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Annual Online Juried Competition
July 26, 2025 – July 18, 2026 |Online
Deadline is June 23rd.
Open to Members and Non-Members.
Deadline is June 23rd. Open to Members and Non-Members. To enter, visit:
showsubmit.com/show/st-annual-online-juried-competition
showsubmit.com/show/st-annual-online-juried-competition
Song of the Sun by Ken Muenzenmayer
Open Calls
Opens April 15, 2025.
Open for entry on April 15, 2025.
Deadline for entry: June 23, 2025
Sales price is determined by the artist.
Shipping of sold artwork is the responsibility of the artist. The cost of shipping will be paid by the artist or buyer.
Robert Burridge is a noted international award-winning Industrial Designer who, after twenty-five years in the corporate design world, has focused his life to painting every day. Burridge is a celebrated, contemporary painter, contributing author to artists' magazines, college teacher and publisher of his own books, "Loosen Up Workbook and Studio Notes" and "Hot Art Marketing." His instructional DVDs feature his popular "Loosen Up" techniques. Burridge attributes his success to his education from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, his stint as an adjunct professor at Cooper Union School for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City, and in 1966, his Fluxus art performances with Yoko Ono, Nam June Paik, Jim McWilliams and Charlotte Moorman. He is much sought after as juror, lecturer and workshop instructor. Also, Burridge is a featured artist-mentor for Master Workshops in France, Italy, Mexico, the Bahamas, Cuba and Guatemala. Robert is the Honorary President of the International Society of Acrylic Painters and a Signature Member of both the ISAP and the Philadelphia Water Color Society. He is a recipient of their highest and most prestigious award, the Crest Medal for Achievement in the Arts. Currently, his popular work hangs in the permanent collections of international embassies, corporate galleries, and art colleges as well as television and entertainment personalities. The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art curated fourteen of his abstract paintings for his first solo museum exhibition, which led to his second major solo exhibition of seven-foot abstract charcoal drawings. The Elverhǿj Museum also invited and exhibited Burridge's personal collection of his seminal paintings from past exhibitions of twenty years.
Diane D. Mason
Sculptor, Scratchboard Artist
Diane D. Mason is a highly recognized sculptor. She is a Signature Member of the international Society of Animal Artists, which she served as President from 2008-2013, and a Master Signature Member of the American Women Artists. Her works have been included in numerous prestigious exhibitions since 2003, including those of the Society of Animal Artists, the National Sculpture Society’s Annual Awards Exhibitions, Birds in Art, The annual exhibitions of the American Women Artists, and eighteen years as a participant of the Sculpture in the Park exhibitions in Loveland, CO. She has garnered many awards from these and other exhibitions over the years and has frequently served as a juror for various organizations in selecting their exhibitions and awards. She has taught both sculpture and scratchboard and is very proud of her mentored artists who have become successful sculptors.
Deadline for entry: June 23, 2025
Exhibition Details
Studio Texas’ annual online juried competition is open to all levels of skill, with competition within and across categories. Studio Texas will distribute $5,000 in cash awards. Selected artists are also eligible for merchandise awards sponsored by art industry leaders. The Best of Show award is $1,000 cash. Approximately 100 works selected will appear on Studio Texas' online gallery for an entire year, be featured in our E-newsletters, and be promoted through Studio Texas’ social media.
This Online Show allows you to enter your best work without the expense of framing and shipping. General members earn one point toward Studio Texas’ Signature Status by receiving a Place Award. Accepted artists will be showcased on our website, studiotexas.org. Award-winning works will be shown on Studio Texas’ Facebook page, and an E-blast will announce the Award winners and accepted paintings to all Studio Texas members and patrons.
This Online Show allows you to enter your best work without the expense of framing and shipping. General members earn one point toward Studio Texas’ Signature Status by receiving a Place Award. Accepted artists will be showcased on our website, studiotexas.org. Award-winning works will be shown on Studio Texas’ Facebook page, and an E-blast will announce the Award winners and accepted paintings to all Studio Texas members and patrons.
Jury
Our acceptance jurors are national award winners and instructors, Robert Burridge (robertburridge.com), painter, and Diane Mason (ddmason.com), sculptor and painter.
Acceptance and Awards in Two Categories
Studio Texas has 2 categories of judging for this show. 2-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional.
