Art Competition

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Information 2024

 

 

Submission for Art Competition 2024 closes August 10th

All artwork submitted has to be dropped off at G24 by August 10th.

Reception and Awards at G24

September 12th 

5:30 pm

 

• The artworks from all categories will be exhibited in downtown Rochester businesses from August 20th to September 11th.

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• The Awards will be granted at the reception at Gallery 24 on September 12th from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The exhibition will be there until October 9th.

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• Next, the exhibition will be transferred to 125Live. The exhibit at 125Live will be from October 10th until November 6th.

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• On the 7th, all artwork will be back at G24 to be collected by the artist. 

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• The Jury process ends on September 10th. The winners will be announced at the reception.

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• The presence of the artists at the reception is paramount (Board Decision).

 

 

Competition Categories

 

From K to professionals

We'll accept all media and mixed media. We also accept artworks that incorporate more than one type of physical material in their production, as long as they are original artwork executed by the artist and the base is a flat surface ready to be hung.

Submissions Fees:

 

K-5 grades

Award Art Supply

Entry $1

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6-9 grades

Award Art Supply

Entry fee $5

 

Young Artists (amateurs grades 9-12)

Any media in a 2D surface.

Award $300

Entry fee $15

 

Amateur Adults 

Any media on a 2D surface.

Award $300

Entry fee $30

 

Professional Photography 

The print should be on any flat surface with a wire on the back ready to be hung. It must be the artist’s original artwork.

Award $500

Entry fee $30

 

Professional

Any media on a 2D surface

The original creations can be still-life, portraits, landscapes, figures, wildlife, abstracts, metros, or any other theme that inspired the artist, all on a flat surface. The media can be watercolors, oil watercolor, gouache, oil, acrylic, pastels, graffiti, paint sticks, collage, encaustic, needle felting, fabrics, quilling, lost objects, recycled material, dry organic flora/fauna, or any creative mixed media. 

Award $500

Entry fee $30

 

Click here to register.

 

Jury Process:

 

The panelists are seven locals chosen by invitation. They are drawn from a pool of gallery owners, professional artists, and Rochester community members. Submitted images and a brief description of your work will be displayed, but no name will be attached. All photos of your artwork in a particular category are previewed; scoring occurs during a second, in-depth viewing. Jurors individually score each entry on five different categories on a scale from one to ten.

Although we prize three places, only the first prizes in each category will receive a financial award. 

 

IMPORTANT: All artwork shall have a professional finish - WIRED to be ready for hanging. After the three exhibitions, your art will return to be picked up at G-24. You'll have four weeks to pick up your art unless you let the MCAF team know about the reasons for your delay.