The Contemporary Collage Magazine Awards are back – and we think they’re going to be better than ever! This year, we’ll be releasing two categories per quarter for you to enter. That means more time for you to create and refine your submissions, & more time for us to carefully judge each category. It also allows us to publish the results in every issue of Contemporary Collage Magazine, celebrating your work all year long! Take a look at this quarter’s categories and get submitting – we can’t wait to see your collages!
The Categories
Portfolio
4 - 10 IMAGES PER ENTRY
For this category, our judges are looking for a portfolio that demonstrates the breadth and depth of your collage practice. The work does not need to follow a theme or come from the same project – you are welcome to submit 4 – 10 images from across your various bodies of work that best represent you as an artist.
*Header image by Les Jones
Representational (painting with paper)
SINGLE IMAGE (1 image) OR SERIES (4 - 10 images)
We’re looking for collages that represent the subject they depict — whether that’s a portrait, a landscape, or a still life. The final artwork should be recognisably accurate to the original subject and created by building the image through collage (painting with paper), rather than simply cutting out an existing image of the object or scene and placing it into a composition.
*Header image by 2025 Nature Category Winner, Michele Bon Durant
Submission Guide
Please, please, please…read this guide thoroughly before submitting your work.
Once you have purchased your entries, you will be sent a link to download the instructions for the Contemporary Collage Magazine Awards 2025. Within this you will find the links to upload your submissions, a Word Document for your bio and artist statement, and an example submission to refer to.
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Images should be JPEG, 300dpi and be no smaller than 5 MB in size.
Please label each image file in the following format :
name_title_instagram handle.jpg
i. e. Les Jones_untitled_lesjonescollage.jpgWe will need work to be submitted in a folder that is labelled with your name and the category you’re entering.
We will need 1 folder PER ENTRY
The folder should be labeled as the following:
Name_Category
I.e Les Jones_Memory Series
If you are submitting multiple entries to one category, please number each entry, i.e
Les Jones_Representational Series 1Les Jones_Representational Series 2We will not consider any image that does not meet these requirements so please make sure that all your submitted imagery is named correctly and of good resolution.
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Once you have purchased you're awards entry, you will be prompted to download the Awards Pack, in here we have included everything you need to know to enter the awards.
This includes :
• An example entry - refer to this to make sure you have labeled everything and filed your work correctly.
• A word doc to fill in your bio and statement (statements are project specific and must be updated for each entry, bios can stay the same)
• Instructions on labelling and filing formats, image specifications and the links to upload your entries to the relevant Dropbox folders. -
The closing date for Portfolio and Representational categories is the 14th February
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In each of the categories, you may enter works in the following mediums:
• Analogue collage
• Mixed media (with at least 70% collaged elements)
• Digital collage
• Assemblage (three dimensional works/objects)
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In each category there will be three prize levels - Gold, Silver and Bronze.
All recognised artists will receive:
• A digital certificate
• Inclusion in our Awards gallery on our website
• Permission to use the CC. Magazine Awards logo in their own communications.
In addition to the above, category winners will receive:
• A printed certificate
• A dedicated post on our Instagram page
• Inclusion in wider PR about the awards
• PLUS a full year digital subscription to CC. Magazine
Three entries into any category
With three entries, you can mix and match which categories you enter.
Please note, three entries does not mean three images.
You can enter portfolio with 4-10 images and this is classed as one entry.
A single entry into one category
One entry to Portfolio : 4 - 10 images in one folder
One entry to Representational single image : 1 image in one folder
One entry to Representational Series: 4 - 10 images in one folder
Ten entries into any category
With 10 entries, you can enter each category multiple times.
Please note, three entries does not mean three images. You could enter Portfolio or Representational series with 4-10 images and this is classed as one entry. You could also enter Representational single image with 10 images and this is classed as 10 entries.
