19th Annual Pastel 100 Competition - PAINTING COMPETITION

Pastel Journal, America's leading magazine devoted to pastel artists, has recently opened entries for its 19th annual painting competition titled The Pastel 100 Competition inviting all artists worldwide to submit they works made with a soft pastel.

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Annual international painting competition The Pastel 100 Competition, sponsored by Pastel Journal, America’s leading magazine devoted to pastel artists, has recently opened its 19th call for entries.

This competition offers cash, prizes and publicity to its talented winners.

Entries are accepted in the following categories:

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

Submitted work must be at least 80% soft pastel. Nupastels and other "harder" pastels are considered soft pastels. No oil pastel.

Image requirements for entries: JPG files at least 72dpi and smaller than 5MB. All entrants should be prepared to be able to send a print-quality replacement file should their entry be among those selected as a winner. For publication in Pastel Journal, these files should be 300 dpi when saved at approximately 8×10 inches (2400×3600 pixels), ideally, and 5×7 inches (1500×2100 pixels) at minimum.

All entries submitted before August 1, 2017 has entry fee 25 USD per image. Entries submitted after the early-bird deadline are subject to the regular entry fees of 30 USD per image.

Regular deadline is September 1, 2017.

This competition is open worldwide to artists aged 16 or older.

• First Prize: 5,000 USD cash
• Second Prize: 2,500 USD cash
• Third Prize: assortment of pastels and pastel surfaces (valued over 2,000 USD)
• Fourth Prize: assortment of pastels and pastel surfaces (valued over 1,500 USD)
• Fifth Prize: assortment of pastels and pastel surfaces (valued over 1,000 USD)

Moreover, all top prize winners and place winners will receive features in Pastel Journal (April 2018 issue).

For all further informations about the competition 19th Annual Pastel 100 Competition or to submit your works visit the following official website: http://www.artistsnetwork.com/competitions/pastel-100-competition

Organizer: Pastel Journal

Category: PAINTING COMPETITION

Official Website: Link

Published by: InfoDesigners

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Published on: Mar 03, 2017

Updated on: Mar 03, 2017