Whether you are a student, a recent graduate or an older artist newly focused on your art-making, this competition is an opportunity to shine a spotlight on your work. The contest is open to artists working in a variety of traditional art media, including oil, acrylic, watercolor, casein, gouache, egg tempera, soft pastel, oil pastel, charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, pen and ink, marker, scratchboard, mixed media and mixed-media collage, silver or other metal point, and printmaking (etching, mezzotint, lithography, woodcut, monotype, mono print, and aquatint). See our rules and regulations for more information. Fifteen winners will be selected. Three winners will be selected for First, Second and Third Place Awards in each of five categories. All 15 artists will have their winning artwork featured in the November/December 2023 issue of  Artists Magazine and on ArtistsNetwork.com. Winners will also receive additional prizes.

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