Florida Art Masters 2026

A Live Portrait Competition

The Depot Arts District and Notta Gallery are proud to present the inaugural Florida Art Masters, a live portrait painting competition celebrating artistic skill, creativity, and the excitement of creating from life.

Sixteen artists from across the country will be selected to compete in four live preliminary heats, each featuring a live portrait model. During ethe four-hour competition, artists will paint from observation while spectators watch the creative process unfold. A panel of three judges will provide feedback and select one artist from each heat to advance to the Grand Finale, where one artist will be crowned the first Florida Art Master.

Whether your work is traditional, contemporary, expressive, or abstract, we encourage artists working in any non-digital medium to apply.