Homeless Awareness Arts Contest Guidelines and Rules

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Artists!   Illustrators!   Photographers!   Doodlers!   Poets!
(Students!   Professionals!   Amateurs!)

In the months leading up to Samaritan Ministry’s 20^th Anniversary, and the advent of our third decade, we've let our imaginations run wild thinking about the future; so now let your imagination run wild!  Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington is sponsoring a Homeless Awareness Arts Contest!  Twenty-one winners will receive cash prizes and special recognition during a special 20^th Anniversary display and program at the Washington National Cathedral on October 14, 2006.  There are no religious requirements for participation. Youths 8-25 years of age are encouraged to enter the contest.

Themes for Creating Art

Just like the work of Samaritan Ministry, art and poetry have the power to inspire, feelings of hope, fulfillment and happiness. We’re searching for artwork and poetry that are unique, original and capture the essence of the Samaritan Ministry’s mission and the biblical story of the Good Samaritan. We are looking for art and poetry that says even in the most difficult of circumstances, there are people and places of hope.

 

Submitted artwork can be centered around the following themes:

 

1. Samaritan Ministry’s Mission and Core Values
2. The Story of the Good Samaritan
3. Depiction of people or images (real or abstract) that represent the conditions of homelessness, poverty and hunger that are central in the lives of many of Samaritan Ministry’s participants.

Categories for Submitted Artwork

Use the Arts Contest Themes to develop artwork in one of the seven media categories:

Drawing - non-canvas depictions with pencil, graphite, charcoal, ink and crayon depictions.

Painting - depictions in acrylic, oil, watercolor, ink depictions on canvas

Sculpture - any three dimensional depiction

Media/ Digital/ Computer Arts - anything drawn, illustrated, painted, or photographed, that is primarily produced using a computer.

Photography - any untouched photographic image, analog or digital but not combined with any other media.

Mixed Media - any depiction that combines the mediums described above.

Written Word - a written depiction of contest themes in the form of poetry

Entries must be submitted by 4:00 pm on September 22, 2006.  Youths 8-25 years of age are eligible to submit the artwork.

Judging Criteria
Submitted artwork entries will be judged based on quality, imagination, creativity and relevance to one or more aspects of the Samaritan Ministry mission, its participants or the story of the Good Samaritan

Prizes

One first, second and third place prize will be awarded in each of the seven entry categories. The prizes are:

First Place: $500 Cash Prize

Second Place: $250 Cash Prize

Third Place: $100 Gift Certificate

Winners will be notified by phone on October 2, 2006.

Prizes for Homeless Awareness Arts Contest are generously sponsored by the following:
Katherine and David Bradley, Charles and Sally Brodhead, Ceci Cole-McInteruff and 87FLORIDA, Public Opinion Strategies, GRC Direct

Samaritan Ministry Homeless Awareness Arts Flyer

Samaritan Ministry Homeless Awareness Arts Contest Entry Form

General Samaritan Ministry Arts Contest Rules and Guidelines:

1. The contest is open to those who are ages 8-25, by the September 22, 2006 deadline date. Participants need not submit work through their school; individual submissions are also accepted.
2. All artwork must be delivered to the address listed on the entry form by 4:00pm on September 22, 2006.
3. Participants may enter only one piece of art per category.
4. All work must be original and unpublished.
5. All artwork must be original work. There is no size limitation for submitted art. A completed entry form must be affixed to the back of each piece of artwork. Please attach the entry form with tape or other fixative (if using glue, be careful to use one that will not run through and damage the artwork) - Do not use paperclips when attaching the entry form. All artwork must be signed.
6.  Photography entries must be submitted in a frame. The images can be created with 35mm, medium and or large format, and Digital cameras. Photoshop can be used to retouch only.
7. All art entries must be matted. Framing is not required.
8. All poems must be original work. Written poetry must be either typed (preferred) or legibly written in ink (poetry must be submitted on VHS videotape. Poems should not exceed 32 lines in length (written). The author’s name, school if applicable, city and state should be included on the poem, and a completed Entry Form should be attached. For written poems, please staple the Entry Form to the poem. Collaborative poems are accepted, but only one child (chosen as the group representative) will be eligible for any prizes awarded. We are able to accept poems only in English.
9. All entries must be received in person or by mail by September 22, 2006.
   Winner(s) — up to twenty-one unique entries will be announced on or about October 2, 2006, prior to the presentation ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral on October 14, 2006.
10. Winner(s) will be notified via the email address or phone number entered on their Submission Form. We are not responsible for invalid or incorrect email addresses or phone numbers that delay the winner-notification process.
11. We are not responsible for lost, misdirected or late entries.
12. Artwork images will be returned after a display period of six- ten weeks. Winner(s) grant Samaritan Ministry permission to have their artwork images published on the Samaritan Ministry website and in other forms of media without compensation.
13. Winner(s) have the option to grant permission to Samaritan Ministry to publish their name, photograph and biographical information in connection with this contest. If/when permission is granted by the winner, said publication is without any compensation.
14. A panel of qualified judges determines contest winners in each category. Judging decisions are final.
15. By participating in this contest, entrants hereby agree to be bound by the official rules and guidelines set forth here. Changes, if any, to the contest guidelines and rules will be updated on Samaritan Ministry website at www.samaritanministry.org
16. Entries that are not in compliance with the contest rules will be disqualified

