Prospectus
ENDANGERED Photography & Art Contest 2015
Art, in all its forms, can reach people all over the globe and win hearts and minds. 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 3rd annual ENDANGERED Art & Photography Contest. This global, juried, online art contest aims to focus attention on the plight of endangered and threatened species or habitats. The challenge is to interpret or reflect ENDANGERED through either
- Celebration of the beauty of endangered or 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 entries are:
Fine Art (including Sculpture)
Photography
Wearable Art (including Jewelry)
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.
Please see the Terms and Conditions for the specifics on how the contest will be run. Please enter jpeg images of your work through this Juried Art Services website. A donation of $25 is required for each entry and goes directly to the Center for Great Apes.
You will find the Terms and Conditions in full on both the Juried Art Services website or at https://www.art4apes.com
The contest opens on 1st February 2015 and the deadline for submission is 12th October 2015.
Cash prizes totaling $2,750 will be awarded in each category. First Prize will receive $1,500, Second Prize will receive $750 and Third Prize will receive $500.
Please read the contest rules in full on this website or at https://www.art4apes.com.
Young Artists Contest
Young Artists with birthdays on or after October 1st, 1998, are encouraged to enter their work (Fine Art (including Sculpture), Photography or Wearable Art (including Jewelry) in the Youth 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.
Please read the contest rules in full on this website or at https://www.art4apes.com.
Young Artists entries should be accompanied by a donation of $5 for each entry which goes directly to the Center for Great Apes.
Cash prizes totaling $500 will be awarded in the Young Artists Contest. First Prize will receive $250, Second Prize will receive $150 and Third Prize will receive $100.
Winners will be invited to exhibit their work in Miami during Art Basel week, December 1-5th, 2015
Exhibition
Prizewinners plus a selection of entries of significant merit will be invited to exhibit in the ENDANGERED Art & Photography Exhibition December 1st-5th, 2015, during Art Basel week. Entries will be selected based in part on the judge’s 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.com.
We plan an active Public Relations campaign involving direct mail, social media 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
We have chosen to use all proceeds from the contest and exhibition to support the Center for Great Apes. 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.
- 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 31st. This will be posted to your account with Juried Art Services. Please remember to check for mail in your JAS account!
The ENDANGERED 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 reach a new audience and potentially win a prize but also play a role in preserving wildlife and the environment and directly support an extremely worthwhile non-profit organization.