This translation is provided for information purposes only. The German version is legally binding.

Conditions of Participation – Aquarylic Art Challenge 2026

As of: April 2026

§ 1 Organizer

The organizer of the Aquarylic Art Challenge 2026 (hereinafter “Competition”) is AQUARYLIC GmbH, Klarenbrunnstraße 46, 6700 Bludenz, Austria (hereinafter “Organizer”). Contact: office@aquarylic.com.

§ 2 Eligibility

Natural persons worldwide are eligible to participate. Persons who have reached the age of majority are directly eligible to participate. Minors are only eligible to participate if the written consent of their legal representative is additionally uploaded with the submission.

A maximum of three works may be submitted per person. Multiple participation under false identities or with the help of automated services is not permitted and will result in exclusion.

§ 3 Participation Period

The submission phase begins on April 2, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. (CET) and ends on May 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (CEST). Submissions received after this deadline will not be considered. The decisive factor is the time at which the complete submission is received by the Organizer.

§ 4 Requirements for Participation and Submission Procedure

Participation in the Competition takes place in two mandatory steps. A submission is only considered complete and eligible once both steps have been completed on time.

Step 1 – Social media publication:
Before submission, the finished artwork must be published as an image or reel on Instagram or Facebook. The caption must include: a short description of the artistic idea, the hashtag #AquarylicArt, and the tag @aquarylic. Stating the Aquarylic products used is expressly recommended.

If publication is currently not possible for an important reason, the submission may, by way of exception, nevertheless be made in advance via the online form. In this case, the Organizer must additionally be contacted without undue delay at office@aquarylic.com. The Organizer decides on a case-by-case basis whether the submission will be admitted despite the lack of publication.

Step 2 – Online form:
The submission must be registered via the online form at aquarylic.world/artchallenge. In particular, the following information and documents are mandatory: first name, last name, email address, country of residence, platform, link to the published post or – in exceptional cases – the indication that publication is currently not possible, a short description of the artistic idea, at least one file of the submitted work, and confirmation of the conditions of participation and the privacy information. Optional information, such as the title of the work, telephone number, or further notes, may also be provided.

If the participating person has not yet reached the age of majority, the written consent of the legal representative must additionally be uploaded with the submission.

The submission is only valid once the email address provided in the online form has been confirmed via the double opt-in procedure.

§ 5 Material Requirements

Aquarylic products must be the clearly recognizable main component of the submitted work. Aquarylic products include in particular Aquarylic Colors, acrylic paints, chalk paints, and texture pastes. Not all product categories have to be used at the same time. What matters is that the work is clearly recognizable as an artwork created with Aquarylic products.

Supplementary materials from other brands, such as painting mediums, painting grounds, or chalks, are permitted. Purely digital artworks, AI-generated works, and works created with oil paint as the main medium are excluded from the Competition.

§ 6 Requirements for the Submitted Work

The submitted work must be an original work by the submitting person. By submitting, the participating person affirms that they hold all necessary rights to the work, in particular the copyright, and that the work does not infringe any third-party rights.

Works with discriminatory, violence-glorifying, pornographic, or unlawful content, as well as works that violate applicable law, are not permitted. The Organizer reserves the right to exclude submissions that violate these requirements from participation without stating reasons.

§ 7 Evaluation Procedure

The evaluation procedure is divided into three stages.

Stage 1 – Formal review: The Organizer reviews all submissions received for compliance with the conditions of participation. Incomplete submissions or submissions that violate the rules will be excluded from the Competition.

Stage 2 – Jury selection: A four-member jury evaluates all compliant submissions based on four criteria: (1) implementation of the theme and emotional impact, (2) artistic quality and composition, (3) use of the Aquarylic products, and (4) originality and overall impression. The jury selects the 50 best works as finalists. The jury members will be publicly announced on aquarylic.world/artchallenge.

Stage 3 – Community voting: The 50 finalists’ works will be published on aquarylic.world/artchallenge. The community can vote daily. The community votes are included in the final evaluation as an additional weighting and supplement the jury evaluation but do not replace it. The three works with the highest overall score from jury points and community votes win.

§ 8 Prizes

The following prizes will be awarded:

1st place: Publication of the winning motif on the sleeve (banderole) of the Aquarylic set of 9, which is available throughout Europe in specialist art retail stores and in the online shop; full-page portrait feature in the magazine Mein Kreativ-Atelier, including an interview; one Aquarylic set of 9.
2nd place: A complete Aquarylic set worth 350 euros.
3rd place: A complete Aquarylic set worth 350 euros.
All 50 finalists: Presentation of the work on aquarylic.com and on Aquarylic’s social media channels.

There is no entitlement to a cash payment or exchange of the prizes. If the handover of a prize is not possible for reasons for which the Organizer is not responsible, the Organizer reserves the right to provide an equivalent replacement prize.

§ 9 Determination and Notification of Winners

The three winners are expected to be announced in July 2026 on aquarylic.com and via Aquarylic’s social media channels. The winners will also be notified by email at the address provided with the submission.

If a winner does not respond within 7 days of the notification being sent, the claim to the prize is forfeited. In this case, the Organizer is entitled to transfer the prize to the next-placed person.

§ 10 Grant of Rights

By submitting, the participating person grants the Organizer the non-exclusive, royalty-free right, unlimited in terms of time, territory, and content, to use the submitted work and the image and video files uploaded for it for the purposes of the Aquarylic Art Challenge 2026. This includes in particular use in connection with the conduct, presentation, promotion, documentation, and reporting of the Competition on aquarylic.com, aquarylic.world/artchallenge, on Aquarylic’s social media channels, and in print and other communication materials in the context of the Challenge. In the event of winning first place, this also includes the use of the winning motif on the sleeve of the Aquarylic set of 9.

The author will be named, wherever possible, each time the work is used. The copyright remains entirely with the artist.

§ 11 Data Protection

The personal data collected in the course of participation, in particular name, email address, country of residence, platform, link to the published post, description of the artistic idea, optional work titles, optional telephone numbers, and uploaded files, will be processed exclusively for the purpose of conducting the Competition, verifying eligibility, communicating with the participating persons, notifying the winners, and presenting and promoting the Challenge.

The data processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), insofar as it is necessary to conduct the Competition, and on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, insofar as consent has been given, in particular for optional information or further communication measures.

The data will not be passed on to third parties unless this is necessary to conduct the Competition. Further information on data processing can be found in the Organizer’s privacy policy at aquarylic.com/pages/datenschutz.

§ 12 Disclaimer of Liability

The Organizer is not liable for technical malfunctions that prevent a timely submission, unless the Organizer is responsible for them. This applies in particular to outages of the social media platform or the online submission form. The Organizer recommends not making submissions on the last day of the submission phase.

The Organizer is not liable for damages arising from the use of the information provided in the context of the Competition, unless these are based on gross negligence or intent on the part of the Organizer.

§ 13 Reservation of Changes and Early Termination

The Organizer reserves the right to terminate the Competition early for good cause or to amend the conditions of participation if this is necessary for legal or technical reasons. Changes will be announced in good time on aquarylic.world/artchallenge. There is no claim for damages due to early termination of the Competition unless the termination is based on gross negligence or intent on the part of the Organizer.

§ 14 Miscellaneous

The Competition is in no way associated with Meta and is not sponsored, endorsed, or organized by Meta. The sole contact for the Competition is AQUARYLIC GmbH.

Should individual provisions of these conditions of participation be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected.

Austrian law applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). The place of jurisdiction is, to the extent permitted by law, the registered office of the Organizer.