12th Annual Pastel 100 Competition

Sponsored by The Pastel Journal, America's leading magazine devoted to pastel artists, and sister publication of The Artist's Magazine, this annual competition offers cash, prizes and publicity to its lucky winners.

You can compete in five official categories. There are more than $13,000 in cash prizes!

All top prizewinners and place winners will receive features in The Pastel Journal (April 2011 issue).

Objective

Submit works in the following categories:

• Landscape/Interior
• Still Life/Floral
• Abstract/Non-Objective
• Portrait/Figure
• Animal/Wildlife

Work must be at least 80% soft pastel; no oil pastel. Nupastels and other “harder” pastels are considered soft pastels.

Prizes

• The Pastel Journal Best of Show Award: $5,000
• The Pastel Journal Grand Prize Award: $2,500
• The Ruth Richeson/Unison Pastels Award: set of unison pastels (324 pieces, value $1,800) + $750 worth of Richeson Co. products
• The Art Spirit Foundation/ Dianne B. Bernhard Gold Medal Award For Excellence: $1,500
• The Art Spirit Foundation/ Dianne B. Bernhard Silver Medal Award For Excellence: $1,000
• The Jack Richeson/Unison Pastels Category Awards:
  • 5 First Place Awards—valued at $500 assorted Richeson pastel surfaces
  • 5 Second Place Awards—valued at $250 36 piece Unison Pastel set, plus pastel surfaces
  • 5 Third Place Awards—valued at $150 18 piece Unison Pastel set, plus pastel surfaces
  • 5 Fourth Place Awards—valued at $100 36 piece Richeson soft pastel set, plus pastel surfaces
  • 5 Fifth Place Awards—valued at $50 18 piece Richeson pastel set, plus pastel surfaces

Rules

• The contest is open to artists in the U.S. and abroad.
• Artists must be age 16 or older.
• All works must be original. Compositions based on published material or other artists’ work are not considered original and are not eligible.
• Paintings executed in a workshop under another artist‘s supervision or paintings based on another person's photograph (even if it’s copyright-free) are not eligible.
• Anyone honored with an Art Spirit Foundation Award in any competition during the past three years is ineligible to win the same award this year.
• Employees or associates of F+W Media, Inc., Jack Richeson & Co. Inc., or their immediate families may not enter.
• The Pastel Journal reserves the right to reject work deemed unsuitable for publication or that does not meet above criteria.
• Work previously published in a national publication or receiving an award at a national-level exhibition at the time of submission to this contest is not eligible.
• You may enter work in any and all categories; there is no limit to the number of images you may enter.
• All entries must be postmarked no later than 1 September 2010.

How to enter?

You may enter files online or via regular mail. All digital files submitted via regular mail must be accompanied by an official entry form or facsimilie.

• You may mail all your entries on one CD.
• Please include a separate sheet that gives the title and dimensions of each image.
• The titles of the images on the CD must match the titles on the sheet.
• Image files cannot exceed 2MB.
• The file format must be JPEG.
• If your work is selected for the top 100, we will contact you about sending a high-res replacement. Incomplete entry forms and information sheets, and improperly marked CDs will be disqualified.
• Slides will not be accepted.

Postal address:

Entry fee

All entries are $20 per image.

Related Links

• Official Website
• Entry Form