Michiana Annual Art Competition

This multimedia competition is open to all fine artists (age 17 and up) and limited to two digital submissions. Registration and entries will be accepted at maac.boxfactoryforthearts.org. Original fine art must be executed in the past two years and not previously entered in a Michiana Annual Art Competition. All artwork will be subject to a jurying process and are accepted based on the electronic submission. Only works that have been accepted by the jurors will be included in the exhibition. Artists accepted into the MAAC will be notified by email on May 15.

The entry fee is $35. Each artist is limited to two entries. Payment can be made at any time via PayPal following digital submission(s). Payment only needs to be submitted once. The Box Factory for the Arts will change your entry status to 'Submitted' after receiving your payment. This change in status may take up to 3 business days to appear.

Awards: $1,000 - Best in Show • $250 - Best in Category

Image files submitted for entry should be between 1920 pixels and 4000 pixels at the longest dimension. Use the JPG file-format with maximum quality compression. Submit only one image per entry for two-dimensional categories. You are allowed up to three additional images or views for three-dimensional works.

Framing and presentation for entries must be clean and prepared for exhibit. Canvas and two dimensional art must be prepared and wired for hanging (no saw-tooth or similar hangers will be accepted). All three-dimensional art must be self-supporting. Sizes for all art must not exceed 72” at its largest dimension or exceed 100 pounds. Pieces larger than this or installation art pieces will only be considered with the approval of the Executive Director of the Box Factory for the Arts. The Box Factory for the Arts reserves the right to refuse any work that is inappropriate, presented inadequately, or is misrepresented by the entry image.

Categories
Mixed Media originates from any media sources. This category is for artwork involving the use of two or more artistic media.
Photography originates from film or digital capture. Digital adjustments are limited to contrast, sharpness, color saturation, and “dust” spotting. No other computer manipulation will be allowed.
Digital Media is created from any type of digital media. Examples of digital media include video, photography, or any other artwork created using mainly digital mediums. This category is for the artist who uses digital sources or manipulation to create their work.
PAINTING originates from anything that has been applied by paint, pigment, color, or another medium. This category includes oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings.
DRAWING is any two-dimensional work that use drawing instruments to mark paper or another two-dimensional medium. Instruments used for this category include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, erasers, markers, and more.
GLASS originates from any artwork that is wholly made of glass. This category may be anything from a wall hanging to jewelry and tableware. The only requirement is that the piece is completely made of glass.
SCULPTURE originates from any three-dimensional artwork either representative or abstract. This category includes sculpture in the round as well as reliefs.
CERAMIC originates from any artwork that has been created using ceramic materials. It may take forms including art ware, tile, figurines, sculpture, and tableware.