St. Petersburg Art Week
Dates: July 15-20, 2025
Registration deadline: July 5, 2025
Exhibition address / Venue: St. Petersburg, Bolshaya Morskaya Str. 38
Great Hall of the Imperial Society for the Promotion of Arts (Saint-Petersburg Art Union)
Opening ceremony: July 15, 2025, 17:00 (5PM)
Announcement of the winners: July 20, 2025, 16:00 (4PM)
Sequence of registration
Step 1
Prepare photos of works from 1 to 20 MB in jpg., and fill out the registration form
Step 2
Wait for a payment link from the committee (check spam, too). Pay the registration fee.
Be sure to send the receipt or a screenshot of your payment to the organizing committee e-mail: info@spbartweek.ru
Step 3
For In-Person participants: prepare you works for exhibiting, print the label and transfer certificate (both will be sent to your e-mail after we receive your receipt).
For In-Absentia participants: we will print and design works for exhibition according to the option you've chosen in your registration form (foamboard, art-book etc.).
Important info
PRE-SELECTION
Each author independently decides in which nomination their works will be presented. The Organizing Committee previews the works by the photo images sent. All works registered within the specified time and confirmed by the organizing committee will be exhibited and will participate in the competition program, except for:
a) Works violating the social norms of the Russian Federation;
b) Political-themed works;
c) Works that offend religious feelings and personality.
The decision of the Organizing Committee regarding the above exceptions is final and not to be discussed.
FORMS OF PARTICIPATION
There are three forms of participation:
1) Personal partiсipation: you visit Moscow and bring artwork in person.
2) Artwork partiсipation: you ship artwork, we exhibit
3) Art print participation: you send file, we print and exhibit
Participants of all these forms have equal rights at participating in the competition.
FORMS OF PARTICIPATION
PARTICIPATION FORMS
1) IN-PERSON PARTICIPATION:
a) Original works on the wall or podium;
b) Author’s giclee on the wall;
2) REMOTE PARTICIPATION (in the form of photocopies):
The organizing committee prints the sent files and places them at the exhibition as follows:
- in art-book (A3);
- in frame 40*60 cm:
- on the canvas on the subframe (formats A2, A1, A0);
- on foamboard (formats A2, A1, A0).
(at the end of the exhibition, the author can receive a canvas/foam on the sub-frame for free).
Contest sections and nominations
Painting
Plot picture
Scenery
Still life
Portrait
New Currents in Art
Spiritual painting
Collage painting
Relief painting
Abstractions
Modernism
Post-modernism
Graphics
Easel graphics
Watercolor
Pastel
Printed graphics
Illustration
Graphic design
Watercolors and pastels
Scenery
Architecture
Portrait
Still life
Fauna and wildlife
Flora and flowers
Water element
Thematic picture
Digital Art
Digital painting
Digital photography
Digital graphics and fractals
3D graphics and animation
Photomanipulation
Animation Design (Motion graphics)
Game design
Photography
Portrait
Still life
Scenery
Architecture
Reporting photography
Nude
Flora and fauna
Macro / micro
Fashion-photography
Genre Photography (storytelling)
Papparazzi
Promotional photo
Sports photography
Travel photo
Black and white photo
Sculpture and installation
Round sculpture
Relief
New forms
Fine plasticity
Installation
Arts&Crafts
Ceramics
Tapestry
Batik
Application and embroidery
Glass
Wall panel
Mosaic
Fresco
Stained-glass window
Sgraffito
Icon painting
Woodworking
Textiles
Textile doll
Cotton toy
Weaving
Beading
Embroidery and lace
Knitting and macramé
Prints and collages
Felting
Textile painting
Quilts
Crafts
Murals and inlay
Carving
Toys
Lace making
Pottery
Metal crafts
Wooden architecture
Sale of works
SALE OF WORKS
Original works (originals, giclee): all works registered for the project can be sold at the price indicated by the author in the registration form.
Remote works, photocopies: if there's a request for buying an original work, the author must be able to provide it within 5 working days.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE COMMISSION
The commission for works sold at the exhibition in St. Petersburg is 20%. The terms of the commission are limited to the dates of the exhibition, that is, the Organizing Committee retains the commission only if a work is sold during the exhibition.