Dave Bown Projects - 1st Semi-Annual Competition

International Deadline: November 30,010 - Dave Bown Projects announces it's 1st Semi-Annual International Competition. This competition is open to all visual artists who are 18 years of age or older. All styles and media are eligible.

Dave Brown will be buying works of art, on an ongoing basis, from select artists as submissions are received.

JUROR
Eva Frosch, Co-owner, Frosch & Portmann, New York. Eva Frosch studied Art History at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Eva moved to New York in 2004 where she was a fellow at the Museum of Modern Art, worked for the artist Peter Halley, and, most recently, was the Gallery Director at Jack the Pelican Presents in Brooklyn.

PRIZES
$5,000 (1st Prize: $2,500; 2nd Prize: $1,500; 3rd Prize: $1,000). All amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars. The juror, Eva Frosch, will select the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Prize recipients.

ENTRY PROCESS
Early entries are encouraged. Previewing will occur on a daily and weekly basis by Dave Bown and Eva Frosch as submissions are received.

This competition is open to all visual artists who are 18 years of age or older. All styles and media are eligible. You will retain the copyright to your images. We will not handle the sale of your work. All inquiries will be forwarded to you and/or your gallery.

ENTRY FEE
A non-refundable $30 (U.S.) entry fee is required and is payable using PayPal. There are no additional fees. You don't need a PayPal account to use your credit or debit card to pay the entry fee using PayPal to: info@davebownprojects.com or pay by phone via 917-365-5265.

After you pay the entry fee, copy and paste your Receipt No: (e.g., 4341-5411-8760-4403) into the Subject line of a new email from you to info@davebownprojects.com

Attach up to 4 images. JPEG format and no larger than 1 MB each.
Name your files after the following manner:

FirstName_LastName_01.jpg
FirstName_LastName_02.jpg
FirstName_LastName_03.jpg
FirstName_LastName_04.jpg

Note:
Video, web-based, and performance artists do not attach files. Simply include the URL in the body of the email.

Copy and paste the caption information (title, year, medium, and dimensions) for each of your images into the body of the email and click send. We look forward to viewing your work.

NOTIFICATION
15 December 2010, via email. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Prize recipients will receive a phone call.

PUBLICITY
25 artists will be selected by the juror and archived on our website at www.davebownprojects.com. Each artist will have their own page that will feature an image, caption information, and a link to the artist's website. We will produce a Press Release and obtain Reviews. Currently our private network (offline database) includes over 13,000 contacts spanning over 80 countries. Furthermore, we will send via email an announcement to a group of over 54,000 subscribers.

For further information, please contact Dave Brown at (917) 365-5265 or info@davebownprojects.com

View prospectus copy on davebownprojects.com