When the global trend marches toward Web 3.0 from Web 2.0, along with the wave of digital creations for emerging NFTs and the Metaverse. To match this trend, the theme of International Annual Theme Award 2023 (I.A.T.A.) is set as “Parallel Universe,” to cover art forms of mobile games, video games and anime in free ways of expression and depiction. Sign up online at https://www.arts.org.tw/2023/eng/register-iata.html from now to December 30, 2022. List of selected works will be posted at www.arts.org.tw on February 20, 2023.

International Annual Theme Award (I.A.T.A.) , the parallel event to the largest scaled art juried competition, International Grand Prize Art Competition (IGPAC), is now open for submissions online (https://www.arts.org.tw/2023/eng/register-iata.html). Outstanding artists aged 18 years old and above are eligible for the competition. Finalists will not only have their artworks exhibited at Art Revolution Taipei (A.R.T.) 2023, but also winners of the Grand Prize and Gallery Recognition awards will also be granted solo exhibition booths at A.R.T. 2024.

International Annual Theme Award (I.A.T.A.) 2023 Is Now Open for Submission

All selected entries will be exhibited during the A.R.T. 2023 running May 5 ~ 8, 2023. The award-winning artists may exhibit at the “International Artist Salon” during the 14^th edition of A.R.T. in 2024. Winners of Grand Prize and Gallery Recognition Prize will be awarded solo exhibiting booths respectively, sponsored by X-Power Gallery.

International Annual Theme Award (I.A.T.A.) is organized by Taiwan International Contemporary Artist Association. (TICAA). The I.A.T.A. is allied with Art Revolution Taipei (A.R.T.), the most important platform of art exchange in Taiwan, upholding the concept of Prof. Lee Sun-Don, the Art Director, to bridge Taiwan with the international market by selecting and recommending the most distinguished artists all over the world, in order to promote individual artists to the Asian markets. The combined power of these unrivaled art outlets will bring in more opportunities of sponsorships, exhibitions and sales.

Being launched since 2012, this competition has become the largest scaled art event amongst the Asian art fairs, gaining great reputation for attracting some of the most excellent artists around the world. Unaffected by the pandemics, those participating artists present their heartwarming humanistic caring to soothe pains and loss with beauty and kindness. For example, in 2022, there were 328 out of 4,258 pieces of artworks from 76 countries were selected.

All selected entries will be exhibited during the A.R.T. 2023.

Many artists obtain collectors’ support and market presence from this competition. For example, the Turkish artist Mustafa Yuce, winner of the Gallery Prize 2015, becomes a notable artist after being covered by their local media; moreover, he’s awarded the first prize of this grand artist competition with his hyper-realistic oil painting, titled “Asylum”in 2022. Art Revolution Taipei has created a sensational impact since its debut in 2011, with the innovative concept of “presenting artists at the center of the exhibition stage.” Under the meticulous curatorial design, the A.R.T. presents a solo exhibition for each artist. This innovative artist-oriented layout has developed the A.R.T. into one of the top international art fairs in Asia and the world, becoming a platform connecting international artists to Taiwan, and an international stage for budding artists to prove themselves. In 2011, 89.66% of participating artists sold their artworks, and the sales rate has remained around 80-90% since then. A.R.T. has become an “absolute” brand widely trusted and recognized by collectors.

For more information about the A.R.T. and the International Grand Prize Art Competition, please visit our official site(www.arts.org.tw). Art lovers are welcome to this creative Utopia for a refreshed new life after the pandemic.