Eligibility: Open to all residents the Kansas City metro area and surrounding suburban cities, for children, grades 1-12 who attend public, private and home schools.
Eligible Artwork:
Entry Overview:
For 2D and 3D art, one entry is allowed per artist. For performances, a short two minute video of the performance is required. For literature the complete short story, poem, etc., is required. A fee of $5 per student. (For entry financial assistance, please contact our grant administrator at [email protected]) Each student may enter art as many times as they like, (each with a $5.00 fee), although only one piece per artist will be allowed in the final round of judging.
The final adjudication round for top winners of the 2D and 3D art will take place after the show is hung. The performance final round will be adjudicated live on the night of the Gala on January 10th, 2020.
Age Groups and Awards:
Each participant that is chosen for the exhibit can be proud of this achievement and will receive a certificate of award. The best in each age group will receive an additional award. Those awards will range from $75-150.00. Specific amounts will be determined shortly after all submissions are received, approximately a month before the opening of the show. Winners in grades 10-12 categories will receive a $300.00 scholarship to the college or University of their choice.
Within each age group are 4 categories:
Visual 2D/3D ~ Literature ~ Performance ~ Dance
1st - 3rd Grades
Gift certificate for an enhancement in their field of art
4th - 6th Grades
Gift certificate for an enhancement in their field of art
7th-9th Grades
Gift certificate for an enhancement in their field of art
10th-12th Grades
$300.00 Scholarship toward their college or university of choice
Understand that if your fine art IS CHOSEN to be in the show:
Being accepted into to the show is an achievement on its own, you will want to be present at the Gala Celebration, January 10th, 2020, as all participants will receive an award and the best in each category will receive a special award recognition. All tangible art work MUST be for sale. The Sales Commission to the Gallery is 40%. Prices listed on the entry are binding and cannot be changed after submission to the show is made.
Performance and Theatrical Arts that are chosen:
Your performances will be shown on TV monitors throughout the Gala Celebration. Your attendance is not mandatory but highly recommended.
The top TWO entries in these categories are required to perform their entry LIVE at the Gala Celebration where the winner will be decided on THAT NIGHT.
Literature That is chosen:
The top work in each age group will read their piece LOVE at the Gala Celebration.
2-Dimensional and 3-D Art that is chosen:
You will need to bring your 2D and 3D art to the R. G. Endres Gallery, located in the Prairie Village Municipal Complex on Saturday, January 4th , 2020 between the hours of 9AM till noon.
Your 2-D artwork will need to safely FRAMED with D Rings on the back for hanging. If it is anything other than a canvas painting or a relief collage (bumpy 2-D art), the frame will need a glass (not Plexi-glass) covering. If it is a photograph, there will need to be a small space between the photo and the glass, usually provided by a matt.
If it is acrylic or oil painting on a wrapped canvas, and is NOT framed, then the SIDES of the canvas will need to be painted.
Read below for answers to all your questions:
Before Entering your art on-line:
Deadline is Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019. Apply Here
Make sure to take a photograph of your art or a video of your performance.
Hints and Tips:
- Two-Dimensional art (flat or one-sided art): Take it outside into full SHADE and lay it flat on a flat surface (driveway/sidewalk). Line up your camera/phone directly over the top of art, lining up the edges of the art with the edges of your camera's view frame.
Preparing your photo to submission:
~Format: JPEG
~No smaller than 1920 pixels on the longest side.
~Resolution should be at 72 ppi/dpi (standard web resolution)
~File size: 5 MB maximum
Important: If your 2-D art is chosen to be in the show:
Your 2-D artwork will need to safely FRAMED with D Rings on the back for hanging.
If it is anything other than a wrapped canvas painting or a relief collage (bumpy 2-D art), the frame will need a glass covering, (not Plexi-glass).
If it is a photograph, there will need to be a small space between the photo and the glass, usually provided by a matt.
If it is acrylic or oil painting on a wrapped canvas, and is NOT framed, then the SIDES of the canvas will need to be painted.
- Three-Dimensional art (sculpture or assemblage):
Take a photo of your art piece: Take is outside (into the full spectrum light of the sun) in the morning or in the SHADE. Make sure the background behind your sculpture is bland and doesn't have lots of stuff that will distract from your sculpture.
See above for preparing your photo for submission.
- Instrumental Performance:
Your video can be of you on an actual stage, in a show, performing, or just in your home, but it should be during a SOLO performance. The "videographer" (friend or family member) should be close to you for the best sound and sight, or zoom in so that you FILL the screen leaving out others that might distract.
If taking a home video, find a smaller echo-free room. Make sure good light is shining on the front and/or side(s) of the performer.
