Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Scholastic Art Awards



Please take a look at 2015 Scholastic Art awarded works. No pressure! Let's finish not perfect.


 Comic Arts


Editorial Cartoons

Drawing& illustration

 Science Fiction


Short stories


http://www.artandwriting.org/the-awards/how-to-enter/


http://www.artandwriting.org/the-awards/categories//#58




Comic Art

Category Description
A pictorial narrative in deliberate sequence—with or without text—that tells a story or develops an idea through use of a single or multiple panels.

Examples (including but not limited to)
Comic strips, comic books, storyboards, web comics, or selections from graphic novels.

Special Instructions
  • Do not base characters and plots on already published comic books or published series.

Submissions
You can upload up to eight images for each Comic Art submission. We highly recommend that you enter any text in the field provided on the upload page. Each image has its own field in which you can enter text. This will ensure jurors can read your work during judging.



Additional Instructions
If your submission consist of more than one page, please indicate how many pages are in your submission in the space provided above.
Work Type
2-D Work (Height x Width)
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Editorial Cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation

Category Description
A drawing or illustration, series of artworks, or animated short films (no longer than 60 seconds) that offers commentary or criticism on current events or political topics.

About Herb Block
This category is sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation in honor of Mr. Block's remarkable contribution to the genre of political cartoons. Visit www.herbblockfoundation.org to learn more and see examples of his work.

Examples (including but not limited to)
Single panel drawings with captions, sequential comic art, illustrations, digitally created drawings, or animated films with a political theme or message.

Special Instructions
Multi-panel cartoons or other narrative illustrations that do not contain commentary or criticism of a political event or current event should be submitted to the Comic Art Category.

Illustrations that do not contain commentary or criticism of a political event or current event should be submitted to the Drawing & Illustration Category or Digital Art Category depending on the tools used.

Animations that do not contain commentary or criticism of a political event or current event should be submitted to the Film & Animation Category.


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Drawing & Illustration

Category Description
Art that is composed of marks made with a manual or mechanical instrument on a two-dimensional surface.

Drawings include all renderings made by an instrument on a surface and may include formal, realistic and/or abstract imagery. Illustrations are works that graphically depict a concept or subject. Either drawings or drawn illustrations may be submitted to this category.


 

Examples (including but not limited to)
Pencil, ink, charcoal, pastel, crayon, scratchboard, marker, etc.

Special Instructions
Drawings copied from published photographs, the internet or existing works should not be submitted and will be disqualified. Please refer to the copyright and plagiarism guide for more detailed information.

Submissions
You can upload one image for each Drawing or Illustration submission.

Click here to see examples of previous winning works in this category.
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Additional Instructions
• Sequential illustrations should be submitted to the Comic Art category. • Digital Illustrations should be entered in the Digital Art category. • Illustrations that directly depict political or social commentary should be submitted to the Editorial Cartoon category.
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5 comments:

  1. Is there a prompt or a theme with these art competitions?

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  2. Comic Art
    Category Description
    A pictorial narrative in deliberate sequence—with or without text—that tells a story or develops an idea through use of a single or multiple panels.

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  3. No, I dont think there is specific themes.

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  4. Special Instructions
    Drawings copied from published photographs, the internet or existing works should not be submitted and will be disqualified. Please refer to the copyright and plagiarism guide for more detailed information.


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  5. Editorial Cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation
    Category Description
    A drawing or illustration, series of artworks, or animated short films (no longer than 60 seconds) that offers commentary or criticism on current events or political topics.

    About Herb Block
    This category is sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation in honor of Mr. Block's remarkable contribution to the genre of political cartoons. Visit www.herbblockfoundation.org to learn more and see examples of his work.

    Examples (including but not limited to)
    Single panel drawings with captions, sequential comic art, illustrations, digitally created drawings, or animated films with a political theme or message.

    Special Instructions
    Multi-panel cartoons or other narrative illustrations that do not contain commentary or criticism of a political event or current event should be submitted to the Comic Art Category.

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