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The
VAA competitions are held throughout the year in four separate 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 Ministry
& Liturgy and receive printed award certificates.
The
Best of Show in each competition receives a cash award of $100, is featured
on a full page, full color advertisement, and receives 25 complimentary
copies of Ministry & Liturgy.
A
three-member jury comprised of multidisciplinary professionals in sacred
art and architecture will judge entries on liturgical relevance, originality,
overall concept, aesthetic appeal, and craftsmanship/use of materials.
Project authorship is concealed during jury deliberations.
All
entries are automatically eligible to be considered for 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:
Art Glass:
Ornamental, occasional, or permanently installed (structural) art glass.
Examples: stained glass, etched and sandblasted glass, faceted glass, and
molten glass.
Sacred Art:
Permanently installed or occasional art. Examples: sculpture (bas and full
relief), paintings, drawings, multimedia, murals, trompe l’oeil and other
decorative paintings, mosaics, iconography, tapestries or banners,
etc.
Ritual Objects and
Sacred Symbols: Vessels, vesture, and furnishings either seasonal
or permanent. Examples: chalice, monstrance, tabernacle, vestment, baptismal
font, paschal candle, sacred oils ambry, altar, ambo, crucifix, presidential
chair, cathedra, textiles (processional banner, altar cloth, parament),
and ritual furnishings (credence table, candlestand, book shrine, etc.).
Sacred Spaces and 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, baldachino,
etc.
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 ⅝" × 11 ⅛", 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. #290
San Jose, CA 95112-5876
Deadlines:
| Category |
Deadline |
Award appears |
| Art Glass |
15 November |
April |
| Sacred Art |
15 February |
June/July |
| Ritual Objects/Sacred Symbols |
15 June |
October |
| Sacred Spaces & Architecture |
15 August |
Dec/Jan |
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 sending
an email with your name, and address to vaa@rpinet.com, requesting VAA
Information,
or calling 408-286-8505. |
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