The Red

The Red

Red is the color of intensity. It can signal passion, courage, desire, danger, power, warmth, or life itself. “The Red” invites artists to explore the emotional, symbolic, and visual force of red in all its shades—from deep crimson and burgundy to vivid scarlet and vermilion. We welcome painting, drawing, mixed media, digital art, sculpture, and other contemporary practices in which red plays a central role.

Dates

Dates

Dates

September 1, 2026 — Applications open
September 25, 2026 — Application deadline
September 30, 2026 — Notification of winning artworks

Prizes

Prizes

Prizes

Gold Award

— Digital Certificate
— $100-$200 Cash Prize
— Featured at The top of the Exhibition Page

Excellence Award

— Digital Certificate
— $45 Cash Prize
— Featured on the Exhibition Page

Curator’s Choice

— Digital Certificate
— Featured on the Exhibition Page

Finalists

— Included in the Online Exhibition

Requiem by Cesare Pinotti

Gold Award

Gold Award

Requiem

·

2025

Cesare Pinotti

Olio su tela

L'opera si pone come strumento per analizzare il tema sull'ecologia dell'abitare, intesa come alienazione, giudizio sociale o solitudine dell'individuo di fronte alla massa. Le maschere sorridenti non trasmettono gioia ma creano un effetto perturbante, in buona sostanza, rappresentano l'indifferenza della massa di fronte al collasso silenzioso dei valori della nostra società.

Certificate

Little Lady In Red by Cher Pruys

Excellence Award

Little Lady In Red

·

2024

Cher Pruys

Acrylic Painting

This wee one is decked out in her Sunday Best, heading to Sunday school!

Certificate

Drunken Red by Jianwu Tan

Excellence Award

Drunken Red

·

2017

Jianwu Tan

Oil painting

Much like the vibrant and bountiful autumn, the female form offers an inexhaustible source of artistic inspiration. The artist composes the image using the simplest, purest palette of black, red, and white, creating a tone that is at once intense and elegant. Expanses of highly saturated red symbolize life in its prime; a young woman is depicted at the very zenith of her vitality, while the air is thick with an intoxicating, evocative Oriental charm. Bathed in the spotlight, the maiden is immersed in a dreamlike realm; her radiant, flawless body is revealed in all its splendor, and the silken smoothness of her skin seems almost tangible—one can practically sense the warmth of her body and the breath at the tip of her nose, even across the canvas. This work embodies the true beauty of the female form.

Certificate

Reversal by Linda L McCord

Excellence Award

Reversal

·

2024

Linda L McCord

Acrylic on Canvas

Reversal explores the dramatic power of red through an acrylic pour that balances intensity with restraint. Brilliant scarlet, crimson, and touches of orange move across the canvas in sweeping organic forms, interrupted by passages of black, soft gray, and open white space. Intricate cellular patterns create areas of concentrated detail, while broader shapes allow the composition room to breathe.

Certificate

Asian Bride Wisdom by Andrea Lynn

Curator’s Choice

"Asian Bride" Wisdom

·

2011

Andrea Lynn

Oil on Canvas

Oil on Canvas 34"x30"

Certificate

ACCENT on RED by Anthony Chapman

Curator’s Choice

ACCENT on RED

·

2024

Anthony Chapman

Phorography

Influenced by Timeless Classics from the past this composition uses natural light to recreate traditional still life

Certificate

Red by Barry Douglas Smylie

Curator’s Choice

Red

·

2023

Barry Douglas Smylie

diptych acrylic on two 46 x 61 cm (18 x 24 in) pressboard panels

Two ways of seeing red.

