The Portrait Society of America is pleased to announce a **Call for Entries** for our sixth annual **_The Future Generation Competition_**. This competition was created to acknowledge the work of talented, emerging artists, who are 18 to 25 years old. Early recognition in art competitions can have a great impact on a young artist’s career, as it did for John Singer Sargent, who at the age of twenty-three, won Honorable Mention at the Paris Salon for a portrait he painted of his teacher, Carolus-Duran. 

  

The top four Future Generation winners will receive cash and prizes, as well as worldwide recognition in _International Artist_ _magazine_, _The Art of the Portrait_ quarterly journal and on the Portrait Society’s website and social media platforms. First Place will receive a medal award presented at the annual _The Art of the Portrait_ conference, April 9-12, 2026, in Atlanta, GA.

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* **First Place -** $1200 cash award, Edward Jonas Memorial Medal, and complimentary tuition to _The Art of the Portrait_ conference
* **Second Place -** $800 cash award and a John Singer Sargent replica palette
* **Third Place -** $400 cash award and a one-year Portrait Society membership
* **Fourth Place** \- $200, Educational Video selection of choice

  

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