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Entries are accepted via the STCEA website and through Entry Thingy (www.entrythingy.com). Entries cannot be watermarked due to the blind jury process and must follow the exhibition theme. Entries are evaluated and selected based on creativity, quality, adherence to theme, and exhibit space.

Artists may submit original digital works including photography, painting, collage and mixed media, animation, drawing, typography, or other digital art. Email if you are unsure about whether your medium of work is accepted.

All entries require a brief description of the exhibit entry, up to a maximum of 150 words. You will be able to provide your artist website address and up to two social media account links to be published with each accepted entry.

Entry Fees and Eligibility:

The entry fee is $15 USD for the first submission, $25 USD for two submissions, or $35 for three submissions and is payable at the time of entry. Entries fees are not refundable.

The exhibition is open to all North American artists 18 years of age and older. The maximum number of entries per artists is three (3). Files must be in JPG or PNG format and may not exceed 500 MB.

All artists will be notified by email regarding the status of their submitted entrance. Be sure to add [email protected] to your address book to receive your notification email.

Print copies of the exhibition catalog will be available for an additional fee.

Awards:
Prizes will be awarded to Best in Show ($75 USD + 1 hour of creative coaching provided by STCEA), 1st Place ($50 USD), 2nd Place ($35 USD), and 3rd Place ($25 USD).

A People’s Choice award will be announced at the conclusion of the exhibit based on attendee voting. Voters for the People’s Choice award will be required to provide a valid email address and only one vote per email address is permitted. The People’s Choice award winner will receive $50 USD and one hour of creative coaching provided by STCEA.

Honorable mentions will be awarded at the discretion of the show’s juror.

Sale of Work:
STCEA does not sell exhibited works of art. Purchase inquiries will be directed to the participating artists for follow up.

Email Opt-In:
Submitting artists agree and understand that they will be added to STCEA’s email list and will receive future email announcements and email notices from us. If you want to unsubscribe, please contact us at [email protected] and we will remove you immediately from our email subscriber list.

Publicity and Use Rights:

STCEA promotes its exhibitions and accepted artists. Upon acceptance, you give STCEA permission to publish and promote submitted images of your work and quotations from your entry description and artist bio via email, website, social media, press releases, collateral and digital marketing materials, and online events to the public.

Additionally, accepted artists give STCEA the right to produce and sell at a nominal fee a print catalog of the exhibition images and descriptions. STCEA will credit each artist with their name, the title of the work, and the full or excerpted artwork description

Copyrights:

Submitting artists attest that all entries are their own, original works and bear full responsibility for compliance with all copyright laws.

Any copyright infringement by a submitting artist as reported to STCEA will result in immediate disqualification and removal of images and/or text from the exhibition and all official STCEA accounts.

No images may be copied or downloaded from the exhibition website or official STCEA website and social media accounts.