Please take a moment to read the following information: 

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ELIGIBILITY

+Open to all artists and makers in Eastland County and surrounding area

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+Open to all ages

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+Open to all materials and mediums

 

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REQUIREMENTS

 

+1 to 3 artworks may be submitted per person

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+$10 Submission Fee for each artwork submitted

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+Artwork for sale must have a minimum price of $25

      –Lyric Art Center does not take a commission on sales

      –Artists receive the full sale amount.

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+Do not submit artwork that has previously exhibited in Old Rip's Art Competition

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+Artists will be notified if their entries are selected or not via email so be sure to check your junk mail folders around September 20.

       –Lyric Art Center will not respond to messages asking if their entries have been selected before September 20.

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+Artwork must be ready-to-hang when dropped off September 27.

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+Artwork can be taken home at 4pm October 4 at the end of RipFest.

      –Otherwise it is the artist’s obligation to coordinate artwork pickup within 30 days of RipFest.

      ---After that time, the artwork is no longer the Lyric’s responsibility.

 

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CATEGORIES

 

+Tots and Toddlers

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+Elementary School

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+Middle School

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+High School

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+College

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+Adult

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+Senior Adult

 

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PRIZES

 

+Each category is awarded ribbons in the following places:

      –1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Honorable Mentions

      –Selected by judges, this year 2 representatives of the Nancy Seaberry Frost Foundation.

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+Crowd Favorite Awards: gift cards to Blick Art Materials
      –1st: $500

      –2nd: $250 

      –3rd: $175

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SUBSIDIZED SUBMISSIONS
 

Thanks to a generous donation from the Nancy Seaberry Frost Foundation, 10 artworks can have the fee subsidized.

+If you need the fee waived, please only submit 1-2 artworks to maximize the number of people able to have the fee subsidized.

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+Since subsidized submissions are limited, there will be a selection process.

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+If your artwork is not selected, you will have another opportunity to pay the submission fee.

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+CLICK HERE FOR SUBSIDIZED SUBMISSION FORM

 

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GROUP SUBMISSIONS

 

+For the first time, groups make submission online through the website.

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+Groups are organizations, like Cisco College Art Department or Eastland High School Art Department, that need to pay submission fees in bulk and via a check.

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+CLICK HERE FOR THE GROUP SUBMISSION FORM 

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DISCLAIMER

 

If artwork is submitted and accepted into the exhibition, but not delivered for the competition, a refund will not be given. 

 

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FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE EMAIL

lyricartcenter@gmail.com​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​