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Deadline: All entries must be received by Noon (Central Standard Time) September 12, 2009.

Eligibility: Open to all artists age 18 and older. All two-dimensional artwork in oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, drawing, printmaking, collage, and mixed media are acceptable. Artwork should have been completed within the past two years. No jewelry, crafts, digitally created images, photography, video or film. All art submitted must be the original work of the applicant and must have been completed without the aid of an instructor or in a class. Artwork must not be a copy of another artist’s work.  Artwork must NOT have been in a  previous Artist Colony online exhibition.

Judge: Michael Schlicting When it comes to art, Michael Schlicting is out of touch with reality. What he is in touch with is the visceral emotion that a scene evokes. Mood, feeling and universal longing are the subjects of his art rather than literal, physical realism. He incorporates into his paintings personal symbols and his reaction to his environment, be it the Oregon coastline or foreign alleyways. In his images, Schlicting  vividly demonstrates it is not what you see that counts, but what you sense. It is this probing, intuitive exploration that has given Schlicting’s art a deeper level of meaning, and in the process, gained him national distinction.

Michael grew up in Neskowin, Oregon and returned  to start his art career and open the Hawk Creek Gallery. An award winning painter for over thirty years,  Schlicting is a signature member and Dolphin Fellow of the American Watercolor Society in New York City. National awards include top honors from the American Watercolor Society  and the National Watercolor Society as well as many other juried exhibitions around the country. His paintings have been published in numerous books and magazines.  He is in demand as a juror and workshop instructor. He has over 2500 paintings in public, corporate and private collections worldwide.

Awards: First Place - $200; Second Place $150; Third Place $100 and seven Merit Awards of $50.00. Awards will be in cash and/or merchandise or gift certificates.  Honorable Mention Awards may be available at the discretion of the judge.

Sales/Commissions: No commissions are taken for any sales generated and works submitted do not have to be available for sale. Artists will have the option to display his/her contact information.

Submission Guidelines: Artists may submit up to two (2) images. All submissions will be considered by the judge, and all submissions will be uploaded to the World Wide Web for viewing. Artists may send entries as JPEG images attached to an email or images on a CD. Images sent by email or on a CD should be JPEG images. Do not send the original artwork.
If submiting a CD please include self-addressed stamped packaging for the return of your materials.  If no SASE is included,  the CD may or may not be returned to you

Entry Fees:
$20 For Non-members of Artist Colony
$15 For Members of Artist Colony

We reserve the right to use submitted images for inclusion in the exhibition and for purposes of publicity.

Notification: The opening of the exhibition will take place on or before September 22, 2009, at which time the award winners will be announced.

In order to meet all entry requirements, artist should:
1. Submit a completed entry form
2. Submit up to 2 images
3. Send the required entry fee

Please note that entries received without payment of the required fee will not be reviewed. Acceptable forms of payment include check, money order, or PayPal by clicking on the PayPal button.

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