The mission of this competition is to encourage artists to develop and refine their classical art skills and spotlight their mastery by providing a new platform for showcasing contemporary-traditional works of art.

We ask artists to represent Spring Awakening via contemporary-traditional methods. Any genre of work will be eligible for consideration.

Spring is all about new beginnings and transformations. The works submitted could depict anything from blooms of California wildflowers, to rainy landscapes, to signs of new life (human or wildlife) or even the return of butterflies and bees. Sculptures could showcase anything from wildlife, to Persephone’s return for spring, or anything symbolizing starting over and starting fresh.

The judge for this competition is Sarah Gianelli, Editor of American Art Collector.

We kindly request that artists submit works created in the last two years. All artwork must be available for acquisition.

Submission Deadline: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. PST

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