Art and Art Deadlines.com

A food-themed FREE resource site for ARTISTS.

×
Art and Art Deadlines.com

Category: Media

CALL for ENTRIES: Julia Margaret Cameron Award

Click to Subscribe to www.ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by Email!CHEESY TRUTH

French food is the gold standard.  You don’t have to agree with me; it is objective fact.  It isn’t all about sauce.  I believe it is all about the cheese.  The French boast 350 to 400 TYPES of cheese… maybe 1000.  I haven’t tried them all yet; it is on my bucket list.  Until I try them all and pronounce my favorite, give Sainte-Maure de Touraine a try.  Could you pick some up for me when you’re at this opening?

Check out this Call for Entries for the Julia Margaret Cameron Award from the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards.  Here a chance to fulfill all of your beret-wearing, Eiffel Tower visiting Parisian art fantasies.  Sign me up…

*Editor’s Note:  If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Julia Margaret Cameron Award, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Julia Margaret Cameron Award

 

Learn more from the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards WPGA website!ELIGIBILITY: Professional and non professional female artists from all countries.

MEDIA:  Photography.  Traditional, contemporary, avant-garde, creative and experimental works that include old and new processes, mixed techniques, and challenging personal, emotional or political statements will be welcome.

DEADLINE:  December 30th, 2011, at 11:59pm PST

NOTIFICATION:  March 8th, 2012 (honoring the International Women’s Day)

ENTRY FEE:  $40 for the first 3 images; $10 each additional image

JUROR:  Amber Terranova is the photo editor for Photo District News. She worked previously for New York magazine and Outside. She holds a BFA in photography from the School of Visual Arts, Manhattan.  Amber has assisted with programming at Center, a Santa Fe-based non-profit organization that supports photographers. Her taste in photography tends toward emerging and established artists with strong personal projects, surprising content and evidence of political or social engagement. She’s most drawn to introspective, provocative work.

Learn more about Juror Dina Bova!Dina Bova was born in Moscow and currently lives in Israel. Her images have been awarded in Px3, Hasselbald Masters, Sony Awards, 1st edition of the JMCA, Nikon, PDN’s World in Focus, and have won 21 Gold medals in international photo-contests under FIAP/PSA patronage in USA, Austria, France, England, Croatia, Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel. Her art is a world of allegories, metaphors and multifaceted associations. She thinks that it’s not important how an artist creates his work. It can be created with any tool and any medium, but it should speak for itself and convey a very special mood. It should need no explanation, no elaboration and no apologies. It can be very aesthetic or the opposite of it. For Dina, the most important thing  is freeing the imagination.

AWARDS:  The Julia Margaret Cameron Award will be given to 12 women photographers which will be invited to exhibit (and sell) their work in a very selective collective exhibition in Paris during 2013, honoring one hundredth year of the birth of Robert Capa, co-founder of Magnum Photos and famous war photojournalist. WPGA will take care of the framing and matting, as well as all gallery expenses.  A catalog will be printed, and all 12 awardees will receive one free copy.

SALES:  Exhibitors will receive 40% of the sales, 20% will be reserved for the gallery/organizers, and 40% will be donated to a charitable organization selected by the awardees.

For complete details, Visit the Website!

Enter the Julia Margaret Cameron Award!

CALL for ENTRIES: Visualizing

Click to Subscribe to www.ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by Email!MOOOOOO….

Buffets make me feel like a cow at a trough.  Admittedly, that probably has something to do with my own psychological issues; however, I am not a fan.  But if ever I was going to recommend that you go to a buffet line, I would recommend that you try one in Vegas.  From award winning chefs to 24-hour access, Vegas buffets offer virtually ANYTHING you could want.  Now if what you ate in Vegas only stayed in Vegas, ha.  This next show is in Sin City.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries for Visualizing the Black Condition sponsored by the National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) at Bally’s (Las Vegas, NV).  I always encourage you to say it with art.  Here is your chance…

*Editor’s Note:  If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Visualizing, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES: Visualizing

Learn more about the Visualizing the Black Condition Show!“Visualizing the Black Condition…” is a mixed media exhibition of art that draws upon the theme of the 2012 NCOBPS Annual Meeting, “The Black Condition within Global Shifts and Persistent Structures of Inequality.” Artwork featured in the show will draw inspiration from and address ideas about blackness in the Diaspora, e. g., the persistent vestiges and new manifestations of “neo colonialism”; the persistent needs and/or demands of black citizens and their allies for democratic governance and responsiveness, economic redistribution and equality; and the intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, class, ideology, religion, and region, and how these identities serve as the basis for group identity, mobilization for democratic participation, civic engagement, social movements, and policy reform in the US and abroad.

