Deadline: December 26th, 2025

🎨 Themes

A. ART, ARTIST
All about: what is art and who are the artists; art and artists from anywhere, anytime, and any field; the purpose and role of art in society and in the life of each individual, artist or not; art for all or art for art’s sake; quality, modernity, themes and colors in art; museums and galleries, etc.

B. PORTRAIT
A portrait of an artist from any time.

Meaningful and clever works at a high artistic level are expected.

📬 Submission Address

E-mail: salt.pepper.s1@gmail.com
Subject: IS&PSAS / 2025 – Name & Country of the Artist

⚙️ REGULATIONS

1. Participants
Only individual participants over 18 years old, regardless of gender, nationality, or country of residence.

2. Artworks

• Must be original works and property of the artist (no adaptations or edits of others’ work).

• In black & white or color, signed.

• Good quality image, JPG/JPEG format, max. 800 KB/work, 300 dpi resolution.

• No captions or texts (letters, digits, or symbols).

• Each participant may submit 1 work per theme.

• Works must not have been previously awarded or published.

• No “adult content” or references to real individuals/organizations.

• Organizers reserve the right to exclude works that may violate individual or collective rights.

3. Technique
Free choice, 2D works only. No photographs, collages, prints, or photocopies.

4. Participation
Only one e-mail per participant, containing all materials:

• Submitted works

• Personal photo/caricature (max. 250 KB, 300 dpi, JPG/JPEG)

• Completed and signed ENTRY FORM (Word format)

5. Awards
For each theme:

• Three Prizes, one “Salt & Pepper” Prize, and one Nomination
  Awards include online exhibition of: artist’s name, portrait/photo, award-winning work(s), technique, dimensions, and price per work.

• Diplomas and posters will be sent by e-mail.

• Jury may decide not to grant all prizes.

• Jury decisions are final.

6. Winners
Winners will be notified via e-mail. Within 15 days after announcement, they must re-send their works following all conditions.
Failure to comply will result in replacement by another artist.

7. Jury
An international panel of jurors will be announced soon.

📚 Other Information

• The Salon album will be edited in electronic format (if possible).

• Participants and winners will be announced in the media.

• Works will not be returned.

• Submission implies acceptance of GDPR (EU Regulation 2016/679) and authorization for the Salon and Salt & Pepper Magazine to use participants’ data and artworks for exhibition, publication, and promotional purposes without compensation.

• The Salon and Magazine are not involved in selling artworks and hold no responsibility for any external transactions.

🌶️ Motto

“Have enough salt and pepper in your life to be healthful, happy, and full of humor!”