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By Maria Wilson


Contests among artists are not new. These contests have been there for many centuries. If you have been doing this for a while, you should consider participating in an online art competition. There are so many benefits of doing so. Here are some of those benefits.

You will have an opportunity to showcase your work among your peers. This is a great way for you to push yourself to your limits. This is because you want to prove that you are the best among other talented artists. It will also cause you to objectively evaluate your work, so that you can choose the best pieces to showcase to other people.

You will gain a lot of exposure for your work. A lot more people will learn more about you and what it is that you do. This is both the public and other people who are in the industry as well. Professionals in the industry will point out areas that you need to improve. This includes gallerists and editors as well. This can see you get so many more new opportunities.

You will gain experience in marketing your work. You will learn how to get other people interested in your work and how to price it. This is through the rigorous process you will undergo of having your work vetted and scrutinized to see if it is the best. You will learn how to promote your work, so as to make it popular among many people, to increase your chances of winning the contest.

If you are just starting out in the industry, this will be an excellent opportunity for you. You will get introduced on not just working on your pieces but on the process of making your work popular and selling yourself as well. This will open up your eyes to what the industry is like. However, even older established professionals can benefit from this as well.

One of the essential things you will learn is good time management. This is because you will have to work with a sense of urgency, so as to meet the required deadlines. This is important since you will only gain from finished products. If you get into the habit of not completing any works that you have started, you will not go far. So, adhere to the deadlines and deliver your work on time.

The good thing about contests that are on the Internet is that they are open to a large pool of people since anybody can join. As long as you have an Internet connection and you can access the websites, you can participate in the contests. So regardless of where you are, you can still take advantage of these opportunities without having to limit yourself geographically.

Winning such a contest can be a huge bolster to your CV. This can open many opportunities for you. But even if you do not win, just showing that you were a participant shows that you are serious in your work. You might be able to get job opportunities or even sponsors for your education just because of this. Just make sure that you enter credible and well known competitions.




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