Deadline: 31st March 2013

This competition is for Direct Art Magazine, Volume 20, Fall 2013 edition. The competition is for twenty publication awards. Artist winners of the competition will, at no cost to the artist, have their work appear Volume 20 of Direct Art Magazine. See details of the awards listed below. Read about Direct Art Magazine here: www.slowart.com/about.htm 

DIRECT ART AWARDS: 
Grand Prize: Front Cover and six page feature display.
Second Prize: Back Cover and four page feature display.
Awards 3-4: Four page feature.
Awards 5-6: Double page feature display.
Awards 7-20: Single full page display.

Editors Awards: Additional pages, inside covers, mast head and outside covers may be assigned based on editorial selection.

ELIGIBILITY AND RESTRICTIONS: The competition is open to all artists, national and international, working in all media. All forms of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, graphics, collage, fabric, digital and installation art are eligible. Video artists may submit video only if the work can be represented in print form. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to apply.

PUBLICATION TERMS: Winning artists will be published in the fall 2013 edition of Direct Art Magazine. Featured artists will also be displayed on the Direct Art web site for one year. All works published will be reproduced with permission of the artist. Artist retains all copyrights to the artwork and the image will not be reproduced or used in any other format. Direct Art will claim no percentage on any artwork sold or business generated through the magazine.  

ENTRY FEE:  There is a $35.00 entry fee for one to four artworks entered, presentation is by digital files or prints. There is a $5.00 fee for each additional artwork above four. Details of 2D artwork count as an additional artwork. Sculptors may provide one additional view per artwork without cost. Artists accepted for publication will not be charged additional fees of any kind. Payments may be by check or money order in US funds, drawn on a US Bank, payable to SlowArt Productions, or by credit card using PayPal.

NOTIFICATION:  Artists will be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance no later than April 30, 2013. Notification will be made via email and via web post. Results will be posted on or before April 30, 2013 at: http://www.slowart.com/results/  Type or print your email address clearly, if a mistake is made reading it you will not be notified. Read the notification page for details of the notification policy.

PRIVACY POLICY: Artist contact information (address, telephone) is only held for the purpose of contacting selected artists and is not preserved in any database. Entry forms are destroyed and data and image files deleted on the completion of the jury process.

DEADLINE: The email deadline is 12:00 midnight, March 31, 2013.  

For further info on how to apply see www.slowart.com