COMPETITIONS

2020 MEMBERS ONLY COMPETITION

Entry Deadline: November 5, 2020

Timothy Rees, 2019 1st Place Non-Commissioned Portrait

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Sharon Sprung, 2019 1st Place Outside the Box

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Teresa Elliott, 2019 1st Place Animals as the Subject

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Grace DeVito, 2019 1st Place Still Life

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Joseph Daily, 2019 1st Place Commissioned Portrait

INTERNATIONAL PORTRAIT COMPETITION

Seth Haverkamp, 2019 Draper Grand Prize

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Sookyi Lee, 2019 1st Place Drawing

Alex Venezia, 2019 1st Place Painting

Erin McCarthy, 2019 1st Place Sculpture

THE INTERNATIONAL SELF PORTRAIT PROJECT

Deadline: July 24, 2020

During the current COVID-19 health crisis, we are challenging artists around the world to paint, draw, or sculpt their quarantine self-portrait because you are your best model during this time. This is an online-only contest, and the winners of the contest will be selected by voters.

The Entry Fee is $5.00, and every vote for your favorite work is $1.00. Funds raised will be used to support the ongoing educational programming of the Portrait Society of America.

Submission opens on June 24, 2020 at 8:00 AM EST and closes on July 24, 2020 at 11:59:59 PM EST. Voting will begin on July 25, 2020 at 12:00 AM EST and end on August 24, 2020 at 11:59:59 PM EST. The First, Second, and Third place winners will be announced by Mary Whyte on August 27, 2020 at 4:00 PM EST during her opening Welcome to attendees for The Art of the Portrait Live Webinar.

Gregory Mortenson, Self-Portrait with Scarf, oil, 16x11"