21 Over 31 Competition

Annual Emerging Artists Search Part II

21 over 31
Presented by Southwest Art


 PRIZES

First Place Award: $2,000
Second Place Award: $1,000
Third Place Awards: $500
18 Honorable Mentions: $100 worth of North Light Books

Winners will be published in the November 2009 issue of Southwest Art and on the website. All winners and finalists will receive a certificate suitable for framing.

PLUS one lucky winner may be considered for the cover of Southwest Art


Deadline: July 1, 2009

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ELIGIBILITY

Artists must be at least 31 years old by November 1, 2009. 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. Paintings based on another person's photograph (even if it’s copyright-free) are NOT eligible. Artists must not have been previously featured in Southwest Art. Employees or associates of F+W Media, Inc., or their immediate families may not enter. Southwest Art reserves the right to reject work deemed unsuitable for publication or that does not meet above criteria.
 
 
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:
a) On the front of the slide (the side that faces you as you hold it up to the light to be viewed), note the category, the artwork’s title and dimensions, and the top direction.

b) 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 facsimilie. You may enter work in any and all categories; there is no limit to the number of images you may enter. You may mail all your entries in on one CD. 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. You may also enter online.

Image files cannot exceed 2MG. If your work is selected for the top 100, we may contact you about sending a high-res replacement. Incomplete entry forms and information sheets, and improperly marked CDs will be disqualified.
 

FEES AND PAYMENT: All entries are $20 per slide or image. A credit card number and signature, check or money order for the required jury fee (in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank) must accompany a mailed-in entry. You may send one check to cover all entries in a package. Or you may enter online using a credit card. There will be a $10 charge for returned checks or declined credit cards. Credit cards will be charged within 90 days of contest deadline. Charge will appear as “F+W Contests.”
 
MATERIALS: Slides and CDs will not be returned (so have a duplicate made for your own files). Southwest Art will not be responsible for the loss, damage or return of any slides or CDs submitted to the competition.
 
 
SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY

Click here to enter online
Click here for the mail in entry form

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DEADLINE: All entries must be submitted online no later than July 1, 2009.
 
JUDGING

Entries will be prejudged and award winners will be chosen by the magazine staff. All properly prepared entries will be viewed and judged.
 
 
NOTIFICATIONS

All winners will be notified by November 1, 2009. The results will not otherwise be made public until they are published in Southwest Art (November 2009 issue). 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.


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, Inc., 4700 East Galbraith Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45236

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