Certificate

The Emperor’s Dispossessed by Bob Jolly

Curator’s Choice

The Emperor's Dispossessed

·

2010

Bob Jolly

Acrylic

Certificate

THE RED WINDOW LEAK by BRAD LAKIN

Curator’s Choice

THE RED WINDOW LEAK

·

2026

BRAD LAKIN

Latex on Canvas

Contemporary Hard Edge Abstract Painting with geometric shapes and bold bright color RED

Certificate

The Tube by Brigitte B Burckhardt

Curator’s Choice

The Tube

·

2025

Brigitte B Burckhardt

Digital Photography

A long exposure photograph taken underground of a subway arriving on the platform

Certificate

Primary Impressions 2 by Eldon Ward

Curator’s Choice

Primary Impressions 2

·

2009

Eldon Ward

Acrylic

Primary red and yellow inspired by New Mexico

Certificate

The Guardians by Frances Murphy

Curator’s Choice

The Guardians

·

2022

Frances Murphy

Commercial and hand-dyed fabrics

As I watched the television coverage of the Cathedral of Notre Dame burning on April 15, 2019, I was stunned that a place so massive and so timeless could also be so fragile. I felt an ancient, deep fear of fire and how quickly fire can change our lives and alter our world. The gargoyles of Notre Dame are a part of the uniqueness of the Cathedral. Gargoyles are said to frighten off and protect what they guard, such as a church, from any evil or harmful spirits. In my opinion, the gargoyles of Notre Dame did just that. The structure survived the fire and most of the priceless art and religious artifacts within the Cathedral were saved.

Certificate

Nur den roten Faden nicht verlieren by Gerhard Lämmlin

Curator’s Choice

Nur den roten Faden nicht verlieren

·

2025

Gerhard Lämmlin

Canvas, Mixed Media

Viele Situationen in einem Leben sind geeignet, Werdegänge und Karrieren zu beeinflussen. Bei all dem ist es wichtig, den "roten Faden" nicht zu verlieren. Die rote Spur im Bild stellt symbolhaft diese Situationen dar.

Certificate

RED by Ilse Krukle

Curator’s Choice

RED

·

2024

Ilse Krukle

Acrylics on canvas and black metal leaf

Red is not merely a colour here, but a presence. Monumental blossoms emerge from the darkness with an almost human intensity—sensual, proud and unapologetically alive. Their crimson, burgundy and luminous pink surfaces move between delicacy and strength, while the vertical green stem introduces a quiet structural tension. Enlarged beyond botanical intimacy, the flowers become individual characters: vulnerable yet commanding, transient yet defiant. The work explores red as the colour of vitality, desire and emotional excess—a moment of life held at its most vivid.

Certificate

Full of Vacancy by Jason Shih

Curator’s Choice

Full of Vacancy

·

2023

Jason Shih

Painted ABS

Imagination, transparent and emerging from nothingness, along with overtones, serves as the stage of “emptiness.” Substance, embraced by light and shadow, acts as the vessel for interpreting the beauty of the void.

Certificate

ENTANGLED by Julie Heifetz

Curator’s Choice

ENTANGLED

·

2026

Julie Heifetz

Digital Photograph

Entangled - caught in a web, enflamed by the red - open to the viewer to experience the entrapment and consider the what, whys and hows.

Certificate

Dalila Gothic by Nicholas Kozis

Curator’s Choice

Dalila Gothic

·

2026

Nicholas Kozis

Digital

Here the use of the color red symbolizes the longing and remorse of the models feelings.

Certificate

Asian Bride Wisdom by Andrea Lynn

Curator’s Choice

Scarlet

·

2026

Olga Tkachova

Olej na plátně

Obraz „Scarlet“ zkoumá dialog mezi vášní a mocí prostřednictvím jazyka pohybu a intenzity červené barvy. Splývavé šarlatové šaty tanečnice rozšiřují její pohyby za hranice fyzického a transformují látku v energii. Zářící červený kruh evokuje vnitřní zdroj ohně, zatímco tmavý vertikální prvek vytváří napětí mezi pohybem a zdrženlivostí.„Scarlet“ zachycuje okamžik, kdy protichůdné síly přestávají vzájemně odporovat a stávají se jednotným vyjádřením ženské síly.Velikost: 70x100

Certificate

Ablaze by Pamela Beck

Curator’s Choice

Ablaze

·

2023

Pamela Beck

Archival Pigment Print

Light appears trapped within the forms, radiating outward in gradients that shift from molten yellow to deep scarlet. The overall effect is both dramatic and fluid; an abstract blaze suspended in darkness.

