Contest Rules:  What ever your visual art is - ie: painting, jewelry, sculpture, photography, computer art, fiber art, and so on, make a piece of art showing how you interpret the theme of the month. For instance if a theme is Spring you may interpret that to be a landscape with all the colors of the new season. Or, you may think of Spring as water bubbling out of the ground. Or, perhaps you see a pretty little fairy sitting on a flower that blooms in spring or you might see an old rusty spring on a creaky old door.

What is your vision?

The winner will be by popular vote of the members in attendance.

(You gotta have your dues paid to vote or enter the contest.) In case of a tie, both win, no run off votes.

What you get for your efforts is to have a picture of your art work on the ALW website for 1 month along with the title "Artist of the Month."

In May, the theme will be "Artist Choice". The winner of the May contest will be the "Artist of the Year" and have their art work up on the website from mid-May until mid-September when the contests start again for the next league year. Once again, in order to enter your work in the contest or vote for your favorite, you must be in attendance at the meeting. No, you can’t bring your art work, sign in, leave early and have a friend take your art work home. Attendance in this case means until the vote is taken which will be during the social time between the general meeting and the program. Any questions call or email your committee.

Judy Wargula 623.386.6135 jwargula@cox.net

1. Bring your art work to a meeting during Sept. - April.

a. Art work means, painting, sculpture, jewelry, photography,

computer art, fiber arts - whatever it is the artist "does".

b. Enter as many pieces as you wish.

c. There is no fee but you must be a member of ALW with dues paid

current.

d. Any art work that is behind glass the artist must provide either a

photo or a digital file of the art work BEFORE it was placed

behind glass.

e. Size - no limits

f. The artist is responsible for the care and display of

their art work.

g. Any damage is the artist responsibility.

2. Members in attendance vote for the one they like the best.

a. Popular vote wins.

b. In case of a tie - they all win - no run offs.

c. If you are not in attendance you may not vote.

d. Only members with their dues paid current can vote.

e. At the November meeting we will have both the November

and December contests since we don't meet during December.

3. The committee plus the president will approve the theme for

each month.

a. The themes for the year will be published in the August

newsletter each year and published on the website throughout the

year.

b. The year will run from Sept. through May.

4. For the May contest The Theme shall be "Artist Choice" and the

winner of the May contest will be the "Artist of the Year".

5. The artist must attend the meeting they are entering their art

work for the monthly contest.

6. The winner of contest months Sept. - April ie: Artist of the

Month, will have their art work on the ALW website for

approximately one month.

a. The winner of the May contest ie: Artist of the year,

will have their art work on the website from mid May through mid

September depending on when the webmaster can put it up on

the website.