Islamic Arts Society
Art for the Love of Muhammad (PBUH) 2025
Call for Art:
The Islamic Arts Society is inviting artists to submit pieces that show their love and reverence for Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
About:
Love for the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is ubiquitous among Muslims. It is part of our Deen! That is why our art competition drew worldwide attention. Over 500 artists from 32 countries and 5 continents have taken part in the competition since its inception. The enthusiasm for this project in the Muslim community was heartwarming.
We are back again this year and the competition starts on the 1st of December 2024. The last date for submission of art is the 18th of January 2025. Muslims have a long tradition of extolling the virtues of our prophet with poems and prose, God himself praises the prophet in the Quran. This is the first competition of its kind that uses visual art as a form of praising our prophet. Sallal lahu aleyhe wa sallam.
The Islamic Arts Society believes that the best approach for us to show reverence and devotion for our beloved prophet is for our art society to invite artists to create art that expresses our love for the prophet.
Possible Themes:
- Name of the prophet
- An event from the life of the prophet
- Virtues, personality and character of the prophet
- Teachings of the prophet
- His sunnah, likes and dislikes and Hadiths
- Places where prophet visited
Figurative art depicting revered personalities in Islam are NOT allowed.
Who can enter the Competition?
Any artist anywhere in the world can submit up to two pieces of art created specifically to show our love for Muhammad (PBUH).
Artists under the age of 18 can also participate but must clearly indicate so on the form. These junior artists will not be eligible for the cash prize, instead, they will be awarded a non-monitory first prize award.
Submission of art:
Fill out the form below and upload a high-resolution JPEG image of a piece of art (from the front). A brief description of the artwork (up to 200 words maximum) should accompany all entries.
There is no submission Fee.
All Works must be original, entirely the work of the Artist.
Each artist can submit up to a maximum of two entries.
IAS reserves the right to use entry photographs for purposes of publicity, documentation, and promotion.
The images of selected art pieces will be displayed on our website.
Two Catagories: Traditional & Contemporary art.
This year’s competition has been divided into two categories: traditional Islamic art and contemporary Islamic art. Each category will be judged separately.
Submissions Open:
Date: December 1st , 2024
Submissions Deadline:
Date: January 18, 2025
Selection of winner:
All art pieces will be reviewed by a three-member selection committee of the Islamic Art society. All decisions are final.
Prize money:
The winner of the contest in each category (Traditional & Contemporary) will receive $1000 as prize money from the Islamic Arts Society. The 2nd place entry will receive $500 and the 3rd will receive $200.
