Entry Deadline Extended! 2024 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize: Traditional Art Award Entries

July 18, 2024

Yesterday we announced that the deadline to submit your work has been extended – the 2024 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize now closes on Wednesday 31 July 2024 at midnight [Los Angeles, USA time] / 5pm 1 August [Sydney, Australia time]. No more extensions after this date – we promise!

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Already entered? Now you can enter a few more works. More entries means more chances to win! Don’t forget you can also enter both the Emerging Artist Award and other Award categories if you fit the Emerging Artist Award entry criteria.

It’s super easy, just enter the best work from your portfolio whether it is sold or not – there is no need to create a new work. Just complete the relevant entry form in one of the five Award categories: Traditional Art, Digital Art, Photography, Sculpture, or the Emerging Artist category.

Each year is a brand new art prize: a new jury panel, and a new chance to win!

Still unsure if entering the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is the right choice for you? You may want to read this handy little article we put together on The Bigger Picture: Why Entering Art Competitions Is A Smart Career Move. The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize has been changing the lives and careers of artists for the last 7 years, don’t miss your chance to take your career to the next level.

18927_Shaun-Downey — ‘Gold Rose’ by Shaun Downey (Oil on canvas on Panel)

With an easy submission process you can guarantee that your work will be seen by our Editor-in-Chief Danijela Krha Purssey. Why is this important? Because it isn’t just about winning (although that would be amazing) – the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is also our fountain of inspiration. Every year we discover many new artists through our Art Prize, who then go on to be published on our website, our print magazine, and are also invited to our curated exhibitions. It is the best way to get on our radar!

Giving the practices of representational artists validation and visibility, particularly in the commercial gallery and museum sector where it is still hard to get representation, is what the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize aims to achieve.
DANIJELA KRHA PURSSEY ~ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, BEAUTIFUL BIZARRE MAGAZINE

19111__Alexandra-Telgmann — ‘Golden Ocean Reflection – Tranquility’ by Alexandra Telgmann (Oil and 24ct of gold leaf on aluminum panel)

This year’s Musonium Grand Prize Award Winner will receive $10,000 USD Cash & Prizes!

2024 Award Categories

Musonium Grand Prize Award: $10,000 USD cash + prizes
RAYMAR Traditional Art Award: $6,500 USD cash + prizes
Photography Award: $4,500 USD cash + prizes
Digital Art Award: $4,500 USD cash + prizes
Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award: $4,500 USD cash + prizes
33PA Emerging Artist Award: $5,500 USD + prizes
Catherine K. Gyllerstrom People’s Choice Award Winner: $2,000 USD + prizes [public voting opens in August]

See below some of the wonderful entries we have received so far in the Traditional Art Award category. You can also check out the blog we published yesterday which shares some of the great entries we have received in the Photography, Digital Art, Sculpture and Emerging Artist Award categories here.

RAYMAR Traditional Art Award entries

Check out the full list of Prizes for this Award here.

19266_Emily-Gormican-2 — ‘Violaceous’ by Emily Gormican (Oil on Linen Panel)

19461_JP Morrison-Lans — ‘Not Choosing’ by JP Morrison Lans (color pencil, encaustic, gouache on panel)

18758_ Stanka-Kordic — ‘Not Choosing’ by JP Morrison Lans (color pencil, encaustic, gouache on panel)

18890_JB-Burke — ‘Beautiful Thalassophobia’ by JB Burke (Colored Pencil on Arches HP Watercolor Paper mounted on Birch panel)

19514_Tania-Rivilis — ‘Spring’ by Tania Rivilis (oil on canvas)

18903_Nicola-Reif — ‘Spring’ by Tania Rivilis (oil on canvas)

19273_Jackee-Sandelands-Strom — ‘Contemplation’ by Jackee Sandelands-Strom (Acrylic paint on wood panel)

18761_Andrew-Sjodin — ‘Contemplation’ by Jackee Sandelands-Strom (Acrylic paint on wood panel)

18858_Salvador-Antúnez-del-Cerro — ‘The Girl with the Vase’ by Salvador-Antúnez-del-Cerro (Oil on canvas)

19354_Donna-Glover — ‘Morning Glory’ by Donna Glover (oil on linen)

19246_Stuart-Wright — ‘Morning Glory’ by Donna Glover (oil on linen)

19337_Sofía-Ruíz — ‘Blended’ by Sofía Ruíz (Oil and acrylic on canvas)

19289_Holly-Kavonic — ‘Blended’ by Sofía Ruíz (Oil and acrylic on canvas)

19124_Allison-Aletha — ‘Waltz of the Jellyfish’ by Allison Aletha (Gouache on Cold Press Watercolor Paper)

19282_Joseph-L-Bellofatto — ‘Flora & Fauna’ by Joseph L Bellofatto (oils on panel, turpentine, linseed oil medium

19255_Joe-Vaux — ‘Flora & Fauna’ by Joseph L Bellofatto (oils on panel, turpentine, linseed oil medium

19033_Maria-Roza — ‘Kairos’ Elysium’ by Maria Roza (Oil painting on canvas)

19145_Jesus-Max — ‘Kairos’ Elysium’ by Maria Roza (Oil painting on canvas)

19173_Trevor-Inkwell — ‘Red Riding Hood’ by Trevor Inkwell (Acrylic on Panel)

18953_Brenda-J-Ward — ‘After the Joust’ by Brenda J Ward (RAYMAR Panel, Michael Harding Oil Paint)

18817_Eric-Grbich — ‘After the Joust’ by Brenda J Ward (RAYMAR Panel, Michael Harding Oil Paint)

19117_Gina-Matarazzo — ‘The Guardian’ by Gina Matarazzo (Oil on gessoboard panel)

18793_Rhea-O'Neill — ‘The Guardian’ by Gina Matarazzo (Oil on gessoboard panel)

19363_shawn-Barber — ‘Checker Demon Cab Ride from Stuttgart to London, (with Luke, Filip, Titine, Tino, and Sue)’ by Shawn Barber
(oil on linen)

19019_Meg-Allan — ‘Medusa’s predicament’ by Meg Allan (Oil on panel)

19360_Julie-Beck — ‘Medusa’s predicament’ by Meg Allan (Oil on panel)

18991_Sofia-Welch — ‘And Yet We Go Ahead, Painting The Roses Red’ by Sofia Welch (Oil On Canvas)

18974_Tamaki-Maki — ‘And Yet We Go Ahead, Painting The Roses Red’ by Sofia Welch (Oil On Canvas)

19646_Lucas-BERNARD — ‘Planet of the Apes’ by Lucas Bernard (Oil on canvas)

19529_Elda-serenade — ‘Lost in the Cosmos’ by Elda serenade (Pencil, pastel and 24K gold leaf on paper)

19538_DANO-MASALA — ‘Lost in the Cosmos’ by Elda serenade (Pencil, pastel and 24K gold leaf on paper)

19326_Bologomora — ‘Woman and slimy snakes’ by Bologomora (oli on canvas)

18762_Dave-Seeley — ‘Woman and slimy snakes’ by Bologomora (oli on canvas)

19498_Shawn-Sullivan — ‘False Alarm’ by Shawn Sullivan (Oil on panel)

18834_Sara-Scribner — ‘I Searched For You Through the Dark’ by Sara Scribner (oil on aluminum)

19611_Jen-Starling — ‘I Searched For You Through the Dark’ by Sara Scribner (oil on aluminum)

19689_Shawn-Adomanis — ‘Kocuria coagulosa (Cultured Figures: Part 2 – Figure 8)’ by Shawn Adomanis (Oil on illustration board)

19110_Natalie-Toplass — ‘Kocuria coagulosa (Cultured Figures: Part 2 – Figure 8)’ by Shawn Adomanis (Oil on illustration board)

18733_Augustina-Droze — ‘The Discovery’ by Augustina Droze (Oil on canvas)

18895_Ashley-Gringhuis — ‘Persuasion to Yeild’ by Ashley Gringhuis (oil paint on stretched canvas)

18800_Karen-Turner — ‘Persuasion to Yeild’ by Ashley Gringhuis (oil paint on stretched canvas)

18712_Karen-Remsen — ‘Bacchus’ by Karen Remsen (Oil, glass beads, crushed red jasper, crushed garnet, and acrylic on panel)

18747_Dianita — ‘Bacchus’ by Karen Remsen (Oil, glass beads, crushed red jasper, crushed garnet, and acrylic on panel)

19661_E-E-KONO — ‘Tenses’ by E E KONO (Egg Tempera on Shaped Wood Panels)

The Musonium Grand Prize Award Winner will be selected by the Jury Panel from any Award category. The People’s Choice Award will open for public voting on 23 August 2024.

Entries Close: Midnight 31 July 2024 [Los Angeles, USA time]

Entry fee is US$40 to cover administrative costs. Enter the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize today!