CONTESTS
Whether you’re a seasoned veteran or a newcomer still cutting your teeth, you should consider entering contests to see how your work compares to that of other artists or graphic designers. The contests in this section range in scope from tiny juried county fairs to massive international competitions. When possible, we’ve included entry fees and other pertinent information in our limited space. Contact sponsors for entry forms and more details.
Once you receive rules and entry forms, pay particular attention to the sections describing rights. Some sponsors retain all rights to winning entries or even submitted images. Be wary of these. While you can benefit from the publicity and awards connected with winning prestigious competitions, you shouldn’t unknowingly forfeit copyright. Granting limited rights for publicity is reasonable, but you should never assign rights of any kind without adequate financial compensation or a written agreement. If such terms are not stated in contest rules, ask sponsors for clarification.
If you’re satisfied with the contest’s copyright rules, check with contest officials to see what types of images won in previous years. By scrutinizing former winners, you might notice a trend in judging that could help when choosing your entries. If you can’t view the images, ask what styles and subject matters have been popular.
440 GALLERY ANNUAL SMALL WORKS SHOW
440 Sixth Ave., Brooklyn NY 11215. (718)499-3844. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.440gallery.com. Contact: Nancy Lunsford. Annual contest. An exhibition opportunity for artists outside our collective. Open to all 2D and 3D media. All work, including frames and mounting materials must be under 12 in all directions. Videos are considered if the monitor provided is also under 12. Three prizes awarded: The Curator’s Choice Award (decided by the juror), the 440 Award (decided by the 14 members of the collective), the People’s Choice Award (decided by “liking” images posted on our Facebook page). The prize, apart from bragging rights and a line on your résumé, is a small cash award. Open to all skill levels. Deadline: Early November. Contestants should see website for more information.
440 GALLERY ANNUAL THEMED SHOW
440 Sixth Ave., Brooklyn NY 11215. (718)449-3844. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.440gallery.com. Contact: Nancy Lunsford. Annual contest. This is a themed show and the subject varies from year to year. Past themes have been: animals, Brooklyn, text. All media and styles welcome. There is no size limitation, but our gallery space is only about 400 sq. ft., so extremely large work is unlikely to be chosen. There are no prizes awarded for this show. Open to all skill levels. Deadline: mid-May. Contestants should see website for more information.
AESTHETICA CREATIVE WORKS COMPETITION
P.O. Box 371, York YO23 1WL, United Kingdom. E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.aestheticamagazine.com. The Aesthetica Creative Works Competition represents the scope of creative activity today, and provides an opportunity for both new and established artists to nurture their reputations on an international scale. There are three categories: Artwork & Photography, Fiction, and Poetry. See guidelines online.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AVIATION ARTISTS INTERNATIONAL AEROSPACE ART EXHIBITION
13330 W. Gelding Dr., Surprise AZ 85379-6487. (623)556-9630. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.asaa-avart.org. Contact: John W. Clark, exhibition chairman. Entry fee: $40/entry for non-ASAA members. This annual contest is held to promote aerospace art. Several prizes will be awarded. Open to all skill levels. See website for more information including deadlines for submission.
ARTISTS ALPINE HOLIDAY
Ouray County Arts Association, P.O. Box 167, Ouray CO 81427. (970)626-3212. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.ourayarts.org. Contact: DeAnn McDaniel, president. Cost: $25, includes up to 2 entries. Annual fine arts show. Juried. Cash awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes in all categories total $7,200. Best of Show: $750; People’s Choice Award: $50. Open to all skill levels. Photographers and artists should call or see website for more information.
THE ARTIST’S MAGAZINE ALL-MEDIA
F+W Media, Inc., Competition Dept., 10151 Carver Rd., Suite 200, Blue Ash OH 45242. (715)445-4621, ext. 13430. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.artistsnetwork.com/allmedia. Contact: Nicole Florence, customer service specialist. Cost: $20/entry. Annual contest held to recognize the best work being done in various mediums. Awards: the grand prize winner receives a $500 prize, as well as a subscription to The Artist’s Magazine and $100 worth of North Light Books. All 7 first place winners receive $100, complimentary subscriptions to The Artist’s Magazine and $100 worth of North Light Books. Honorable mentions receive complimentary subscriptions to The Artist’s Magazine and $50 worth of North Light Books. Open to all skill levels. E-mail or see website for more information.
