Art Competition-3 Weeks Left!

ONLY THREE WEEKS LEFT!!!! 4th Annual Juried Art Competition

2014 First Prize Winner:
Alejandro Zespo Velazquez, Self Portrait 2013;
Oil on canvas

There’s only 3 weeks left for Bridgeport Art Center’s (BAC), 1200 W. 35th St. 4th Annual Juried Art Competition awarding $3,000 in prizes to Chicago and vicinity artists! Hundreds attended last year’s show to view, vote, and purchase their favorite pieces! Applications must be submitted by January 30th. Categories include painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor, etc.), drawings, graphics, photography, photo-based work, sculptural work, 3D work, and mixed media.

 

The winners will be announced at BAC February 26th. Awards are Best of Show, 2nd Place, 3rdPlace, Best Three-Dimensional Work, Best Representational Work, and Best Photo or Photo-Based Work.

 

This year’s jurors are prominent artist, Mary Ellen Croteau, who has been reviewed and reproduced worldwide in books, magazines and TV; and William Lieberman from Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, a top venue for contemporary art in Chicago since the 1970s.

 

Located in the burgeoning Bridgeport art community, BAC has offered gallery space for artists since 2000. Currently, over 40 artists and fashion designers occupy space in the historic 500,000 sq. ft. former Spiegel Catalogue Warehouse.

 

To enter, artists should visit BAC website www.bridgeportart.com for competition guidelines and application.