ELIGIBILITY: Artists must be aged 18 +.

MEDIA:  All media except installation art.  See the prospectus for size limitations.

Learn more about Juror Reginald PorterDEADLINE:  Monday, January 8, 2012

NOTIFICATION: January 30, 2012

ENTRY FEE: $30 per entry (up to 2 pieces per entry fee).

JUROR:  Reginald Pointer, MFA, Associate Professor (Foundation and Ceramics) is a ceramicist, printmaker, and multimedia artist in the Department of Art at Howard University in Washington, DC. Featuring social themes in his work, he has won numerous awards throughout his illustrious career. Juror will review all images and make exhibition selections. Juror will consider design/concept, workmanship, and overall connection to theme.

AWARDS: Selection for Participation on Panel on Art and Politics.

SALES: All accepted artwork must be for sale.  NCOBPS retains 25% commission on all sales made directly from the exhibition.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

Download the Prospectus for the Visualizing the Black Condition Show!

 

CALL for ENTRIES: 35th Annual Small Works

Click to Subscribe to www.ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by Email!TINY INDULGENCES

I love things in small packages. For many of my friends it conjures images of little blue boxes from Tiffany’s. Yes, I realize that is 2 refrences to the same jewelry store in one week, and no, it isn’t a holiday hint for my husband.  I promise.  For me, you can just send little blue boxes of Mariebelle chocolates and keep the jewels for yourself. This next Call may inspire your own small package.

Check out this Call for Entries from Harper College for their 35th Annual National Juried Exhbition of Small Works. Small is all about perspective, but Harper College see it as no larger than 22″ at its largest dimension. That sure includes a large amount of artwork, so sieze your opportunity…

*Editor’s Note:  If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: 35th Annual Small Works, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
35th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition

The College’s annual national juried exhibition highlights work selected from entries by artists from across the country. The show typically features a wide array of media ranging from photography, prints, and painting to metal, clay, glass, and fiber. The Harper College Educational Foundation sponsors this exhibit.

Learn more about Harper College online!ELIGIBILITY: All artists over 18 living in the USA are eligible.

SIZE & MEDIA: In its largest dimension, individual artwork must be no greater than 22 inches including frame if applicable. All media excluding
jewelry, film and video/digital video are eligible.
Weight limitation of 45 pounds. No work that requires special installation or instructions will be accepted.

DEADLINE: Postmarked by January 23, 2012

NOTIFICATION: February 27, 2012. Notification Cards WILL NOT be sent. Please check the website for results of the jury.

Download the Harper College Small Works prospectus!ENTRY FEE: A nonrefundable fee of $25 for up to 3 entries.

AWARDS: Accepted work will be considered for purchase for the Harper College Educational Foundation Art Collection. Purchases are made possible by the Harper College Educational Foundation Purchase Award.

JUROR:  Aron Packer, owner and Director of Packer Schopf Gallery, will serve as the show juror. In September 2006, Packer joined forces with William Schopf to open their current space in the thriving West Loop gallery district in Chicago. Since 1987, Packer has mounted more than 200 exhibitions.  Over the years, his focus has shifted from folk art to predominantly contemporary art, curating what he considers to be compelling, whatever the genre.  This means art that is a little obscure, idiosyncratic, and reflective of the road not obviously taken.

For full details, Download the Prospectus!

Learn more about the 35th Annual Small Works Show at Harper College!

CALL for ENTRIES: Illuminate

Click to Subscribe to www.ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by Email!BRAILLE MENU
anyone?

Eating solely by candlelight is not romantic.  When the world is teaching its young boys and girls romantic guestures, the candlelit dinner is among the cliches reinforced repeatedly by television and print ads.  Yes, candlelight is lovely and flattering, but not SOLELY candelight.  I want to see what I am eating, or about to eat.  I want to enjoy the presentation of the food.  I DO NOT want to accidentally put a forkfull of wasabi in my mouth by accident.  This next Call COULD be all about candlelight.  What’s your bright idea?