Certificate

No Return by ric conn

Curator’s Choice

No Return

·

2025

ric conn

oil

the red side of the painting symbolizes our past, while the colors on the other side represent our present. the past has be transformed and we can no longer return to it.

Certificate

LADIES IN RED by SUE APPLETON DAYTON

Curator’s Choice

LADIES IN RED

·

2025

SUE APPLETON DAYTON

OIL

OIL ON CANVAS RED HIBISCUS

Certificate

A Place to Land by Theresa Poalucci

Curator’s Choice

A Place to Land

·

2026

Theresa Poalucci

Mixed Media

A Place to Land A brilliant cardinal prepares to land on the weathered wooden ribs of a cactus—the strong inner structure that once supported the living plant from within. His vivid red plumage brings a sudden flash of color and energy to the quiet desert scene, a striking contrast to the sun-bleached remains below. A Place to Land celebrates nature’s continuing cycle of renewal, where what remains from one life can still serve another, offering support, refuge, and perhaps the perfect place to pause before taking flight again.

Certificate

Finalists

Finalists

Asian Bride Wisdom by Andrea Lynn

"Asian Bride" Wisdom

Andrea Lynn

Lady in Red by Andrea Lynn

"Lady in Red"

Andrea Lynn

ACCENT on RED by Anthony Chapman

ACCENT on RED

Anthony Chapman

SIMPLY RED 2 by Anthony Chapman

SIMPLY RED 2

Anthony Chapman

Red by Barry Douglas Smylie

Red

Barry Douglas Smylie

Beyond the Red by Bela Fidel

Beyond the Red

Bela Fidel

Summer by Bela Fidel

Summer

Bela Fidel

The Emperor’s Dispossessed by Bob Jolly

The Emperor's Dispossessed

Bob Jolly

Alpine Festival by Bob Jolly

Alpine Festival

Bob Jolly

Totemesque by Bob Jolly

Totemesque

Bob Jolly

Fargo by Bobbe Jones

Fargo

Bobbe Jones

THE RED WINDOW LEAK by BRAD LAKIN

THE RED WINDOW LEAK

BRAD LAKIN

PASSAGE TO SANTA FE by BRAD LAKIN

PASSAGE TO SANTA FE

BRAD LAKIN

The Tube by Brigitte B Burckhardt

The Tube

Brigitte B Burckhardt

Heat Wave by Brigitte B Burckhardt

Heat Wave

Brigitte B Burckhardt

Wind by Brigitte B Burckhardt

Wind

Brigitte B Burckhardt

Requiem by Cesare Pinotti

Requiem

Cesare Pinotti

Little Lady In Red by Cher Pruys

Little Lady In Red

Cher Pruys

Mirror Finish by Cher Pruys

Mirror Finish

Cher Pruys

Show Stopper by Cher Pruys

Show Stopper

Cher Pruys

Impala by Dan McCrary

Impala

Dan McCrary

Take the Helm, Mister Sulu by Dan McCrary

Take the Helm, Mister Sulu

Dan McCrary

I Must Escape this Emptiness by Daniel Mark Cassity

I Must Escape this Emptiness

Daniel Mark Cassity

Hotel de l'Horloge, Avignon by Davi M. D'Agostino

Hotel de l'Horloge, Avignon

Davi M. D'Agostino

The Road to Oz by dorienne carmel

The Road to Oz

dorienne carmel

Primary Impressions 2 by Eldon Ward

Primary Impressions 2

Eldon Ward

The Guardians by Frances Murphy

The Guardians

Frances Murphy

Nur den roten Faden nicht verlieren by Gerhard Lämmlin

Nur den roten Faden nicht verlieren

Gerhard Lämmlin

Alpenländisch I by Gerhard Lämmlin

Alpenländisch I

Gerhard Lämmlin

Das Rot, das brennt by Gerhard Lämmlin

Das Rot, das brennt

Gerhard Lämmlin

Lobster House by Gregory Supple

Lobster House

Gregory Supple

Poppin Poppies by Gregory Supple

Poppin Poppies

Gregory Supple

