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1 WEEK LEFT! 🏆 Enter the 2026 NSMA International Painting Competition by next Sunday February 15th for your chance to win the $35,000 Grand Prize, a spot in our three month museum exhibition of finalist works, and $5,000 in additional awards! Reflections from 2025 Grand Prize winner @lizbrynbeard: “As I reflect on receiving the Grand Prize in the 2025 NSMA International Painting Competition, I am both honored and immensely grateful. I will never forget the shock and joy that came over me as I saw my name written on the giant $25,000 check being presented to the audience. There are few moments in life that can send you spinning as you sit still, but this was one of them. In that moment, surrounded by fellow painters who are a great inspiration to me, I felt elated. NSMA has created something very special; a competition where painters are choosing the winner, an opportunity to build community, and a yearly showing of beautiful representational paintings. I am excited for its future, and absolutely over the moon to have my painting join the permanent collection at NSMA.” ________________________________ Uniquely, the finalists themselves determine the recipient of the Grand Prize – a $35,000 Acquisition Award. Each finalist votes for their favorite works (excluding their own) in a new RANKED CHOICE VOTING system we’re thrilled to debut, ensuring the museum acquires a piece that is not only of the highest artistic merit, but also one that is most admired by the very artists who stand among the best of their field. The finalists’ paintings will be showcased in an exhibition at NSMA this May through August, our museum’s busiest season of the year, providing a platform for recognition and appreciation. The Awards Gala, held in early May, is a catered event where finalists have the opportunity to hang out with other like-minded high level artists. We hope you’ll consider sharing your art with us and participating in this year’s competition! DEADLINE: SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15TH 11:59PM EST All painting mediums, styles, and subject matter welcome - Portrait, Figure, Landscape, Narrative, Still Life, etc. NewSalemMuseum.com/Competition
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2 MONTHS UNTIL THE DEADLINE! 🏆 The 2026 NSMA International Painting Competition invites artists around the world to showcase the finest in contemporary realist painting at the New Salem Museum of Fine Art in our second annual competition. This competition provides artists with a prestigious platform to showcase their talent, engage with their peers, and contribute to the rich tapestry of representational art. With its emphasis on artistic excellence, the NSMA Painting Competition is designed to stand as a radiant beacon within the contemporary representational art movement. The engagement and quality demonstrated in our inaugural competition set an incredibly promising precedent, and we greatly look forward to seeing how this year’s applicants reach even higher as they build upon that momentum. 📢 EXHIBITION & PUBLICITY An integral part of the competition is the exhibition and public recognition of the finalists’ works. The finalists’ paintings will be showcased in a three month long exhibition at the New Salem Museum and Academy of Fine Art May 13th – August 16th, 2026, NSMA’s busiest season of the year, providing finalists with a platform for broad recognition and appreciation. 🏆 ACQUISITION AWARD: $35,000 The winning artist will be awarded a grand prize of $35,000 and the painting will join the rotating permanent collection at NSMA. 🏅DIRECTOR’S CHOICE AWARD We are thrilled to announce that NSMA is collaborating with @mhpaints as this year’s exclusive sponsor to offer $2,500 in fine artist oil paints! Michael Harding is renowned for making some of the finest quality oil paints in the world. This award will be chosen by NSMA Director, painter Michael Klein, at the Awards Gala. 👥 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD NSMA will also host a People’s Choice Award. Voting will be open to all museum visitors during the length of the three month finalist exhibition, and the winner will receive $2,500. NOTE: we have a new entry form and discounted multi-entry pricing, making it more convenient to submit several works. 🎨 START PAINTING! Learn more and enter at the link in our bio, or navigate directly to newsalemmuseum.com/competition
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Mi sobrino nieto, Rodrigo Mateo. Anuncio de su exhibición en las @collinsgalleries
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Mi sobrino nieto, Rodrigo Mateo. Anuncio de su exhibición en las @collinsgalleries
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De Liz Beard, sobrina nieta por el afecto.
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De mi sobrino nieto, Rodrigo Mateo.
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De mi sobrino nieto, Rodrigo Mateo.
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