Art Competitions & Contests

—The American Watercolor Society’s 141^st Annual International Exhibition will be held April 1-27 at the Salmagundi Club Galleries in New York City.  It’s open to all artists working in water-soluble media on paper.   Estimated $38,000 in cash awards.  Slides must be post-marked on or before November 15.  For a prospectus, visit www.americanwatercolorsociety.org/exhibitions.

—The 13^th Annual Cray-Pas Wonderful, Colorful World Contest 2008 by Sakura of America has a deadline of December 14, so don’t delay!  Students in grades K-1-2, 3-4-5 and 6-7-8 are eligible to enter this contest where the majority of the piece must be done in oil pastels—and Cray-Pas, the original oil pastel with an extensive range of color options, is recommended.  Three winners from each age category will receive a U.S. Savings Bond, generous art supplies, imprinted T-shirt, recognition in national art publications, posting in the online contest gallery and a Cray-Pas Award Certificate.  In addition, there are Teacher Awards, School Awards and awards for Honorable Mentions and 150 Student Finalists.  For further information or entry forms, visit www.sakuraofamerica.com or call 1.800.776.6257, Ext. 177.

—The 22^nd International Juried Show will be held at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ, from Feb. 8 – March 21.  The exhibition is open to artists in all media from across the country and abroad.  Slides/digital images must be received by December 1.  Along with a $1,000 cash prize, the Best in Show winner will meet and have lunch with the show juror, Carter Foster, Curator of Drawings at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Prospectus: 

www.artcenternj.org/juryshow08.pdf.

—The 5^th Annual Embracing Our Differences exhibit will include 39 billboard-sized artworks that will be exhibited at Island Park, Sarasota, FL during the month of April and move to North Port, FL, for display during the month of May.  Artists and photographers, professionals and amateurs, teachers and students of all ages can participate, with national and international submissions encouraged.  Final selections will be chosen based on artistic excellence in reflection of the theme “Embracing Our Differences.”  Artwork will also be evaluated on how effectively it will read when enlarged to 16 feet wide by 12 feet high. Deadline is January 8.  Visit www.embracingourdifferences.org for info/entry form.

Copyright ARTtalk Vol. 18 No. 1 — November 2007