The Arc New York 2025 Art Competition
GENERAL INFORMATION
· Open to all people with I/DD supported by a Chapter of The Arc NY
· No entry fee required
· One entry per artist will be permitted
· All artwork must be appropriate for display in a public environment
· Artwork must be original and owned by the artist
· Entry must be submitted by Friday, August 1, 2025
· Artwork will be judged by the public
Winners of the Art Competition will be selected and notified prior to the virtual presentation. A first place of $200, second place of $100, and third place of $50 will be awarded for each category. Awards will be presented during a virtual celebration in September. All questions can be directed to Christina Canino at Christina.Canino@thearcny.org.
ENTRY INFORMATION
Artists may submit one piece of their choice. Categories this year are: Abstract & Contemporary, Landscape & Realism, or Alternative & Mixed Mediums. Submitters are to select the category in which the artwork should be judged, as noted above. Please note: When submitting artwork, the "creator" to be listed, should be the name of the artist.
If you wish to have a photo of the artist included in the Art Competition digital booklet and/or video to be shown during the virtual presentation in September, please email that directly to Christina Canino at the email address above. All artists will once again be recognized in a digital booklet, to be shared at the conclusion of the competition. The top 50 artwork submissions will be included in the video shown during the virtual presentation in September. Additional details to be shared at a later date.
Entrant retains ownership and all rights to submitted artwork; however, by entering the contest, entrants grant The Arc New York permission, royalty-free, to publish submitted artwork on the website, newsletter and to reproduce images for promotional purposes only. As conditions of this permission, The Arc New York will credit all artwork with the artist’s name.