ICOB Art is accepting submissions of original artwork in the following 9 genres.

Still pieces (no Ai) – Painting, Drawing, Photography, Mixed Media, Digital Art, Sculpture,
Moving Images (max 5 mins and can include Ai) – Animation, Video Documentaries or Video Drama
(If you use Ai, this must be stated in your submission)

Artists from around the world are called upon to make submissions. Emerging and New Artists are welcome.

Age Categories

Age Ranges invited are: 
Children – Age 7 – 12
Teens – Age 13 – 19
Adults –  Age 20 – 49
Mature Adults – Age 50 plus.

Cost to Enter

£6 per entry or £25 for up to 5 entries.

Prizes

Prizes are of amounts from £300  and £3000.  There will be a prize winner in each genre and a prize winner in each age range.  That is a total of 38 prizes including the overall runner up and overall winner,

Allowable Themes

Artists can apply to this competition by submitting their best representational or abstract art, using any of the following themes.

Black History
Black Culture
Nature
Motivation
Education

Dates

Competition Start and Deadline Dates – Saturday1st February 2025 to Sunday 2nd March 2025.

The process

  1. Complete this brief form.

2. Make Competition Fee Payment or Become a Member of IcobArt.

3. Please send link to your submitted artwork, or if not online, email a picture of your artworks to icob.artuk@gmail.com, or send via wetransfer.com

Fee

For 1 entry – cost for same artist is £6 per item submitted.
5 entries can be made at a cost of £25. A maximum of 5 entries are allowed per artist.
Entries can be across any of genre’s listed along the themes given.

Exhibition

Finalists will be invited to take part in the Icob Art Exhibition to be held at London venue in  2025.

Finalists will gain exposure and be assisted with ongoing sales of their work. Winning a competition, or even being a finalist can raise the artist profile and command higher prices for artwork going forward.

What happens after entry?

Finalists will be contacted by 31st March 2025

The public will be asked to view and comment on finalists works.

Attendees at the Icobart Exhibition event can also vote for their favourites, but final decisions will be made by a panel of Judges who are professional Artists.

Winners  will be announced on the last day of the exhibition.

Watch our social media, or keep an eye on this page for further details.

Benefits of Taking Part

Possibility of Cash Prize
Possibility of Art Materials Prizes
Raised Profile
Listing in the Icobart Art Catalogue
Featured on Icobart Social Media and Youtube
Introduction to Buyers
Invitation to Exhibitions
Press & Media Attention
More Sales