Original, high-quality art in the following forms is accepted: oil painting, acrylic painting, watercolor and gouache, ink, mixed media, printmaking, photography, video, sculpture, installation, ceramics, fiber art, collage, digital art, land art, and more. The jury will not accept works related to explicit content such as pornography, gambling, drugs, works that blaspheme religion, or those with provocative political themes. All submitted works must be entirely original works of art and design by the artist, with no replicas or plagiarism allowed. Age: The competition is open to artists aged 18 and above from around the world with an international perspective. Submission File Quality: Files must be in JPG format. Each file must not exceed 5MB. Images must be "professionally presented" – cropped, without frames, and watermark-free. Each submitted work must be an original or previously sold original, preferably completed within the last six years.

How to Apply

Each artist may submit 1 to 5 artworks. The total submission fee is £33. Please make payment via PayPal. Log in to your PayPal account and search for the official Gallery NAT email: gallerynatlondon@outlook.com. Once payment is made, send a screenshot of the payment receipt along with the artwork submission details to the official competition email: gallerynatlondon@outlook.com. Email subject line should be: XX Artist — Submission for "The Lost Vision – 2025 London Contemporary Art Review Exhibition". Email content: Artists must submit clear JPG or PNG images of their works, a brief personal artist bio, and a statement about the artwork. For video or time-based media artists, please include high-resolution screenshots and a video link. Each submission should include the following details for each piece: title, dimensions, year of creation, artist’s name, materials used, and sale price. If the artist is willing to sell the work, please specify the price. If the artwork is sold during the exhibition, the full commission from the sale will go directly to the artist. If the work is not for sale, no price needs to be provided.