The Tri-County Student Art Contest Rules and Information
1. Each participant must be a current high school or middle school student at one of the four participating Oregon school districts - Elmira, Junction City, Harrisburg, Monroe, or Triangle Lake. (We also accept submissions from any homeschooled high school or middle school aged student who live within the school district boundaries of the participating school districts or attend a homeschool group within these districts.)
2. Each contestant may submit up to three entries. Each piece entered should have a separate entry form. Entries may be in more than one category.
3. All pieces must be an original, completed artwork created by the contestant. Artwork submitted in last year's contest is not eligible. Artwork must be original in concept and not copied from existing artwork from another artist. However, samplings of other media can be utilized to create an original concept in the collage and mixed media categories.
It is acceptable to submit works created for a school project as long as it meets all of the criteria specified above.
4. All entries must be turned in on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 by 3:30pm at each participant's school's drop-off point. No late entries will be accepted. If a school is prepared to take entries early, contestants can submit them earlier than the April 24th, but not after that date. Entries can be turned in by someone else on a contestant’s behalf, but it must have an entry form signed and filled out by the contestant.
It remains the prerogative of the association not to show any artworks for public display that are deemed by them too provocative for a general public audience. However, all entries will be judged on their artistic merit even if not shown. If a piece is not shown, the student artist will be informed of the decision before the show and given the reasons why, however judges will still be able to view the piece for evaluation of awards.
5. Entries should be presented in ready to handle form. This means all 2 dimensional works should have some sort of stiff backing (they do not necessarily need to be framed or matted - even cardboard backing will do). If any piece is very fragile, very heavy, or other special concerns, please pre-arrange delivery using our contact information. [Please note - The Junction City Art Association will not be held responsible for any damage or theft of an art piece. However, please know all pieces are important to us and will be very carefully handled and will be safely locked up after delivery.]
6. Each entry must be accompanied by a completely filled out and signed entry form when dropping off their entry. Entry forms will be available at the tab CONTEST ENTRY FORM above and also will be available in paper form at participating schools. Students do not need to pre-register to be in the contest prior to the April 24th turn-in date.
7. With each entry, participants must designate just one category to best place their piece even if it may fit in more than one type. Organizers reserve the right to move any entry not fitting the category it was placed, into a more appropriate one before the judging phase.
The categories consist of the following:
- Painting - oil, acrylic, watercolor / all genres
- Drawing - pencil, pen & ink, charcoal, pastels
- Sculpture - wood, metal, assorted materials
- Mixed Media - combining materials, methods, media
- Digital Art - computer software generated art (NO Artificial Intelligence "A.I." art)
- Photography - all genres / post processing allowed / drone photography allowed
- Collage - 2D collections of drawings, clippings, words,or photos to present a theme
- Wearable Art - jewelry, clothing, accessories / actual item (no design drawings)
8. All entries will be displayed at the Junction City High School Cafeteria at a public showing on Saturday, April 27th from 10am till 4pm. At some point during this showing, judges will evaluate each category and decide the award winners. An awards ceremony will immediately follow the public showing at 4pm till completion.
It is not mandatory for winners to be present to receive their award, however if not able to attend, we request each contestant have an alternative representative appointed to receive any award they may have earned.
9. There will be an overall winner selected for each category in which there is at least 1 entry. High School category first place winners will receive a certificate plus a $50 cash award. 2nd Place winners will receive a certificate plus a $25 cash award. Middle School category first place winners will receive a certificate and a $20 cash award and 2nd place winners will receive a certificate and a $10 cash award.
In addition to category winners, in any category where there is a minimum of 2 entries, Merit awards will be given in the following numbers: 2 to 5 entries - 1 merit award, 6 to 10 entries - 2 merit awards, 11 to 20 entries - 3 merit awards, 21 or more entries - 4 merit awards. Merit awards will receive an award certificate and a “to be determined” other prize.
All category winning entries will be grouped together and a “Best of Show” overall winner will be selected from that group. In addition to their category winning awards, the Best of Show winner will also receive a certificate and an additional gift.
10. All entries should be taken home by contestants or representatives at the conclusion of the awards, unless a particular school has made arrangements to keep the entries for display at their sites following the contest.
LAST YEAR'S EXPLANATION VIDEO
