Artwork must be two-dimensional and completely dried or fixed.

Artwork may not exceed 36” (height) x 24” (width), including matting.

1. Artwork does NOT need to be matted, mounted, or ready to hang unless selected as part of the exhibit. Selected work should be prepared according to the following guidelines:
   
   Works on paper should be matted (using black or white mat) or mounted to protect the artwork. Works on stretched canvas frames or canvas board do not need to be matted.

2. Paintings on canvas frames must be wired and ready to hang. Any piece that is particularly heavy or fragile must also be ready to hang. 

3. Artwork may not be framed. 

1. Each student may submit one piece of artwork into the contest, in any of the following media: 

• Drawing: Colored or graphite pencil, ink, pastel, crayon, chalk, marker, or charcoal. Pastels and charcoal must be protected with a fixative spray. 

• Painting: Acrylic, watercolor, oil, tempera, and other plastic paints. 

• Printmaking: Block print, monoprint, collagraph, serigraph, lithograph, & other forms. 

• Mixed Media/Assemblage: Entries in which two or more media are combined in a single two-dimensional entry; includes collage. Materials can include assemblage as long as the work can be wall-hung. 

• Photography: Includes original traditional or digital photographs taken by the student, in color or black and white. 

• Digital Art: Includes compositions rendered on a computer from a blank workspace, as well as compositions that begin with the student’s original photograph, drawing, or illustration that is scanned in and completed with digital processes. Entries should adhere to size, matting, & originality guidelines as specified above. 

• Media NOT allowed at this time: ceramics, sculpture, and other 3D work.