Art Submission Guidelines

ART SUBMISSIONS FOR OUR SPRING 2021 EDITION ARE OPEN UNTIL APRIL 19, 2021!

You may submit THREE pieces per semester if you are not a member of the club and FIVE pieces per semester if you are a member of the club.

General Submission Guidelines

Submission Limit: You are allowed a maximum of three submissions per semester. If you have a collection of works to choose from, please select the pieces that you believe are the best and fit the guidelines. This will make it easier for our judges to sort through submissions and give others opportunities to shine.
1. If your submission does not follow the guidelines, it will still count towards your submission limit, so please read thoroughly
When submitting a piece, please make sure to fill out all required fields in the form properly.
1. Read through all the descriptions on the form to ensure that you don’t make any submission errors.
2. If you fail to properly fill out the form, we will disregard your entry. It will also count as one of your three submissions per semester.
  1. Read your chosen genre below for more specifically detailed guidelines
    1. Accepted Art Genres:
      1. Photography, Painting, Drawing, Sculptures, Ceramics, Digital Art
      2. Please Do Not Submit These:
        
        Videos of Performing Arts, Cinematography, Crafts, Printmaking, Architectural Models
Originality: Please make sure your work is actually your own.
1. Do NOT completely copy any references found online. It is considered plagiarism and will disqualify your submission.
2. Do NOT create a near duplication of an existing artwork or sculpture.
3. Do NOT submit an image taken from the internet or a minimally modified/photoshopped version of an image taken from the web.
  1. We should not be able to search up your submission and find it online.
  2. If you want to base your piece off of another artwork, you must submit the work of inspiration so that we can discern whether enough development or change was made.
4. PLEASE do NOT submit fanart. We are looking for original works.
  1. Your piece is allowed to be inspired by something else, but make sure that your submission isn’t simply just an image of an existing person, character, or artwork with no other creative liberties added (i.e. no plain portraits).
5. *Sculptures and Ceramics are an exception. As long as your work is not a carbon copy of another (or an obvious attempt at one), we will accept the submission. We will be focusing more on craftsmanship and attention to detail for these two genres.
Inappropriate Content:
1. Do NOT submit any degrading, insulting, disrespecting, and/or explicit artworks. Any signs of racism, sexual or violent themes, and negative references to other individuals or communities will lead to us disregarding your submission.
  1. If your piece is calling out societal problems, please state so with detail in your piece description so that we do not misinterpret your work. If it is deemed appropriate, then it will be considered for publication.
Photography:
1. If the subject of your submission is a person or a group of people, make sure you have their permission to use the photo for publication before submitting.
2. Your photograph must be high quality. Please make sure that the resolution is at least 300 dpi.
3. Your submission must be a single file (either one photo or a collage)
  1. If you create a collage, the photos used must be your own. A single photo submission must also be your own image.
4. Submit your piece digitally in the JPEG file format.
5. Your brief description can be one of the following: a blurb of text about the photo or an anecdote about what inspired you to take the picture.
Painting:
1. Take a photo of your piece with a high quality camera in a well-lighted space. Phones are acceptable as long as the camera is high resolution.
2. The image resolution should be at least 300 dpi.
3. Your submission should be a single file in JPEG format.
4. Your brief description should include: the main idea, subject, or theme of your piece and how it is expressed. (This is absolutely required for abstract art.)
  1. Optional Information: materials, processes, inspiration, etc.
5. *Note: Your submission will not be considered if your image is too blurry, too bright/dark, cut off, does not display finer details, or has a distracting background.
Drawing (Traditional):
1. Please either scan your artwork (preferred for better quality) or take a photo of the piece in a well-lighted space.
  1. If you decide to scan, do so at a resolution of at least 300 dpi.
  2. If you take a photo, it must be done with a high resolution camera. Phone cameras are acceptable as long as they are quality cameras. The image resolution should also be at least 300 dpi.
2. Make sure your submitted file is in JPEG format.
3. Do NOT submit rough sketches or random doodles. We are looking for complete, thought-out works to publish.
4. Your brief description should include: the main idea, subject, or theme of your piece and how it is expressed.
  1. Optional Information: materials, processes, inspiration, etc.
5. *Note: Your submission will not be considered if your image is too blurry, too bright/dark, cut off, does not display finer details, or has a distracting background.
Digital Art:
1. Make sure that your piece has a high resolution (at least 300 dpi).
2. Submit your work as a JPEG file.
3. Your brief description should include: the main idea, subject, or theme of your piece and how it is expressed.
  1. Optional Information: programs used, processes, and inspirations
Sculptures:
1. Make sure that your sculpture is not a copy of an existing one.
2. Take a photo with a high resolution camera. Phone cameras are acceptable as long as the camera is high resolution.
3. The image should have a resolution of at least 300 dpi.
4. Submit your file in JPEG format.
5. Your brief description should describe what your sculpture is or represents
6. *Note: Your submission will not be considered if your image is too blurry, too bright/dark, cut off, does not display finer details, or has a distracting background.
Ceramics:
1. Take a photo with a high resolution camera. Phone cameras are acceptable as long as the camera is high resolution.
  1. Submit a second photo with you in the same frame as your piece (near the end of the process) to prove that it is, in fact, your own creation.
2. The image should have a resolution of at least 300 dpi.
3. Submit your file in JPEG format.
4. Your brief description should describe what kind of ceramic piece you created.
5. *Note: Your submission will not be considered if your image is too blurry, too bright/dark, cut off, does not display finer details, or has a distracting background.