The deadline for the 25th Annual Art Competition has passed. Winners will be notified in August.

View winners of our 24th Annual Competition.

More than $25,000 in Cash Prizes!
5 First Place Awards: $2,500 each
5 Second Place Awards: $1,250 each
5 Third Place Awards: $750 each
15 Honorable Mentions: $100 each

Winners will be featured and finalists’ names will be published in the December 2008 issue of The Artist's Magazine. 13 finalists will be featured in The Artist's Magazine's 2009 Calendar. In addition, a select number of 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 all winners and finalists will receive a certificate suitable for framing.

Plus, the Student/Beginner Division (for artists age 16 or over who have been painting for 2 years or less):

5 First Place Awards: $150 each
5 Second Place Awards: $75 each
5 Third Place Awards: $50 each

Award Winners in the Student/Beginner division will be featured in the January/February 2009 issue of The Artist's Magazine.

PLUS all Award Winners and Honorable Mentions receive a 1-year subscription to The Artist's Magazine.

Deadline: May 1, 2008

Compete and Win in 5 Categories!

Portraits/Figures
Portrait and figure entries can be individuals or groups, and will be judged on expressiveness, personality and draftsmanship.
Portrait/Figure Juror: Juliette Aristides
A graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Juliette Aristides also studied with Jacob Collins and Steven Assael as well as at the National Academy of Design, the Carlos Madrid Studio, and Barnstone studios. In 2000, she started her own classical atelier, now called the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle. She is the author of Classical Drawing Atelier: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Studio Practice (Watson-Guptil, 2006) and Classical Painting Atelier (Watson-Guptil, 2007). Her work is represented by John Pence Gallery in San Francisco and at Brigham Gallery in Nantucket, Massachusetts.

Still Life
Entries will be judged on overall design, unique arrangement of subject matter, handling of medium, lighting and mood.
Still Life Juror: Daniel E. Greene
A former instructor of painting at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League, Daniel E. Greene was elected to the Pastel Society of America’s Hall of Fame in 1983. He represented the United States at the first International Biennial of Pastel in San Quentin, France. In 1995 the American Society of Portrait Artists presented him with the John Singer Sargent award “for a lifelong dedication to the achievement of excellence.” His recent exhibition, Subway Paintings, at the New York Transit Museum at Grand Central Terminal was the inaugural event of the centennial year of the New York subway. John Pence Gallery in San Francisco and Gallery Henoch in New York City represent his work.

Landscape/Interior
Any landscape, from city scenes to imaginary horizons, will be judged on the creative use of form, space, lighting and mood.
Landscape/Interior Juror: Dean Mitchell
Dean Mitchell was the youngest artist ever accepted into the National Watercolor Society; his work has won major awards here and abroad, including first prize at the T. H. Saunders International Artist and Watercolour Show in London, the Hubbard Art Award for Excellence, the Gold Medal of Honor from the American Watercolor Society, and the $50,000 Grand Prize from Arts for the Parks. New York Times art critic Michael Kimmelman has called Mitchell “a modern-day Vermeer.” As well known for his landscapes as for his portraits, Mitchell has works in the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, the Mississippi Museum of Art, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the St. Louis Art Museum.

Abstract/Experimental
With unlimited subject matter, entries will be judged on creative use of design, texture, media, lighting or special techniques.
Abstract/Experimental Art Juror: Betsy Dillard Stroud
A signature member and Dolphin Fellow of the American Watercolor Society, as well as a signature member of the Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Society and the National Watercolor Society, Betsy Dillard Stroud is one of 28 American artists invited to exhibit in the Jiangsu Museum in China in the first international exhibition of world masters in watermedia. Stroud has judged more than 50 national, international, regional and state shows; she is the author of Painting from the Inside Out (North Light, 2002) and The Artist’s Muse: Unlock the Door to your Creativity with Cards (North Light, 2006).

Animal/Wildlife
Any animal in any setting is fair game for this category. Entries will be judged on the innovative handling of the subject, the expression and rendering.
Animal/Wildlife Juror: Brennie Brackett
Brennie Brackett, a master pastelist of the Pastel Society of America, won First Place in The Pastel Journal’s 3rd annual Pastel 100 Competition and Best of Show in 2005 at Art in the Redwoods Festival. Two of her award-winning sheep paintings, Masquerade and Suspect, were part of the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art’s 1st biennial juried exhibition. William Zimmer Gallery in Mendocino, California, represents her work. “Animals have always played a significant role in my life,” she says. “I have never been without them, and they have continually provided me with comfort, joy, companionship and challenges.”

ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open to artists anywhere in the world. Only original artwork, conceived and created by the entrant, will be considered. Work done in photography, including any use of photographs or photocopies other than as minor elements of a collage, will not be considered. Digital or computer-generated artwork will not be considered. Sculpture will not be considered. Employees of F+W Publications, Inc., and their immediate families, are not eligible.

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.

Slides should be labeled individually and legibly and should not be taped together. Each submitted slide must include the following information: a) On the front ("front" is the side that faces you when you hold it up to the light to be viewed), note the category you are entering, the artwork's title and dimensions, and the top direction. If you’re entering in the Student Division, please also print the word “Student” after the category name. b) On the back, write your name, address and phone number. Improperly marked slides will be disqualified.

Digital Entries: All entries must be digital files 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 mail all your entries in on one CD. 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. Image files cannot exceed 500KB or a height or width greater than 800 pixels. The file format must be JPEG. Incomplete entry forms and information sheets, and improperly marked CDs will be disqualified.

Fees and Payment: All entries in the Student/Beginner Division (for artists age 16 and over who have been painting for 2 years or less) are $11 per slide or image. All others are $13 per slide or 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: Slides and CDs 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 slides or CDs submitted to the competition.

DEADLINE
All entries must be postmarked no later than May 1, 2008.

JUDGING
Entries will be prejudged and then finalists will be chosen by the magazine staff. Award winners and honorable mentions will be selected by the jurors named above. 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 August 1, 2008. The results will not otherwise be made public until they are published in The Artist's Magazine. 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.

MAIL ENTRIES TO:
The Artist's Magazine Annual Art Competition
700 E. State Street
Iola, WI 54990

Or

ENTER ONLINE

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

Deadline: May 1, 2008