how do I enter the art Prize?
You will automatically be entered into the art prize when you create a new alumni portfolio page or update your existing portfolio page. All the details you need to know are below.
Art Prize entry guidelines
Feel free to submit:
- Older work, if you feel it's your best
- Artwork that you have submitted to previous rounds of the Art Prize.
- Copies of other people's art work
- AI generated art
What is the alumni portfolio page?
It's where artists who studied at SmArt School and the IMC can have a portfolio page for free! To be eligible all you have to do is complete a SmArt School mentorship beyond the beginner level or have attended the IMC. We want to promote the artists who studied with us. We want you to succeed because the proof of the value of any school is in the success of the alumni.
How do I join?
Submissions are accepted twice a year, during these dates:
- From July 1 -- July 21st (midnight EST)
- From January 1--January 21st (midnight EST)
- Send up to six jpgs of your artwork for a new portfolio.
- 1000 pixels max on the longest side -NEW DIMENSIONS
- Label each image like this "artist-name-artwork-title.jpg"
- For example: "Leonardo-DaVinci-Mona-Lisa.jpg"
- Send a bio
- Send a bio photo
- Send links to all your sites and socials (promote yourself!)
- Send a note of which IMC or SmArt School program(s) you took part in
- You will automatically be entered into art prize competition
For your bio: Include specifics about what you do. This helps people searching for your work. Use terms like ‘young adult’ or ‘science fiction’ or ‘original art for sale’ if they apply to your portfolio. Just keep it real (don’t keyword spam).
email all this to [email protected]
How do update my portfolio?
- From July 1 -- July 21st (midnight EST)
- From January 1--January 21st (midnight EST)
- You can add two images in each update session until you get to the maximum of 10.
- You can replace old images with new images during any update, just make a note of what images you want taken out of your portfolio to make room.
- 1000 pixels max on the longest side -NEW DIMENSIONS
- Label each image like this "artist-name-artwork-title.jpg"
- For example: "Leonardo-DaVinci-Mona-Lisa.jpg”
- Please make a note of any new SAS mentorships you've taken
- If you want to update your bio or links, include that new information in the email, too
- You will automatically be entered into art prize competition
How do I get featured in the News section?
When you have career news just email Matt at: [email protected]
News can be things like:
News can be things like:
- work getting published
- exhibitions
- awards
- kickstarter/Patreon, etc