Homiens

Overview

Homiens is an international curatorial platform, digital exhibition space, and art publication nexus dedicated to discovering, exhibiting, and accelerating the careers of emerging and established visual artists worldwide. Maintaining an ad-free model to preserve artistic integrity, Homiens curates quarterly collections for a global network of public institutions, curators, private collectors, and practitioners. Homiens is an official member of a-n (The Artists Information Company), the Visual Artists Association (VAA), and a Friend of the Association of Women Art Dealers (AWAD).

Mission

Homiens aims to bridge the gap between global creative production and the primary stakeholders of the international art market. Grounded in a meritocratic selection process, the platform seeks to provide career acceleration, direct funding, and high-authority visibility to artists regardless of geographic location or medium. By pairing major financial awards with critical writing, catalog publishing, and collector engagement, Homiens strives to drive contemporary industry discourse and foster measurable professional growth for its featured creators.

Programs / Opportunities

• The Homiens Art Prize: A major, recurring international art competition awarding over $12,000 USD in annual funding across all visual art forms, media, completion dates, and themes.
• Quarterly Curated Exhibitions: Virtual showcase exhibitions featuring winning and commended artists, presented directly to international collectors, curators, and public art institutions.
• Promoted Artists & Meet the Artists Programs: Specialized marketing, editorial profiles, and promotional campaigns designed to elevate artist visibility within the broader collector and gallery ecosystem.
• The Art of Art: Interviews: An optional, published interview series offering winner profiles, creative practice explorations, and critical discourse published online and distributed via digital catalogs.

Target Community

• Global Visual Artists: Emerging, mid-career, and established creators working in painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, printmaking, installation, film, digital, and audiovisual media worldwide.
• Art Market Stakeholders & Audience: Public art institutions, private art buyers, commercial gallerists, members of AWAD, VAA, and a-n, as well as international contemporary art enthusiasts.