What an awe-inspiring week we’ve had. The 2022 Art Crawl came to a close on Tuesday, and with over 4,000 submissions, it’s safe to say that the artists of Imgur came out to play! Before we kick off this roundup, we wanted to say thank you to everyone who participated this year. From the lurkers silently sending upvotes to the artists showing their works to the world, you all played a part in making this possible. If you were one of the thousands who took the plunge, we hope you enjoy the shiny new Art Crawl trophy! You earned it.
Our judges had their work cut out for them once again. We made a slight change this time around, though. This year, judges were allowed to pick three winners – 1 grand prize of $100 to the Imgur Store, and 2 prizes of Imgur Emerald for the runners-up. At over 4,000 submissions, it was still a herculean task to select just three.
Our judges this year were PaulDeGraaf, Nohalfmeasures21, and TallandArtsy. Without further ado, let’s see what they selected!
First up, we have pop-up pro PaulDeGraaf’s picks.
Paul’s first-place pick is a collection of oil paintings on wood from Imgurian Pixus. This post caught Paul’s eye for the technical skill on display, the original theme, lifelike looks, and storytelling. Very well done.
Our runners-up also impressed Paul with their respective paintings. BethannieNewsomSteelman paints portraits using old maps, and Karenremsenart uses oil paints on metal surfaces. Great work you two.
Next up, we have the picks from our resident painter of miniatures, Nohalfmeasures21.
This judge’s first-place pick is an assortment of watercolor paintings from Imgurian BigRedSharks. The depictions of insects and mushrooms were eye-catching, but the journals really solidified this post as the number one pick. The thought and detail put into each were described by our judge as “incredible.” Nice job.
Our runners-up here take a departure from the paints. Justinprking creates amazing sculptures out of cardboard, and VigilanteGlass produces gorgeous panes of stained glass. Your works left a great impression on our judge. Congratulations!
Last but not least, we have the selections from our crafty sculptor TallandArtsy.
Our first place pick looks like a city made for our favorite faceless space cowboy. This retrofuturist town from Imgurian Nazoragoth understandably caught the eye of our judge. As a sculptor themselves, they had a special appreciation for the piece few share. Great work.
It comes as no surprise that our final two winners also work well with their hands. Imgurian Clintseed carved a 3d figure from a 2d drawing on a plank of wood, and oISBEo blows beautiful glass graffiti. Your creations caught the crafty eye of our judge. Congratulations!
From everyone on the Imgur team, thank you all for taking part in the 2022 Imgur Art Crawl. We were consistently impressed by your collective ingenuity, creativity, and imagination. A special thanks to our judges for taking the time, and the impossible task, to pick our winners. If you’d like to catch up on some of the magnificent art you may have missed, check out the tag here.
Art Crawl will return in 2023.