APPLY TO CONTEST & EXHIBITION

Press release
International Competition-exhibition of animal art
"The PETS"

The projects "Cats-mania & Dog-mania" are two independent international projects, including an exhibition, a fair, a competition and an art show. As part of the project, numerous master classes on drawing a cat or dog will be held. The jury of the projects includes well-known authors-animalists, representatives of dog breeders' clubs and cat lovers, breeders-winners of various competitions. Geography of participants and jury members - the entire Eurasian continent

The International Competition of Animal Art "The PETS" was established by the World Foundation for the Arts, with the support of the Eurasian Art Union, with the aim of promoting animal art worldwide, opening a wide view of several interpretations of various techniques beyond any geographical boundary. The project is aimed at promoting humanistic ideas in the field of animal welfare, distributing animal-oriented works and exchanging cultures among authors of all nationalities in order to help talented people get new perspectives and additional opportunities.

Registration deadline: until December 14, 2023
Exhibition dates: December 17-23, 2023

Exhibition opening hours: 12:00-20:00.
Venue: Contemporary Art Center and Gallery "Art Commune in the Kievsky Shopping Mall (2, Kievskaya str., Moscow).

Opening of the exhibition: December 17, 18:00
Closing of the exhibition: December 23, 18:00

Online broadcast of the ceremonies: https://vk.com/eurasianartunion

The theme of the contest is free, the submitted works can be written by any available means.
The exhibitions "Kotomania" and "Pesomania" are held separately.

PROJECT PROGRAM

exhibition
The exhibition of the project participants is held at a large exhibition site in Moscow - in the Exhibition Hall of the Moscow Union of Artists. 

contest
All participants of the exhibition simultaneously participate in the competition, which is evaluated by jury members from more than 10 countries around the world

fair
All works participating in the competition and exhibition program are for sale. The author independently determines the value of his work. Organizing committee commission - 20% (for sale during the exhibition period)

participants
Authors from any country of the world take part in the projects.

JURY / EXPERT COUNCIL

The Expert Council (jury) consists of well-known animal authors, representatives of dog breeders' and cat lovers' clubs, breeders-winners of various competitions. The Expert Council includes the following professional groups: leaders of international communities of animal artists, well-known and successful animal artists, winners of art competitions, as well as art historians, gallery owners and curators.

The jury evaluates the works according to a 10-point system. The scores are summed up and the arithmetic mean score is determined. 

catalog

All participants are published in the international edition of "The PETS", in English and Russian

NOMINATIONS:

Sections:

Painting (classical, avant-garde)
Pastel
Watercolour
Graphics
Photo
Sculpture
Airbrushing
Textile
Decorative art

The following nominations are included within each nomination:

Communications of life
Emotions
Portrait
Silhouettes
Hoaxes and esotericism
Grotesque
Talismans and gifts
Virtual world (video art and animation)
A picture telling a story (thematic picture)
Emoji

Organizer:
The World Foundation for the Arts with the assistance of the Eurasian Art Union 

We invite authors whose works are dedicated to the cat or dog world to take part.