Artists Magazine Over 60 Art Competition
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19th Annual Over 60 Art Competition (2025)
Anyone who has been painting for even a couple of years knows art-making is a mile-by-mile, lifelong journey—not a sprint. The Artists Magazine Over 60 Art Competition – now in its 19th year of publication – recognizes outstanding artists who are living proof of this journey. Whether you’ve been painting full-time for decades or have kept your art going as a side hustle while juggling other professions or responsibilities, don’t miss this opportunity to earn recognition for your creative efforts.
Not only are there cash prizes for award winners, but your artwork, stories and advice will be featured in an upcoming 2026 issue of Artists Magazine!
Super Early Bird Deadline – May 6, 2025
Artists Network Members: $15 Non-Members: $25
Early Bird Deadline – August 26, 2025
Artists Network Members: $25 Non-Members: $35
Final Deadline – October 21, 2025
Artists Network Members: $30 Non-Members: $40
Entry fees are due with entries. Your record of the credit card or PayPal charge will be your receipt.
Click here for the official Rules + Regulations.
- To enter, visit our online entry portal to log in or register for a free account.
- You can save your progress as you go and return anytime to make edits to your entries.
- This art contest is open to all artists around the world age 18 years or older.
- If you are a member, you will be asked to provide the email address associated with your Artists Network membership. If you’d like to take advantage of membership pricing sign up today to save on entry fees!
- Upload your entry details and image(s). There is no limit to the number of entries you may submit. You are able to edit your entries until the final deadline.
PRIZES & AWARDS
Top Ten Prize Winners
- $250 Cash Award
- One-year Artists Network Membership (Valued at $99.99)
- Winning artists will have their artwork and profile published in the May/June 2026 issue of Artists Magazine and featured on ArtistsNetwork.com
2024 WINNERS
Presenting the Top Ten winning artworks of the 18th Annual Over 60 Art competition (2024), to be featured in the May/June 2025 issue of Artists Magazine.
Ann Alexander
Hydrangeas
mixed media on paper, 30×22
David Cox
Trader Joe’s Daisies
watercolor on paper, 13×16
Debra Joyce Dawson
Basil Was Her Soulmate
oil on canvas, 20×16
Janine Helton
Under the Noonday Sun
watercolor on paper, 14×15
Dan Knepper
The Forest King
oil on canvas, 30×45
Debbie Mueller
Tea with Sargent
oil on panel, 18×18
Ned Mueller
Last Light-Lagos, Portugal
oil on linen, 11×14
Lydia Pottoff
Along Dallas Divide
pastel on Pastelmat, 9×12
Dana Thompson
Amazing Grace
watercolor on paper, 22×30
Ann Kraft Walker
Hope in Seasons of Drought
oil on linen on panel, 24×30
FAQs
QImportant notice about our NEW online entry system:
As of March 2024, we have transitioned to a new online entry system for all Artists Network competitions. We will no longer be using Submittable to manage our contests.
If you’ve previously entered an Artists Network competition via Submittable, you will still have access to your account and entry records when you log in to the Submittable platform.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at [email protected].
QWhat types of artwork are acceptable?
The contest is open to artists working in a variety of traditional art media, including oil, acrylic, watercolor, casein, gouache, egg tempera, soft pastel, oil pastel, charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, pen and ink, graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, ink or marker, scratchboard, mixed media and mixed-media collage, silver or other metal point, and printmaking (etching, mezzotint, lithography, woodcut, monotype, mono print, aquatint).
Photography, except for minor elements incorporated in a collage, will NOT be considered. Sculpture will NOT be considered. Digital art will NOT be considered. Entries are limited to two-dimensional artwork. Two-dimensional means that a mixed media cannot exceed one inch in depth.
QOriginal artwork and Artificial Intelligence (AI) guidelines:
All works must be original. “Original” means that the work must be from the hand of a single artist; pieces that originate from a workshop or a class under the direction of a teacher are not eligible. For works based on reference photographs, eligibility requires that the artist must have taken the photographs or have obtained written permission from the photographer to create the work and to enter it in the Contest. Compositions based on published material or other artists’ work are NOT considered original and are not eligible.
Artwork or reference imagery generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) will NOT be considered.
QWhy is my entry still “In Progress”?
In order to officially enter your image into the jurying pool, you must hit “Submit Entry” during the entry process. This will place your image in the cart so that you may pay and complete your entry.
QWhat do I do if I make a mistake in my entry?
You may edit your entries up until the closing deadline of a contest.
Click here for the official Rules and Eligibility details for the 19th Annual Over 60 (2025) Art Competition. Winners will be published in an upcoming 2026 issue of Artists Magazine.
