Artists from the South are encouraged to enter the 10th annual “Art With a Southern Drawl,” which features the best in visual arts from seven Southern states.
The University of Mobile (UM) show has been featured in regional publications including Southern Living magazine, Mobile Bay Monthly magazine and the Mobile Press Register, where it was cited as a seasonal highlight featuring “a marvelously eclectic range of artwork, from the esoteric to the whimsical.”
The annual juried exhibition and competition represents a wide range of media, styles, themes and techniques.
The competition is open to artists working in any media, and only original art is accepted.
Applicants must be either born in or currently live in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee or Texas. All works must be the original creation of the artists and must have been produced since 1998.
Categories include Best in Show, Award of Excellence, Spirit of the South Award, Southern Humor Award: I Did It and I’m Glad Award and Merit Award.
The show will be held at UM April 1-30, 2001. Application forms, slides and juror fees must be postmarked by Jan. 10, 2001.
Rules, entry procedures and application forms are available by email at UMdrawl@yahoo.com; by calling the University of Mobile College of Arts and Sciences at 334-442-2283 or 1-800-946-7267, Ext. 2283; or at www.umobile.edu/aws.htm.
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