About the Contest
The Chelsea International Fine Art Competition 2010 is seeking entries from artists and illustrators 18 years and older. Agora Gallery, the sponsor of this contest, is host to this event.
Agora Gallery Director Angela Di Bello said, “Carving a space for new talent is very much at the core of our business.”
Artists who are selected for the competition will have their works exhibited in the Chelsea Art Gallery District and will be given special promotional consideration in print and online venues.
Agora Gallery donates 25% of its proceeds from the sale of artwork and competition fees to the non-profit organization Art Start.
Entry Guidelines
All fine art media is eligible for this competition with the exception of video art, film, performance art, crafts and jewelry.
Submitted artwork must be insured and mailed to the gallery before the deadline date. Entries may be submitted through a representation via digital format in JPG and must not exceed 1MB in file size.
All entries must be submitted with your:
- Contact Information
- The title, dimensions, and description of the medium used for each entry.
- An image file of each art submission in JPG format
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The most recent information and updates about this contest can be accessed by joinng the contest mailing list by clicking here.
There is an entry fee of $35 for up to five images and a $5 charge for each additional image over five.
Awards
According to the sponsors the following prizes, cash awards, and special recognition will be:
Exhibition - 15-20 Artists will participate in a collective exhibition at Agora Gallery 530 West 25th Street , Chelsea , New York City.
Cash - $1000 will be awarded to three (3) artists each receiving $500, $ 300 & $200 respectively.
Internet Promotion-Six (6) artists will be awarded placement of 6 images on www.Art-Mine.com for a period of one year.
Review by an art critic - One (1) artist will be awarded a one-page review with two (2) color images in ARTisSpectrum Magazine .
Other Details
The competition officially opens on February 4th, 2010
The competition deadline is on March 14th, 2010
The winners will be announced on March 26th, 2010
The exhibition for selected artists at the Agora Art Gallery will be from August 17th through September 10th 2010.
Alexandra
Hello! I’m a graphic designer as well as a fine artist. (Working in glass,resin, and mixed media)
I would love to submit some of my work for the Chelsea International Fine Art Competition 2010. To whome should I send pics to? I live in Morris county,NJ… so I could easily bring some of my work into NY as well. Please let me know!
Best,
Alex
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Hi Alex,
To find out all the details of where to send your submissions, contest rules, etc., click on any of the bold blue words in the article. These “links” will take you to the locations of where you can obtain the information you need. Good luck and thanks for dropping by. :D
Kenia
What is submitable?
Need to know i am very interested.
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Hi Kenia,
For further details on what submissions are acceptable in this competition, click on any of the bold blue words in the article. These will take you to the official website or contest rules.
Thanks for dropping by and take care. :D