Check out this Call for Entries from the Water Street Studios (Batavia, IL) for Illuminate.  This is their first themed show, and I’ve gotta say…loving the idea.  Themes usually make you think outside your comfort zone, but not everyone thinks about how their piece will be lit.  Investigate this one…

*Editor’s Note:  If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Illuminate, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

Learn more about the Illuminate Show at Water Street Studios!CALL for ENTRIES:
Illuminate

Water Street Studios in Batavia, IL announces a Call for Entries to its first of many juried, themed shows, “Illuminate.”

The Illuminate exhibit, juried by Frank Maugeri, will explore light in all of its forms and is open to conceptual interpretation: mechanically lit pieces are welcome, as are depictions of luminescence, as well as conceptual pieces.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists.

MEDIA:  All media may be considered.  However, this will be a dimly lit show, with the gallery’s house lights off and sporadic track lights on.

DEADLINE:  December 11, 2011

Learn more about Water Street Studios!NOTIFICATION:  Within 2 weeks of submission or by December 25, 2011.

ENTRY FEE:  There is a submission application fee of $30. Water Street Studios Artist Members receive a one time $10 discount per year on their application.

JUROR:  Water Street Studios (Batavia, IL) is honored to have Frank Maugeri, Co-Artistic Director of RedMoon as their Guest Juror for the “Illuminate” Show.  You can see Frank Maugeri’s recent presentation at One State Together by visiting the Sixty Inches from Center website

AWARDS: Best of Show artists will be awarded: A free 2-week Solo Show in Water Street Studios 2nd floor gallery, valued at $200.  Honorable Mention artists will be given free advertisements on the Water Street Studios’ website, Facebook page, and in their newsletter.  The winners’ artwork will be printed on Water Street Studios’ postcards as advertisement for the show.

SALES: Water Street Studios Resident Artist commission structure is 70% to the Artist / 30% to the Water Street Gallery.  Non-Renting Artist commission structure is 60% to the Artist / 40% to the Water Street Gallery.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!
Download the Prospectus from Water Street Studios!

CALL for ENTRIES: Environmental

Click to Subscribe to www.ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by Email!CHEESY
BOOTS

Trail mix is another reason that I don’t hike.  Well, that and the shoes.  My girlfriends and I are scheduled to hike up to LeConte Lodge in May of 2012.  At an elevation of 6593′, I’m clearly going to have to give up the stilettos, but I’m still hoping I can smuggle some brie and pate in my backpack.  Maybe the folks sponsoring this next Call might have some suggestions.  Maybe I’ll ask…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum (Golden, CO) for 2012 Environmental Photography Exhibition.  You don’t have to frame these entries which is a cost saver both on the framing AND shipping.  Take a look…

*Editor’s Note:  If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Environmental, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

Learn more about the 2012 Environmental Photo Exhibition!CALL for ENTRIES:
Environmental

 

From avant-garde to f64 images, the Environmental Photography Exhibition hopes to represent the shared vision of world communities that are concerned about environmental issues. The common theme of this environmental exhibition is the images’ ability to  inform, convey, motivate or passionately move its viewer.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists.

MEDIA:  Photography

DEADLINE:  Monday,  December 31, 2011

NOTIFICATION:  January 17, 2012

Check out the entries from last year!ENTRY FEE:  $30 for up to 3 images. Add’l entries $10 each.

JUROR:  Kim Hubbard is a senior photo editor for National Geographic magazine where she works primarily on natural history and environmental stories. Prior to that she was the photo editor of Audubon magazine for 11 years.

Wendy Erickson, editor of Photo Technique Magazine,   is a New Jersey based photographer, writer and teacher. She seamlessly blends together traditional and digital imaging, and uses both in her art. Her photographs and writings have been widely exhibited, and published in numerous books and articles.

Stephen Weaver is an award winning photographer with over 35 years experience making images of the natural world. Formally educated as a geologist, Steve combines his scientific knowledge with his photographic abilities to produce stunning images that illustrate the beauty of the structure and composition of the earth and its natural systems.

