Colored Pencil Society of America: Explore This! 5

Open to living artists 18 years or older, regardless of geographic location. Artists may enter two different pieces, but only one piece per artist may be accepted into the show. Entry fee is $20 for nonmembers or $15 for CPSA members (2009 membership year). Deadline for entries is 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time, November 15, 2008.

The media used must be predominantly colored pencil pigment. Artwork must include some element that makes it ineligible for the CPSA International Exhibition, such as 3-dimensional works, works with media other than colored pencil, collages, or prepared surfaces. Artwork must have been executed after November 15, 2005 and not previously hung in any national CPSA exhibition. Concept, design, and execution must be solely that of the artist. No work copied from copyrighted or published materials or collaborations are permitted. Artists must submit one digital image for each 2-dimensional work and two digital images for each 3-dimensional work.

Awards include a $1,500 cash award for best of show, XPPY award, and other cash amounts. All accepted work will be published in full color in To The Point. The top three winners are invited to ship their work to the 17th Annual CPSA International Exhibition for display in Atlanta. Starting in 2009, CPSA members may earn CPX Signature status by having their art appear in three CPSA Explore This! Exhibitions within 10 years. Artwork may be for sale or not for sale. CPSA will forward any inquiries about purchasing artwork to the artist, and there will be no commission charged on any sales. By submitting an entry, the artist grants permission for CPSA to use the accepted image in its newsletter, To The Point, on its website, on the Read-only DVD of artwork from CPSA shows of 2009, and for brochures, promotional materials, and publicity about the show.