Awards
- Best of Show Award - $1,000
2-Dimensional:
- First Place Award – $750
- Second Place Award – $500
- Third Place Award – $250
- 3 Honorable Mentions*
3-Dimensional:
- First Place Award – $750
- Second Place Award – $500
- Third Place Award – $250
- 3 Honorable Mentions*
*Honorable Mention Awards do not earn points for signature. Awards are about 40% cash prizes and the rest are merchandise items and gift certificates.
Entry Fees
- Studio Texas Members: Up to 6 entries, $40 for the first entry and $9 for each additional entry.
- Non-Members: Up to 6 entries, $45 for the first entry and $10 for each additional entry.
- 3D entries may submit 2 images per entry.
- No more than ONE artwork by any artist will be accepted into the STAOS.
You may pay online with a valid credit card. Overpayment of any fee will be considered a donation to Studio Texas’ Scholarship Fund.
Entry Fees are Nonrefundable
Entry Fees are Nonrefundable
Exhibition & Restrictions
- Open to all artists, national and international, 18 years of age or older.
- Pieces may be representational or abstract works in 2D or 3D.
- Applications must be submitted from Tuesday, April 15, 2025, to midnight, Monday, June 23, 2025. Finalist will be announced by Friday, July 18, 2025.
- Eligible Categories
- Painting: Watercolor, Oil, Pastel, Gouache, Acrylics, Egg Tempera, Encaustic, Mixed Media, Batik
Mixed media is acceptable only if created using acceptable mediums as listed above. Mixed Media cannot include any mediums deemed not acceptable as listed below. - Drawing: Graphite, Colored Pencil, Charcoal, Scratchboard, Pen and Ink
- Collage
- Printmaking: Intaglio, Serigraph, Reduction Block Printing
- Fiber Art
- Sculpture and 3D: Accepted media in sculpture include cast metal, fabricated metal, stone, glass, wood and any fired permanent medium such as terra cotta, stoneware, porcelain, and earthenware.
- Painting: Watercolor, Oil, Pastel, Gouache, Acrylics, Egg Tempera, Encaustic, Mixed Media, Batik
- Non-acceptable mediums include craft, jewelry, video, digital prints, including giclee, or any work containing computer-generated elements.
- Work(s) must be original. 2D work must have been completed within the last 2 years. There is no required timeframe for 3D artwork.
- All artwork must be the artist’s original in design and composition. Composition of work may NOT be taken from published work such as photos from magazines or professional photographers’ prints or digital images, from friends' resource or prints of other artists. The artist must own the copyright to the artwork.
- By entering this show, artists acknowledge they own full copyright to the submitted work. Studio Texas is not liable for any copyright claim made against an entered work. Artists retain copyright to their image(s).
- If photo reference is used it must be from the artist’s photos.
- Studio Texas does not condone the use of optical projection.
- All artwork must be originally drawn and not created on top of any photographic image.
- Work(s) must have been created by the artist without supervision or as part of a class or workshop.
- Works may not be a copy or imitation of another work. Any reference provided by an instructor is not eligible, including an instructor-provided photo, still-life setup, or model setup.
- Work may not have been accepted into any previous Studio Texas exhibit.
- Work may only be submitted by the artist entering the show and not by a collector or owner of commissioned work.
- Works may be for sale but are not required to be for sale. Sold works may be entered. Enter NFS in the entry form.
Please note that any prices listed cannot be changed after entry. - A 40% donation from sales will be made to Studio Texas.
- As this is an online show, there is no size restriction on the work(s) submitted.
Sales
Artwork does not need to be for sale to be entered into the STAOS. No more than one (1) entered artwork per artist will be accepted into the exhibition. Works may be for sale with a 40% donation from sales made to Studio Texas.
Sales price is determined by the artist.
Shipping of sold artwork is the responsibility of the artist. The cost of shipping will be paid by the artist or buyer.
Disclaimer/Legal
All accepted works and award winners will be displayed on the Studio Texas website: studiotexas.org, ShowSubmit website: showsubmit.com/galleries, and on our Studio Texas Facebook Page and postings, and Studio Texas’ E-blast to all members and patrons. Failure to meet any of the requirements for eligibility will result in the work not being juried. Work that is considered offensive by Studio Texas standards will not be accepted.
No refunds will be given for disqualified works. Acceptance into future shows and/or probation can result from disqualification
No refunds will be given for disqualified works. Acceptance into future shows and/or probation can result from disqualification
Image Use/Copyrights
The artist retains all copyrights to submitted images and represented artwork. The artists selected to exhibit, grant Studio Texas rights to use the selected image(s) on printed material and the organization’s website and social media for promotional purposes only. Studio Texas retains no copyrights to the artist’s work.