AWARDS:  Best of Show will win a $500 grand prize.

For complete details, Read the Guidelines!

Learn more about the show from the American Mountaineering Museum!

CALL for ENTRIES: Contemporary Indigeneity

Click to Subscribe to www.ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by Email!PEARLS of
KNOWLEDGE

When I am cold, I live on soups and stews.  Currently, I am cold and dreaming of oyster stew.  However, as I frequently complain, my husband is allergic to seafood.  So, no oyster stew for me.  Do you know who else loved oyster stew?  Abraham Lincoln.  Fascinating.  History isn’t my strong suit; however, I seem to be well-versed on historical food favorites for some reason.  Most people know about his pinchot for apples, but not the delectable stew I currently crave. This next call is not about Lincoln, but it is LOCATED in Lincoln. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for Contemporary Indigeneity at the Great Plains Art Museum.  This is their first juried show, so let’s show them some support, folks!  The entry fee is low, but if you don’t live in the Great Plains area, this will probably require some research on your part.  Check it out…

*Editor’s Note:  If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Contemporary Indigeneity, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Contemporary Indigeneity

 

Learn more about the Contemporary Indigeneity show!ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists.

MEDIA:  Eligible works will express some element of North American Indigenous culture and have a contemporary or historical significance and placement within the Great Plains of North America.

DEADLINE:  February 22, 2012

NOTIFICATION:  April 7, 2012

ENTRY FEE:  A $15 donation for 1-5 entries is suggested.

JUROR:  Submitted works will be blindly reviewed by a panel of Great Plains Art Museum staff, board members, and fellows of the Center for Great Plains Studies and judged on aesthetic and technical merit.

AWARDS:  Over $5,000 in awards, including the potential to be purchased for the permanent collection of the Great Plains Art Museum. 

SALES:  All sales to the public will be conducted through the Great Plains Art Museum with a 100% return to the artist.  A suggested donation of 25% of sold works is appreciated. 

For complete information, Download the Prospectus!

Download the Prospectus from the Great Plains Art Museum

CALL for ENTRIES: Rocky Mountain Art Books

Click to Subscribe to www.ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by Email!A SOUPÇON of
DAYDREAMING

I have been working on a menu for months now.  I have virtually no free time.  Amongst the art show, music gigs, cooking, cleaning, blogging and family time, there is precious little time for day dreaming.  Nonetheless, the soup is always simmering in my mind.  I have been working on a menu for a bistro for months in my head.  I’m narrowing down the theme and am going to start working on food cost projections soon.  Where is the bistro?  In my head.  Here a chance to spend time putting your daydreams down on paper.  This is a great winter project…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Ciao Gallery in Jackson, Wyoming for the Rocky Mountain Art Book Collection.  I love this idea.  Some of the suggested themes are a hoot (like Goggle Tan), but you can always choose your own them.  Take a look…

*Editor’s Note:  If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Rocky Mountain Art Books, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES: Rocky Mountain Art Books

 

Learn more about the Rocky Mountain Art Book Project!The Rocky Mountain Art Book Collection, is an exhibition project (with suggested themes) where the participants will receive a blank sketch pad to do whatever they please artistically over the course of four months. This project will be localized to communities throughout the Rocky Mountain region but also encouraging those across the country or the world to participate. After completed, participants will then submit their art books to be on display in an exhibition that will take place the third week in December of 2011.

ELIGIBILITY:  The project encourages anyone from anywhere who want to be a part of it, to participate.  Anyone meaning, anyone: kids, parents, students, seniors, writers, artists, dreamers, wanders, the guy next door, the crazy cat lady, the ski bum, the couch surfer, anyone.

MEDIA:  All forms of mediums are welcome.

DEADLINE:  The distribution of the sketch pads began mid-September and are ongoing.  Sketch pads are due to be returned Janaury 9, 2012.

ENTRY FEE: The participation fee is $25.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

Download the Prospectus from the Ciao Gallery!

CALL for ARTISTS: Gifted

Click to Subscribe to www.ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by Email!HOLLY for
the HOLIDAYS!

