Liquitex Excellence in Art 2007

Deadline: January 15, 2008 (POSTMARK)

2007 Liquitex Excellence in Art


Supporting the visual art community is a priority for the people at Liquitex. As part of our on-going efforts, the Liquitex Excellence in Art Purchase Awards have been established to recognize those artists whose pursuit of excellence is demonstrated through their creative use of color, concept and media, with artwork completed primarily in acrylics. Awards totaling over $15,000 in cash and products will be made to artists demonstrating skill and creativity in the use of acrylic paints. A jury of artists and art educators will grant awards in the Professional and Secondary Education categories. The Secondary Education Category is open only to those applicants currently enrolled in High School education.

Artwork selected for the Excellence in Art Purchase Awards will become part of the permanent art collection of Liquitex Artist Materials, and will be published in the December issue of Art In America magazine.

Judging: Entries will be judged by a professional selection committee, comprised of artists, educators and art community leaders, whose decision is final. Works will be judged on creativity, technique, overall appeal of artwork, use of color and media.

All paintings must be original, unpublished, conceived and created by the entrant and cannot have been selected as a winner in any other competition. Artwork can be either two or three-dimensional but must make extensive use of acrylic paint. All artwork must have been completed within the last two (2) years. In the event that the submitted work is not available for purchase when awards are announced an alternate recipient will be chosen.

Eligibility: Open to residents of the United States and Canada. Void in Puerto Rico, Quebec and where prohibited.

Please visit the website for complete rules of entry: Submission guidelines.

Entries must be postmarked on or before January 15, 2008 and received by no later than January 30, 2008

Click here for thePROFESSIONALcategory entry application
Click here for theSECONDARYcategory entry application

Prizes:
Eight (8) winners will be selected and notified by mail no later than March 1, 2008. Award winners will be posted on the Liquitex web site on or around March 1, 2008

PROFESSIONAL
One (1) winner will be awarded a $5,000 cash purchase award and $1,500 in Liquitex products. Four (4) winners will each be awarded a $1,000 cash purchase award and $500 in Liquitex products.

SECONDARY
One (1) winner will be awarded a $500 cash purchase award and $250 in Liquitex products. Two (2) winners will each be awarded a $250 cash purchase award and $100 in Liquitex products.

One prize per person. Subject to all federal, state and local laws. Taxes are sole responsibility of the winner.