University Art invites you to enter our  

Fifth Annual

Open Art Competition for

Artists in Northern California

The UArt Open is an annual art competition and exhibition held to promote the arts and to showcase outstanding work in a variety of media from artists all over the Bay Area and Sacramento.

 

The Artists' Reception and Exhibition held in San Jose,
September 2012.

AWARDS
Over $5,000 in cash and merchandise awards available.

1st Place $1,000, 2nd Place $750 and 3rd Place $500 

 CATEGORIES

The Show will be divided into four main categories plus an Emerging Artist category

Oil / Acrylic -- Watercolor
Pastel / Drawing (includes all dry media) -- Mixed Media

Emerging Artist: Open to students 14 - 18 years old

 
Click here to download the Prospectus
(includes entry forms and important dates) and get started on your entries!

And the winners are:

The UArt Open is an annual art competition and exhibition held to promote the arts and to showcase outstanding work in a variety of media from artists all over the Sacramento and Bay Areas.

CATEGORIES

The Show was divided into four main categories plus an Emerging Artist category

Oil / Acrylic -- Watercolor
Pastel / Drawing (includes all dry media) -- Mixed Media

Emerging Artist: Open to students 14 - 18 years old 

Last Year's Winners

BEST OF SHOW
First Place:

 
Craig Sanborn, “New Shirt” graphite

Second Place:  

Margaret Washington, “Pepsi and Levi”   watercolor

Third Place:   

Mark Wheeler, “Seasons End on Road 151” acrylic

Oil/Acrylic
First place:  

Bill Strubbe “Sibling Porpoise Rivalry"

Second Place:  

 Jim Caldwell, “Angora Lake Fisherman”

Third Place:  

Ron Garcia, “Broken”

Watercolor
First Place:  

Jane Kwant, “Fuchsia Cut Glass Bowl”

Second Place:  

Ron Andrews “Emergence III”

Third Place:   

Shirley Chen, “Living in Mountain"         

Drawing/Pastel

First Place:

Timon Sloane, “Brightly Lit Barn”

Second Place:  

Chris Stevens, "Delicious Decline"

Third Place:  

David Valles, “Trophy”

Mixed Media

First Place: 

Marianne Lettieri, “Wisp”

Second Place:  

Pat Mayer, “Off the Page”

Third Place:

 Jovani McArdle “Music is at the Heart”


EMERGING ARTIST
First Place:  Dylan Ryan, “Road Bike”
Second Place:   Mackenzie Thomas, “African Woman”
Third Place:  Adi Rosenthal, “The Boy the Girl”