Organizer Information
Megalopolitan Art Gallery is a global digital art platform dedicated to supporting artists worldwide and showcasing their work to an international audience. It operates as an online gallery bringing together emerging and professional artists, offering opportunities to participate in exhibitions and competitions evaluated by industry professionals. The gallery runs a recurring series of themed online competitions and exhibitions (recent themes have included World of Animals, Reflections in Blue, Portrait, Language of Colors, and Whisper of Nature), each following a similar structure: open worldwide, all media welcome, a small non-refundable entry fee, and permanent online archiving of selected work. Its stated mission centers on career advancement for artists, accessibility of art regardless of location, discovery, and increasing visibility for contemporary artists and their work.
Note: I could not independently verify Megalopolitan Art Gallery's founding date, physical location/headquarters, or leadership beyond what's stated on its own site and syndicated listings — nothing in available sources goes beyond a general "who we are" description.
Title & Description
Waterscapes Art Competition
Megalopolitan Art Gallery invites artists worldwide to submit work for its upcoming online art exhibition, Waterscapes. Eligible subjects include oceans, seas, coastlines, beaches, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, streams, wetlands, harbors, marine environments, and other water-inspired scenes. Water may be portrayed as a physical landscape, a symbolic element, or a conceptual theme representing life, memory, emotion, or environmental awareness. The gallery is seeking creative, original work that reveals the beauty, significance, and enduring influence of water, and that transforms ideas into compelling visual experiences.
Selected works will be featured in a permanent online exhibition hosted on megalopolitanart.com, promoted through the gallery's platform, social media, newsletters, and press outreach, with each accepted work displayed alongside the artist's name, artwork details, and a link to their website or email.
Theme
Water — as physical landscape, symbol, or concept representing life, memory, emotion, or environmental awareness.
Categories
- Painting
- Drawing
- Digital Art
- Mixed Media
- Sculpture
- Photography
Eligibility
- Open to artists worldwide, regardless of location
- Applicants must be aged 18 or older
- Open to both emerging and established artists
Program Benefits & Awards
- Best of Show, Second Place, and Third Place awards
- Possible additional recognitions — Talent Prize, Honorable Mention, and Finalist — awarded at the jury's discretion depending on the quality and number of submissions
- Digital certificate for all recognized artists
- Inclusion in a permanent online exhibition on megalopolitanart.com
- Each accepted work displayed with artist name, artwork details, and a link to the artist's website or email
- International promotion via the gallery's platform, social media, newsletters, and press outreach
Note: No cash prizes are mentioned for any placement — recognition is limited to digital certificates, exhibition inclusion, and promotional exposure.
Application Fee
€25, covering submission of up to two artworks (non-refundable). Additional entries beyond two require a separate re-entry (fee amount for re-entries not specified in the source).
How to Apply?
Online Application
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: 27 August 2026
- Winner Notification: 8 days after the submission deadline (approx. September 4, 2026)
Location
Online
Additional Details
- Artists retain full copyright and intellectual property rights over submitted work
- Submitted images may be used strictly for marketing, promotional, and display purposes related to the gallery's exhibitions, competitions, or shows, and selected work may be archived on the gallery's website for public viewing
- Images will not be sold, exchanged, reproduced, or copied by third parties without written consent from both the gallery and the artist
- The gallery reserves the right to decline submissions containing pornographic, obscene, violent, hateful, defamatory, discriminatory, or content promoting racism, sexism, homophobia, religious intolerance, political extremism, or hate speech
- Submission of artwork constitutes full agreement to the gallery's terms and conditions