Competition Overview

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Participants must submit entries via the online Entry Form. Submission opens on 28 February 2026 and closes on 13 July 2026.

An independent selection panel appointed by the Organiser shall review the entries submitted in the online Entry Form and shortlist artworks for the Angelico Art Award.

Participants will be notified via email if their entries have been shortlisted, and will be required to bring the actual artwork to a location specified by the Organiser for judging. The date and location will be communicated accordingly.
The judges’ decision is final, and no correspondence shall be entered into. The Organiser reserves the right not to award a prize if the entries do not meet the requirements.

Shortlisted artworks will be featured at the Angelico Art Award Exhibition 2026 as finalist paintings and generally made available for auction. If you are not prepared for your artwork to be sold or acquired, you should reconsider participating in the Award.

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Competition Criteria

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 Time Frame:

• The Competition begins on 1 January 2026 and ends at 11:59:00 pm Singapore Time on 13 July 2026. Online submissions open on 28 February 2026, and must be submitted by the closing date and time

• Entries received after the closing date and time will NOT be accepted. This includes changes to entries that were submitted earlier.

 Artist Eligibility: 

• Participants must reside and/or study and/or work in Singapore only.

• Participants aged 18 years and above will enter the Open Category of the Angelico Art Award.

• Participants aged  17 years and below are eligible to enter the Youth Category of the Angelico Art Award.

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 Artwork:

• Each participant can submit a maximum of 1 artwork.

• Artworks must be created specifically for the Angelico Art Award 2026 (that is, created from January 2026 onwards), not have been previously exhibited, and executed during the months leading up to the Exhibition. 

• Artworks should be in the form of paintings only (medium: acrylic, oil, water colour, charcoal, ink or mixed media). Digital media will not be accepted.

• Artworks should not exceed the dimensions of 100cm x 100cm and 6kg in weight (including the frame, if any). Multiple panel pieces are accepted where they constitute a single entry and do not exceed the specified dimensions in totality.

• Artworks must be presented in a professional manner. Artworks that are shortlisted must be exhibition-ready.

• The artwork must be 100% original and the participant must be its sole and exclusive owner; the artwork must not infringe on or conflict with the copyright, trademark, trade secret or any other personal or proprietary right of any other party.

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 Format:

• Not more than 2 images of the one artwork should be uploaded for consideration – at least one image must be of the entire work; the other may be a close-up.

• Uploaded images should be at least 300dpi, no greater than 5MB each and in JPG, PNG or TIFF format only.

• Submissions of entry forms must include an Artist’s Statement for each artwork that is a synopsis of the artwork, in not more than 300 words. This will be used in the judging process and for publication purposes and may be edited. 

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Judging​

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 Judging Criteria:

• A selection panel will choose the finalists for the exhibition. A separate, independent judging panel will then review the finalists and award the prizes.​

• Winners will be judged on the following criteria: