Artists Magazine 41st “Annual” Art Competition OFFICIAL RULES
THIS IS NOT A GAME OF CHANCE. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
Entry Period. Entries in the Artists Magazine 41st Annual Art Competition (the “Contest”) must be submitted between 12:01 a.m. ET on March 30, 2024, and 11:59 p.m. ET on July 23, 2024 (the “Entry Period”). The Super Early Bird Deadline for taking advantage of the lowest priced entry fee is 11:59 p.m. ET on April 15, 2024. The Early Bird deadline for taking advantage of a reduced entry fee is 11:59 p.m. ET on June 25, 2024.
Eligibility. Entrants must be at least 18 years of age or older and of the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence. Employees of Golden Peak Media (“Sponsor”), their parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and divisions (the “Promotion Entities”), their immediate families (parent, child, sibling, spouse), and persons living in the same households of such individuals (whether related or not) are not eligible to participate in the Contest. Individual serving as jurors for this year’s instance of the competition (whether named or not in promotional materials) and their immediate families (parent, child, sibling, spouse), and persons living in the same households of such individuals (whether related or not) are not eligible to participate in the Contest. Entrants are not required to fulfill any additional criteria to be eligible for entry into the Contest.
How to Enter. Enter as often as you like. Each entry must be submitted individually, and entrants will not receive a discount for submitting multiple entries. Entries must be submitted as JPG digital files online at https://artistsnetworkcompetitions.awardsplatform.com during the Entry Period. Files under 5MB are more likely to upload properly. Entrants should be prepared to send a hi-resolution print-quality replacement file should their entry be selected as a Winner; detailed requirements will be provided at that time.
Entry fees are due with entries. Your record of the credit card or PayPal charge will be your receipt. Fees are as follows:
Super Early Bird Deadline: April 30, 2024 11:59pmEST
Entry Fee: $15 for Artists Network Members
Entry Fee: $25 for nonmembers
Early Bird Deadline: June 25, 2024 11:59pmEST
Entry Fee: $25 for Artists Network Members
Entry Fee: $35 for nonmembers
Final Deadline: July 23, 2024 11:59pmEST
Entry Fee: $30 for Artists Network Members
Entry Fee: $40 for nonmembers
4. Additional Requirements for Entries.
Animal/Wildlife: Any animal in any setting qualifies an entry for this category. Entries will be judged, among other criteria, on the innovative handling of the subject, the expression and rendering.
Abstract/Experimental: There are no limits on the subject matter in this category, and entries will be judged on the artist’s use of design, texture, media, lighting and special techniques, among other criteria.
Landscape/Cityscape: Any landscape, from city scenes to imaginary horizons, will be judged, among other things, on the artist’s use of form, space, lighting and mood.
Portrait/Figure: Portrait and figure entries can be individuals or groups, and will be judged, among other criteria, on expressiveness and draftsmanship.
Still Life/Interior: Entries will be judged, among other criteria, on overall design, unique arrangement of subject matter, handling of medium, lighting and mood.
The contest is open to artists working in a variety of traditional art media, including oil, acrylic, watercolor, casein, gouache, egg tempera, soft pastel, oil pastel, charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, pen and ink, graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, ink or marker, scratchboard, mixed media and mixed-media collage, silver or other metal point, and printmaking (etching, mezzotint, lithography, woodcut, monotype, mono print, aquatint). Photography, except for minor elements incorporated in a collage, will NOT be considered. Sculpture will NOT be considered. Digital art will NOT be considered. Entries are limited to two-dimensional artwork. Two-dimensional means that a mixed media cannot exceed one inch in depth. Artwork or reference imagery generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) will not be considered. Entries are limited to two-dimensional artwork. Two-dimensional means that a mixed media cannot exceed one inch in depth.
All works must be original. “Original” means that the work must be from the hand of a single artist; pieces that originate from a workshop or a class under the direction of a teacher are not eligible. For works based on reference photographs, eligibility requires that the artist must have taken the photographs or have obtained written permission from the photographer to create the work and to enter it in the Contest. Compositions based on published material or other artists’ work are NOT considered original and are not eligible.
By entering, you represent and warrant that your entry is your original work, that your entry does not infringe the rights of any third party, and that you have all the rights necessary to submit the entry and to assign the rights in the entry.
Works deemed unsuitable for publication or that do not meet above criteria, in the sole discretion of Sponsor, are not eligible. Works previously published at the time of submission to this contest in a national publication or receiving an award at a national-level exhibition are not eligible.
