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Overview

Welcome to our FanNation Art Contest! All ages are welcome to enter the contest.

Entries will be accepted from Thursday, August 1st, 2024, until Thursday, September 5th, 2024. No entries will be accepted after that date.

The Ocean County Library FanNation Committee staff will judge the artwork. Artwork must be created by the contestant. Any plagiarized pieces will immediately be disqualified from the contest. A maximum of 5 winners will be selected from each age category. Please view the full Art Contest Guidelines below.

Viewing of the selected pieces will be at FanNation on Saturday, October 5th in the McConnell Gallery. You may only submit one piece. To submit your artwork, complete the form below. Once complete, you will be emailed how to submit a digital copy of your work.

If you are a winning entry, you are required to bring in the physical piece to the Toms River Branch no later than Monday, September 30th.

You are also required to complete an Exhibitor Release Form and Exhibitor Inventory Form, which will be emailed to you if your art is chosen. Artwork must not exceed $500.

 

Art Contest Guidelines

  • Submit one original piece of artwork within the appropriate age category and theme:
    • Child (5-11) - Theme: Book Character or Original Character
    • Teen (12-17) - Theme: Book Character or Original Character
    • Adult (18+) - Theme: Book Character or Original Character
  • Physical designs must be on:
    • Child – 8.5x11 drawing paper or 5x7 canvas.
    • Teen - 8.5x11 drawing paper or 8x10” canvas.
    • Adult - 8.5x11 drawing paper or 8x10” or 9”12” canvas.
  • Content cannot be vulgar, offensive, contain profanity or lewd images, and must be created by the contestant. No AI Generated materials will be accepted. Any artwork found to be plagiarized or containing unacceptable content will be immediately disqualified from the competition.
  • Artwork must be submitted via an email you will be contacted by after you complete the form from Thursday, August 1st until Thursday, September 5th, 2024, at 5:00 pm EST. No entries will be accepted after this date.
  • OCL FanNation staff will score the artwork on a scale from 1-5 in 4 categories.
    • Skillset: Based on artistic skill.
    • Creativity: Use of medium, lighting, theme representation.
    • Theme: Is the contest theme easy to detect? Faithful to the lore (if applicable).
    • Use of space: Did you use the canvas to its full capacity.

 

Art Contest Submission Form

Please complete the form below:

Age (please select the correct age below):
Medium artwork was created:
Size of the physical artwork:
How did you find out about this art contest:

Permissions:

  • With this signature, I confirm that this submitted work of art was created only by me. I also confirm that I have read and understand the art submission guidelines.

Parent Signature if 17 and younger:

  • I hereby grant my permission to the Ocean County Library to use the creative images created by my child during this program.
  • Yes, I give my permission for my child to participate in the FanNation Art Contest with the Ocean County Library.
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