THE ARTIST’S MAGAZINE’S ANNUAL ART COMPETITION
F+W Media, Inc., Competition Dept., 10151 Carver Rd., Suite 200, Blue Ash OH 45242. (715)445-4621, ext. 13430. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.artistsnetwork.com/annualcompetition. Contact: Nicole Florence, customer service specialist. Cost: All entries in the Student/Beginner Division (for artists age 16 and over who (1) have been enrolled in a post-high school art program for no more than four years OR (2) have pursued art on their own or in workshops/lessons for no more than four years) are $15 per image. All others are $25 per image. Held annually. “You may enter work in any and all categories; there is no limit to the number of images you may enter. Enter online or mail all your entries in on one CD. If entering by mail, please include a separate sheet that gives the title, medium (oil, watercolor, etc.) and dimensions of each image. The titles of the images on the CD must match the titles on the sheet. All entries should be accompanied by an entry form. Incomplete entry forms and information sheets, and improperly named image files will be disqualified. Image files cannot exceed 2MB. The file must be saved as a JPEG in RGB color mode (not CMYK). File names should include only letters, numbers and spaces. See website for complete submission details; and a list of eligible categories. Awards: More than $25,000 in cash prizes; 5 1st Place awards: $2,500 each; 5 2nd Place awards: $1,250 each; 5 3rd Place awards: $750 each; 15 Honorable Mentions: $100 each. Winners will be featured and finalists’ names will be published in an upcoming issue of The Artist’s Magazine. Nine finalists will be featured in the “Competition Spotlight” in The Artist’s Magazine, 12 finalists will be featured as “Artist of the Month” on our website and the works of 12 finalists will be offered on our website as desktop wallpaper. All winners and finalists will receive a certificate suitable for framing. All award winners and Honorable Mentions receive a 1-year membership to the North Light VIP Program. See website for prizes to be won in the Student/Beginner Division category. Open to all skill levels. Deadline: mid-April. E-mail or see website for more information.
THE ARTIST’S MAGAZINE OVER 60 COMPETITION
F+W Media, Inc., Competition Dept., 10151 Carver Rd., Blue Ash OH 45242. (715)445-4621, ext. 13430. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.artistsnetwork.com/over60. Contact: Nicole Florence, customer service specialist. Cost: $15/slide or image. Annual contest for artists age 60+ working in all traditional art media. Entries can be submitted online using the online entry form. There is no limit to the number of images you may enter. You may mail all your entries in on one CD. You must include a cover sheet that lists the title, medium/media, and dimensions of each image. The titles of the images on the CD must match the titles on the sheet. Image files cannot exceed 2MG. The file format must be JPEG. If your work is selected for the top 10, we will contact you at a later date and ask that you provide a high-res replacement file. Incomplete entry forms and information sheets, and improperly marked CDs will be disqualified. See website for complete submission details. Awards: $1,000 in prizes; 10 winners each receive $100. Winners will be published in the March issue of The Artist’s Magazine and on the website. All winners will receive a certificate suitable for framing. Open to all skill levels; however, participants must be 60 years of age or older. Deadline: October. E-mail or see website for more information.
ARTIST TRUST FELLOWSHIP AWARD
1835 12th Ave., Seattle WA 98122. (209)467-8734 ext. 9. Fax: (206)467-9633. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: artisttrust.org. Contact: Miguel Guillen, Program Manager. “The fellowship is a merit-based award of $7,500 to practicing professional Washington State artists of exceptional talent and demonstrated ability. The award is made on the basis of work of the past 5 years. Applicants must be individual artists; Washington State residents; not matriculated students; and generative artists. Offered every 2 years in even years. Guidelines and application online.”