Application
The Studio Texas Annual Online Juried Show application process through ShowSubmit will begin Tuesday, April 15, 2025, and close on Monday, June 23, 2025. The entry form must be filled out in its entirety. List sizes up to the nearest inch. Images must not include matting or frame. Crop the photos to include only the artwork. Be sure your images are right-side-up. Artists may submit multiple images of 3-D work(s) to show different views of the artwork.
Questions
For questions about this prospectus or Studio Texas please contact:
Karen Vernon, Show Chairman
Selection and Awards Jurors
Robert Burridge
Artist, International Juror, and Author
Artist, International Juror, and Author
Robert Burridge is a noted international award-winning Industrial Designer who, after twenty-five years in the corporate design world, has focused his life to painting every day. Burridge is a celebrated, contemporary painter, contributing author to artists' magazines, college teacher and publisher of his own books, "Loosen Up Workbook and Studio Notes" and "Hot Art Marketing." His instructional DVDs feature his popular "Loosen Up" techniques. Burridge attributes his success to his education from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, his stint as an adjunct professor at Cooper Union School for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City, and in 1966, his Fluxus art performances with Yoko Ono, Nam June Paik, Jim McWilliams and Charlotte Moorman. He is much sought after as juror, lecturer and workshop instructor. Also, Burridge is a featured artist-mentor for Master Workshops in France, Italy, Mexico, the Bahamas, Cuba and Guatemala. Robert is the Honorary President of the International Society of Acrylic Painters and a Signature Member of both the ISAP and the Philadelphia Water Color Society. He is a recipient of their highest and most prestigious award, the Crest Medal for Achievement in the Arts. Currently, his popular work hangs in the permanent collections of international embassies, corporate galleries, and art colleges as well as television and entertainment personalities. The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art curated fourteen of his abstract paintings for his first solo museum exhibition, which led to his second major solo exhibition of seven-foot abstract charcoal drawings. The Elverhǿj Museum also invited and exhibited Burridge's personal collection of his seminal paintings from past exhibitions of twenty years.
Diane D. Mason
Sculptor, Scratchboard Artist
Diane D. Mason is a highly recognized sculptor. She is a Signature Member of the international Society of Animal Artists, which she served as President from 2008-2013, and a Master Signature Member of the American Women Artists. Her works have been included in numerous prestigious exhibitions since 2003, including those of the Society of Animal Artists, the National Sculpture Society’s Annual Awards Exhibitions, Birds in Art, The annual exhibitions of the American Women Artists, and eighteen years as a participant of the Sculpture in the Park exhibitions in Loveland, CO. She has garnered many awards from these and other exhibitions over the years and has frequently served as a juror for various organizations in selecting their exhibitions and awards. She has taught both sculpture and scratchboard and is very proud of her mentored artists who have become successful sculptors.
She has been noted as an “Artist to Watch” in SOUTHWEST ART magazine and was also featured in an article on her work in the same magazine in April of 2008. Her work is also included in the book “Sculpture of the Rockies” published by Southwest Art magazine. Mason’s works can be found in many private collections in the U. S., Canada, and Europe. Public works can be found in beautiful Benson Park Sculpture Garden, Loveland, CO; Summerville, SC; Edmund, OK; Cheyenne, WY; The Frederick Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, MI; The Na Aina Kai Botanical Gardens on Kauai, HI; the City/County Library in Tulsa, OK; the Public Library in Lafayette, CO; and Quill Corporation, Palatine, IL.
Additional Notification Information
Notifications will be emailed and posted in your ShowSubmit account by the end of the day on July 18, 2025.
You may view the notification in your ShowSubmit account by logging in and clicking tapping the Notifications at the top right of the screen, or in your Entry History.
If you do not receive your email, login and view the notification in your account. We cannot respond to inquiries regarding the status of notifications.
Note: Entries made prior to 2023 may not display the View Notification link.
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 (June 23, 2025.)
- 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
For questions about ST or this Prospectus, please contact Karen Vernon, Show Chairman ([email protected] ).
For technical support or entry questions, first check our Help Center or Entry Guide. If you still need help, email ShowSubmit Support ([email protected]). We’ll respond between 9am and 6pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.