Preparing your video for submission:
~Format it as any one of these: 3GP, WMV, AVI, MOV, ASF, MPG, MP4, M2T, MKV or M2TS
~Aspect Ratio: 4:3 or 16:9 (size across as it relates to size down)
~Bit rate: recommended above 240 kbps
~Frame rate: minimum 12 fps, recommended 30fps. the frame rate of the original video should be maintained without re-sampling.
~Codec: h.264, h.263, mpeg-1, mpeg-2, mpeg-4, Windows Media Video,and motion jpeg mpeg-1 muxed, Apple Lossless
~ Container: 3gp, asf, mov, mpeg, mpeg-2, mp4, ogg
~ File Size: 110MB Maximum
- Dance performance:
Your video can be of you on an actual stage, in a show, performing, or just in your home, but it should be during a SOLO performance. The "videographer" (friend or family member) should be close to you for the best and sight, or zoom in so that mainly you FILL the screen leaving out most of the others.
If taking a home video, find a room big enough that your videographer can be far enough away to capture your moves without too much camera movement. Make sure your have p light that is shining on the front and/or side(s) of the performer and place the music is close to the videographer.
See above for preparing your video for submission.
- Poetry/Prose/Short Story:
You will submit a single photo of your written/typed literary piece. If more then one page, place all pages in the same photo. They will be enlarged before being read by judges.
See above for preparing your video for submission.
2. Prepare a statement of 1000 words or less about your relationship to this ART entry. Perhaps you could write about why you created this art, and/or what might have inspired you to create, and/or why you made the choices you made, and/or why you did it the way that you did. No need to write all about your art-filled history, or your general philosophy about art. It can be as short at you'd like. Grammar and spelling will not enter into the judging process (within reason.)
Write this up in advance of your on-line submission and then just copy and paste it into the box provided.
3. Be prepared to pay the $5.00 entry fee, either with credit card or PayPal. (For entry financial assistance, please contact our grant administrator at [email protected])
For MORE information about submitting your art on or about preparing your art for on-line upload, contact Julie Flanagan: [email protected] or cell: 913-710-6804
2020 Timeline:
Ⓒ Prairie Village Arts Council 2019
Eligible Artwork:
- All 2D and 3D art of any media.
- All performance art including music.
- All theatrical performance including dance.
- All forms literature.
Entry Overview:
For 2D and 3D art, one entry is allowed per artist. For performances, a short two minute video of the performance is required. For literature the complete short story, poem, etc., is required. A fee of $5 per student. (For entry financial assistance, please contact our grant administrator at [email protected]) Each student may enter art as many times as they like, (each with a $5.00 fee), although only one piece per artist will be allowed in the final round of judging.
The final adjudication round for top winners of the 2D and 3D art will take place after the show is hung. The performance final round will be adjudicated live on the night of the Gala on January 10th, 2020.
Age Groups and Awards:
Each participant that is chosen for the exhibit can be proud of this achievement and will receive a certificate of award. The best in each age group will receive an additional award. Those awards will range from $75-150.00. Specific amounts will be determined shortly after all submissions are received, approximately a month before the opening of the show. Winners in grades 10-12 categories will receive a $300.00 scholarship to the college or University of their choice.
Within each age group are 4 categories:
Visual 2D/3D ~ Literature ~ Performance ~ Dance
1st - 3rd Grades
Gift certificate for an enhancement in their field of art
4th - 6th Grades
Gift certificate for an enhancement in their field of art
7th-9th Grades
Gift certificate for an enhancement in their field of art
10th-12th Grades
$300.00 Scholarship toward their college or university of choice
Understand that if your fine art IS CHOSEN to be in the show:
Being accepted into to the show is an achievement on its own, you will want to be present at the Gala Celebration, January 10th, 2020, as all participants will receive an award and the best in each category will receive a special award recognition. All tangible art work MUST be for sale. The Sales Commission to the Gallery is 40%. Prices listed on the entry are binding and cannot be changed after submission to the show is made.
Performance and Theatrical Arts that are chosen:
Your performances will be shown on TV monitors throughout the Gala Celebration. Your attendance is not mandatory but highly recommended.
The top TWO entries in these categories are required to perform their entry LIVE at the Gala Celebration where the winner will be decided on THAT NIGHT.
Literature That is chosen:
The top work in each age group will read their piece LOVE at the Gala Celebration.
2-Dimensional and 3-D Art that is chosen:
You will need to bring your 2D and 3D art to the R. G. Endres Gallery, located in the Prairie Village Municipal Complex on Saturday, January 4th , 2020 between the hours of 9AM till noon.
