Illuminate the Artist Within ™ September 2011 Illustration competition open to BC High School Students
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Illustration/Drawing competition
for BC High School Students
We are looking for three (3) simple, whimsical, fun, child-like drawings that illustrate any three of the following ideas:
1. A girl getting her nails done.
2. A hand holding a pencil and writing words in a journal.
3. A person doodling on a sketch pad.
4. A lit wax candle in a holder.
5. An artist standing back from her painting on an easel and scrutinizing it.
6. A glass of wine next to a plate of sliced cheese, crackers and apples.
7. An old fashioned clock with an emphasis on a ten minute segment in time.
8. A dinner plate with a healthy looking dinner next to a glass of water.
9. A person thoughtfully imagining they are making pottery.
10. Someone walking down a beach or in down a forest path.
11. A person on a swing, swinging happily.
12. A person putting their hand on their heart and taking a deep breathe.
13. A group of five friends sitting around a campfire.
14. A person sitting on a cushion and meditating.
15. A little wall shelf with things on it such as a few books, flowers in a vase, a framed photograph, a sea shell, etc .
16. An ice cream sundae with all the toppings
- Black and White
- The original illustration must fit inside a 6” x 6” square format.
- Scanned at 300 dpi into .tif format.
We suggest you use a black india ink pen for your original drawing and then scan them for your submission. Keep your originals.
Email your submissions to: ITAWcontest@gmail.com with the following information:
your first and last name, your mailing address, your phone number, your email, your grade, your school.
Prizes
First Prize.
- The winner featured as a selected artist interview online and published at http://debchaney.blogspot.com.
- The winner will have your images published and used in one of more illuminate the Artist Within™ creative products.
- The winner will be offered a spot of their choice in any one 2-day weekend workshops offered in 2011 in basic abstract painting, or advanced thick acrylic painting, or collage creations by Deb Chaney (visit www.debchaney.com “workshops” for full workshop details) valued at $350.
- The winner will receive a $150 gift certificate valid at OPUS Framing and Art Supplies.
Second Prize.
- The runner up will have your images published and used in one of more illuminate the Artist Within™ creative products.
- The runner up will be offered a spot in any one 2-day weekend workshops offered in 2011 in basic abstract painting, or advanced thick acrylic painting, or collage creations by Deb Chaney (visit www.debchaney.com “workshops” for full workshop details) valued at $350.
- The runner up will receive a $100 gift certificate valid at OPUS Framing and Art Supplies.
Third Prize.
- Will have your images published and used in one of more illuminate the Artist Within™ creative products.
- A spot in his/her choice in any of their choice in any one 2-day weekend workshops offered in 2011 in basic abstract painting, or advanced thick acrylic painting, or collage creations by Deb Chaney (visit www.debchaney.com “workshops” for full workshop details) valued at $350.
- $50 gift certificate valid at OPUS Framing and Art Supplies.
The winners will be posted and announced online at 7:30 am Tuesday October 25th, 2011 at http://debchaney.blogspot.com and each winner be contacted individually via Email and/or phone to receive their prizes.
This competition is being judged and run by local Vancouver artist, Deb Chaney. Deb is an elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists and has been selling her mixed media abstract paintings internationally for over 10 years. As well as maintaining her own studio practice, she is also a published writer, and an international workshop facilitator with Illuminate the Artist Within™, a company whose mission is to playfully and compassionately illuminate the artist within each and everyone of us. Illuminate the Artist Within™ offers workshops, retreats, and a line of products designed to support creativity. The winners of this competition will have their illustrations appear in one or more of our creative products. You can see Deb’s portfolio and more about her at www.debchaney.com
Attention: BC High School art teachers (public and private schools):
Dear BC High School Art Teacher,
Re: Illuminate the Artist Within TM September 2011 Illustration competition
Please allow me to introduce myself as a professional working artist in Vancouver offering an illustration competition for high school art students with two goals in mind; to increase awareness of students of working artists and career opportunities in the arts, and secondly to provide an opportunity to have their artwork published.
This September 2011 “Illuminate the Artist WithinTM” Drawing competition is open to any high school student in a public or private BC High School. Specifically we’re looking for illustrations/drawings that are simple, whimsical, fun, child-like that capture the essence of Illuminate the Artist WithinTM. The winning illustrators will receive the prizes listed and have his/her artwork published.
Illuminate the Artist WithinTM is a company whose mission is to playfully and compassionately illuminate the artist within each and everyone of us, awakening our creative potential and realizing that our lives are the masterpiece of our own creation. We offer workshops, retreats, and a line of products designed to support creativity. The winners of this competition will have their illustrations appear in one or more of our creative products.
Students artists are asked to Email their three (3) drawings/submissions to itawcontest@gmail.com by Friday October 15th, 2011 by 12 midnight. The winners will be posted and announced online at 7:30 am Tuesday October 25th, 2011 at http://debchaney.blogspot.com and each winner be contacted individually via Email and/or phone to receive their prizes.
PRESS RELEASE
BC STUDENTS TO BENEFIT IN FALL DRAWING COMPETITION HOSTED BY VANCOUVER ARTIST DEB CHANEY
VANCOUVER – August 19, 2011 – Local Vancouver Artist, founder of Illuminate The Artist Within™, launches illustration competition for high school art students. Its aim is to increase student awareness of working artists and career opportunities in the arts and to provide an opportunity to have their artwork published. The winners also receive credit at OPUS Art Supplies and attend a 2-day painting workshop valued at $350.
“When I was in high school I LOVED art and had a natural affinity to being creative, however I was not encouraged or supported to pursue an “artsy fartsy” career and did not realize what was possible. It’s my hope that students that are exposed to the contest realize that there are artists out there – like myself – who are making art, being creative, and making a living doing so.”
The Illuminate the Artist Within™ Illustration Competition is open to all high school students across BC. The winning illustrator receives a $150 gift certificate valid at OPUS Framing and Art Supplies, a spot on the featured artist page at http://debchaney.blogspot.com, a 2-day painting workshop valued at $350 and finally, and their work will be featured in some Illuminate the Artist Within™ products. Student artists are asked to email their (3) drawings to itawcontest@gmail.com by Friday October 15th, 2011. For ideas on what to draw, participants are asked to visit http://debchaney.blogspot.com The winners will be posted and announced online on Deb’s blog at 7:30 am Tuesday October 25th, 2011.
Illuminate the Artist Within™ is a company whose mission is to playfully and compassionately engage the artist that lives inside each and everyone of us, awakening our creative potential and realizing that our lives are the masterpiece of our own creation.
Chaney is an elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists and has been selling her mixed media abstract paintings internationally for over 10 years. As well as maintaining her own studio practice, she is also a published writer, and workshop facilitator.
Read more about contest:
http://debchaney.blogspot.com
For more information, please contact
Adrian Sinclair
adrian@transformationprojects.ca
778.837.8889
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