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THE ARTISTS FORUM JURIED ARTS FESTIVAL provides an accessible platform for artists of multiple genres to share their latest, most innovative, and influential works with diverse audiences through juried competition. Participant and Winner benefits include public acknowledgement of exceptional projects and career advancement opportunities for both the artists and their collaborators.
Our 2025 Competition Theme is: ACCESS.
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Opening Date: JANUARY 17, 2025
Earlybird Deadline: FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Regular Deadline: FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Late Deadline: MARCH 20, 2025
Extended Late Deadline: APRIL 3, 2025
SUBMISSIONS
Current opportunities for our 2025 Juried Arts Festival competitions are in Spoken Word and Choreography. We encourage art community members to participate by submitting their best materials for consideration
Each submission, reviewed by a panel of industry professionals, will be rated upon its individual merits. Finalists in each category will be judged against one another and a winner declared. Our list of competition jurors is forthcoming.
All selected artists are eligible for a television studio or Zoom interview to be promoted on our online platforms and via THE ARTISTS FORUM TELEVISION – an arts-based cable TV program broadcasted from New York City since 2000.
THE ARTISTS FORUM INC., now in its 26th year, is a New York City based non-profit arts service organization specializing in events, juried competitions, and media for artists. The organization provides an unparalleled platform for emerging and mid-career artists to share their stories with the world’s creative communities.
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