Draper Grand Prize - $25,000 Cash Award
You are invited to enter the 24th Annual International Portrait Competition, showcasing the finest in portraiture and figurative art today. The International Portrait Competition is open to all artists, members and non-members. A variety of mediums is welcomed and encouraged. The top twenty finalists are required to exhibit their selected original artwork and be present at the prestigious The Art of the Portrait conference in Atlanta, GA, April 21-24, 2022 for final judging and awards.
Entry acceptance closed on February 9, 2022. Finalists will be announced March 2, 2022, and on Saturday, April 23, over $115,000 in cash and awards will be presented, with a $25,000 cash Grand Prize.
Entry Guidelines
Entry Criteria-- All entries must meet the following:
Must be the artist’s own original design and concept
Created independently
Completed after March 2019
For 2D the longest side should not be larger than 60”
For 3D the size of the piece should weigh no more than 50 pounds and under 8' (preferably under 6')
Portrait Society Board Members and Gold Medal recipients are ineligible
Artists who have won the Draper Grand Prize are ineligible
Faculty donating their time to teach at conference are eligible to enter the competition
In addition, no photography, electronic, computer generated art, art done in a class, workshop or under supervision is eligible. All other media is accepted and encouraged, both two-dimensional and three-dimensional. Participants are eligible to submit up to three artworks for consideration.
Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Up to three digital image files can be submitted. Note: Sculpture entries can provide up to 3 views of the same piece. Electronic submissions through the Portrait Society of America’s secure site can be uploaded through February 9, 2022.
Competition Timetable
Entry Deadline: February 9, 2022
Finalist Notification: March 2, 2022
Exhibition Dates: April 21-24, 2022
Gala Awards Banquet: April 23, 2022
All finalists will be eligible for over $115,000 in cash and prizes. The William F. Draper Grand Prize includes a feature article in International Artist Magazine and a $25,000 cash prize. Finalists also receive recognition in The Art of the Portrait journal and on the Portrait Society's website. Finalists receive complementary tuition to The Art of the Portrait conference as well as other cash and prizes.
Awards will be presented at the annual conference Saturday, April 23, 2022 in the following categories:
Grand Prize: An overall selected winner from the finalists’ artworks.
First Place Drawing
First Place Painting
First Place Sculpture
Six Placement Awards
Exceptional Merit Awards
