CREATIVE ARTS CONTEST PICTORIAL ART

Contest Rules

• Entry must be a freehand painting or drawing on paper, canvas, or poster board using paint, ink, pencil, crayon, chalk, or markers.

• May be framed; however, entries will not be behind glass, plexiglass, clear plastic, etc.

Prohibited Entries

• Entries that are behind glass, plexiglass, clear plastic, etc.

• Additions or embellishments.

Entries will be judged on creativity, composition, and mastery of materials:

Composition/Design (30 points) - Arrangement and balance of visual elements

Creativity (30 points) - Impact on viewer, unique approach to subject matter… Is there a WOW factor?

Execution (30 points) - Technique, craftsmanship, excellence in skills in the making of the piece. Mastery of the medium.

Degree of Difficulty (10 points) - Based on the age division. Was it difficult and challenging?