Exhibition Information
Artists explore the concept of self-portrait without the use of their actual physical image. The underlying theme would be "The Best of Yourself” The work can speak of the artist’s whole self or an aspect of their personality, being or personal philosophy. It cannot in any way represent their physical being or any part of the body. Part of the submission would be what they write about the work which would be published alongside the work.
For example, Unencumbered, shown below, is a self portrait because of its meaning. I did not create it as a self portrait, but when I was explaining the process of it’s creation to a collector, it was reflected back to me that it was indeed a portrait of myself, my best self, my strongest self… the person I actually am rather that what I look like.
Unencumbered
Optimism Eternal
Exhibition Terms
Applications:
All artworks must be original and submitted by the author. The artist is responsible for the submission.
2D and 3D works of Art except video..
We highly encourage all artists to accompany all submissions with a supporting statement that explains the relationship between the work and the theme of the exhibition. In making the final decision, the curator will be looking carefully at the supporting statements as well as the actual images.
Applications are accepted on our site until May 9, 2025.
Video: How to Apply to the People & Paintings Exhibition.
The House Artists are allowed to participate in exhibitions with independent curators.
The House Artists will not be able to receive the Gallery Award (where the Gallery is involved in selecting the winner).
Applications:
Applications period: September 30, 2024 - May 9, 2025 - $10 first artwork ($5 for every additional artwork included in the same application).
Exhibition:
Exhibition dates: May 12, 2025 - May 23, 2025
The 20 artworks selected by the Exhibition Curator will be exhibited on the main page rotation banner on our site for the duration of the exhibition.
Within two weeks of the exhibition, each of the 20 selected artworks will also be posted on our main Facebook Page and other media accounts we curate: Gallery Instagram, Gallery Twitter, Gallery Pinterest, Alignable
Prizes and Awards:
1) 20 artworks will be chosen by our Exhibition Curator. Each selected artwork will receive a Certificate of Selection
2) Curator’s Award (Monetary Prize $100)
3) Gallery Award (Monetary Prize $100) - awarded by the Exhibition Curator and People & Paintings Gallery
4) Popular Vote Award (Monetary Prize $50) – will receive the artwork with the most “likes” on this page of our website during the exhibition (May 12, 2025 - May 23, 2025)
We highly recommend posting all applied artworks to our Facebook group “People& Paintings Open”. To help, we added the button “Share” to the application process.
Gallery reserves a right to choose the winner in this category if the numbers of likes in the sources above will be compromised or contested.
Results:
1) The 20 selected artworks will be announced by Sunday, May 11, 2025
2) The “Gallery Prize”, the “Curator’s Award” and the “Popular Vote Award” will be announced by Sunday, May 25, 2025
Additional Information:
After you submit the application, we highly recommend posting each applied artwork to our Facebook group “People& Paintings Open”. To help, we added a button “Share” to the application process.
After the exhibition is over, we will keep the exhibition works available to the audience in the “Previous Exhibitions” section.
After the Exhibition Catalog is ready, you will be able to download it for free from the exhibition page on our site.
Location: Online Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: 12 May 2025 - 23 May 2025