ENDANGERED Fine Art & Photography Contest 2019
December 4, 2019 to December 7, 2019
Miami, Florida
Application Dates
Feb 9 to Oct 6 '19
Application Fee
$25.00
(see prospectus for details)
Notification Date
Oct 28, 2019

Prospectus

 


 

ENDANGERED Fine Art &
Photography Contest 2019


Details: https://www.Art4Apes.com               Questions?  Lindsey@Art4Apes.com


This contest and subsequent exhibition aims to encourage artists and photographers to focus their skill and creativity on the issues facing endangered species and habitats whilst raising funds to support the Center for Great Apes, a sanctuary for orangutans and chimpanzees in need of lifetime care. 


Contest
You are invited to enter the 7th annual ENDANGERED Fine Art & Photography Contest. This global, juried, online art contest aims to focus attention on the plight of endangered and threatened species/habitats. The challenge is to interpret or reflect ENDANGERED through either

  • Celebration of the beauty of endangered/threatened species/habitats
  • Illustration of the threats facing endangered species/habitats

Please note – species do not have to be formally listed as endangered in order to be eligible for this contest as long as an element of threat exists. 

The Categories for entry are: 

Fine Art (including sculpture, jewelry and wearable art)

Fine Art Photography (digital manipulation accepted)

Young Artists (birthdays on or after October 1st, 2000)

We encourage creativity in interpretation and communication of the theme. 
We see photography as a form of art and are happy to receive digitally
manipulated photographs
.

We regret we cannot accept video or film entries in the contest. 

Please see the full Terms and Conditions for the specifics on how the contest will be run.  You will find the Terms and Conditions in full on both the Juried Art Services website or at https://www.Art4Apes.com. Please enter jpeg images of your work through this Juried Art Services website.



         Fine Art and Fine Art Photography         

Categories
For Fine Art and Fine Art Photography categories each entry of a single image must be accompanied by a donation of $25 USD that goes directly to the Center for Great Apes https://www.CenterForGreatApes.orgThere is no limit on the number of entries that may be made. Do not submit more than one image of the same Artwork. 

Cash Prizes totaling $3,250 will be awarded in both the Fine Art and Fine Art Photography categories. First Prize will receive $1,500 USD, Second Prize will receive $1,000 USD and Third Prize will receive $750 USD.

Prizewinners plus an invited selection of other entries of significant merit will be exhibited in Miami December 4th-7th, 2019 during Art Week. Letters offering places in the exhibition will be posted to the entrant’s Juried Art Services account by October 30th, 2019. Keep checking your Juried Art Services account for updates.


 

                    Young Artists Contest                    

Young Artists with birthdays on or after October 1st, 2000, are encouraged to enter their work in the Young Artists Category. We will accept individual or class/group entries. Please enter jpeg images of your work through the Juried Art Services website checking the category Young Artists. Young Artist entries should be accompanied by a donation of $5 USD for each entry that goes directly to the Center for Great Apes.  Please be sure to include your age at 1st October, 2019.  Cash prizes totaling $500 USD will be awarded in the Young Artists Contest.  First Prize will receive $250 USD, Second Prize will receive $150 USD and Third Prize will receive $100 USD.

Prizewinners plus an invited selection of other entries of significant merit will be exhibited in Miami during Art Week December 4th-7th, 2019. Keep checking your Juried Art Services account for updates. 

All entries are published on our Facebook page and other social media and on our website at https://www.Art4Apes.com. We will include your name,  the title  and All Rights Reserved.  If you would like your website and social media handles included, please make sure to include them in your Juried Art Services details. 


The contest opens 4th February, 2019 and the deadline for submission is October 6, 2019.

We regret we cannot accept entries from residents of CUBA, IRAN, NORTH KOREA, SUDAN, SYRIA, Puerto Rico, Quebec AND WHERE PROHIBITED by law.

Please read the contest rules in full on this website or at https://www.Art4Apes.com



                 Exhibition                 

Click above image to view video of the 2018 exhibition

Prizewinners plus a selection of entries of significant merit will be invited to exhibit in the ENDANGERED Fine Art & Photography Exhibition, December 4th - 7th, 2019, during Art Basel Week. Entries will be selected based on the jury panel scores and according to how the work fits in the space available and in the context of a coherent, curated exhibition. 

Artwork exhibited may be offered for sale, if the artist wishes, and it is up to the artist to determine the price at which it will be offered. 

All sales are subject to Florida sales tax and a 30% “commission” which will be paid as a donation to the Center for Great Apes. Please read the Terms and Conditions in full either on this website or at https://www.Art4Apes.comPlease bear this in mind when listing the price of your Artwork on the entry form. 

We plan an active Public Relations campaign involving social media, online and print media. We will provide exhibiting artists with material that they can email to their contacts to encourage them to attend. A cocktail reception is planned and artists are encouraged to attend to meet the organizers and sponsors and discuss their work with interested visitors. 


Proceeds 
All proceeds from the contest and exhibition support the Center for Great Apes, a 501(c)(3) registered non-profit organization. The Center for Great Apes’ mission is to provide a permanent sanctuary for orangutans and chimpanzees who have been rescued or retired from the entertainment industry, from research, or who are no longer wanted as pets. The Center provides care with dignity in a safe, healthy, and enriching environment for great apes in need of lifetime care. Please visit their website to learn more https://www.CenterForGreatApes.org.     

ALL donations, including contest entry fees, go directly to support the Center. We fund our events either through commercial sponsorship or through our own donations.

The Center for Great Apes is solely the beneficiary of the funds from this Contest; it has no role in the organization or management of this contest. The Center for Great Apes cannot be held responsible for any issue relating to this Contest.


Communication 
We like to keep in touch with artists supporting this contest and we do this in the following ways:

  • Through our website https://www.Art4Apes.com.   We post a selection of entries online and blog about the artists and their work. 
  • Through our Facebook page https://facebook.com/art4apes - we encourage you to “friend” our page.  We regularly post as many new entries as we can. 
  • We send occasional emails to update everyone on progress and news relating to the contest and exhibition plans; you may unsubscribe from these at any time. replica watches
  • You may email Lindsey@Art4Apes.com at any time with questions.  We try to respond promptly. 
  • You will receive a letter concerning selection of your entry or entries to the exhibition by October 30th, 2019. This will be posted to your account with Juried Art Services.  Please remember to check for mail in your JAS account! 

The ENDANGERED Fine Art & Photography Contest and Exhibition are a lot of fun. We encourage you to be a part of this amazing opportunity and not only use your talent to compete in a contest and reach a new audience but also play a role in preserving wildlife and the environment and directly support an extremely worthwhile non-profit organization.