Artists of 18+ can participate in the Biennial regardless of their age, gender, geographic origin, or technique/media in which they work. All are welcome: pictures, drawings, graphics, objects, installations, art-videos, multimedia art... because we believe that the IDEA is primary, and the performance a means of expression. However, we highly appreciate Salvador Dali's opinion that "Drawing is the honesty in art"...

FORMS OF PARTICIPATION: INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION and GROUP PARTICIPATION (up to 7 artists)

SELECTION AND JURY PROCESS:
A selector chosen by the Organizer makes a list of selected artists, and from them proposes a list of finalists. The finalists, with all the submitted works, are presented before the three-member international jury, which decides which works from the finalists will be exhibited at the Biennial's official exhibition, as well as for the jury awards.

AWARDS SYSTEM:
AWARDS from the OSTEN AMBASSADOR COUNCIL
GRAND PRIX FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE AWARD
SPECIAL GRAND PRIX

PRIZES FROM THE INTERNATIONAL JURY
3 FIRST PRIZES 
3 SPECIAL PRIZES
2 SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS

AWARDS FROM THE COUNCIL OF OSTEN
5 GOLDEN OSTEN AWARDS
5 OSTEN AWARDS
SPECIAL AWARDS and RECOGNITIONS from OSTEN

AWARDS in collaboration with WAVA (World Association of Visual Arts)