ARTSLINK PROJECTS AWARD
CEC Artslink, 435 Hudson St., 8th Floor, New York NY 10014. (212)643-1985, ext. 23. Fax: (212)643-1996. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.cecartslink.org. Contact: Tamalyn Miller, program director. Estab. 1962. “CEC ArtsLink is an international arts organization. Our programs encourage and support exchange of artists and cultural managers in the United States and abroad. We believe that the arts are a society’s most deliberate and complex means of communication, and that artists and arts administrators can help nations overcome long histories of reciprocal distrust, insularity and conflict. CEC ArtsLink promotes communication and understanding through innovative, mutually beneficial collaborative projects. CEC was founded in 1962 to enable citizens of the United States and the Soviet Union to accomplish what their governments could not by opening doors, sharing ideas and building mutual trust. In today’s transformed and complex world, citizen diplomacy is still urgently needed.”
CREATIVE QUARTERLY CALL FOR ENTRIES
244 Fifth Ave., Suite F269, New York NY 10001-7604. (212)591-2566. Fax: (212)537-6201. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.cqjournal.com. Entry fee: $10/entry. Quarterly contest. “Our publication is all about inspiration.” Open to all art directors, graphic designers, photographers, illustrators and fine artists in all countries. Separate categories for professionals and students. We accept both commissioned and uncommissioned entries. Work is judged on the uniqueness of the image and how it best solves a marketing problem. Winners will be requested to submit an image of a person, place or thing that inspires their work. We will reprint these in the issue and select one for our cover image. Creative Quarterly has the rights to promote the work through our publications and website. Complete rights and copyright belong to the individual artist, designer or photographer who enters their work. Enter online or by sending a disc. Winners will be featured in the next issue of Creative Quarterly corresponding with the call for entries and will be displayed in our online gallery. Runners-up will be displayed online only. Winners and runners-up both receive a complimentary copy of the publication. Open to all skill levels. Deadline: Last Friday of January, April, July and October. See website for more information.
DIRECT ART MAGAZINE PUBLICATION COMPETITION
123 Warren St., Hudson NY 12534. (845)688-7129. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.slowart.com. Contact: Tim Slowinski, director. Cost: $35. Annual contest. National magazine publication of new and emerging art in all medias. Cover and feature article awards. Open to all skill levels. Send SASE or see website for more information. SlowArt Productions presents the annual group thematic exhibition. Open to all artists, national and international, working in all media. All forms of art are eligible. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to apply. 96 inch maximum for wall hung work, 72 inch for free-standing sculpture.
HOW INTERACTIVE DESIGN AWARDS
F+W Media, Inc., Competition Dept., 10151 Carver Road, Suite 200, Blue Ash OH 45242. (715)445-4612, ext. 13430. Website: www.howdesign.com/interactivedesignawards. Contact: Nicole Florence, customer service. Annual contest to recognize the best in digital design. See website for complete submission details and a list of categories. Awards: All winning entries will be featured in HOW’s March Design Annual and receive a $100 discount to the HOW Design Conference. One “Best of Show” winner will get a free trip to the HOW Conference (round-trip airfare, hotel and registration). Open to all skill levels. Deadline: early July. E-mail or see website for more information.
HOW INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS
F+W Media, Inc., Competition Dept., 10151 Carver Rd., Suite 200, Blue Ash OH 45242. (715)445-4612, ext. 13430. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.howdesign.com/internationaldesignawards. Contact: Nicole Florence, customer service. Annual contest to recognize the best graphic design work from around the world. Awards: All winning entry winners will be featured in HOW’s April International Design Annual and get a $100 discount to the HOW Design Conference. One “Best of Show” winner will get a free trip to the HOW Design Conference (round-trip airfare, hotel and registration) and an award to be presented at the conference. Open to all skill levels. Deadline: mid-August. E-mail or see website for more information.
