The Boynes Emerging Artist Award

The Boynes Emerging Artist Award is an international online 2D art competition dedicated to giving talented emerging artists around the world a platform and the opportunity to gain recognition. There is no set theme; artists may submit any 2D medium such as painting (digital, oil, watercolor), etching, photography, drawing, etc. The competition offers a total prize pool of $15,000 USD, with cash awards for the top three places ($1,200, $600, $300) and additional marketing, social‑media promotion, artist profile, and permanent placement on the award website for winners and finalists. Entry fees are $25 USD for up to three images and $10 USD for each additional image (maximum ten images). The award is open to emerging artists worldwide, with no nationality or age restrictions, and is conducted entirely online.

Cash awards, marketing on website (3 months), social‑media promotion, artist profile, permanent website placement

Emerging artists worldwide; all 2D mediums; open to all nationalities; no set theme