Short Description:
For this exhibition, submit your best canine-themed art and photography. Any sort of dog is welcome: domesticated, feral, and/or wild.
Submit any animal that counts as a canine, including all breeds of domesticated dog, coyotes, wolves, and similar.
We want to see artwork and photography that epitomizes all things canine. The subjects do not need to be howling; howling is optional. We want to see what each artist feels and envisions when dogs/canines are on their mind.
We love all styles and genres of art here at Wild Heart Gallery. For HOWL, the most important part of the artwork should be the dog/canine.
All entries must be the original artwork of the submitting artist.
Entries will be evaluated based on originality, technique, skill, relevance to theme, and quality of work. Please submit a quality image of the work for jurying. We can’t review blurry art.
Artwork entered in this competition is not required to be for sale. Any inquiries about a piece will be directed to the artist. We do not take any commission.
Artwork must not have been included in one of our previous shows.
Policy: No nudity (private parts must be covered), no profanity, no animal cruelty, no gore, and no political artwork will be accepted for jury. Topics of animal conservation and environmental protection are not considered political for the purposes of Wild Heart Gallery.
TERMS OF ENTRY FOR ENTRANTS
Artist Entry Requirements:
- Competitions are open to all artists age 18 or older
- Entries must follow each individual competition theme
- Each piece must be an original or a sold original
- Files must be in JPG, GIF, or PNG format
- Files may not exceed 5MB
- No AI
- Artwork images must be photographed/presented in a professional manner: properly cropped, no glare, no frames, no watermarks. Image quality really makes a difference.
- For digital art, photography is not necessary; a JPG file of the digital artwork is preferred
- Not mandatory, but it is preferred that artwork be completed within the last 2 years
- Artwork must not have been included in Wild Heart Gallery’s shows previously.
- Entry fee based on the competition
- Entry fees are non-refundable. No exceptions
JURY SELECTION
Jury Selection begins within 7 days after final entry date and ends within 15 days after final entry date.
Award recipients are the entered into an online group award exhibition that is published at a date sometime after final entry date.
The Jurors and Jury Process:
The Juror(s) of the art competition are art industry professionals.
Application Requirements:
You may submit up to 2 images.
*For sculpture entries only, you may submit up to 3 additional views per piece. *For photographs, please note the make and model of the camera used and whether is film or digital.
- Accepted File Types: JPG, PNG, GIF
- Maximum File Size: 5 MB
- Minumum File Size: 100 KB
- Minimum Image Width or Height: 1000 px
This is an art competition. Only the award recipients will be in the online group exhibition.
Artwork for the exhibition will be selected by industry professionals, referred to as jurors. The jurors will vote based on the number of entries, criteria for this event (theme), originality, technique, skill, and quality of work.
Eligibility: Open worldwide, Competitions are open to all artists age 18 or older
Program Benefits or Awards:
Best of Show ($350 cash award)
Overall Runner Up ($150 cash award)
Artivism Award ($50)
Overall Honorable Mentions
Finalists
Best in Show receives $350 cash award and promotion on the following: Art Week, Wild Heart Gallery’s (WHG’s) growing social media and other online media channels, WHG’s eNewsletter, and WHG’s home page (for duration of the exhibition).
Overall Runner Up receives $150 cash award and promotion on Wild Heart Gallery’s (WHG’s) growing social media/other online media channels and WHG’s eNewsletter and inclusion in a virtual group exhibition that lasts at least one month.
Artivism Award receives $50 cash award and promotion on Wild Heart Gallery’s (WHG’s) growing social media/other online media channels and WHG’s eNewsletter and inclusion in a virtual group exhibition that lasts at least one month.
Finalists receive promotion on Wild Heart Gallery’s (WHG’s) growing social media/other online media channels and WHG’s eNewsletter and inclusion in a virtual group exhibition that lasts at least one month. All award recipients also receive an award certificate, emailed as a PDF to the email address used for the submission process.
Selected Works are not awarded entries, but they are included in virtual group exhibition that lasts at least one month. There is no set number of Selected Works.
Entry Fee:
$17 for 1-2 images
All dollar amount listed are in USD.
Location: USA
Deadline: July 20, 2025
Website link:
https://www.wildheartgallery.com/post/howl-the-art-of-dogs-2025-international-art-competition