HOW LOGO DESIGN AWARDS
F+W Media, Inc., Competition Dept., 10151 Carver Rd., Suite 200, Blue Ash OH 45242. (715)445-4612, ext. 13430. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.howdesign.com/logodesignawards. Contact: Nicole Florence, customer service specialist. Annual contest. “There are no categories, and it doesn’t matter if your logo was created for yourself, for work or just for fun…we want to see what you can do! So take this wide-open media and run with it! All logos must be submitted online at howdesign.com. The image size must not exceed 1280×1024 pixels. The image can be saved at a resolution that will enable us to zoom in to see details during judging, but the file size must not exceed 2MB.” Awards: 10 winners will be featured on the HOW website, get $150 worth of HOW books, a 1-year subscription to HOW magazine and receive a graphic to post on your website announcing your winning status. Open to all skill levels. Deadline: early June. E-mail or see website for more information.
HOW POSTER DESIGN AWARDS
F+W Media, Inc., Competition Dept., 10151 Carver Rd., Suite 200, Blue Ash OH 45242. (715)445-4612, ext. 13430. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.howdesign.com/posterdesignawards. Contact: Nicole Florence, customer service specialist. Annual contest. “There are no categories, and it doesn’t matter if your poster was created for yourself, for work or just for fun…we want to see what you can do! So take this wide-open media and run with it! All posters must be submitted online at howdesign.com. The image size must not exceed 1280×1024 pixels. The image can be saved at a resolution that will enable us to zoom in to see details during judging, but the file size must not exceed 2MB.” Awards: 10 winners will be featured on the HOW website, get $150 worth of HOW books and a 1-year subscription to HOW magazine, and receive a graphic to post on your website announcing your winning status. Open to all skill levels. Deadline: early June. E-mail or see website for more information.
HOW PROMOTION DESIGN AWARDS
F+W Media, Inc., Competition Dept., 10151 Carver Rd., Suite 200, Blue Ash OH 45242. (715)445-4612, ext. 13430. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.howdesign.com/promotiondesignawards. Contact: Nicole Florence, customer service specialist. Annual contest. HOW’s longest-running design competition (launched in 1988). This is the only awards program to specifically recognize outstanding promotional work—whether it’s a self-promo to showcase a design firm’s capabilities, a project for a client’s goods or services, an announcement or a student résumé or portfolio. HOW’s Promotion Design Awards celebrates design work that’s engaging, memorable and effective at moving the viewer toward action. See website for complete submission details and a list of categories. Accepts actual samples of annual reports, brochures, catalogs, direct mail, book and magazine covers and interior pages, invitations, announcements, greeting cards, letterhead, logos, packaging, posters, print advertising, calendars, wearables, 3D objects and other print projects. Also accepts color print-outs of workspaces, signage and other environmental graphic design. Does not accept videos, CDs, DVDs, websites or other interactive work, or digital images or slides of print work. Digital work is eligible in our Interactive Design Awards. Designs may be entered in more than one category. Submit a separate entry and fee for each category. Awards: All winning entries will be featured in HOW’s Self-Promotion Design Annual and winners will get a $100 discount to the HOW Design Conference. Best of Show awarded a free trip to the annual HOW Design Conference (round-trip airfare, hotel and registration) and an award to be presented at the conference. Open to all skill levels. Deadline: March. E-mail or see website for more information.
IN-HOWSE DESIGN AWARDS
F+W Media, Inc., Competition Dept., 10151 Carver Rd., Blue Ash OH 45242. (715)445-4612, ext. 13430. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.howdesign.com/in-howsedesignawards. Contact: Nicole Florence, customer service specialist. Cost: Single entry—$65 (stationery systems count as single entries); campaign—$90 (3 or more pieces that function as a system or series). Make checks payable to F+W Media, Inc. Payment must accompany entries. Entries received without payment will be disqualified. Entry fees are nonrefundable. Annual contest held to recognize the best creative work produced by designers working in corporations, associations and organizations. Submissions are evaluated by business category to ensure that a broad range of design work is represented. Accepts actual samples of annual reports, brochures, catalogs, direct mail, book and magazine covers and interior pages, invitations, announcements, greeting cards, letterhead, logos, packaging, posters, print advertising, calendars, wearables, 3D objects and other print projects. Also accepts color print-outs of workspaces, signage and other environmental graphic design. Does not accept videos, CDs, DVDs, websites or other interactive work, or digital images or slides of print work. Digital work is eligible in our Interactive Design Awards. Designs may be entered in more than one category (see website for category listing). See website for complete submission details; and a list of eligible categories. Awards: Best of Show winner will receive: two-page spread in HOW’s February issue; 3 HOW design conference registrations to be used at the event; $500 HOW Books gift certificate to be redeemed at the HOW design conference bookstore; 1-year HOW subscription; frameable certificate for winner and one for the company CEO, along with a letter from HOW celebrating work and a press release to the design community promoting your win. Merit winners will receive publication in HOW magazine and a $100 gift certificate toward the HOW Design Conference. Open to all skill levels. Deadline: April. Call, e-mail or see website for more information.
