First Posted: 1/28/2015
All area students in grades 7-12 are invited to enter the 34th Annual Suzanne Maria Rossetti Memorial Juried Art Contest.
Joe and Sue Hand, of Dallas, sponsor the contest in memory of the daughter and the late Peter and Louise Rossetti, of Saugus, Mass.
Students in grades 7 – 12 residing in, or studying art within, the geographical boundaries of the school districts of Dallas, Lake-Lehman, Tunkhannock and Northwest Area may enter the contest.
Entries must be delivered to Sue Hand’s Imagery, 35 Main St., Dallas, between March 2 and 11. Ribbons will be awarded in 12 different categories on each separate grade level by two panels of three judges each.
Entries will be judged separately on each grade level in a variety of categories, including pencil, pastel, watercolor, acrylic, oil, ink, scratchboard, mixed media, fibers, photography, prints, and miniature drawings and paintings. Photographs must be at least 8” X 10.” No entry may exceed a total size of 48 inches in any direction.
All 2-D entries must be mounted or matted, or framed (exception: works on canvas board or stretched canvas) and must be accompanied by an entry form, available from area school art teachers or from Sue Hand’s Imagery or online at www.suehand.com. All 2-D artwork, including matted paper, must have a secure hanger on the back.
Artwork must have been completed in the last 12 months and may not have been entered in any previous Rossetti art contest. Each student may submit a total of three entries. In addition, a separate awards jury of six artists will assign many community-sponsored cash awards and gift certificates.
Deadline for entries is 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11.
The opening reception of the 34th Annual Suzanne Maria Rossetti Memorial Juried Art Show will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 22 at the Schulman Gallery on the campus of the Luzerne County Community College, South Prospect Street, Nanticoke. A ceremony for special awards will follow at 4 p.m. The exhibit of winning artworks will continue through Tuesday, April 28.
For a complete listing of all rules, call Heather Madeira at 570-675-5094.
