Artists to Watch
2023
We work together with 3 international curators to seek out exceptional artistic talents from around the world who will become ArtConnect Artists to Watch for 2023.
GianMarco Porru "Sweet fritters ballad"
Awards
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Curatorial Review
One of our exciting international guest curators will provide a short review of your submitted work. This is where the curators will give their take on what made you stand out as an artist to watch.
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Solo Magazine Feature
Stand out with a solo feature in ArtConnect Magazine. Winners will receive a dedicated page in our magazine to feature your artwork and a short artist interview there too; because we’re eager to let the world know who you are.
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Homepage Feature
Your work will be featured right at the top of ArtConnect’s homepage for art. Take center stage on ArtConnect and get seen by a whole new audience of curators, collectors, and art lovers just waiting to discover your work.
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Social Media Promotion
We announce each of the winning artists on all our social media channels, where they will reach an enthusiastic international art community of over 60,000 followers.
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Dedicated Newsletter Feature
Winners are presented in a dedicated newsletter that goes out to more than 28,000 subscribers. Your artwork will land directly in the inboxes of our global audience of art lovers and art professionals.
Application Process
Who can apply?
We welcome applications from artists at any stage of their career, based anywhere in the world — regardless of media or educational background. In short, anyone with artwork to share. So don’t be afraid to show us what you’ve got!
Requirements
To be eligible to apply, you must have a published artist profile on our website with at least six published artworks and an artist statement on your profile page. This must be maintained continuously throughout the selection period, which runs from April 01, 2023 to May 31, 2023.
Selection Process
Outstanding artwork deserves to be seen by top industry experts. We believe the selection process should include many different voices, that’s why we invite an international jury of professionals from across the contemporary art field to join our jury.
Deadline
Don’t miss out — registration ends on:
March 31, 2023
Meet the Jury
Art historian and curator
Kraus’s current research focusses on the narratives of feminist art history, performance in the context of bodily autonomy as well as institutional critique.
Architect & Curator
Dicuonzo is currently a PhD student in Museology at Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto investigating “Museums as Meeting Places: learning from educational spaces”.
Independent curator and Researcher
Assangni is a Togolese-French curator and researcher interested in the cultural impact of globalisation, psychogeography and critical education.
Cost
Free for members of the ArtConnect Artist Plan
As a member of the ArtConnect Artist Plan, you can access this for free. Simply include a link to your ArtConnect profile and there is no need for any additional payment.
Noa Klagsbald "My Olympia"
Steve Parker "Tubascope"
Maria Shanina "Reflections II"
David Vosburg "Time, Enforced"
Nana Shimomura "Live Scan Streaming 21th April, 2020"
Alex Long Yuan "THE EVERLASTING FLOWER BORDER"
James Lawton "Untitled"
Lucrezia Costa "Passaggi catartici"
wei "Untitled (sack)"
GianMarco Porru "Sweet fritters ballad"
Ivonne Thein "human, 2021"
SV Randall "watinig room"
