The Portrait Society of America - Draper Grand Prize 2024

You are invited to enter the 26th annual "The International" portrait competition, showcasing the finest in portraiture and figurative art today. The International is the world's premier portrait competition and is open to all artists– members and non-members. A variety of mediums is welcomed and encouraged. The top twenty finalists are required to exhibit their selected original artwork and be present at the prestigious The Art of the Portrait conference in Atlanta, GA, April 25-28, 2024, for final judging and awards.

Entry acceptance will close on February 5, 2024. Finalists will be announced March 4, 2024, and on Saturday, April 27, 2024, over $154,000 in cash and awards will be presented, with a $50,000 cash Grand Prize.

Entry Criteria-- All entries must meet the following:

• Must be the artist’s own original design and concept
• Created independently and after March 2020
• For 2D the longest side should not be larger than 60”
• For 3D the size of the piece should weigh no more than 50 pounds and under 8' (preferably under 6')
• For 3D artwork, the submitted work should be in final material, ready for display
• Portrait Society Executive Board Members and Gold Medal recipients are ineligible
• Artists who have won the Draper Grand Prize are ineligible
• Faculty donating their time to teach at The Art of the Portrait are eligible to enter the competition

In addition, no photography, electronic, A.I., computer generated art, or art done in a class, workshop or under supervision is eligible. No digital, mechanical, photo or other transferring to substrate of any kind is acceptable. You must draw/paint the image on your substrate yourself. Digital apps and programs may be used for cropping your own reference photos only. All other media is accepted and encouraged, both two-dimensional and three-dimensional. Participants are eligible to submit up to three artworks for consideration.

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Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Up to three digital image files can be submitted. Note: Sculpture entries can provide up to 3 views of the same piece. Electronic submissions through the Portrait Society of America’s secure site can be uploaded through February 5, 2024.