The Blu-Sky Artist Award (BSAA) is an international semi-annual prize put forward by Ten Moir Gallery. Through this award, the gallery aims to recognize and encourage upcoming talented artists from across the world and provide them with a platform to showcase their work.
This award comes with a substantial financial reward. which allows aspiring talents to develop their skills and increase their chances of becoming successful professionally within the art field. Moreover, Ten Moir Gallery takes this award one step further by enhancing the careers of these artists through a cash prize, inclusion in a virtual exhibition, a feature on the winner and global promotion.
We embrace visual art in its broadest and most inclusive sense, and are thereby able to award recognition to creators producing art of any type and working with any media. Our artist awards go beyond merely recognizing talent and serve to connect creative thinkers across the world.
Award Highlights
(1) Best in Show Winner Receive:
An unrestricted $500 monetary prize
Online feature on the Ten Moir Gallery website
Newsletter Feature
Social media announcement of prize
Inclusion in an exhibition of the BSAA winner and finalists
Winner’s Certificate
(10) Finallist Receive:
Online feature on the Ten Moir Gallery Website
Newsletter promotion
Social media announcement
Inclusion in an exhibition of BSAA winner and finalists
Finalist Certificate
Eligibility and Rules
Artists and artwork:
Must be 18 years of age and older at the time of submission
Theme: Open
Open to amateur and professional artists
All locations accepted
Must be original work of submitting artist
The entrant authorizes Ten Moir Gallery to publish the submission on tenmoirgallery.com, and on any affiliated websites and social media platforms. The submission may be reproduced, in whole or in part, for editorial and promotional purposes.
Entry Fees
Lower entry fees offered from the opening of the competition until April 16th 2023
Early Bird Discount: $32 USD for 10 works
Regular Fee: $40 USD for 10 works
(Entry fees are nonrefundable)
Important Dates
Submissions Open | Thursday, March 16th 2023
Submissions Close | Monday July 31st 2023
Announcement of Finalists | Thursday, August 10th 2023
Announcement of Winner | Tuesday, August 15th 2023