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Contact: Heather Grant
480-990-1422
hgrant@ScottsdaleArtSchool.org
Sparking a Creative Energy
Scottsdale Artists' School presents a National Art Competition
January 6, 2009 – Scottsdale, Ariz. – Scottsdale Artists' School announces a unique call to artists for Spark! Igniting the Power of Art to celebrate environmentally friendly energy resources, a juried representational art competition. Visual artists have the power to create a broad impact on the global appeal to conserve energy, focus on renewable resources, and the urgency of restoring a clean environment. The School invites artists to submit work based on the theme: Igniting the Power of Art to celebrate environmentally friendly energy resources.
The competition is open to all artists, ages 18 and older. Entries must be received no later than March 20, 2009 and a $5,000 cash prize will be awarded to the winner. The fee for the first entry is $35 and each additional entry is $25. The School will present the award at the Gala event, April 18, 2009, where the work will be on display.
Artists must submit entries through the Website, www.callforentry.org. Artists should go to the site and search for the call by the school name, Scottsdale Artists' School. All images and information will be collected on the Website and juried by the school.
The juried art competition kicks off events for the School’s Annual Fundraiser Gala, Spark – Igniting the Power of Art. The Gala event will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2009.
Founded in 1983, Scottsdale Artists' School is a non-profit art institution located in the Arts District of Scottsdale, Arizona. Dedicated to artistic enrichment, the School teaches the fundamentals of representational art to artists and aspiring artists who attend the School from all 50 States any many foreign countries. With a visiting faculty of about 140 of the nation's best teaching artists, the School offers over 200 workshops and classes a year to approximately 3,000 students with all levels of competency in oil painting, watercolor, pastel, sculpture, and drawing. The Scottsdale Artists' School is located at 3720 North Marshall Way, Scottsdale.
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Hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm weekdays and 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Saturdays. Admission is free and open to the public. Scottsdale Artists' School is located at 3720 N. Marshall Way in the Scottsdale Arts District (SW corner of 2nd Street and Marshall Way). Free parking is available in the school's parking lot
For more information call the school at (480) 990-1422 or visit the web site at www.scottsdaleartschool.org.
About Scottsdale Artists' School
Founded in 1983 by a group of artists and community leaders, Scottsdale Artists' School is a non-profit school of traditional
fine art offering workshops and courses in oil painting, drawing, watercolr, pastel and sculpture. The School attracts
more than 3,000 students each year from all 50 states and many foreign countries.
Supported by Arizona Commission on the Arts with funding from the State of Arizona and National Endowment for the Arts. Funding also provided by Scottsdale Cultural Council and Scottsdale League of the Arts.