Global Symphony for United World (GSUW) announces its Art Embracing Awareness International Online Art Competition.  2D and 3D artists from around the world are called upon to make online submissions for possible inclusion into the Gallery’s September 2025 online group exhibition. We invite artists to apply to this competition by submitting their best interpretation of the “Harmony, Peace, and Unity” theme. Artists should submit their work until the deadline of August 31st, 2025, at midnight PST. The exhibition will be from September 15th to October 30th, 2025. At least 30 artists will be selected for our exhibition. The selected artists will have one of their entries displayed prominently with their statements and links to their websites to help them gain recognition, opportunities for exhibitions and sales. We also choose artists to receive Special Recognition Art Awards that include additional promotion. The primary curator is Frantisek Strouhal, founder of Global Symphony for United World. Frantisek is also an artist and an author.

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Requirements and Criteria for the Exhibition

Apply with a maximum of 5 images: $25.00 for 3 images, additional images $10.00 each. This is a competitive juried opportunity; not all artists will be accepted. Images are to be in JPG format, 1000 pixels on the longest side, no larger than 1 MB file size.

Each image must include the title, size and media of the artwork. Mediums accepted: painting, drawing, sculpture, collage, photography, mixed media, and printmaking. (Exceptions: No installation, AI-generated art, video or graphic erotic art.)

As part of the curatorial process Frantisek visits every entrant’s website to learn more about them and view more of their artwork before making the final selections. Artists must be 18 years or older. The artists in our exhibitions are those who receive the highest scores in expressing the theme, plus unique innovation and skill in their mediums.

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An 80 words artist statement written related to the theme of the exhibition.

Artists must have their own Art website.

Artists are the original creators of the artwork

After submitting your entry, you will receive a confirmation email within 3 days.

Nonrefundable entry fee payment

All applicants will be notified of the results of their submissions by email within two weeks of the exhibition. 

INSPADES Magazine will feature the leading ten artists:

1. The Gold Award recipient will be featured on the magazine front cover, interviewed, and profiled in a ten-page feature.

2. The Silver Award recipient will be featured on the magazine back cover, interviewed, and profiled in an eight-page feature.

3. The Bronze Award recipient will be profiled in a six-page feature.

4. The remaining 7 artists will be profiled in a four-page feature.

The applicant asserts that all submitted artwork is original and grants GSUW permission to display the images on its website and magazine. The applicant grants permission for their work’s images to be used for promotional purposes across various platforms, such as social media and email newsletters, or as examples of a featured artist. All images used in artist features are the property of the artist, and the artist keeps the sole copyright.