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COMPETITIONS & EXHIBITION SUBMISSIONS

Apply to have your art exhibited 

At the Latif Rashid Gallery, we invite artists to display their works. Throughout the year, we host competitive exhibitions that are open to the public, and we welcome applications to participate.

Artists interested in hosting their own exhibitions are encouraged to reach out to our team at hello@latifrashidgallery.com.

Scroll down to explore the upcoming competitions at the Latif Rashid Gallery and learn how to apply for participation.

Street Art

DIGITAL ART - THE MODERN MEDIUM 

We welcome you to show your vision and skills in the diverse future of art.

 

Competition

This competition is focussed on digital art, the modern medium. This could be digital prints, digital photos, or something else entirely as long as it's created in a digital format. You must send three pieces of work as a part of a cohesive collection with an exhibition statement. This competition is open to all and welcomes professional and beginner artists to apply. 

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Prizes 

From the applications many will be shared the LR Gallery website and social media pages. From the entries three winners will be chosen and each winner will be invited to showcase their exhibit within the LR Gallery. An open event will be provided and the gallery will host this on behalf of the winners. 

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Rules 

You must send 3 pieces as a collection. If you have created more than one collection you are welcome to submit more than one application but they must be separate.  

Please email your digital art in high quality to hello@latifrashidgallery.com

 

For each piece please include:

  • Your full name.

  • Your nationality.

  • Any social media handles and websites you have.

  • You must send 3 art pieces as a collection. If you have created more than one collection you are welcome to submit more than one application but they must be separate.  Please don't send an email with more than three files or with multiple collections attached as it will not qualify. 

  • ​You must include the name of the artist, title of the art work, how it was made and the date it was created for each piece.

  • All applications must be submitted via email to the LR Gallery Team by the 23rd of June 2025.

  • All applications must include an exhibition statement. Prompts on how to write one are included in the Digital Art Application Guide PDF.

  • Please ensure this is your own work and you have not use someone else's complete design or utilised any copyrighted images without permission.

  • If using sources please ensure you include the other artists or company details within your submission. 

  • Any digital medium can be submitted, think creatively. It could be a digital painting, a digital photograph, perhaps a moving animation or a mix of media. If you can think it, make it and deliver it we want to see it.

  • Please be aware that we will not accept entries that break any local or international laws. No hate speech, indecent images of forms of abuse will be accepted. If you need further clarification please contact the LR Gallery.

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All submissions will be observed by the Gallery team. Successful applicants will be emailed by the 30th of June 2025. As an artist you will hold all the rights to your art but by submitting you permit the Latif Rashid Gallery to showcase your art within the Latif Rashid Gallery, on the official website and on the Latif Rashid Gallery social media pages. Any shared works will include the artists details.

 

Good Luck! 

 

We look forward to seeing your work.

Video Camera Lens

CELEBRATING SULAYMANIYAH - THROUGH THE LENSE

 

Competition

This photographic exhibition aims to showcase the city of Sulaymaniyah through the eyes of its people. We encourage and invite you to submit your favourite photographs which you believe tell a story of the city. These can be photographs from today or those from the past. Please send photographs you have taken and not images found online and send them with a story or exhibition statement per image. 

 

May 1st 2025  is the final submission date for the chance to have your photographic art work included in the June 2024 exhibition.

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Prizes

You may send up to 5 images and there is the chance to have multiple pieces shared. There will be multiple opportunities to have your photographs shared and then we will choose two winners to receive awards from the Latif Rashid Gallery with a prize bag. 

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Rules

Please email your photographic art in high quality to latifrashidgallery@gmail.com.

 

For each piece please include:

  • Your full name.

  • Your nationality.

  • Social media handles and any websites you have.

  • ​You must include the name of the artist, title of the art work and the date it was created for each piece.

  • Please send printed or digital copies of your photographs as we are unable to return photographs sent. 

  • If you are successful in being chosen for the exhibition the gallery will be in contact to receive printed originals or high quality digital files for printing. We encourage you to make copies of original old photos as the exhibition will be open to the public and we expect some viewers may wish to purchase your images.

  • 5 images per person are permitted. Please do not send more than 5 photographs. Send the best! 

  • ​You must include the name of the artist, title of the art work and the date it was created for each piece.

  • All applications must be submitted via email to the LR Gallery Team by the 17th of November 2025.

  • All applications must include an exhibition statement. Prompts on how to write one are included in the Celebrating Sulaymaniyah Application Guide PDF.

  • Please ensure you have permission to use the photographs. Do not send someone else's work without express permission or any copyrighted images without permission.

  • Please be aware that we will not accept entries that break any local or international laws. No hate speech, indecent images of forms of abuse will be accepted. If you need further clarification please contact the LR Gallery.

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All submissions will be observed by the Gallery team. Successful applicants will be emailed by the 24th of November 2025. As an artist you will hold all the rights to your art but by submitting you permit the Latif Rashid Gallery to showcase your art within the Latif Rashid Gallery, on the official website and on the Latif Rashid Gallery social media pages. Any shared works will include the artists details.

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Good Luck!

 

We look forward to seeing your work.

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