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Pixel Pastel 2024
The International Online Art Exhibition December 15, 2024 – January 15, 2025 |Online
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Awards
First Prize Horace Champagne Award / Pygmaliart
Jurors of Selection
Judge of Awards
Entry Fees
- PSEC Members: $40 USD
- Non-Members: $50 USD
- Entry fees are non-refundable so please carefully select your member status.
- Entry fees are in USD for all participants as we are using an American platform, ShowSubmit, for the entry process.
- You may submit up to 3 images, however only 1 or 2 images can be accepted in the show.
- There is no size limit considering it is an online show. Be sure to upload a good quality image.
- Payments must be made by credit card.
Judging and Notification
Prize winners and winners of honorable mentions will be determined by a Judge of selection of awards.
The show goes online and awards will be announced on the PSEC Website on Sunday, December 15, 2024.
All artworks accepted in the show, not only the winners, will be displayed on our website. Each entry becomes part of the public, historical online contest catalogue and will not be removed at a later date.
Contest Rules and Regulations:
- Pixel Pastel Online exhibition is international and is therefore open to all pastel artists globally, 18 years of age or older.
- The medium must be soft pastel on at least 90% of the painted surface to be eligible. Oil pastels do not qualify.
- All works must be original art. Paintings executed in a workshop or under another artist’s supervision, or paintings done from a published photo are not eligible.
- PSEC reserves the right to reject work deemed unsuitable for publication or that does not meet the above criteria.
- Work previously accepted in a PSEC exhibition will not be eligible.
- By entering this art competition, you are granting us a non-exclusive perpetual license to reproduce images of your artwork (on our websites, newsletters, and social media accounts, with credit to you, of course).
- All cash awards will be paid via Paypal – Therefore the winners will need a Paypal account and will be responsible for any fees Paypal charges upon receiving money. Canadian artists can be paid by Interac e-transfer.
- PSEC will be responsible for any shipping fees related to material prizes. PSEC is not responsible for shipping fees related to gift certificates prizes.
- Your participation establishes that you understand and accept the rules and regulations.
Sales
Questions
French Translation
Horaire des événements
Les Prix
Premier Grand Prix
Jury de sélection des œuvres
Juge de prix
Exigences pour les images soumises
Coûts et dates limites
- 40 $ USD membres de la PSEC
- 50 $ USD non membres
- Les frais d’inscription sont non remboursables. Assurez-vous de bien sélectionner votre statut de membre.
- Les coûts sont en dollars américains car nous utilisons la plateforme du site web américain ShowSubmit pour l’appel de candidatures et pour le processus de sélection
- Coûts fixes avec possibilité de soumettre 1 à 3 images, cependant une ou deux images seulement peuvent être acceptées dans l’exposition
- Il n’y a pas de grandeur maximale puisque l’exposition est en ligne. Assurez-vous de télécharger une bonne qualité d’image
- Le paiement se fait par carte de crédit seulement
Annonces des résultats du processus de sélection
Règlements de l’exposition
- Pixel Pastel en ligne est une exposition internationale et donc ouverte aux artistes pastellistes de 18 ans et plus de partout dans le monde.
- La surface peinte de l’œuvres doit être composées d’au moins 90% de pastel sec. Le pastel gras n’est pas admis.
- Toute œuvre doit être une œuvre originale. Les œuvres créées lors d’un atelier d’art ou sous la supervision d’un autre artiste ou créées à partir de photos publiées ne sont pas éligibles.
- PSEC se réserve le droit de refuser des œuvres inappropriées pour le public ou qui ne respectent pas les critères mentionnés ci-haut.
- Les œuvres ayant déjà été acceptées dans une exposition de la PSEC ne sont pas éligibles.
- En soumettant vos œuvres à cette compétition, vous nous accordez le droit non-exclusif de reproduire des images de votre œuvre à des fins de marketing (site web, réseaux sociaux, infolettre, etc. – toujours sous réserve de vos droits bien entendu).
- Tous les prix en argent comptant seront payés via Paypal, c’est-à-dire qu’un gagnant devra avoir un compte Paypal et les frais demandés par Paypal, sur la réception de l’argent, seront à sa charge. Les artistes canadiens peuvent être remboursés par virement Interac.
- PSEC est entièrement responsable des frais occasionnés par le transport des prix de matériel d’art. PSEC n’est pas responsable des frais de livraisons pour les prix de certificats de cadeau.
- Toute œuvre doit être à vendre et la PSEC retiendra 25% sur toutes les ventes découlant de l’exposition.
- Lorsqu’une œuvre est vendue, la PSEC mettra l’acheteur en contact avec l’artiste qui sera responsable de la livraison.
- Votre participation atteste que vous acceptez les règlements énumérés ci-haut.
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Additional Notification Information
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Image and Filename Specifications
- File Format: Submit original, high-quality JPEG image files. Other formats (e.g., PNG, TIFF) are not accepted.
- Crop Your Image: Ensure only the artwork itself is visible in the image. Do not show any visible matting, frames, or background distractions.
- Orientation: Make sure your image is oriented correctly (right side up) so that the artwork appears in its intended viewing direction.
- Image Size: You do not need to resize your image files before uploading. The system will automatically resize them. Smaller images cannot be enlarged to meet the requirements, so ensure your images are high resolution before uploading.
- File Names: You do not need to rename your files before uploading them. The system will handle any file naming requirements.
- File Size: There is a 30mb maximum file size limit. Larger image files will take longer to upload and process.
Additional Entry Information
- You will pay for your entry by credit or debit card using our secure checkout system.
- After your entry is submitted and paid for, you may log back in to review your entry, edit artist and image information, and add or substitute images up until the entry deadline (October 31, 2024.)
- Entry fees are not refundable and must be submitted and paid by the entry deadline.
- Entries cannot be accepted or changed after the deadline. Incomplete entries will be disqualified.
Support
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