LOS ANGELES CENTER FOR DIGITAL JURIED COMPETITION
107 W. Fifth St., Los Angeles CA 90013. (323)646-9427. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.lacda.com. LACDA is dedicated to the propagation of all forms of digital art, supporting local, international, emerging and established artists in our gallery. Entry fee: $30. Its juried competition is open to digital artists around the world. It also sponsors other competitions throughout the year. Visit website, e-mail, call for more information, including deadline dates.
LOVE UNLIMITED FILM FESTIVAL & ART EXHIBITION
100 Cooper Point Rd., Suite 140-136, Olympia WA 98502. (503)482-8568. Fax: (888)LOVE-304 (568-3304). E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.loveanddiversity.org. Contact: Submissions administrator. Accepts art (ceramics, drawings, fiber, functional, furniture, jewelry, metal, painting, printmaking, digital or graphics, mixed media 2D, mixed media 3D, sculpture, watercolor, wood, other or beyond categorization (specify), photography, music, writing, photos and all types of designs, as well as film and scripts. Accepts poetry, hip-hop, spoken word and zine excerpts, autobiography/memoir, children’s, fiction, horror, humor, journalism, mystery, nature, novels, short stories, non-fiction, poetry, romance, science fiction/fantasy, screenwriting, travel, young adult and other topic areas. We accept writing in all these topic areas provided these topic areas are directly, indirectly, literally or symbolically related to love. Awards: over $30,000 in cash and prizes and 120 given out during a red carpet gala event in Los Angeles CA and Austin TX. Photos and videos of past events are online. Open to all skill levels. Deadlines: October for art, November for all other categories. See website for more information.
PASTEL 100
F+W Media, Inc., Competitions Dept., 10151 Carver Rd., Suite 200, Blue Ash OH 45242. (715)445-4621, ext. 13430. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.artistsnetwork.com/pasteljournalcompetition. Contact: Nicole Florence, customer service specialist. Cost: $20/image. Annual contest sponsored by The Pastel Journal. Offers cash, prizes and publicity to winners. Enter files online or via regular mail. All digital files submitted via regular mail must be accompanied by an Official Entry Form or facsimile. There is no limit to the number of images you may enter. If you mail all your entries in on one CD, please include a separate sheet that gives the title and dimensions of each image. Image files cannot exceed 2MB. The file format must be JPEG. If your work is selected for the top 100, we will contact you about sending a high-res replacement. Incomplete entry forms and information sheets, and improperly marked CDs will be disqualified. Slides will not be accepted. CDs will not be returned. See website for a listing of categories. Awards: More than $13,000 in cash prizes, including Best in Show award, worth $5,000, and the Grand Prize award, worth $2,500. All top prizewinners and placewinners will receive features in The Pastel Journal. Honorable mentions (70 awarded) will be featured in The Pastel Journal. See website for a complete list of awards. Open to all skill levels. Artists must be 16 or older. Work must be at least 80% soft pastel; no oil pastel. NuPastels and other “harder” pastels are considered soft pastels. The contest is open to artists in the U.S. and abroad. All works must be original. Compositions based on published material or other artists’ work are not considered original and are not eligible. See website for complete eligibility details. Deadline: mid-August. E-mail or see website for more information.
