• spend four days at the festival, studying portrait drawing, painting, and sculpture with the leading portrait artists
• observe live portrait Demonstrations presented by outstanding portrait artists from different countries, painting and sculpting for an audience and sharing their techniques and method
• enter your work in the only professional portrait Competition in Canada
• receive professional critique of your work by other artists
• enjoy the Gala Award Event.

This prestigious event that brings together masters, professional artists, emerging artists and art-lovers , structured as Portrait Competition, Exhibition , Conference with a series of Demonstration workshops and art
critique, plus Gala closing event, the International Portrait Arts Festival is an excellent learning opportunity for Portrait Artists of all levels. As the only professional Competition in Fine Art Portraiture in Canada this is unique opportunity to establish the public recognition on the specialty subject of the Portrait.