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Arts Herndon 13th Annual Expressions Portrait Competition - Entry Fee

$40.00
Enter Submission(s)

Eligibility: Artists 18 years or above living in Virginia, including West Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Preference will be given to works adhering to the traditional definition of portraiture: “a painting, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is

predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person.” (Wikipedia)

  • Artwork entered must be original 2-D or 3-D portraiture. No photography, electronic or computer generated/assisted art, or reproductions.

  • Artwork juried into previous Arts Herndon Portrait Competitions or exhibited at Arts Herndon is ineligible.

  • No copyrighted source material is permitted.

  • No work that is sexually explicit or graphically violent - content at the discretion of Arts Herndon.

There is a three-step process for submitting an entry.

Step 1. Registration (completed during checkout procedure):

Entrants are asked to supply the following information prior to submitting the entry fee during the checkout process:

  • Name and initials (e.g. Pablo Ruiz Picasso, PRP)

  • Name to appear in print (e.g. Pablo Picasso)

  • Address, phone and email

  • Submission Information (title, medium, year, printing format, unframed dimensions)

Step 2. Entry Fee:

  • Pay the entry fee after filling out the online form

Step 3. Submission of Art:

  • All images must be sent via email.

  • Do not send a CD or photographs.

  • Submit up to two pieces of art for consideration by emailing a jpeg file for each piece.

  • Send only one image per work.

  • Jpeg files cannot exceed 5 MB. Label each file with your initials, title of the work, medium, framed size: Example: jd_portraitofsusan_oil_20x30.

  • Email images to info@artsherndon.org The subject line of the email must read: “13th Annual Portrait Competition Submission.”

Entry Form, payment & jpeg submissions must be received by 5:00 pm ET, Monday, October 10th, 2023

Check list:

  • Entry form – on-line (during checkout)

  • Payment – on-line

  • Images – send by email only please