We have the best intentions every year to close entries on time – but once again, we have received many emails and DMs requesting that we extend the deadline again this year. So of course, we are here for you!
To give you all a little more time to enter your art and photography, the new deadline is midnight 31 July [Los Angeles date/time]. For your chance to win amazing cash, product, and service prizes in this year’s $77,000 USD prize pool – enter today! This will be the final deadline – there will be no further extensions.
Read the full blog and see more entries here!
Already entered? Now you can enter a few more works. More entries means more chances to win! Don’t forget: you can also enter the BearWolf Books Emerging Artist Award if you fit the Emerging Artist Award criteria, or the new Catherine K. Gyllerstrom Imaginative Realism Award if you are an artist working in representational traditional painting, drawing or sculpture with a focus on imaginative realism, PLUS other award categories!
It’s super easy, just enter the best work from your portfolio, whether it is sold or not – there is no need to create a new work. Just complete the relevant entry form in one of the seven award categories: Digital Art, Photography, Sculpture, Drawing, Painting, Imaginative Realism, or the Emerging Artist category.
Each year is a brand new art prize: a new jury panel, and a new chance to win!
Entry by: Kohtakeda [MPB Photography Award]
‘Succulent Metamorphic Syndrome’, Digital photography. CANON EOS 6D
Still unsure if entering the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is the right choice for you?
You may want to read this handy little article we put together on The Bigger Picture: Why Entering Art Competitions Is A Smart Career Move. The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize has been changing the lives and careers of artists for the last nine years – don’t miss your chance to take your career to the next level, and join the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Alumni!
With an easy submission process you can guarantee that your work will be seen by the Editor-in-Chief of Beautiful Bizarre art magazine, Danijela Krha Purssey. Why is this important? Because it isn’t just about winning (although that would be amazing) – the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is also our fountain of inspiration. Every year we discover many new artists through our Art Prize, who then go on to be published on our website, in our print magazine, and are also invited to participate in our curated exhibitions. It is the best way to get on our radar!
“Giving the practices of representational artists validation and visibility, particularly in the commercial gallery and museum sector where it is still hard to get representation, is what the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize aims to achieve.”
~ Danijela Krha Purssey [Editor-in-Chief, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine]
The Grand Prize Award Winner will receive $10,000 USD Cash & additional Prizes!
Entry by doodleskelly [BearWolf Books Emerging Artist Award]
“Your Promised Eminence’, Digital Painting & Drawing, iPad Pro 2020, Apple Pencil 2, Procreate
2026 Award Categories
- MPB Photography Award – $4,500 USD cash + prizes
- Sculpture Award – $4,500 USD cash + prizes
- 33PA Drawing Award – $4,500 USD cash + prizes
- INPRNT Digital Art Award – $4,500 USD cash + prizes
- RAYMAR Painting Award – $6,000 USD cash + prizes
- BearWolf Books Emerging Artist Award – $4,500 USD cash + prizes
- Catherine K. Gyllerstrom Imaginative Realism Award – $5,000 USD cash + prizes
- Art & Fable Puzzle Company People’s Choice Award – $1,000 USD cash + prizes
See below some of the wonderful entries we have received so far in the Photography, Digital Art, Sculpture and Emerging Artist Award categories. A separate blog will be published shortly sharing more of the amazing Imaginative Realism, Drawing and Painting Award entries we have received so far.
MPB Photography Award
Check out the full list of Prizes for this Award here.
‘Her Heart is a Maze’, Digital Photography (Nikon D850 / Nikon 35mm f2.0. Model: Charissa T / MUA: Erizona T)
INPRNT Digital Art Award
Check out the full list of Prizes for this Award here.
‘The Uninvited Faerie’ (Huion tablet, MacBook Pro /Clip Studio Paint)
‘The Reigning’ (Procreate, ipad pro, Photoshop, iMac Pro.)
‘The Harbinger of Dusk’ (Adobe Photoshop, Wacom Intuos Pro M 2025 Tablet)
Sculpture Award
Check out the full list of Prizes for this Award here.
‘SERAPHIM: Sandhill Cranes’ (Stoneware clay, epoxy, steel, wood, N52 magnets, oil paint, varnish, 60 x 32 x 29)
BearWolf Books Emerging Artist Award
Check out the full list of Prizes for this Award here.
‘Palustris’, Painting (Watercolour on 100% cotton 300lbs cold pressed paper, 30 in X 20 in)
‘Shadow’, Painting (Oil on wood, 24″ x 36″)
‘Haven’, Drawing (Prismacolour pencils on paper, 20.1 x 13.4 cm)
The Grand Prize Award Winner will be selected by the Jury Panel from any Award category. The People’s Choice Award will open for public voting on September 2, 2026.
Entries Close: Midnight 31 July 2026 [Los Angeles, USA time]
Entry fee is US$40 to cover administrative costs. Enter the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize today!
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is administered by Australian based, international contemporary art magazine, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.
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