Samaritan Ministry reserves the right to reproduce, publish, post and/or distribute any work submitted.

Samaritan Ministry Homeless Awareness Arts Contest Entry Form

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Homeless Awareness Arts Contest Judges

 

Melissa Buruzera, holds a BFA from University of Colorado with an emphasis in painting and ceramics. Melissa is currently working on a series of small scale paintings based on her daughter’s early view of the world.  

Andrew Christianberry,  is an adjunct faculty member of Sculpture at the Rhode Island School of Design. Andrew holds a  BFA from Corcoran College of Art. His art has been exhibited in Washington, D.C., New Orleans, Providence Rhode Island, and Richmond, Va.

Adriana Echavarria-Eisenhower, is a graduate of photojournalism form the University of Miami. Over the past fifteen years and has worked in various photo related jobs including her own company that photographs antiques, fine art and interiors. After having twins in 1997, she has participated Adriana has participated in various photo competitions. She was twice selected among a group of photographers to participate in the Frazer Gallery Juried Photo Competition.

Michael Gibbs, is an illustrator whose work has appeared in magazines and newspapers and whose work has been exhibited at the Museum of Illustration in New York, The Corcoran Museum of Art and the Art Institute of Washington.

Martha Johnson, is an artist currently working with acrylic media on paper and mixed-media collage. She has exhibited locally in group shows and galleries. Martha has taught art to children as a volunteer, privately, and as a classroom teacher.

 Barbara Lewis, is a graphic artist who career has included work as both a graphic and mural artist. Barbara gas worked extensively work with adults in adult education settings and children as a teacher of elementary students at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School in Washington, D.C..

 Ceci Cole McInturff,  is a student at the Corcoran College of Art and owner of 87Florida, a studio, exhibit and performance space in Washington, D.C.. Ceci specializes in abstract paint and sculpture. Ceci’s interest in art education has been expressed most notably her cooperative youth design projects.

Stephen Mead, earned his BFA from Bowling Green University with an emphasis in drawing and pre-medical biology. Stephen has been a case manager and art instructor with youth that suffer from psychosis and mental illness. Stephen is one of the founders of Art DC, an organization dedicated to the promotion of art in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

Drake Sorey, has photographed travel assignments and portraits for publication for over fifteen years. His photographs have appeared in USA Weekend, Newsweek, and Dance Magazine, to name just a few. A career that started in San Francisco has taken him slowly across the country to the Washington, DC area, where he lives with his wife Kari. Now transitioning into a fine arts career, he has participated in several group and solo shows, including exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Arts Club of Washington.

Christa Watters, is a freelance writer and editor. She is a former reporter and editor for community newspapers in Northern Virginia and was the editor of the Alexandria Gazette Packet and The Mount Vernon Gazette. Christa worked with The Potomac Review, a twice-yearly literary journal published by Montgomery College, from 2002 through the end of 2005, becoming editor in 2003.
 

Antoinette Wysocki, has a BFA from San Francisco Art Institute in painting and has shown in galleries in San Francisco, Sacramento, Seattle, New Mexico and Washington, D.C.. Antoinette has worked as an artist-in-residence with inner city schools in San Francisco and in Washington, D.C. has worked with emotionally disturbed children as a special education teacher. Antoinette is a founding member of www.ARTDC.org .

Afaf Zurayk, is an adjunct faculty member in Drawing and Painting at the Corcoran College of Art. She holds a MA Fine Arts from Harvard University. Afaf is a teacher of fine art and art history as well as a published poet who has participated in numerous individual and group shows in the United States as well as Beirut, Lebanon.