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Portrait and Figure Open Call—D —H REMAININGDeadline November 1, 2026
Award-winning works · Colors 2026View winners →
47Countries represented
1,199Works reviewed
30Independent jurors
20.5%Exhibition selection rate
1.2%Award rate
Featured open call
Portrait and Figure Open Call
An open international call. Entries are scored by the full jury on a ten-point scale; Platinum, Gold, and Silver awards are issued with numbered certificates and a permanent archive entry.
Entry fee
Free entry
$25 finalist fee
Awards
Winner: $100 cash
Winner's Diploma
Solo exhibition
Archive & certificate
All winners receive a numbered certificate and a permanent archive entry.
Submitted works remain private during the entry period.
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Final deadline
November 1, 2026
Results are announced within three weeks of the final deadline and published in the winners archive.
Now accepting entries
Light & Shadow 2027
1 artwork free · up to 3 for $10 total · $25 participation fee if selected · Closes January 10, 2027
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Your own solo exhibition
A dedicated exhibition page for your work, with an artist biography, statement, and artwork gallery. Exhibition packages from $65.
The record
Every result becomes a document
Recognition is issued in verifiable form and stays publicly accessible.
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Numbered award certificate, with jury credentials
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Exhibition record, juried online exhibitions
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Jury credentials, on the public roster
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Sample certificate
CURATONE
Berlin · Independent curatorial institution
Certificate of achievement
Gold Award
awarded to
Mary Jones
for the work Soul · Painting
Open Call: Colors, 2026
Mary Jones
for the work Soul · Painting
Open Call: Colors, 2026
Board of curators
CURATONE2026
No. CTA-2026-0147
Verified at curatone.art
Previous exhibition catalogues
Exhibition catalogues
Printed exhibition catalogues, available on Amazon.
Publication is included in the finalist fee. Printed copies are sold separately.
★★★★★
“Really nice catalog of fine art and artists.”
Isabella ZhangPlatinum
Flora WhiteGold
Sienna ShoresSilver
Amanda FloresPlatinum
Sara del PilarPlatinum
Ivelina DagsvoldGold
Tanya FinchSilver
Ayrin AliyevaPlatinum
Sienna ThorleyGold
Han HoangSilver
Patsy LindamoodPlatinum
Patsy LindamoodGold
I’m honored and grateful to have been selected as a winner. Curatone.art offers a wonderful community for artists, and participating in this competition has been a very positive experience. Thank you for the recognition and for encouraging creativity.
Meryem Berrada, artist
Winner of the Moments of Life 2025 contest
Concluded competition
Colors 2026
485 entries from 27 countries · Results published September 2026
Concluded competition
Connections
187 entries from 15 countries · Results published June 2026
Concluded competition
Inner Landscapes
210 entries from 12 countries · Results published April 2026
Concluded competitions · three most recent
The jury
Full jury list →Art professionals from around the world. Every juror is listed publicly with credentials; judging service is itself documented and certified.
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jurors on the current panel
Argentina · Brazil · Bulgaria · Canada · China · Germany · South Korea · Turkey · USA · Ukraine
Elizaveta Akimova
Project Director and Organizer · Berlin, Germany
Elizaveta is a professional artist, designer, and illustrator working in the creative field since 2012. B.A. in Graphic Design, M.Sc. in Applied Informatics.
Irina Naumycheva
Miami, USA
Irina Naumycheva is a professional graphic designer, art strategist, and the author of the methodology AI-Art & Design Flow 2025, which explores the integration of artificial intelligence into the design process.
Qichao An
Visual designer and creative director with over 15 years of experience in brand identity, visual communication, and cross-cultural design.
Anastasia Mikhaylenko
Designer-artist, member of PSHR, member of ECHS, honorary member of IACI. two-time winner of the prestigious international competition Art Excellence Awards (AEA)
Applications from experienced artists and established professionals are reviewed by the board of curators.Become a jury member
ISSN 3054-6621 · Published in Germany
Curatone Art & Research Journal
Peer-reviewed articles on contemporary art and design. Every published paper receives a registered DOI.
Current issueVol. 1 · Issue 2 · 2026
Editorial boardEstablished art academic professionals
Review modelPeer review by the Editorial Board
DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23118251 · research
Why Must Strength Be Hard? Softness, Relation, and the Practice of Painting
Kaixuan Wang · Abstract, full text, and references available open access
DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21907947 · expert insight
Expert Insight: Lumi Liu on Data Visualization, Medical Communication, and the Art of Making Complexity Clear
Lumi Liu · Abstract, full text, and references available open access
visual essay
Reconstructing Human Agency in the Age of Algorithmic Vitality
Yanwen Hang · Abstract, full text, and references available open access
How it works
Rules and evaluation criteria →01
Choose
a competition
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Submit
your works
Upload your artworks and complete your entry.
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Jury
evaluation
The jury reviews and scores each entry.
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Documented
results
Winners are published with awards and archive.
Competition entry
Enter a contest
Juried evaluation, online exhibition for finalists, certificates and exhibition documentation.
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Solo presentation
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A dedicated online presentation of your work. Choose the catalogue package for a PDF catalogue, with optional DOI registration and Amazon publication included.
Exhibition $65 · With catalogue $195Explore packages →
Professional service
Join the jury
Approval by the board of curators; free jury service with a public listing, plus optional documentation services.
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My experience with Curatone.art was exciting and very professional. I feel like my art was represented well and the jurying process was rigorous. I am honored to have won the Colors contest and will put it on my CV with pride.
Amanda Flores, artist
Winner of the Colors 2025 contest