AMERICAN ARTIST COVER COMPETITION OFFICIAL RULES (2010)
OVERVIEW
Now is the time to get your artwork noticed and recognized by the public! Win a chance to have your artwork reproduced on the cover of American
Artist, Watercolor, or Drawing magazine and on ArtistDaily.com. Cover winners will also be provided with scholarship vouchers worth $1,395,
redeemable at American Artist's Weekend With The Master's 2011 program, and a $1,000 cash prize. (Scholarship award has no cash value.)
HOW ARTWORK WILL BE SELECTED
The editors of the magazines will select the winning entries. All subjects will be considered, whether portrait, landscape, figure, or still life.
Media appropriate for the content of the publication and website will be selected. Traditional practice media recommended: watercolor, acrylic, oil,
pastel, charcoal, graphite, gouache, pen-and-ink, colored pencil, and any combination of these in a mixed-media application. Potential cover images
will be judged based on the impact of design cover lines, UPC codes, and image captions that will be superimposed over the selected artworks. Only
finalists will be contacted at the conclusion of the competition.
AWARDS
Three winners will be selected, each of whose artwork will be featured on the cover of American Artist, Watercolor, or Drawing magazine. The three
winners will also receive scholarship awards valued at $1,395 applicable to registration fees and tuition for American Artist's Weekend With the
Masters 2011 program, as well as a $1,000 cash prize. (Scholarship award has no cash value.) For additional information on submission requirements,
or to see past winners and current entries, log on to www.americanartistcompetitions.com.
EXTENDED ENTRY DEADLINE
August 31, 2010 September 30, 2010
EXTENDED DEADLINE ENTRY FEE
$50$60; Each submission may contain up to three artworks. (Only online digital entries will be accepted. No mailed submissions please.)
ENTER THROUGH
www.americanartistcompetitions.com
Submit your entry fee, upload your image(s), and fill out the pertinent information at www.americanartistcompetitions.com.
CONDITIONS
The cover competition is open to all legal residents of the United States. Winners will be notified on or about October 1,
2010, and will be asked to sign an affidavit of eligibility and release within 15 days of notification. Noncompliance with this time period
may result in disqualification and an alternate may be selected. By participating in the contest, all entrants agree to the following
terms and conditions. As consideration for being permitted to enter the contest and win a prize, you hereby grant to American Artist,
its affiliates and subsidiaries and their successors and assigns an unlimited, unrestricted, royalty-free license to use your name , image
and artwork in any print, electronic, or other medium now existing or developed in the future including, but not limited to, use on the
www.americanartitstcompetitions.com website, without restriction as to the frequency or duration of usage.
You agree to abide by the terms of these official rules and by the decisions of American Artist, which are final and binding on all matters
pertaining to this contest. Neither American Artist, nor its affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, or related companies, are responsible
for any damages, taxes, or expenses that the winners might incur as a result of this contest.