All I want for Christmas is to eat pastries outside of Tiffany’s window.  Okay, that is not exactly what I want.  I really want a new art studio, no need for a day job and a little bistro of my own so that I can subject the locals to my food experiments and still close after lunch.  But if you think about it, it IS the same thing–a life of harried, hurried, excited leisure.  Ahh, the glorious dream.  This next call has nothing to do with pastries or Tiffany’s, but the gallery share the name of my heroine du jour.  Take a chance…

Check out this Call for Artists from the Bleicher/Golightly Gallery (Santa Monica, CA) for Gifted, a holiday retail art show.  If you’re looking for a sales outlet for you work for the holidays and beyond, this might be just the place for you.  Take a look…

*Editor’s Note:  If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ARTISTS: Gifted, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

Email the Bliecher Golightly Gallery for more information!CALL for ARTIST: Gifted

 

Bleicher/Golightly Gallery is pleased to present a collection of works by gallery artists for the winter holidays. The show will entice guests with holiday cheer packages and beautifully wrapped delicate art gifts for every fine art enthusiast.

The show will display art work with a unique gift impression for all winter holidays and cheerful collectors.  All will have much to enjoy from Bleicher/Golightly Gallery’s holiday gift giving art show celebration.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists.

MEDIA:  Art sized under 18″ in width & height, priced under $400.

DEADLINE:  Taking work immediately. Email NOW om@bgshowroom.com if interested.

ENTRY FEE:  None

* Please note, this Call is NOT posted on the Bliecher/Golightly Gallery website.  It is being published at the request of the Gallery. So, bookmark this page for contact information.

To learn more about the Bliecher Golightly Gallery,
visit the website!

Learn more about the Bleicher Golightly Gallery!

 

REMINDER: The Human Form

Click to Subscribe to www.ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by Email!BERRY me
in BRIE

I believe that I am what I have eaten. I have learned that the contents of my diet directly informs my mood, energy level, and even my creative tendencies. I love fried chicken as much as the next sad and depressed person, but I have learned that fried chicken doesn’t make it better.  A crusty loaf, ripe wedge of brie and a handful of raspberries can transform my body and my mind. If you believe that people are what they eat, then this next Call is a smorgasboard. Investigate…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Darkroom Gallery (Essex Junction, VT) for The Human Form. The entry fee at Darkroom is always low ($20), and I love that they will provide free matting and framing if you work in their standard sizes. Take a look…

*Editor’s Note: If you enter, please make sure to let them know that you found the Call on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com. We’ve got a great history with them…including Best of Show!

Learn more about The Human Form exhibit at the Darkroom Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
The Human Form

 

Our bodies:
forbidden, subverted, suppressed.

Our bodies:
elevated, venerated, and sanctified.

The human form is unceasingly beautiful, complex, and remarkable. It is one of the very few things that all of us has in common, and yet is a source of perpetual cultural, spiritual, and scientific dissension. What better proof of this diversity than through the Photographic Arts; the Human Form has been its eternally devoted, perpetual muse. The body insights love, loss, envy and greed, devotion and esteem – as one of our most valued photographic subjects, our images do the same.

Learn more about the Darkroom Gallery online!The Human Form,
simple yet subtly complex,
always present yet hidden,
expose your vision.

ELIGIBILITY: Entrants must be at least 18 years old. If you are younger, you must have a parent or legal guardian make the submission for you.

MEDIA:
Photography

DEADLINE:
Midnight EST, December 28, 2011

NOTIFICATION:
January 4, 2012

JUROR: The work of Elizabeth Opalnik has been featured in Zoom, Camera Arts, Black and White Magazine, Silvershotz, Photo District News, Collectors Photography and Progresso Fotografico, among others. Commercial clients including Life Magazine, Gossard Lingerie, Coty Perfume, Michael Good Design, Sea Air Holidays and ongoing campaigns for The Ladies Professional Golf Association and Nancy Lopez Golf. She is exhibited, collected and published internationally and recently published her first monograph “Poetic Grace: Elizabeth Opalenik Photographs 1979-2007”.

