Assuming it is safe for gatherings in August winning entries will be on exhibit in the Art Barn gallery. If shelter-in-place continues into late Summer we host the exhibit and celebrate our award winners online.
Be a part of “Art In Quarantine” our first virtual art competition where we ask artists to create artwork using the materials available at home. The theme is - our collective experience during the COVID-19 shelter-at-home order. Share the ways you have used creative expression to cope with the mental and physical challenges during this time as well as any positive outcomes experienced during the quarantine. Sponsored by Centier Bank - Chesterton.
The need:
Our work at Art Barn is just as important now as it ever was, even in the time when we are all concerned about the growing health crisis. Your entry fees will help replace lost income and sustain operations and development of new programming through this unprecedented time so we will be here for you when life returns to normal.
Categories:
For this competition we are accepting 3 different categories of work:
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3D (sculptures, reliefs, etc.) due to display constraints we cannot display large pieces in our galleries
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2D (prints, drawings, paintings, photography, etc.)
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Digital media (video, digital imagery)
How it works:
Create your artwork at home using materials available to you. Complete online entry form with file submission and entry fee payment by July 24, 2020 at 11:59 pm. One entry per form. Multiple entries accepted. Submissions will be posted on our website. Finalists will be selected by our panel of judges and award winners will be determined by popular vote (likes on Facebook). Winners and prizes announced August 8, 2020.
Entry Fee: $15 per entry
The panel of three judges are members of our exhibitions committee:
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Gregg Herzlieb (artist, Director/Curator Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso University, consultant)
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Deb Armstrong (artist, community member)
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Kristina Knowski (artist, community member)
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Harold Woodridge (artist, board member)
Dates to remember:
Submission Deadline: July 24
Voting: August 2 - 7
Winners announced: August 8, 2020
Exhibition: August 15 - September 30
Awards:
Over $725 in prizes will be awarded including cash, plus gift certificates towards merchandise at Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff, Richeson Art Supply, and Glenn L. Firme & Associates.
Directions:
Please complete the entry form and submit a quality photo of your artwork. $15 fee per artwork. One entry per form. Multiple entries accepted.
Image specifications:
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Images must be oriented with top of artwork appearing at top of screen.
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Submission file name must follow a specific format as follows:
include the artists last name followed by first initial, underscore, followed by the title of the piece (Example: If John Smith is submitting a piece entitled “Sunset” the filename will be: SmithJ_Sunset.JPG -
Images provided as JPEG, sized 1200 pixels at a minimum of 72 ppi. No application file formats accepted.
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Files must be submitted through this web form. E-mailed files will not be accepted.
To Learn More:
Visit https://www.artbarnschool.org/artwork-submission
ABOUT ART BARN SCHOOL OF ART
Art Barn School of Art is dedicated to fostering a love of art in its unique 69-acre environment in Porter County, IN. The Art Barn offers a full range of art education classes for children and adults and is a venue for performing arts and weddings. In September, Art Barn hosts it's annual outdoor Art Blitz which engages visitors in art-making and demonstrations for the whole family.
Our mailing address is:
695 N 400 E, Valparaiso, IN 46383