Last week to register for the Concept Art Awards 2021!

This year, the Concept Art Association is thrilled to launch its new and improved presentation site for the 2021 Concept Art Awards presented by LightBox Expo, which is open for another week (deadline: July 19, 2021).

As part of the final push for entries, CAA co-founders Nicole Hendrix and Rachel Meinerding will join Baobab Studios CEO Maureen Fan, Imaginism Studios / LightBox Expo founder Bobby Chiu, acclaimed concept artist Iain McCaig, Brian Kesinger and Tuna Bora for an AMA on the awards in the Animation Industry Clubhouse this Wednesday, July 14th.

This year sponsors of the Concept Art Awards are ArtStation, Adobe, Wacom, Legacy Effects, Schoolism, ImagineFX, Costume Designers Guild Local 892, The Animation Guild Local 839, Art Directors Guild Local 800, ArtCenter College of Design, Gnomon School of VFX + Animation and more.

Another novelty this year is the introduction of specialized juries for character and environment art in the Live Action, Animation and Game categories. The judges' training includes incredible industry talent such as Neville Page, Bill Perkins, Alexandria Neonakis, Kei Acedera, Robert Kondo and many more.

On Saturday 11 September as part of LightBox Expo Online, the third annual Concept Art Awards will be hosted by Aldis Hodge (Black Adam) and Kristina Arielle (Star Wars: The High Republic) and remains the only award show of its kind to recognize and bring greater awareness of the role of concept artists across the entertainment world. The ceremony will be streamed live for free on Twitch, YouTube and the Association's website.

During the event, artists will be awarded for their artistic excellence in the Professional categories of Live Action for movies and series, Animation for movies and series, Games (both mobile and PC / console), VR, and then Original / Independent Concepts, Student Work and Fan Art. Last year's winners included artwork from projects such as The Last of Us Part II, Klaus, The Mandalorian e carnival row. In addition to the Lifetime Achievement and LBX Concept Art Luminary Award, this year's show sees the addition of two exciting new awards: ArtStation's Rising Star Award and Adobe's Community Impact Award.

This year's winners will receive a one-year upgrade to ArtStation Pro, a $ 100 ArtStation Gift Card (student categories only), a one-year Adobe Creative Cloud membership, an official Concept Art Awards trophy, the Lifetime Concept Art Association membership, their artwork featured in ImagineFX magazine, and more.

Registrations are open in all categories until July 19. More information can be found at www.conceptartassociation.com.

Registration for LightBox Expo Online is open to anyone with an Internet connection anywhere in the world! For more information, visit www.lightboxexpo.com.