Learn more about Juror Elizabeth Opalnik!She uses the Mordançage darkroom process, hand painting, and contemporary digital imaging in mix, utilizing their combined boundless creative possibilities. Between imagination and dreams, she believes all great photographs are an extension of the photographer – in essence, self-portraits. Her darkroom skills, photo therapeutic approach, and the inspiration from her work, make her a popular facilitator. She conducts photography workshops internationally, in partnership with the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, the Maine Media Workshops, the British Guild of Portrait Photographers, National Geographic Expeditions, The Rencontres d’Arles, and others.

Learn more about the Darkroom Gallery!AWARDS: All selected entries are exhibited in the gallery and included in a full color exhibit catalog. Juror’s Choice receives a 20×35″ vinyl exhibit banner featuring their image. People’s Choice gains free entry into a future exhibit.

SALES: Darkroom offers free matting and framing of accepted entries for the duration of each of their exhibitions, subject to standard sizes. Photographers set their own prices if they wish to sell their work and retain all rights to their photographs. For commission details, go to the bottom of the Submisssion Rules page!

*Editor’s Note:  If you have read the personal portion of this post, REMINDER: The Human Form, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Darkroom Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES: Mystery Build

Click to Subscribe to www.ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by Email!People in
GINGERBREAD HOUSES

I am too lazy to build a gingerbread house from scratch.  I find it far more entertaining to buy a kit and then malign it with creativity, often inedible.  Yep, I also latch hook horns onto puppies and add glitter to my Van Gogh paint-by-number masterpieces.  Kits don’t have to be restrictive; I find them inspirational. This next Call wants you to be inspired by 2.5 pounds of mystery materials.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries for The Mystery Build ProjectFeatured Artist Terri Lloyd made me aware of this one.  I love projects that get my creative juices flowing again.  The best part of this one?  You get to enter the contest, but KEEP the resulting work.  Investigate this one…

*Editor’s Note:  If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Mystery Build anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

Learn more about the Mystery Build project!CALL for ENTRIES:
Mystery Build

Mystery Build is an art challenge developed by two artists to inspire creativity.  The concept is simple.  Buy a kit.  Make something out of ONLY the contents of the kit.  And, upload either a picture or video of your creation.

ELIGIBILITY:  Contest is only open to legal residents of the U.S. and D.C. Contestants must be 18 years of age and older to receive cash prizes. Contestants under the age of 18 must have an adult who is 18 or older complete the Submission Form.

THEME:  What’s Your Favorite Movie? You may interpret the theme in any way you wish. Perhaps your Entry reflects a character, prop, scene, or line of dialogue. Be creative!

MEDIA:  You must buy a Mystery Build Kit.  You may choose to use anything in the Kit and the Mystery Build tin itself,  but you are not required to use all of the materials.  You may not add any materials to your Entry that are not included with the Kit.  No substitutions or additions of similar or identical materials.

In addition to the Kit you may up to 6 oz. of paint, varnish, lacquer, food coloring, oil, dye, ink, or similar liquids to decorate or enhance the Entry.  Liquids may not be used for structural elements or as glue, but may only be used as a surface enhancement.  Judges will have final ruling on use of liquids.

DEADLINE:  Submissions are due by 9/16/12 at 12:59 p.m. ET.

Learn more about the Mystery Build project!NOTIFICATION:  After 10/19/12

ENTRY FEE: $39.95 before 12/1/11 or $59.95 after 12/1/11

JUDGING PROCESS:  An independent, qualified panel of judges will judge all eligible Entries received based on the following criteria:

Creativity  – The originality of the Entry and creative use of the materials provided. Is the Entry unique? Does it show an imaginative use of the materials?

Relevance to the Theme – How effectively the Entry expresses the Theme – Favorite Movie. Entrants may interpret the contest’s theme any way they wish. Is it clear to others that the Entry relates to a movie, character, prop, movie going experience, or other concept relevant to a movie or movies?

Execution – Quality of technique and how well the Entrant presents the work in the photos or video submitted. Is the Entry well constructed? Does it show skill, talent, or craftsmanship?

AWARDS:  There are over $10,000 in cash Prizes.  Grand  Prize $5,000, 2nd Place $1,000, 3rd Place $750, 4th Place $500, 5th Place $250, 6th Place $250, 7th Place $250, and The People’s Choice Award (Public Voting Winner) $1000.  Check the FAQ page for Bonus Prizes.

For complete details, Read the FAQs!

Learn more about the Mystery Build project!