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Art of the Month Contest Guidelines

Art of the Month Contest Guidelines

GENERAL GUIDELINES

  • You must be an RCAS member to participate; but attendees / non-members CAN VOTE. 
  • Member Artists may bring one piece of artwork to the general meeting each month.
  • The following artwork MAY NOT be exhibited at any function of RCAS, per our agreement with the City of Richardson.  

  No conspicuous political content,

No religious content, or
No sexually suggestive content, including nudes. 
  • Artwork must be the original work of the attending Artist.
  • There are no categories; all art competes against each other.

 

MEDIUMS/CATEGORIES ACCEPTED

  • Water Media/Acrylic/Alcohol Ink on Paper or Yupo;

  • Ink Drawings – colored and graphite pencil, crayons, woodcuts, etchings, and hand-pulled prints;
  • Oil or Acrylic on Canvas or Hard Surfaces (including grounds other than paper);
  • Pastel/Graphics – Graphics are limited to charcoals;
  • Collage and Mixed Media – Image source materials must be original, with less than 10% consisting of published images. Various materials are acceptable. Artwork must be no more than 5 inches deep and less than 10 pounds; or
  • Digital and Photographic Art – All forms of photography, enhanced photography, digital art originating on the computer, of digital collage. All components of images must still be originally captured/created by the artist or altered to create new images. Cannot include company logos or have been used for commercial purposes.

 

UPON ARRIVAL

  • Check in upon arrival at the display desk.  (Back of room)
  • Artists will be provided with a numbered card by a volunteer.
  • Place the numbered card on your artwork so attendees can vote by number only. (Please cover signature.)

 

VOTING

  • The award winner will be selected by the greatest number of votes entered during the meeting. 
  • All meeting attendees can vote. Only one vote per person.

 

WINNERS

  • The first-place winner will be recognized before the end of the meeting by an announcement from an Art of the Month volunteer. 
  • The winner will receive recognition in the meeting and online and will also receive a $50 award.

 

 

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As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Richardson Civic Art Society (RCAS), devoted to charitable and educational initiatives in the arts.

From our home in Richardson, Texas, RCAS organizes and supports Visual Arts events that uplift our community and inspire artists to pursue excellence.

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