Art Cup Project

Supporting Art in the Community

The Art Cup Project was born out of our ongoing commitment to supporting the Western Australian arts community. We put the initial call out to the Perth local art community post Covid and invited artists to submit their chosen art pieces.

We have now gone to print and distributed 5 rounds of our art cups and we encourage you to engage with the art on your cup.

Ready to see your work on cups across Perth? Submit your artwork today.
Entries are open year-round

Submit Your Artwork

Art Medium Submissions

There were multiple mediums submitted, including

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

Karvan feat. BioPak

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.

Where To Find Our Art Cup

Our art cups are available at select cafés across Perth. Visit our partnered locations to discover rotating collections of local artwork and enjoy quality coffee that supports WA artists.

Leaf Bean Machine
Coogee Continental Deli
Kirkwood Continental Deli
Lake Argyle
Rejuvon8 Cafe
The Lyli’s Cafe

Yours Turly
Black Cockatoo
Anna’s Gelato
El Questro
A Place of Space Perth

About The Artist

Discover the inspirations and the motivations behind these magnificent artworks by reading the artist bio below.

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.

Contact Us

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.