Art Cup Project

Supporting Art in the Community

The Art Cup Project is a collaboration between Karvan Coffee & local artists.
"Our cups and their artwork"

It was a project born out of our ongoing commitment to supporting activities in our community. We put the initial call out to the local art community in Perth, Western Australia, and invited artists to submit their chosen art pieces. There were multiple mediums submitted, including paintings, sculptures, and digital art. We have now gone to print and distributed Round 1, Round 2 and Round 3 of our art cups and we encourage you to engage with the art on your cup, check out the artist links on the cup to follow them and discover more about the artist, the inspirations, and the motivations behind these magnificent artworks by reading the artist bio and visiting our blog.

In 2022 we put a shout out to local artists to see if they would be interested in being a part of our Art Cup Project. Now three rounds in, we have selected 28 pieces of original artwork from an exciting number of entries. Included in these entries were multiple mediums including;

  • Oil & Acrylic Paintings (all sizes)
  • Sculptures (many materials)
  • Digital 
  • Paper Collage

Together with BioPak and our graphic design team, we have successfully printed these artworks onto circular cups of varying sizes and distributed them to our cafe partners and their community throughout Western Australia.

Have you seen these Art Cups on the streets of Perth, Western Australia?

Let’s get behind our artists and share their art with WA and the world through our socials! You’ll find artist details included on the cup of their design. We want to have as many people to engage and enjoy their art as possible and what better way to do this than by bringing it to you and your favourite beverage. Each cup has a story and our artists have been kind enough to share the details with us. Don’t forget to tag us and the artist on socials if you #spotthecup #karvancoffee #artcupproject 

For more details on the artwork, to learn more about the artist and to read their blog, simply click the cup below.

Karvan Coffee X Art Cup Project Winning Designs

We have printed designs onto 8oz, 12oz and 16oz cups. Be sure to check out the designs from our current and previous rounds.

Submit your art

Are you a local artist or do you know an artist who might like to apply?

Entries are always open, and we are always on the lookout for amazing artwork to share with the greater community. Enter now or scroll down to read our frequently asked questions section. 

Minimum file size is 2MB and maximum file size 8MB. Only image format of JPG or PNG is accepted. Our recommendation is the longest pixel (width or height) is 2400px (no smaller).

FAQ

There are only two requirements

  1. You reside in Western Australia
  2. You’re a practising artist

No. Unless otherwise stated, entries are always open. 

Yes. You can submit as many artworks as you’d like.

There are no set numbers on our selection. We will select the number of art pieces we need based on supply to our cafe partners. Whilst we’d like to re-produce ALL submissions, resources are limited. Submissions are kept on file and considered for further rounds.

We engage a team of third party artists to select the pieces. They consider how the art medium, the colours and the design will re-produce on coffee cups of the following size; 8oz, 12z and 16oz cups.

You will receive an email letting you know we have received your submission – this is automated. Our team will be in touch within 60 days to let you know when the selection process is due to proceed.

This is a community project which is independently funded by Leaf Bean Machine. We cover all selection, reproduction and distribution costs. There is no direct financial exchange between Leaf Bean Machine and the artist, however, there may be indirect financial reward from the public sharing and crediting of the artist’s work. All cups will include;

  • Artist name
  • Artist social media hooks

We will promote the artwork and the project with;

  • a dedicated Art Cup Project page 
  • Individual artist bio page and blog with pictures commissioned by us of the successful artist & artwork (if available)
  • Promotion across our multiple platforms and with our cafe partners

If you have any further questions, please feel free to get in touch here

Submissions must comply with copyright laws. Please only submit unique works. We will not select any works that contain company logos, celebrities or notable graphics and or other. Click here to read more about arts and copyright law.