PRINT’S CREATIVITY + COMMERCE
F+W Media, Inc., Competitions Dept., 10151 Carver Rd., Suite 200, Blue Ash OH 45242. (715)445-4612, ext. 13430. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.printmag.com/article/creativity-and-commerce. Contact: Nicole Florence, customer service specialist. Cost: “An entry fee of $65 must be submitted with each single entry. Projects in which multiple pieces are part of a single program will require a $90 fee.” Annual contest showcasing outstanding business-focused print and interactive design from around the world. Features the best branding campaigns, websites, advertising, corporate brochures, annual reports, identity systems, packaging, catalogs, motion graphics, and signage produced to communicate with a company’s audience, investors, employees, or the public. Submit up to 10 digital photos per entry (2 MB per photo). If your work is selected as a finalist you may be asked to send a sample. Enter by mail using the downloadable entry form. If you enter via this method, attach a completed form to the back of each item submitted. Make 2 copies of each completed entry coupon, so that you have three in all—1 original and 2 copies—for each entry. Include the 2 copies with your payment, if you are not paying online. Please indicate what the entry is, or its purpose, in a few sentences, on the form. For all entries, state the nature of the client’s business. Entries cannot be returned. See website for complete submission details and a listing of categories. Awards: all winning entries will be showcased in Print and also a special online gallery. Open to all skill levels. Deadline: September. Call, e-mail or see website for more information.
PRINT’S HAND DRAWN COMPETITION
F+W Media, Inc., Competition Dept., 10151 Carver Rd., Suite 200, Blue Ash OH 45242. (715)445-4612, ext. 13430. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.printmag.com/article/hand-drawn. Contact: Nicole Florence, customer service specialist. Cost: $40/entry; $60/campaign or series; $20/students, $30/student campaign or series. Annual contest devoted solely to illustration. Open to all participants and all illustrations styles. There are no restrictions and all entries will be judged equally. All files must be submitted electronically and be 2MB in size or smaller. Awards: $500 for best in show; $250 for two runner-ups and placement in the magazine and on printmag.com. Open to all skill levels. September deadline. Call, e-mail or see website for more information.
PRINT’S REGIONAL DESIGN ANNUAL
F+W Media, Inc., Competition Dept., 10151 Carver Rd., Suite 200, Blue Ash OH 45242. (715)445-4612, ext. 13430. Fax: (715)445-4087. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: regionaldesignannual.printmag.com/competition-details. Contact: Nicole Florence, customer service specialist. Cost: Single entries: $65 each piece; campaigns and series: $90 (3 or more pieces in each submission). Ad campaigns, book cover series, corporate brochure series, or poster series will all be considered campaigns. Any packaging entry, whether a single package or a family of packages, will be considered a single entry (fee: $65). Any letterhead entry that consists of stationery, envelope, and business card will be considered a single entry. Held annually. “The Regional Design Annual is more than just a catalog of the best American design created over the year. For thirty years, this highly-anticipated collection of art and design has displayed the considerable breadth and depth of high-quality work being generated in every corner of the country. For many designers, the RDA symbolizes the pinnacle of design accomplishment, while at the same time directly reflecting the aesthetics and zeitgeist of the regions included.” Enter online or send a physical copy using the entry form. If entering online, you may submit up to 10 digital photos per entry (2MB per photo). If your work is selected as a finalist you may be asked to send a sample. See website for complete submission details; and a listing of categories. Awards: Winners will be published in the December issue of Print, as well as featured in an online gallery. Open to all skill levels. Deadline: early March (see website for details). E-mail or see website for more information.