Your 2-D artwork will need to safely FRAMED with D Rings on the back for hanging. If it is anything other than a canvas painting or a relief collage (bumpy 2-D art), the frame will need a glass (not Plexi-glass) covering. If it is a photograph, there will need to be a small space between the photo and the glass, usually provided by a matt.
If it is acrylic or oil painting on a wrapped canvas, and is NOT framed, then the SIDES of the canvas will need to be painted.
Read below for answers to all your questions:
Before Entering your art on-line:
Deadline is Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019. Apply Here
Make sure to take a photograph of your art or a video of your performance.
Hints and Tips:
- Two-Dimensional art (flat or one-sided art): Take it outside into full SHADE and lay it flat on a flat surface (driveway/sidewalk). Line up your camera/phone directly over the top of art, lining up the edges of the art with the edges of your camera's view frame.
Preparing your photo to submission:
~Format: JPEG
~No smaller than 1920 pixels on the longest side.
~Resolution should be at 72 ppi/dpi (standard web resolution)
~File size: 5 MB maximum
Important: If your 2-D art is chosen to be in the show:
Your 2-D artwork will need to safely FRAMED with D Rings on the back for hanging.
If it is anything other than a wrapped canvas painting or a relief collage (bumpy 2-D art), the frame will need a glass covering, (not Plexi-glass).
If it is a photograph, there will need to be a small space between the photo and the glass, usually provided by a matt.
If it is acrylic or oil painting on a wrapped canvas, and is NOT framed, then the SIDES of the canvas will need to be painted.
- Three-Dimensional art (sculpture or assemblage):
Take a photo of your art piece: Take is outside (into the full spectrum light of the sun) in the morning or in the SHADE. Make sure the background behind your sculpture is bland and doesn't have lots of stuff that will distract from your sculpture.
See above for preparing your photo for submission.
- Instrumental Performance:
Your video can be of you on an actual stage, in a show, performing, or just in your home, but it should be during a SOLO performance. The "videographer" (friend or family member) should be close to you for the best sound and sight, or zoom in so that you FILL the screen leaving out others that might distract.
If taking a home video, find a smaller echo-free room. Make sure good light is shining on the front and/or side(s) of the performer.
Preparing your video for submission:
~Format it as any one of these: 3GP, WMV, AVI, MOV, ASF, MPG, MP4, M2T, MKV or M2TS
~Aspect Ratio: 4:3 or 16:9 (size across as it relates to size down)
~Bit rate: recommended above 240 kbps
~Frame rate: minimum 12 fps, recommended 30fps. the frame rate of the original video should be maintained without re-sampling.
~Codec: h.264, h.263, mpeg-1, mpeg-2, mpeg-4, Windows Media Video,and motion jpeg mpeg-1 muxed, Apple Lossless
~ Container: 3gp, asf, mov, mpeg, mpeg-2, mp4, ogg
~ File Size: 110MB Maximum
- Dance performance:
Your video can be of you on an actual stage, in a show, performing, or just in your home, but it should be during a SOLO performance. The "videographer" (friend or family member) should be close to you for the best and sight, or zoom in so that mainly you FILL the screen leaving out most of the others.
If taking a home video, find a room big enough that your videographer can be far enough away to capture your moves without too much camera movement. Make sure your have p light that is shining on the front and/or side(s) of the performer and place the music is close to the videographer.
See above for preparing your video for submission.
- Poetry/Prose/Short Story:
You will submit a single photo of your written/typed literary piece. If more then one page, place all pages in the same photo. They will be enlarged before being read by judges.
See above for preparing your video for submission.
2. Prepare a statement of 1000 words or less about your relationship to this ART entry. Perhaps you could write about why you created this art, and/or what might have inspired you to create, and/or why you made the choices you made, and/or why you did it the way that you did. No need to write all about your art-filled history, or your general philosophy about art. It can be as short at you'd like. Grammar and spelling will not enter into the judging process (within reason.)
Write this up in advance of your on-line submission and then just copy and paste it into the box provided.
3. Be prepared to pay the $5.00 entry fee, either with credit card or PayPal. (For entry financial assistance, please contact our grant administrator at [email protected])
For MORE information about submitting your art on or about preparing your art for on-line upload, contact Julie Flanagan: [email protected] or cell: 913-710-6804
2020 Timeline:
- Submissions Open: Monday, September 31st, 2019
- Submission Deadline: Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019
- Notification of acceptance: Tuesday, December 10th, 2019
- Framed artwork due; Saturday, January 4th, 2020
- Exhibit Installation: Saturday, January 4th, 2020
- Award Gala: Friday, January 10th, 2020
- Artwork Removal: Saturday, February 8th, 2020
Ⓒ Prairie Village Arts Council 2019