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A lot of artists these days are members of art sharing communities and sites on the Internet. These sites not only give the opportunity to artists to have their own mini-sites with a profile and work portfolio displayed on it, so that they can use the link to give out to clients and others, but also help the artists to gain feedback and reviews from fellow artists, art critiques, art lovers etc. The whole idea of such art communities is to help artists gain recognition, learn more from the works of others, and also make a strong network with other people from the art world.

All art-sharing communities have several activities planned out for their members on a regular basis, to promote healthy exchange of knowledge of art. One such activity is online art contests. These free art contests are a great way of showcasing one’s work and gaining appreciation, and possibly get rewarded too for the same. Moreover, one gets to see what kind of work other artists from all over the globe are doing.

Usually, the activities for the next calendar year are always listed well in advance in any art forum online, so that people have a lot of time in hand to prepare for them. This means that information on art contests in 2012 can now ne easily accessed on any site, considering half of 2011 is now over. Listing information on art contests beforehand is very good, so that the artists can prepare the appropriate artwork and participate in all the contests, without missing out on any.