Art Award certificate templates and badges
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Badge · Landscape · Portrait
An art certificate template is for the moment a piece of work is chosen: a school art prize, a place in a juried exhibition, first prize in a community painting competition or a youth award at a gallery. Art teachers, studio schools, art societies, museums and arts councils give them at prize evenings and exhibition openings, to pupils, students and adult entrants alike.
A good art award says more than a name. It names the program, says what the jury saw in the work (an original idea, sound technique, a confident use of colour), records the selected piece and its medium, and carries the date and the signatures of the head of art or the chair of the jury.
The designs come as certificates in A4 and US Letter and as badges that winners can share online next to a photo of the work.
Wording
What to write on a art award certificate
Use these lines as they are, or as a start for your own. Every template comes with wording you can change in the studio.
Wording for an art award certificate
- “In recognition of outstanding creativity and artistic skill.”
- “Awarded for an original body of work, confident technique and an expressive use of colour.”
- “Selected by the jury for exhibition in our annual young artists' show.”
Wording for an art school certificate or end-of-year prize
- “Awarded the Art Department Prize for sustained commitment and growth in the studio this year.”
- “For exceptional work in drawing and painting, and a sketchbook full of bold ideas.”
- “With congratulations on a final portfolio of real ambition and skill.”
Short lines for the badge or the email
- “First Prize, Spring Salon.”
- “Selected for exhibition.”
Why send it with Hyperstack
More than a PDF
Customize the template free. When it is ready, send it to everyone at once.
One design, every name
Upload a spreadsheet and Hyperstack makes a award for each person on it, in one go.
Sent by email
Each recipient gets their own email and link. You see who opened it, downloaded it and shared it.
Anyone can verify it
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FAQ
Questions, answered
Yes. A line such as "Selected work: Morning Harbour, oil on canvas" turns the award into a record of the piece itself. Add the category and the place (first prize, highly commended) so anyone who sees it knows exactly what the jury chose.
In a school it is usually the head of art or the art teacher, sometimes with the head teacher. For a competition or exhibition, the chair of the jury or the gallery director signs, often next to the organiser.
Most juries look at the originality of the idea, technical skill in the chosen medium, the use of colour and composition, and how well the piece answers the theme. Many publish these criteria with the call for entries so artists know what counts.
Many organisers give a certificate of participation to every entrant and a separate award to the winners and the highly commended. It encourages young artists to enter again, while the prize certificates stay special.
At the exhibition opening or a prize evening, when the work is on the wall and families are in the room. Sending the digital certificate the same day lets winners share it while the show is still on.
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