Apply for 3rd Sueños Excellence Art Awards 2025

Nominations are now open!

Felicitation at 4th Kolkata International Literary Carnival 2026 (14th - 15th Feb'26) with

Michelangelo Inspired Award Trophy and Inclusion in

Open Art Gallery and Display on 14th Feb'26

14th February 2026 - Saturday

4:30pm to 8pm: Art Inclusion in Open Gallery Display at Ukiyoto House, Boichitra Art Gallery, iconic Indian Coffee House Building (since 1876), Kolkata

15th February 2026 - Sunday

9:30am to 2pm: Satyajit Ray Auditorium, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Kolkata
7:00pm to 10:00pm: Afterparty with Gala Cocktail & Networking Dinner Night at Kolkata Social, Park Street, Kolkata

The Sueños Excellence Art Awards 2025 recognizes artists and painters and their work on a global platform with options of displaying and promoting their work among a diverse audience and also holding much needed exhibitions at Ukiyoto's retail outlet.

Nominations are now open in the following Categories,

Excellence in Acrylic Painting
Excellence in Oil Painting
Excellence in Water Colour Painting
Excellence in Gouache Painting
Excellence in Pastel Painting
Excellence in Fresco Painting
Excellence in Spray Painting
Excellence in Ink Wash Painting
Excellence in Enamel Painting
Excellence in Glass/Pottery Painting
Excellence in Charcoal Sketching
Excellence in Pencil Sketching
Excellence in Pen Sketching
Excellence in Digital Art using Applications such as Procreate, Adobe and others
Excellence in Photography

Nominations would be curated on a rolling basis, catering to the limited slots per Category. Selected authors/writers/artists may or may not be called for a telephonic discussion to understand or clarify points.

Award Winners will be felicitated at 4th Kolkata Literary Carnival 2026 to be held in Kolkata on 15th Feb'26 with invitation to attend the Gala Networking Dinner.

Those unable to attend in person would be intimated on all deliverables being conducted at the venue on their behalf. Award items would be sent via post to respective addresses after the event.

Ukiyoto Board reserves the right to determine the awardees in its respective category.

ELIGIBILITY & SELECTION CRITERIA FOR ALL CATEGORIES

Nominated art/painting/sketch must have been created between Jan 2010 and Dec 2025.
Art/painting/sketch maybe in both digital or physical format
Machine generated or auto generated images are not eligible
All art/painting/sketch should be original and produced by the artist/painter
The Board will review the submission for compliance with eligibility requirements. Board decisions regarding eligibility are final.
One artist can nominate for 1 Category only and multiple nominations are not allowed.

REWARDS AND FELICITATION

Felicitation of Awardees with Trophy & Certificate at Kolkata Literary Carnival (KLC) 2026 on 15th Feb'26
Gala Networking Dinner on 15th Feb'26
Open Art Gallery Inclusion on 14th Feb'26 at Boichitra Art Gallery, Indian Coffee House Building, Kolkata. Direct sales can be done to visitors with 100% collections to artists (for any sales)
Full page Magazine Coverage on Litteratura 2026 (Previous versions underneath) with a mass circulation in both digital and print media for Branding and recognition (subject to their selection).
Video Self Podcast on our Social Media handles

NOMINATION PROCESS

Art Nomination Process, Deadline and Membership & Benefits Fee:

Each Art Award nomination must include a completed nomination form. Nomination is FREE for for all while upon selection a nominal investment fee of Rs.8,000 is payable.
Nominations for a single work in multiple categories or separate work by same author in multiple categories are not allowed.
Electronic version (Softcopy/Photo of Art/Creation - Upload in Google Drive) is to be provided in the Nomination form in the given tab for viewing the art. Nominees may write to us in case help is required to place the link.
Decision making and intimation time to awardees is between 5 and 21 working days post filing the nomination form.
Membership & Benefits Fee needs to be paid after selection confirmation only (conveyed via email) within 3 days via online payment gateway, UPI or bank transfer without which the vacant slot would move onto the next in line waiting list.
For Physical Art, selected Members are to send their Art to Ukiyoto House Art Gallery, Indian Coffee House Building 10 days prior to the program and shall be intimated thereafter. For Digital Art, it would be showcased via projected Slideshow.

Disclaimers:

As Rewards and Recognition program is open to all, we deem all nominations to be free from any rights/infringement issues/copyright protection and any occurrence of such may need to be dealt by artists independently
All activities are solely conducted by our division, Sueños and not in association or collaboration with any other parties

For any queries, feel free to write to us at publishing@ukiyoto.com.

Location of Ukiyoto House: Boichitra, Indian Coffee House, 15, Bankim Chatterjee St, College Square West, College Street, Kolkata, West Bengal 700073, India