SAKURABA GALLERY ONLINE COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION

Now accepting entries for our Online Exhibition!

Sakuraba Gallery will be hosting an online competition to recognize the best artists inside and outside of Japan. Finalists benefit from world-wide exposure in our online exhibition and have the opportunity to win cash awards.

Deadline:
All entries must be received by October 25th, 2010. 12:01pm JST.

Submission Guidelines:
Artists must submit a completed entry form and pay a non-refundable entry fee of $20 US dollars (via Paypal or Google Checkout) to submit 3 works of art.

Eligibility:
-The competition is open to artists 18 years of age or older world-wide.
-Publishers, galleries, agents, and collectors may not submit artwork on behalf of artists.
-All works submitted must be original in design and concept. Artwork must not be copied, in part or wholly, from any published or copyrighted work. Artwork based upon a copy-written work for the sake of parody or critic is acceptable on a case by case basis.
-Eligible media: Drawings, paintings, printmaking, photography, digital art, sculpture, installations, ceramics, fiber art, wearable art, jewelry, and mixed media.
-Media not accepted: Video/film and live performance pieces.

Awards:
Exemplary works will be displayed in an online exhibition beginning November 1st.
Cash awards will be distributed as follows:
First Place - $1,000
Second Place - $750
Third Place - $500
Merit Award - $350

Acceptance/Notification:
-Artists will be notified by October 30th as to whether or not they have been selected for the exhibition.
-Award winners will be announced to the public on November 1st.
-Each artist will been able to chose the contact information that they want to share with potently buyers.
-Works are NOT required to be for sale.

We reserve the right to use accepted images for inclusion in the online exhibition and for the purpose of publicity.

Checklist for Artists:
-Submit the entry form online, and pay the $20 entry fee (via Paypal or Google Checkout) below.
-Email artwork images to sakuraba.gallery@gmail.com
-Image size, format and resolution:
-Images should have a width of 900 pixels in .jpg format and in RGB color mode (not CMYK).
-Do not add borders, watermarks, or text of any kind. The resolution should not be greater than 300 dpi.
-File size limitation: The file size for each image is limited to 1 MB (or 1000KB).
-File names are limited to 15 characters and cannot have spaces, punctuation marks, or non-English characters.

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