5. Limited Grant of Rights. By entering, you grant to Sponsor, its licensees, and designees, the worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free right to use the entry (with attribution) in Sponsor’s magazines, on Sponsor’s websites, in Sponsor’s digital products, and in ads promoting current or future competitions, without further permission, compensation, or notification. You waive any right to inspect or approve the way the entry is used in connection with these purposes, including without limitation editing, cropping, or overlaying the image with text. You further agree that Sponsor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to use your name and/or photograph for the same purposes.
6. Judging and Notification. There will be a total of forty-three (43) Winners: one Grand Prize Winner, five First Place Winners, one in each category, five Second Place Winners, one in each category, five Third Place Winners, one in each category, and twenty-five Honorable Mentions, five in each category. Limit one (1) prize per entrant. All eligible entries will be judged in two rounds using the following criteria:
Artistic technique
Handling of medium
Design and creative elements
Overall impression/impact
Judging will take place in two rounds. In the first round, judges will select 100 entries as finalists in each category and move them to the second round. In the second round, category jurors will nominate three (3) prize winners, five (5) honorable mentions, and three (3) noteworthy entries for consideration. Category jurors: Andy Evansen (Landscape), Dana Hawk (Animal + Wildlife), Melissa Hefferlin (Still Life + Interior), Ron Hicks (Portrait + Figure) and Stan Kurth (Abstract + Experimental). The Artists Magazine editors will select the grand prize winner from the pool of finalists and the winner may come from any of the categories. In the category from where the grand prize winner was chosen, all other winners may move up one place and one or more of the noteworthy entries will be eligible for an honorable mention.
In the event of a tie, the entry with the highest score in overall impression/impact will be deemed the Winner. If there is still a tie, the judges will confer and select the entry deemed to be the better entry overall
Potential Winners will be notified within ninety (90) days of the close of the Entry Period, by email. Each Potential Winner will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Compliance with Official Rules, a Publicity Release, and a Release of Liability within ten (10) days of notification. If a Potential Winner does not respond to notification or does not return the forms in the required time, the prize will go to the person with the next highest score.
7. Prizes.
The five First Place Winners will each receive a $2,000 cash award + an Artists Network Membership for 1 year ($99.99 value)
The five Second Place Winners will each receive a $1,000 cash award + an Artists Network Membership for 1 year ($99.99 value)
The five Third Place Winner will each receive a $500 cash award + an Artists Network Membership for 1 year ($99.99 value)
Twenty-five Honorable Mentions will each receive a $50 ArtistsNetwork.com Gift Card
Winners’ names and work will be featured in the Jan/Feb 2024 issue of Artists Magazine, on ArtistsNetwork.com, and will receive a digital promotional badge.
Total retail value of all prizes is $20,242.50.
If a portion of the prize becomes unavailable for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of the same type and approximate retail value. All federal, state, and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the Winner.
Odds. Odds of winning depend on the number and quality of eligible entries. Sponsor cannot predict the number or quality of entries.
General Conditions. Void where prohibited. Any entrant suspected of tampering with or disrupting any aspect of the Contest will be disqualified. All decisions of Sponsor are final. By your participation in the Contest, you (i) agree to be bound by these Official Rules, (ii) agree to release, indemnify, and hold Sponsor, their affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, and divisions, and all of their officers, directors, employees, and agents harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, losses, and damages of any kind arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from your participation in the Contest, from Sponsor’s use of your entry, or from your acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any Prize, and (iii) agree that any dispute or claim will be resolved individually and without resort to class action.
Limitation of Liability. SPONSOR MAKES NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE PRIZES. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT PERMIT LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS TO DETERMINE IF ANY OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, misdirected, or unintelligible entries, including entries not received because of interrupted or unavailable network servers, failed communications networks or equipment, computer hardware or software, or other errors or malfunctions whether human, mechanical, or electronic. Should Sponsor, in its sole discretion, determine that the Contest has been compromised by virus, bugs, hackers, or other causes beyond its control, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or revise the contest and choose the Winner in a fair and reasonable manner from among all eligible entries submitted prior to termination.
Privacy. With the exception of the Winner’s name, city, and state, information collected by Sponsor solely in connection with the Contest will not be shared with third parties unless explicitly agreed to by the entrant at the time of entry.
Winner’s List. For the name, city, and state of the Winners, please send a request to [email protected] after the results have been made public and no later than July 31st, 2025.
Sponsor. The Sponsor of the Contest is Peak Media Properties LLC d/b/a Golden Peak Media, 500 Golden Ridge Road, Golden, CO 80401.