Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art 2010

Juror: John Zarobell, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Cash awards: $5,000 First Place (Compass Bank Award), $2,500 Second Place, $1,250 Third Place. All entries must be original works by artists residing in Texas, completed in the last two years, and done without supervision. No entries that have been in previous competitive exhibitions are eligible. All entries must be suitable for a public, corporate setting; nudity, sexual suggestion, and graphic violence cannot be exhibited.

Each artist is limited to four entries. Entry fee is $12 per entry, due by September 30, 2009, payable by credit card only through the Café website. Entries may be any medium including painting, photography, sculpture, and works on paper. Maximum dimensions: 144" wide by 84" tall for flat works; sculpture no larger than 5'x5' at the base and no more than 10' high. Sculpture must not hang from the ceiling, use large bolts, or weigh more than 100 pounds.

Timeline: Deadline for entries September 30, 2009. Notification of acceptance November 13, 2009. Deliver work by January 9, 2010. Opening and award presentation January 14, 2010, 6-8 pm. Public exhibition runs January 14 - February 19, 2010. Pick up work by February 20, 2010. Works will be insured from receipt through February 20, 2010. Assistance League of Houston is not responsible for damage, loss, or deterioration in transit.