The Artist's Magazine All-Media Online Competition
Extended Deadline: December 1, 2009
PRIZES
Grand Prize Award: $500
7 First Place Awards: $100 each
The Grand Prize winner and all 7 First Place Winners will receive 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.
Winners will be featured on The Artist's Magazine website along with a list of Honorable Mentions.
All Winners and Honorable Mentions will receive a certificate suitable for framing.
CATEGORIES - Compete and Win in 7 Categories!
Acrylic: paintings executed in watermedia, with acrylic being the dominant (80 percent at least) medium, on paper, canvas, board, or wood panel.
Digital Art: works created primarily by using a computer.
Graphite, charcoal and colored pencil: works that are executed primarily with drawing materials including pen and ink, although additions of pastel, watercolor, or other media are permissible.
Mixed media and collage: any materials on any surface.
Oil and oil pastel: paintings done in oil-based media on canvas, board, paper, or wood.
Pastel: paintings that are at least 80 percent (soft) pastel on paper or any other surface. NuPastels or other hard pastels are considered (soft) pastels. (Paintings executed primarily in oil pastels should be entered in the Oil and Oil Pastel category.)
Watercolor: paintings executed primarily (at least 80 percent) in watercolor or inks; additions of gouache, acrylic, or other media are permissible.
ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open to artists anywhere in the world. All works must be original. Compositions based on published material or other artists' work are NOT considered original. Source material must be available upon request. Paintings executed in a workshop under another artist's direct supervision are not eligible. Paintings that have previously received major awards in national competitions are not eligible. Employees of F+W Media, Inc., and their immediate families, are not permitted to enter.
PREPARING YOUR ENTRY
SLIDE ENTRIES:
35mm slides must be accompanied by an Official Entry Form or facsimile. Odd-sized, glass or metal slide frames will not be accepted. You may enter work in any and all categories; there is no limit to the number of slides you may enter. You may mail all your entries in one large envelope as long as slides for each category are grouped together in smaller envelopes inside.
Please write directly on slides. They should be labeled individually and legibly and should not be taped together. Each submitted slide must include the following information:
1) On the front of the slide (the side that faces you as you hold it up to the light to be viewed), note the artwork's title and dimensions, and the top direction.
2) On the back of the slide, write your name, address and phone number legibly. Incomplete entry forms and improperly marked slides will be disqualified.
DIGITAL ENTRIES:
All digital files must be accompanied by an Official Entry Form or facsimile. You may enter work in any and all categories; there is no limit to the number of images you may enter. You may enter online or you may mail all your entries in on one CD. If mailing your entries, please include a separate sheet that gives the title 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 as a winning entry, we will contact you about sending a hi-res replacement. Incomplete entry forms and information sheets, and improperly marked CDs will be disqualified.
FEES & PAYMENT: All entries are $15 per slide or digital image. A credit card number and signature or a check or money order for the required jury fee (in U.S. funds, drawn on a U.S. bank) must accompany your entry. Or you may enter online using a credit card. There will be a $10 charge for all returned checks or declined credit cards. Credit cards will be charged within 90 days of contest deadline. Charges will appear as "F+W contests."
MATERIALS: CDs and/or slides will not be returned (so have a duplicate made for your own files). The Artist's Magazine will not be responsible for the loss, damage or return of any CDs and/or slides submitted to the competition.
EXTENDED DEADLINE
All entries must be postmarked no later than December 1, 2009.
JUDGING
Entries will be prejudged and finalists chosen by the magazine staff. All properly prepared entries will be viewed and judged. The decision of the jurors is final. The jurors reserve the right to recategorize entries.
NOTIFICATION
All winners will be notified by March 1, 2010. The results will not otherwise be made public until they are published on The Artist's Magazine’s website. Non-winning entrants will not be individually notified of the results. Your cancelled check or credit-card charge will be notification for receipt of your entry. To be notified directly of your entry's receipt, include a self-addressed, stamped postcard.
QUESTIONS
If you have any questions about entering our competition or using the online entry system, please send an email to art-competition@fwmedia.com.
Extended Deadline: December 1, 2009
PRIVACY PROMISE
Occasionally we make portions of our customer list available to other companies so they may contact you about products and services that may interest you. If you prefer we withhold your name, send a note with your name, address and the competition name to: List Manager, F+W Media, 4700 East Galbraith Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45236
