Communication Arts Illustration Competition 2027 — Award of Excellence and Publication in the Illustration Annual
Communication Arts
Communication Arts, the US magazine of visual communication, has honoured illustration for 68 years; its Award of Excellence is one of the best-known industry distinctions for commercial and editorial illustrators.
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Winning entries, selected by an international jury of designers, art directors and illustrators, are published in the Communication Arts Illustration Annual (print and digital) and on commarts.com, with an index of illustrators' contact details for art directors and buyers. Each winner receives a personalised Award of Excellence milled from solid aluminium, plus certificates for firms, individuals and clients. Categories: advertising, books, editorial, for sale, institutional, motion/animation, self-promotion, unpublished, student work.
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Any illustration first published or produced from January 2026 through January 2027, from any country; commissioned, for-sale, self-promotional and unpublished personal work, animation where illustration is the primary element, and student work are accepted. AI text-to-image generated submissions are not accepted.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- midnight Pacific Time (late entries to 22 January 2027 with a $10 per-entry late fee)
- Results
- Accepted entrants notified within two months after the final deadline
- Costs to the artist
- Entry fees ($40 per image, $80 per series); nonrefundable