Colored Pencil Society of America Explore This! 19

Colored Pencil Society of America Explore This! 19 is an international exhibition open to living artists 18 years or older. Artists may submit one or two original works created within three years of the exhibition. Only one work per artist may be selected. Entry fees are $15 for CPSA members (2023 membership year) and $20 for non-members. Submissions require 1-4 images.

Entries must be predominantly colored pencil and include one or more of the following: another medium such as ink, watercolor, pastel, or acrylics; collage; artist-prepared surface; a three-dimensional surface; or any other technique, surface, or element not allowed for the CPSA International Exhibition. Work that is 100% colored pencil on a single 2D surface is not allowed. Artwork must be solely the original concept, design, and execution of the submitting artist and must have been completed on or after January 1, 2020. Artwork must not have appeared in any previous CPSA Explore This! Exhibition. Reference photos used must be taken personally by the submitting artist; reference photos taken by others may be used only for incidental areas, not the main focus. Work copied directly from someone else's photograph, copyrighted materials, published materials, or online photo sites is not allowed. Reproductions, collaborative works, and artwork derived from an instructor's design are not permitted.

Awards include a $2,000 cash award for Best of Show and EXPY Award, plus up to 15 lesser cash amounts and product awards. A list of selected artists will be posted at www.cpsa.org by January 15, 2023. Failure to comply with specifications may result in disqualification and penalties.