H & L Company No 3 by Gregory Supple

H & L Company No 3

Gregory Supple

My Happy Place by Helen Yancy

My Happy Place

Helen Yancy

RED by Ilse Krukle

RED

Ilse Krukle

Full of Vacancy by Jason Shih

Full of Vacancy

Jason Shih

Flamenco by Jason Shih

Flamenco

Jason Shih

Drunken Red by Jianwu Tan

Drunken Red

Jianwu Tan

ENTANGLED by Julie Heifetz

ENTANGLED

Julie Heifetz

A Moment by Julie Heifetz

A Moment

Julie Heifetz

Red Rhythms: Cuban Style by Julie Heifetz

Red Rhythms: Cuban Style

Julie Heifetz

Symphony in Red by Julie Heifetz

Symphony in Red

Julie Heifetz

Sunburn by Kristi Richter

Sunburn

Kristi Richter

Poppies by Leah K. Tomaino

Poppies

Leah K. Tomaino

South of the Border by Leslie Jeffery

South of the Border

Leslie Jeffery

Put On Your Red Dress Mama by Leslie Jeffery

Put On Your Red Dress Mama

Leslie Jeffery

Reversal by Linda L McCord

Reversal

Linda L McCord

Between Words #2 by Linda L McCord

Between Words #2

Linda L McCord

Emerging by Lynne Mizera

Emerging

Lynne Mizera

El canto de la madrugada by Magaly Quirós Cruz -Maquiz-

El canto de la madrugada

Magaly Quirós Cruz -Maquiz-

Me voy de fiesta by Magaly Quirós Cruz -Maquiz-

Me voy de fiesta

Magaly Quirós Cruz -Maquiz-

Protección by Magaly Quirós Cruz -Maquiz-

Protección

Magaly Quirós Cruz -Maquiz-

Act, Lips and others Imponderables by Malina Wieczorek

Act, Lips and others Imponderables

Malina Wieczorek

Act, red Madonna by Malina Wieczorek

Act, red Madonna

Malina Wieczorek

ACT, WOMAN FROM AMARANTH VEIL, TERRA IGNOTA rose by Malina Wieczorek

ACT, WOMAN FROM AMARANTH VEIL, TERRA IGNOTA rose

Malina Wieczorek

Joyful Little Bouquet by Nancy Stella Galianos

Joyful Little Bouquet

Nancy Stella Galianos

Proud Spirit by Nancy Stella Galianos

Proud Spirit

Nancy Stella Galianos

Iridescent Magma 36X36 by Nancy Stella Galianos

Iridescent Magma 36"X36"

Nancy Stella Galianos

Dalila Gothic by Nicholas Kozis

Dalila Gothic

Nicholas Kozis

Haley In Red 4 by Nicholas Kozis

Haley In Red 4

Nicholas Kozis

Mr M In Red by Nicholas Kozis

Mr M In Red

Nicholas Kozis

Simone Color 11 by Nicholas Kozis

Simone Color 11

Nicholas Kozis

Simone Color Nior 3 by Nicholas Kozis

Simone Color Nior 3

Nicholas Kozis

Asian Bride Wisdom by Andrea Lynn

Scarlet

Olga Tkachova

Asian Bride Wisdom by Andrea Lynn

Království růží

Olga Tkachova

Ablaze by Pamela Beck

Ablaze

Pamela Beck

Attraction by Pamela Beck

Attraction

Pamela Beck

Tango by Pamela Beck

Tango

Pamela Beck

John and Bon by Pascal HERVE

John and Bon

Pascal HERVE

The harpist's hands by Paul M Dessau

The harpist's hands

Paul M Dessau

Les Dames by Pejo Glassart

Les Dames

Pejo Glassart

No Return by ric conn

No Return

ric conn

Hypocrisy of Censorship by ric conn

Hypocrisy of Censorship

ric conn

Lady in Red by ric conn

Lady in Red

ric conn

Hibiscus Flowers In Ibiza by Sara Davies

Hibiscus Flowers In Ibiza

Sara Davies

LADIES IN RED by SUE APPLETON DAYTON

LADIES IN RED

SUE APPLETON DAYTON

A Place to Land by Theresa Poalucci

A Place to Land

Theresa Poalucci

Slice of Summer by Theresa Poalucci

Slice of Summer

Theresa Poalucci

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