Okeanos Rising model painting and exhibition

The model exhibition is considered “open”. You can sculpt, create and print your own bits and pieces to create your own original models, you can mix and match pieces from various franchises or you can use models from a single franchise such as Warhammer 40K. The requirement is that you adhere to the restrictions of each category in which you decide to enter your models.

The choice is yours- be creative!

Participants will be categorized by judges’ agreement to either “Journeyman”, “bronze”, “silver”, “gold”, “artisan”. There is no limit as to how many can be awarded our emblems and diplomas for any of the higher categories. What is earned is given! Though a limit may be put on “Journeyman”.

The judges will finally review all entries that have achieved the category of “artisan”. These are the ones in the running for the exhibitions highest honour. This is a non-annual award given only to the most exceptional work.

“Trophy pictures and name to be revealed”

Personal feedback

Providing participants with personal feedback from the judges, requires some difficult scheduling. We are aiming to provide this to as many as possible. With our current schedule we have scheduled feedback for up to 60 participants in 5-6 minute allotments. If budget support it, we wll aim to bring back a third judge.

For 2027 the aim is to expand the exhibition part, with regards to both tickets and categories, significantly. This includes a second painting competition and the workshops we intended to do in 2026.

Okeanos Risings' primary objective is to provide a great experience for participants and judges. We make sure we do that, and then we expand while always keeping the experience as our primary goal.

Participants that are entering any of the miniature tournaments in ADDITION to the exhibition will be unable to get the personal feedback. If this concerns a large number of participants this could lead to more tickets being made available.

The categories

Painters of all skill levels and experience are welcome. There are no classes or categories to separate entries. You can create and enter any model/miniature. It can be fantasy based og sci-fi based and everything in between, such as steampunk or any other thing. IF you are going beyond the Warhammer universe and its’ various systems, be aware of their basing standards and miniature sizes as these will be guiding how the entries are judged. All entries are judged individually at the judges’ discretion.

All models must be placed on an appropriate base or plinth. These can be either square, round or oval. Models can stretch beyond their bases. This is especially true for “flyers” and for a number of other models. Use pictures provided with each category as a your reference to what is “appropriate” for that category

Single Miniature

This category is for any single miniature or head on an appropriately sized base – including miniatures mounted on smaller vehicles and creatures like bikes, jetbikes, beasts and characters up to and including Daemon Princes, and Roboute Guilliman. See size details to the right.

Unit

This category is for groups of three to ten miniatures. The unit may be displayed on an appropriately sized base. This includes miniatures on foot, small vehicles, and miniatures mounted on bikes, jetbikes and beasts. They must be organized and presented as a thematically coherent unit. Sizes include anything from Grot, Tau Breachers, Tyranid Warriors and Space Marine Centurions.

Large Miniature or Vehicle

This category is for any single vehicle, bust, head or large model mounted on an appropriately sized base. This includes non-titanic tanks, walkers, flyers, and monsters – everything from Stormraven Gunships, Nemesis Dreadknights to Land Raiders, Aeldari Avatars, or Greater Daemons. This includes characters like the C’tan Shard of the Void Dragon, Szarekh and The Silent King. Models that do not require or come with a base, are still expected to be mounted on an appropriately sized base for the purpose of the exhibition.

Diorama

Dimensions of the piece may be no greater than 50x50x50cm. Only one piece may be submitted by each diorama participant. The content of the piece can be any combination of, but not restricted to or limited by, scenery, model(s) and background. If using warhammer miniatures this is where you can use titanic units.

Rating categories applied to entries by the judges

Journeyman represents your convincing entry into the body of acclaimed painters. The artist is employing multiple techniques to a solid standard. The artist is in the process of learning and mastering the various relevant skills of basing and painting. While not straying from conventional approaches the artist shows potential in achieving a more advanced level of skill and independence. Ultimately, it is the result of judges’ deliberations that decide if you are good enough.

Bronze, Silver and Gold categories are the tools of the judges to organize the amount of accomplished work entered into the exhibition. You will be judged in terms of narrative, creativity, presentation and the extent to which your technique serves these ambitions.

Artisan is separated from the “gold” level by independence from conventions and creativity in the realization of ideas. Not only a professional, but a true artist realising bold ideas with creative application of a wide range of techniques from modeling, through painting to final presentation. Artisans are in the running for the final award of the event

"Trophy pictures and name to be revealed"

Diorama

No part of the entry can stretch beyond the given measurements. Entry may be smaller than the maximum allowed dimensions.

Panel of judges

For the painting exhibition and the workshops we are very proud to have brought in painters originating from different European countries. Each of them highly talented and experienced with both painting and judging. They have won the most prestigious awards, and this combined with their humble and friendly demeanor has earned them global respect in the process.

Judge 1

The exhibition and how the spaces will be organized

We have access to approximately 800sqm of floorspace across 3 floors, that will be split up of between social, mingling and exhibitions. The most prominent spaces will be reserved for exhibitions and to ensure a positive and well organized flow of spectators that wish to admire the work on display.

For the purposes of maintaining ease of entry and judging, the exhibition area will be organized into zones. Each category will be assigned its´own zone and within this zone, display areas will be organized in cohorts according to number. All participants will have a number assigned to each of their entries.

This page will be updated with a map of the zones and display areas, so that participants can display their models and quickly and easily as we can make it happen.

Keep in mind that we are not just having the models judged. We are building an exhibition event and practicing for the inclusion of an audience with the 2027 expansion.

Photo booth

We intend to photograph all submitted models and present them in a gallery on the website.

If your model is fully complete before travelling to Bergen, then feel free to take a beauty shot of your entries and mail them to us at contact@okeanos-rising.com along with your name.

This is ease our workload and help us greatly.

The Tickets and exhibition details

Exhibition competition

• Ticket price 295,- nok / 25 euro*

• 150 tickets - each ticket allows entry in all categories

• Tickets include the keynote

• Tickets include pizza during bar hours on saturday

• Lunch can be pre-ordered through payment system. Pre-orders for food must be made minimum 14 days prior to the event.

• Catering for lunch is still being sorted and menu will be published around October 10th.

• Dinner: Looking at setting up a dinner reservation for those that would like a group solution.

• Submissions open 0900 saturday 14th and all models must be submitted by 1230 the same day.

• Judging will be conducted between 1300-2000

• We may open for submissions on Friday. Still to be decided.

Ticket prices reflect a portion of the cost of venue, the logistics surrounding the painting exhibitions and the judges.

NOTE:

• If you drop from the 2026 event, you ticket will be moved to the 2027 event and you will have a free ticket there regardless of price. You will also be given free tickets to all our local events. We'll change this policy if we manage to get additional funding from private sector. Otherwise we will be running a deficit for 2026.

Staying in Bergen

The venue is situated at the very center of the city. Trains and buses from the airport or other cities all have their stop at "Bergen Storsenter" which is within 3 minute walking distance from the venue.

There are restaurants and supermarkets everywhere around the venue, but food and drink can also be pre-ordered at the venue.

For 2026 we have replaced one hotel so that both our hotels are within 5 minute walking distance of each other