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The
VAA competitions are held throughout the year in five categories. Entries
may be submitted by liturgical artists, artisans, architects, and consultants.
Patrons may submit entries on behalf of the artists, architects, and/or
consultants but may not collect prizes for their work. The five winners
of each competition (four BENEs and one Honorable Mention) are presented
in a full-color feature in the online version of ML and receive printed
award certificates.
The
Best of Show in each competition receives a cash award of $100, is featured
on the front cover of ML, and receives 25 complimentary copies of ML.
A
three-member jury comprised of multidisciplinary consultants in sacred
art and architecture will judge entries on liturgical relevance, originality,
overall concept, and craftsmanship/use of materials. Project authorship
is concealed during jury deliberations.
All
entries are automatically eligible for consideration and future use on
covers of Ministry & Liturgy magazine.
All entries must have the
consent of the owner and participants.
The editors reserve the right
to classify an entry in a different category based on the information submitted.
The examples given are not necessarily exhaustive. Any object or architectural
element with a specific liturgical use or purpose is eligible and may find
its place within one of the competitions according to the definition of
that category.
Competition categories:
Ritual Objects:
Vessels, vesture and furnishings, either seasonal or all season. Examples:
chalice, monstrance, tabernacle, vestment, textiles (processional banner,
altar cloth, parament), and ritual furnishings (credence table, candlestand,
book shrine, etc.).
Sacred Spaces &
Architecture: Spaces and buildings that foster prayer. Examples:
chapel, shrine, memorial, prayer walk, prayer garden, reconciliation chapel,
stations of the cross, Easter fire plaza, church building or restoration,
reredos, baldachin, etc.
Sacred Symbols:
Sacred liturgical symbols. Examples: baptismal font, paschal candle, sacred
oils ambry, altar, ambo, crucifix, presidential chair, cathedra, etc.
Sacred Art:
Permanently installed or occasional art. Examples: sculpture (bas and full
relief), paintings, drawings, multimedia, murals, trompe l’oeil and other
decorative painting, mosaic, iconography, tapestries and banners,
etc.
Art Glass:
Ornamental, occasional, or permanently installed (structural) art glass.
Examples: stained glass, etched and sandblasted glass, faceted glass and
molten glass.
To submit an entry, include:
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Entry fee: $30 (USD) per entry
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Completed entry form (download
below)
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Two sets of digital (TIFF) images,
8 5/8" × 11 1/8", one set at 300 dpi and the other set at 100 dpi
resolution, on CD (no image files by e-mail, please). We speak of a set
of images for each entry because some objects may require more than one
view to give the judges the full idea of the work, so an entry may involve,
say, two or three photos of the work rather than just one photo.
Mail Entries to:
ML Visual Arts Awards
Resource Publications
160 E. Virginia St. #170
San Jose, CA 95112-5876
Deadlines:
| Category |
Deadline |
Award appears |
| Sacred Symbols |
15 Feb. |
June-July |
| Sacred Art |
15 May |
Sept. |
| Art Glass |
15 July |
Nov. |
| Ritual Objects |
15 Oct. |
Feb. |
| Sacred Spaces & Architecture |
1 Dec. |
April |
For
more information, submission instructions, and an entry form for the VAA
competitions, download the VAA
brochure (a file in PDF format, requiring Adobe
Reader).
If
you are unable to download and print the brochure/entry form, you can request
that a copy of the brochure and entry form be mailed to you, by clicking
here, or calling 408-286-8505. |
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