3×3 International Illustration Show No. 23
3×3 International Illustration Show No. 23 is now open for entries!
The 3×3 International Illustration Show has recently opened the call for entries for its 23th illustration competition with the mission to spotlight the best contemporary international artists they can find and encourage a new focus on the use of illustration by the global editorial, advertising and design communities.
Short description
3×3 Magazine now is calling for entries to its 23rd annual International Illustration Awards Show, open to illustrators at all levels in all countries.
The 3×3 International Illustration Awards Show is considered to be one of the top three international shows for illustration. Last year’s judges reviewed over 5,200 entries from 44 countries and 99 schools.
The competition is also open to art directors, graphic designers, educators, students, recent graduates, editors, publishers in all countries for commissioned, non-commissioned and personal work produced or published between March 2025 and the regular show deadline, 27 March 2026.
The 3×3 International Illustration Awards Show is considered to be one of the top three international shows for illustration.
3×3 Magazine is looking for fresh ideas that enlarge the scope of illustration, images that engage us, that make us think, that make us appreciate more fully the craft of illustration. It celebrates those image-makers that are either on the brink of greatness or those who continue to prove themselves year after year.
The 3x3 Magazine of Contemporary Illustration every year judging the world’s best contemporary illustration inviting all illustrators, art directors, graphic designers, educators, students, recent graduates, editors, publishers to submit they best work for its 3x3 International Illustration Awards Show.
3×3 Magazine is looking for fresh ideas that enlarge the scope of illustration, images that engage us, that make us think, that make us appreciate more fully the craft of illustration. It celebrates those image-makers that are either on the brink of greatness or those who continue to prove themselves year after year.
AI-generated imagery is not not eligible for submission.
All Best of Show, medalists and distinctive merit winners will be exhibited in a pop-up gallery during the annual New York City Illustration Week in early November.
Submission requirements:
➜ Images for judging purposes must be 1024-pixels on the longest side, 72 dpi, RGB, jpg. There will be request hires files from all winners for reproduction. Animation entries may be entered as an url or uploaded as a mp4, gif or Quicktime file.
➜ For books or comics enter the front cover and three to four representative spreads digitally. You may chose to enter all books with or without text, however orgaiser do request the cover include the title as published.
➜ Your entry may be a Single entry or a Series (2–5 images). There is no limit on how many entries you may enter.
➜ You may enter 2 to 5 images from the same project, and add additional images, up to 10 images, for an additional fee. Keep in mind a Series is judged as a whole. You may want to consider entering one or more images as Single entries as well.
Who may enter?
The competition is open to all illustrators at all levels in all countries. In addition art directors, graphic designers, educators, editors and publishers may enter work completed by illustrators.
Prize:
Best of Show winners will receive $1,500 and all Gold medal winners receive inclusion in the preeminent 3×3 Collective ($850 cash value). Best of Show, Gold and Gary Powell winners receive our celebrated 3×3×3-inch cube. All other medalist, merit and distinguished merit winners receive a free digital certificate or can choose to receive a distinctive embossed certificate. The Gary Powell Student Award winner receives a strong>$1,000 cash prize, a special 3x3x3-inch cube, and a two-page feature in the Annual.
Entry fees:
Entry fees start at $20 and depending on the Show entered and the type of work submitted. Entries uploaded after 27 March 2026 will be assessed a $10 per entry late fee.
