Table of Contents:

• Win Big! Enter the 2020 Arteza Awards
• Winners and Prizes
• How to Enter Arteza Awards 2020
• Jury Members
• How Will the Arteza Awards Winners Be Chosen?

Win Big! Enter the 2020 Arteza Awards🎉

Unleash your artistic spirit and enter the ultimate art battle of 2020 by entering the first annual Arteza Awards. Everyone, regardless of medium, skill level or age are invited to enter. Six participants will have the chance to win amazing prizes up to $5,000 in total. One lucky winner will be chosen as the Golden Artist of Arteza and will receive the Grand Prize—a year-long collaboration with Arteza! 🎉

There are no limits - simply create whatever inspires you! 

Enter with your email on the ‘Join Now’ subscription forms on the blog’s banner and post your best artwork on Instagram using the hashtag #ArtezaAwards.

❗Entry period: August 1st until August 24th.❗

Winners and Prizes 🏆

1. Artists of the Year 

• Bronze Artist of the Year🥉

- $650 e-gift card

- Arteza brand merch

- Early access to our products

• Silver Artist of the Year 🥈

- $150 e-gift card per month for 6 months

- Arteza brand merch

- Early access to our products

• Golden Artist of the Year🏅

- A 12-month collaboration with Arteza

- $200 e-gift card per month for 12 months

- Arteza brand merch  

- Early access to our products 

2. Category Winners

• Painting of the Year 

- $150 in art sets (Arteza’s Premium watercolors, acrylics, gouache paints along with our popular Real Brush Pens and other paint mediums)  

- 1000 bonus points in Arteza Rewards Program

- Arteza brand merch

- Early access to our products

• Drawing of the Year

- $150 in art sets (a rainbow of Arteza Colored Pencils, Fineliner Pens, Art Markers, and other drawing supplies)

- 1000 bonus points in Arteza Rewards Program

- Arteza brand merch

- Early access to our products

• DIY artwork of the year

- $150 in art sets (a complete set of high-quality Arteza craft supplies)

- 1000 bonus points in Arteza Rewards Program

- Arteza brand merch

- Early access to our products

How to Enter Arteza Awards 2020

• Sign up by clicking on one of the ‘Join Now’ subscription forms on the blog’s banner and enter your email to get the latest news about the contest. Entry period: August 1st until August 24th.
• On Instagram, post a photo or video of your artwork created with Arteza paint, art markers and craft art supplies. Make sure the products are visible in your picture!
• Use #ArtezaAwards and tag @artezaofficial or @arteza.co.uk in the caption of the post to enter your artwork into the Arteza Awards competition.
• Be an active member of our Arteza Community by sharing your post on other platforms (Youtube, Facebook, TikTok), invite your friends and stay tuned for the Arteza Awards 2020 final results on August 31st!

Jury Members

• Brenda Freeman - CEO of ARTEZA

Brenda believes every person has an artistic spirit. Her expertise lies in engineering and marketing with a focus on creativity. She has worked with major brands like MTV, Dreamworks and many others.

• Liza Emelyanava - ARTEZA Team Artist

Liza is an inspirational team-lead for our Arteza artists and a sketching coach. She is a passionate artist that studied traditional art in college and now can’t imagine a day without illustrating. Liza believes in the freedom of art and is a fan of sketching, mixed media and digital illustrations.

• Chloe Rose - Influencer Artist

Chloe is a self-taught artist who has built a large audience across social media and continues to grow her following rapidly. Her content is rooted in digital painting, editing techniques, DIY art and lifestyle. She has worked with brands such as Disney, Skillshare, Wix, Michael’s and Audible.

How Will the Arteza Awards Winners Be Chosen?

Step 1 Semi-Finalists

During August 25th-28th, the grand jury members will deliberate and pick the nominees for the Arteza Awards. 

• 5 artworks for the main three nominations (Golden, Silver and Bronze) nominations
• 5 artworks for Painting of the Year
• 5 artworks for Drawing of the Year
• 5 artworks for DIY of the Year

All nominees will move forward to the final. 

Step 2 Finalists

For two days (August 29th-30th), the Arteza Community can see all the finalists on Arteza’s official Instagram page @artezaofficial and help our jury members decide on the most inspirational artworks by commenting and reacting! 

Step 3 Presentation of Awards

Join us for an awards ceremony livestream with Brenda Freeman, the CEO of Arteza! During the live-stream on Instagram, YouTube and Facebook, you’ll see the members of the jury announcing the winners and celebrating the very first Arteza Awards!

To be considered, your artwork must meet the following criteria:

• The artwork being used as an entry should be posted on Instagram under hashtag #ArtezaAwards. If you have any other active platforms, you can post your artwork there as well, but Instagram is considered the main platform for registration as a participant.
• Your artwork must be created using Arteza products and they should be visible in your photo/video entry.
• There are no specific themes - simply get inspired and create.
• A single participant may enter several pieces of artwork. We encourage everyone to participate in this competition using the medium or media they are most comfortable with for their creations.
• The artwork may be in the format of a photo post or video.
• Artwork will not be considered if it is considered to be abusive, NSFW or explicit in any way. 

Terms & Conditions

COMPETITION TIMELINE

• Date: 08/01-08/31
• Entry valid time: 08/01-08/24
• Semi-final: 08/25-08/28
• Final period: 08/29-08/30  
• Arteza Awards livestream with the winners: 08/31

ELIGIBILITY

• There are no restrictions for nationality, age or experience. Applicants must be individual artists, not groups. All applicants under the age of 16 are required to have the consent of a parent or legal guardian before entering.
• The artwork must be posted solely for the purpose of entering the Arteza Awards project. The artwork must not be a part of any other activities, projects or exhibitions.
• There are no region limits - participants from all over the world could join!
• Any entry infringing on intellectual property rights or copyrights of others (e.g. plagiarism, imitation) will be disqualified.
• By entering the competition, you agree to grant the organizers reproduction rights to your entry, including the right to share your artwork on the Arteza blog, social media and emails with a credit to the artist. 

ARTWORK CRITERIA

• The artwork should be posted on Instagram under hashtag #ArtezaAwards. If you have any other active platforms you could post your artwork there as well, but Instagram is considered as the main platform for registration as a participant.
• Your artwork must be created using Arteza products and they should be visible in your photo/video entry.
• There are no specific themes - simply get inspired and create.
• A single participant may enter several pieces of artwork. We encourage everyone to participate in this competition using the medium or media they are most comfortable with for their creations!
• The artwork may be in the format of a photo post or video.
• Artwork should not be abusive, nor portray conflicting human rights or any other negative contexts in order to be nominated! We respect peace and equality!

HOW DOES IT WORK? 

1. Submit your email and Instagram username on the Arteza website by clicking the entry form. If you have other available platforms for posting, we would appreciate it if you shared the link with us in the registration form for participation in the Arteza Awards 2020.
2. Post your unique artwork using hashtag #ArtezaAwards then tag @artezaofficial or @arteza.co.uk on Instagram.
3. Each entry is considered separately and scored based on the competition criteria. The finalists will be decided by the judges.
4. The judges will review all the artworks and select the nominees.
5. Winners will be announced on August 31st, during a livestream with one of the judges on the @artezaofficial page