Call for Submissions: Artist Still Here
Submit one original visual artwork (existing work welcome) celebrating human-made creativity in the age of AI for a Canada-wide competition with community voting.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 34 days left
- Entry fee
- Free
- Award
- $3,200
- Location
- Online · organized from Online / Canada-wide
About
Overview
Artist Still Here invites Canadian artists to celebrate original, human-made creativity in the age of AI. Each artist may submit one original work (existing work is eligible). Every eligible participating artist receives a public Artist Still Here profile. The Top 10 artists share CAD $3,200 in cash prizes.
Key Dates
- Submissions open: September 15, 2026
- Submission deadline: October 18, 2026, 11:59pm ET
Eligibility
- Artwork must be original and created by the submitting artist without generative AI
- Artwork created wholly or partly using generative AI, plagiarism, direct copies, or work containing unauthorized third-party material is not eligible
- Artists must own the rights necessary to submit their work
Media & Submission Requirements
- Format: JPG or PNG
- Colour mode: RGB
- Minimum 2000 pixels on the longest side; 3000 pixels or higher recommended
- One original work per artist; existing work is eligible and does not need to be designed for apparel
Awards
- First Prize: CAD $1,000
- Second Prize: CAD $500
- Third Prize: CAD $300
- Fourth-Tenth Prizes: CAD $200 each
Artist Profiles
Each eligible participating artist will receive a public Artist Still Here profile featuring their submitted work and links to their artistic practice. Profiles will remain available after the competition. For artworks selected for production, caps may include a QR code linking to the artist's public profile.
Commercial Licensing
If a Top 10 artwork is selected for production and the artist chooses to proceed, the parties will enter into a separate written two-year exclusive apparel licensing agreement. Artists retain all rights outside the licensed apparel category, receive full credit, and earn a royalty equal to 2% of Net Sales from products featuring the licensed artwork.
How to Submit
Submit through the Artist Still Here website. For questions, contact Guanchen Wang, Founder, Artist Still Here, [email protected].
- Award
- Top 10 artists share CAD $3,200 in cash prizes: First Prize CAD $1,000, Second Prize CAD $500, Third Prize CAD $300, Fourth-Tenth Prizes CAD $200 each
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
- Entries per artist
- Up to 1
- Theme
- Celebrating original, human-made creativity in the age of AI; artists submit work that reflects human artistic practice and originality.
- Eligibility
- Artists aged 18 or older who legally reside in Canada; artwork must be original and created without generative AI.
- Audience
- Artists aged 18 or older who legally reside in Canada; emerging and established artists welcome
- Size & format
- Minimum 2000 pixels on the longest side; 3000 pixels or higher recommended
- Also worth noting
- Minimum 2000 pixels on the longest side; 3000 pixels or higher recommended
- Contact
- [email protected]
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