Attention all Associate, Bachelor, and Masters Degree candidates with an interest in the visual arts, currently enrolled at a West/Southwest Regional public or private college or university.  No matter what major, if you paint, illustrate, sculpt, design, draw, photograph, or just create art, you are eligible to enter the 2nd Annual Fine Art Finals West/Southwest Regional Scholarship Competition.

Media accepted include:
  * Drawing   -  graphite, colored pencil, pen and ink, marker, pastel, charcoal, etc.
  * Painting   -  oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, etc.
  * Printmaking   -  etching, lithography, screen-printing, etc.
  * Sculpture   -  clay, ceramic, plaster, marble, glass, wood, resin, porcelain, metal, etc.
  * Jewelry   -  gemstones, precious metals or other materials, etc.
  * Fibers   -  textiles, fabrics, yarn, natural & synthetic fibers, etc.
  * Photography   -  traditional & digital.
  * Digital Art   - see our information page for details.
  * Graphic Design -  traditional & digital, see our information page for details.

This scholarship competition is dedicated to the promotion of talented and gifted emerging artists at the collegiate level and awards their mastery of technique and excellence of artistic achievement.  Finalists and Winners will be selected based on quality, originality, and the creativity of their work.

First Place:  $1200
Second Place :  $600
Third Place :  $300
Two Honorable Mentions:  $50 each

Entry Deadline: Postmarked by Friday, May 8, 2009.  For Entry Forms and Entry Rules, please visit our website.  For Competition “Call for Entries” 11x17 (Tabloid Size) Posters to display in your school, please download and print. from website.  To see the results from our previous competitions, including the First Annual Fine Art Finals West/Southwest Scholarship Competition of 2008, please see our website.

West/Southwest Region includes the following States: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, & Wyoming

Entry Deadline: Postmarked by Friday, May 8, 2009

For more information, please visit us online: http://www.fineARTfinals.com

Or check out our blog for news, updates, and artist interviews:
http://www.fineARTfinals. blogspot.com

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