application dates

Application Dates:          July 14, 2025 to October 20, 2025 at midnight Pacific Time

Apply Now:                       https://showsubmit.com/show/noaps-2025-fall-international-online-exhibition 

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about the event

The National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society (NOAPS) invites oil and acrylic painters from all across North America and International Artists to apply to our exhibit honoring the Best in oil and acrylic painting. NOAPS has been showcasing the talents of oil and acrylic painters since 1991.

• This is an INTERNATIONAL juried online competition open to ALL artists 18 years of age and older working in Oil and ACRYLIC medium. Both members and non-members of NOAPS may apply. 

• 200 Artworks accepted into the show and eligible for awards

noaps "on-line international exhibition" awards

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Best of Show: $1000

Second Place: $500

Third Place: $300

Best Landscape: $200.00

Best Still Life: $200.00

Best People:  $200.00

Best Use of Light & Color:  $200.00

Most Innovative: $200.00

Narrative Excellence:  $200.00

Ten Awards of Excellence: $100

Ten Merit Awards: I year membership to NOAPS - $52.00 value

 

The TOP 200 artists will be given recognition on www.NOAPS.org with Artist name, artist website address and image selected for this exhibit.

 

Acceptance into or awards received in the On-Line International Exhibits do not apply for NOAPS Signature or Master Status. Award payments are made through PayPal unless NOAPS is notified otherwise.  

 

Certificates will only be sent to artists who have won awards.  Award Certificates that have been won by artists from outside of North America will be sent exclusively by email. Award payments to artists outside North America will be paid exclusively through PayPal.

Notification Date:  November 24th 2025 – Please check your ShowSubmit account – CORRECT EMAIL ADDRESS is necessary in order to receive notices of acceptance into the show and award payments. Award payments are paid through PayPal CORRECT PHYSICAL ADDRESS is necessary for artists living in North America to receive Award Certificates. Please CHECK THE EMAIL AND PHYSICAL ADDRESSES YOU HAVE ON THE SHOWSUBMIT SITE.. Should you not receive a notification by the notification date please check your spam folder.

  

artist eligibility

All NOAPS Members and Non-Members. This is an International Show and all countries welcome.

 

entry process  

All entries will be submitted via Show Submit  https://showsubmit.com/  Show Submit provides a comprehensive ‘Help Menu’. https://showsubmit.com/support#artists  NOAPS is also available to help with procedural problems. 

• Email: contact@NOAPS.org for assistance or use the help menu on Show Submit

• Digital files should be saved in universal .jpeg format for Show Submit entry.  There is a maximum 30mb filesize limit. Your images minimum pixel dimension should be as large as or larger than the organizations specifications. For further information on artwork specifications see the ShowSubmit help category “Image and Filename Specifications”.

• Jurors will not consider entries that are not displayed correctly. No frame, mat, or background visible. Be sure the image is right side up.

• Please note: After submitting an image(s) and making payment you can still log back into your application at any time before the application deadline and change the painting that has been submitted for a different painting. If you choose to add more paintings to your application you can do so (again, log back into your original application) for $10 per image. Help in making changes to your submission can be found in the “ShowSubmit Support Center”, through Show Submit at support@showsubmit.com or by contacting NOAPS at contact@NOAPS.org

• Please make only one application.

terms and conditions ​​

• Art work must be original two dimensional with mediums limited to OIL and ACRYLIC paints

• Completed in the last three (3) years

• Not previously accepted in any other NOAPS National Exhibit or NOAPS Online Exhibition including the Associates Online Show.

• No Minimum or Maximum size

• All artwork must be original and created from conception to completion by the artist in Oil and/or Acrylic only. Artists are permitted to use their own photos as reference materials in the creation of their artwork, but not photos from other sources. No mixed media, painted giclee prints, or any other type of digital or photographic reproductions in conjunction with the oil and acrylic paint qualify. The use of “Artificial Intelligence” in any way is not allowed. No artwork copied from other artists work or published photos, or created in an instructional setting are eligible.

• If you wish to sell the art entered, please price your art consistent with the established value of your work     in U.S Dollars. NOAPS does not receive a commission. Paintings do not have to be for sale.

• Selected paintings will be showcased on www.NOAPS.org, in the NOAPS Blog, and in NOAPS Social Media.  By entering, entrants are consenting to having a reproduction of their work used for promotion of the exhibit. You are confirming the work entered is your own and copyrighted images incorporated in your work have not been used.

• Certificates will only be provided to artists who have won awards. 

• Entry fees are non-refundable

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membership 

Current 2025 NOAPS membership is NOT required. However, we welcome your membership. To Join NOAPS click the link here:  http://www.noaps.org/join-us

 

entry fee

The fee to enter is $30 for the first image and $10 for each additional image UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 5 IMAGES.

• Example: maximum of five (5) entries = $70 (US Currency)

• Entry fees are non-refundable