AWARDS

• The grand-prize winner in each category will receive a $500 cash award.
• The top three finalists' artwork will be reproduced on the cover of American Artist, Watercolor, or Drawing magazine in 2012 and will be featured on www.ArtistDaily.com.
• Finalists in each category will also appear in the corresponding issues and on ArtistDaily.com.

EXTENDED DEADLINE December 1, 2011

ENTRY FEE $35 per artwork




JURY OF SELECTION AND AWARDS

ELAINE ADAMS Director, American Legacy Fine Arts Gallery DIANE BERNHARD Pastel Artist and President of the National Arts Club STEVE DIAMANT Director, Arcadia Gallery IRA GOLDBERG Director, Art Students League of New York

MICHAEL GORMLEY Editorial Director, American Artist JAMES McFARLANE Artist and President of the American Watercolor Society TIM NEWTON Chairman of the Salmagundi Club and Founder of the American Masters Show NELSON SHANKS Artist, Portraitist, and Founder of Studio Incamminati



HOW ARTWORK WILL BE SELECTED: Winning entries will selected by jury. Media appropriatefor the content of the publication and website will be selected. Cover lines, UPC codes, and image captions will be superimposed over the selected artworks. Only finalists will be contacted at the conclusion of the competition. For additional information on submission requirements, or to see past winners and current entries, log on to www.americanartistcompetitions.com. 



CATEGORIES

AMERICAN ARTIST • OIL • PASTEL • MIXED MEDIA & COLLAGE

WATERCOLOR • WATERCOLOR • ACRYLIC • CASEIN • GOUACHE

DRAWING • GRAPHITE • CHARCOAL • PEN-AND-INK • COLORED PENCIL • CHALK • CONTÉ • PRINTMAKING