What we believe
At एक Art we live by a belief of promoting the artist.
Michelangelo was an artist, and so was our dear Van Gogh. Charles Bukowski and Oscar Wilde were great writers, undisputedly, through the eras.
Let's say Michelangelo painted a rose, a black one. Some of us would love it for being a rose, some for being black. Many don't like a rose at all. Yet he was a great painter, and always will be.
How would you showcase your art? Maybe yours is a better version, something that has never been seen. We don't believe there's hierarchy among artists.
Show that art a bit of sunshine. Get it out of your closet. Share.
What you get
- A winner every week
- A weekly winner in each category, plus a Rising award only first-time entrants can win.
- Your art stays yours
- You keep the copyright. We only ask permission to show your work, and to print it if you say yes.
- Half the profit is yours
- When your art is printed on t-shirts, mugs or posters, what's left after costs is split 50/50 with you.
- Fair by design
- Every new entry is shown to at least 250 people before votes rank it. Nobody can pay to be seen.
Fourteen ways to enter
- Painting
- Sketching
- Digital art
- Photography
- Calligraphy
- Short writing
- Long writing
- Singing
- Instrumental music
- Dance
- Acting
- Mimicry
- Spoken word
- AI-made art, labelled as such
Be first in line
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