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We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Inaugural Venü Art Awards, a prestigious competition recognizing the most exceptional talent across the artistic spectrum.

Our mission is to shine a light on artists who push boundaries, ignite conversations, and inspire through their unique visions. This year’s awards feature a diverse array of categories, ensuring that creativity in all its forms is celebrated.

Venü Awards Categories

This award celebrates excellence in two-dimensional artwork, including painting, drawing, and printmaking. It recognizes artists who exhibit technical mastery, creative expression, and originality within flat or surface-based mediums, offering a unique and compelling visual experience.

Honoring excellence in three-dimensional art, this award recognizes sculptors who skillfully manipulate materials such as metal, wood, stone, or mixed media to create forms that engage space and evoke emotion. The winning work showcases exceptional craftsmanship and a deep understanding of shape, volume, and texture.

This award highlights cutting-edge work in digital creation, including computer-generated imagery, digital painting, and interactive media. It honors artists who seamlessly merge technology with artistic vision, pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved in the digital realm through innovation and creativity.

Acknowledging the power of the captured image, this award is for photographers whose work demonstrates mastery in composition, lighting, and storytelling. Whether through portraiture, landscape, or abstract photography, the winning artist evokes emotion and communicates a compelling visual narrative.

This category recognizes artists who transform spaces into immersive, thought-provoking environments by placing objects in a space to create a unified experience for the viewer, whether that’s a museum, gallery, or public space. The artwork is the totality of the space and the objects within it, and the viewer is an active participant in the experience. 

Artwork in which more than one medium or material has been employed. Assemblages, collages, and sculpture are three common examples of art using different media. Materials used to create mixed media art include, but are not limited to, paint, cloth, paper, wood and found objects.

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Our Jury Members

Bruce Helander

Art Juror

Mark Grosser

Art Juror

Joanna Plafsky

Art Juror

Award Prizes

Winners will be announced during a live event celebration in the Palm Beach area, March, 2025, (location to be determined).

All winners mentioned in print will additionally be featured in our digital edition as well as on Venü’s website: www.VenuMagazine.com

Grand Prize

Honoring the artist who has made a significant impact with their work in any medium.

The Grand Prize winner will be interviewed for an exclusive multi-page feature story in Venü’s Summer issue #55, 2025.

First Place

Celebrating the top artist in each category for their outstanding craftsmanship and vision.

The First Place winners of each category will have a profile spread in Venü along with a photo of their winning entry.

Merit Awards

Recognizing exceptional skill and creativity in a particular category, deserving of special acknowledgment.

The Merit Award winners will also be mentioned inside Venü.