SPLASH: THE BEST OF WATERCOLOR
F+W Media, Inc., Competition Dept., 10151 Carver Rd., Blue Ash OH 45242. (715)445-4612, ext. 13430. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.splashwatercolor.com; www.artistsnetwork.com/competitions. Contact: Nicole Florence, customer service specialist. Cost: $30 for the first painting and $25 for each additional painting. Annual contest showcasing the finest watercolor paintings being created today. A new book in the series is published every year by North Light Books and features nearly 140 paintings by a wide variety of artists from around the world, each with instructive information about how it was achieved—including inspiration, tips and techniques. “We look for excellence in a variety of styles and subjects. The dominant medium must be transparent watercolor, though minor uses of other media are acceptable.” Your digital images may be submitted online or on CD/DVD (please label the disks with your name and address). Mailed entries must be accompanied by a color printout and an entry form. Disks will not be returned. For judging purposes, these images must be high-quality, in RGB color mode, TIFF or JPEG format, and 72 dpi. All digital files must be smaller than 2MB. Digital files submitted by mail must be labeled with your last name, first name, the entry number (should correspond to the number on the entry form), with no punctuation marks until the file extension (example: Wolf Rachel 3.jpg). Awards: winning paintings will be published in a beautiful hardcover book. Open to all skill levels. Deadline: December. E-mail or see website for more information.
STROKES OF GENIUS: THE BEST OF DRAWING
F+W Media, Inc., Competition Dept., 10151 Carver Rd., Blue Ash OH 45242. (715)445-4612, ext. 13430. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]. Website: www.splashwatercolor.com; www.artistsnetwork.com/competitions. Contact: Nicole Florence, customer service specialist. Cost: $30 for the first drawing and $25 for each additional drawing. Annual contest showcasing the finest drawings being created today. A new book in the series is published every year by North Light Books and features nearly 140 drawings by a wide variety of artists from around the world, each with instructive information about how it was achieved—including inspiration, tips and techniques. Artwork can be in any dry medium, or wet medium applied in a linear fashion that would be traditionally considered drawing. Final judgment on whether a work of art fits into the “drawing” category will be determined by the editors. All submissions will be reviewed by Rachel Wolf and the editorial staff of North Light Books. Art will be selected on the basis of general quality as well as suitability for this publication. Your digital images may be submitted online or on CD/DVD (please label the disks with your name and address). Mailed entries must be accompanied by a color printout and an entry form. Disks will not be returned. For judging purposes, these images must be high- quality, in RGB color mode, TIFF or JPEG format, and 72 dpi. All digital files must be smaller than 2MB. Digital files submitted by mail must be labeled with your last name, first name, the entry number (should correspond to the number on the entry form), with no punctuation marks until the file extension (example: Wolf Rachel 3.jpg). Awards: winning drawings will be published in a beautiful hardcover book. Open to all skill levels. Deadline: April. E-mail or see website for more information.
WATERCOLOR ARTIST’S WATERMEDIA SHOWCASE
F+W Media, Inc., Competition Dept., 10151 Carver Rd., Blue Ash OH 45242. (715)445-4621, ext. 13430. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.artistsnetwork.com/watermediashowcase. Contact: Nicole Florence, customer service specialist. Cost: $20/image. Annual contest. You may enter online or you may mail all your entries in on one CD. All entries must be submitted as digital files. You may enter work in any and all categories; there is no limit to the number of images you may enter. If entering via regular mail, you must include an entry form. Please include a cover sheet with your disk. Indicate the file name, title and dimensions of each entry. Please include the title of the entry in the corresponding file name on disk. File names should include only letters, numbers and spaces. Image files cannot exceed 2MB. The file must be saved as a JPEG in RGB color mode (not CMYK). If your work is selected as a winner, we may contact you about sending a high-res replacement. Incomplete entry forms and information sheets, and improperly named image files will be disqualified. See website for complete submission details. Award: Best of Show: $500; 2nd Place: $250; 3rd Place: $100; 4th Place: $50. Award winners will be published and Honorable Mentions’ names will be listed in the February issue of Watercolor Artist. All winners and honorable mentions will receive a certificate suitable for framing. Open to all skill levels. Deadline: July. E-mail or see website for more information.
FRED WHITEHEAD AWARD FOR DESIGN OF A TRADE BOOK
E-mail: [email protected]. Website: texasinstituteofletters.org. Offered annually for the best design for a trade book. Open to Texas residents or those who have lived in Texas for 2 consecutive years. See website for guidelines. Deadline: Early January; see website for exact date.