Phillustration 16

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ELIGIBLE WORKS:
Any work of illustration, including sequential, editorial, self published, children?s book, advertising and institutional, self promotional and unpublished, traditional or digital media. Student entries strongly encouraged. Works created using Artificial Intelligence programs will NOT be accepted; see the SOI policy on AI below. All works must be offered for sale during the exhibition. Jurors will choose a maximum of 2 works submitted by any one artist for display at the exhibition. All work, including 3D, must arrive at the PSC ready to be hung, securely wired with eyehooks. Weight may not exceed 30 lbs. All 3D work should be hangable as the PSC is not able to accommodate large freestanding sculpture. Maximum size in any dimension is 44? including frame. Work accepted on-line that is deemed non-suitable upon delivery will not be displayed at the discretion of the gallery manager. All work must be original and not previously shown at the PSC.
Society of Illustrators AI policy: We celebrate the hard work and dedication that goes into each artist's creations. We oppose the commercial use of Artificially manufactured images and will not allow AI into our annual competition.


All submitted works of an 'Accepted' artist will be shown for sale in our free online gallery at sketchclub.org.

RECEPTION:
Reception: Sunday, October 12th, 1-3pm

AWARDS:
First $300, Second $200, and Third $100, plus Honorary Mentions. Students: First $150, Second $100, Third $75, plus Honorary Mentions. All winners receive Sketch Club Medals. Only one award per entrant. Juror(s) will select works for exhibition; prizes are awarded after works are delivered. The awards are handed out at the reception at 2:00 PM.

Please upload your images in either JPG, GIF, or PNG formats. The image size must be more the 50 KB and less than 10 MB.

***You must enter all your works online at once before checking out and paying. Use the Add Piece button.

DEADLINE: 11:59 PM Friday, September 12th 2025


FEES:

?PSC Members and Students: $10 for first piece, $10 for each additional works
?Non Members: $25 for first piece, $10 for each additional works


You can pay via credit card or PayPal on the PayPal site.

NOTIFICATION:
Email notification: Week of Tuesday, September 16th (Check your spam!)

ASSISTANCE: Email [email protected]

DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED WORKS: Wednesday October 1st 1-5 PM, Friday October 3rd 1-5 PM, and Saturday October 4th 1-3 PM

If you are accepted, then you must hand-deliver your work(s) to the Philadelphia Sketch Club or ship to:

Philadelphia Sketch Club
C/O 2025 Phillustration 16
235 Camac Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-545-9298

If shipping, please review shipping instructions carefully:
Shipping Terms and Conditions

PICKUP DATES: Pickup of all accepted works Sunday October 26th 1-3 PM, Monday October 27th 1-5 PM, and Wednesday October 29th 1-5 PM
WORK CANNOT BE STORED AT PSC. ALL WORK MUST BE PICKED UP OR PICK UP DATE ARRANGED.

If you cannot pick up, please arrange an alternate time during office hours: [email protected]
Work left for more than 30 days becomes property of the PSC.

SHOW CHAIR
Richard Harrington
JUROR
Daniel Fishel: o-fishel.com