COMPETITIONS
TAURANGA SOCIETY OF ARTISTS COMPETITIONS: AUTUMN (MARCH)
Autumn Competitions are held in March and Spring Competitions in August. Each competition offers 10 different categories (listed below) for Members to enter artworks. The artworks are then judged by a local curator, Professional artist or Art Authority. Each competition is judged by a different judge.
Members are encouraged to enter as many categories as possible to extend themselves and participate.
CATEGORIES FOR AUTUMN COMPETITIONS (MARCH)
STILL LIFE Still Life depicts inanimate subject matter (not having qualities of active living organisms) and everyday objects, whether natural objects, (flowers, food, wine etc.) or manufactured items (books, bottles, crockery etc)
LANDSCAPE (including CITYSCAPE)
A work that depicts rural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, lakes, tidal estuaries and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view. A Cityscape is a depiction of an urban setting such as city buildings, houses and street scenes.
SEASCAPE Seascape includes sea with or without coastal landforms in content. It may also include boats in harbours.
PORTRAITURE A portrait is an artistic impression of a person from the waist up, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality and even the mood of the person. We’d like to clarify that portraits do not have to be from the waist up; entries can be just of the face or the face and body down to the waist.
PENCIL DRAWING A pencil drawing is done on Drawing Paper and using graphite pencil. No coloured graphite pencil work allowed.
BLACK & WHITE A black & white work that only uses pure white and pure black or a mixture of the two. Paints/medium used must be a single pigment, not a mix of more than one pigment. Note: NO coloured underpainting or substrate or framing allowed.
MIXED MEDIA Mixed media includes any work that has more than one medium used in its construction.
FIGURE STUDY A figure study is of a human model clothed, partly clothed or nude and is a representation of the full body of the model or of parts of the model such as hands or feet.
PEN & INK Pen and ink may use ink and include a light colour wash on the paper.
DARA KORU TROPHY Members eligible to enter this new category are those who have NOT been awarded a TROPHY in Tauranga Society of Artists competitions in any previous competition. This does not include Merit Awards. I.e if you have won one or Merit awards, you can still enter this category. Any medium; Any subject – Artist’s choice
BEAUTY OF NATURE: We have a new category called BEAUTY OF NATURE which can include any type of flora and fauna such as flowers, birds and animals in any medium.
Members can enter as many categories as they wish and are encouraged to do so.
JUDGING GUIDELINES
For the upcoming Autumn Competitions here are some guidelines that will be sent to our Judge to assist with judging. You may like to critique your own work before entering using the following criteria.
- WOW factor / Originality / Creativity / Relevance to Category
- Composition and Use of Space
- Skill with Medium
- Skill with Colour/Values
- Presentation / Unity
TAURANGA SOCIETY OF ARTISTS COMPETITIONS: SPRING (AUGUST)
The Society holds twice yearly Competitions.
These are great days of camaraderie and celebration for members. Artworks are checked in early and members congregate in the Art Room for morning Tea. A presentation by a local artist or art community personality is hosted whilst judging occurs. An Awards Presentation is held after the judging is completed where Trophy winners and Merit Awards are presented and commented on by the Judge.
Autumn Competitions are held in March and Spring Competitions in August. Each competition offers 10 different categories (listed below) for Members to enter artworks. The artworks are then judged by a local curator, Professional artist or Art Authority. Each competition is judged by a different judge.
Members are encouraged to enter as many categories as possible to extend themselves and participate.
CATEGORIES FOR THE SPRING COMPETITIONS (AUGUST)
REG CHALMERS MEMORIAL CUP President’s Theme – The Beauty of Nature – any medium.
PRESIDENTS TROPHY Best Emerging Artist – Artists who have been painting for up to two years. (This does not relate to how long you have been a member of TSA) Any subject or medium.
MARIE PETERS MILLENNIUM CUP Best Pastel Artwork.
GRACE WALSH TROPHY Best Oil Painting.
GEORGINA DON MEMORIAL AWARD Best Acrylic Painting.
MARGE MARTIN SALVER Best (local)Tauranga Scene - a depiction of a local landscape or seascape or combination of both. Any medium.
CARTER BROTHERS AWARD Best Watercolour - including water-soluble pencils with a light wash.
CAM BURGOYNE THOMAS MEMORIAL AWARD & KEITH CORNER MEMORIAL TROPHY Best Abstract -Art that does not represent an accurate depiction of visual reality, communicating instead through lines, shapes, colours, forms and gestural marks Does not represent living things or actual objects. Any Medium.
JENSEN TROPHY Best Coloured Pencil – no washes.
CONTEMPORARY ART TROPHY Art that pertains to the current era. (as opposed to traditional) including techniques such as minimalism, found objects and large-scale paintings. Any Medium.
RULES
- To exhibit you must be a financial member 2 weeks before Competitions.
- All entries are to have been completed within the 12 months before the competitions
- Entries must be entirely the member's own work and not done in a class of instruction or copied from publications or photographs taken by other people without their written permission
- Entries must be presented in a finished, dry condition, framed or otherwise finished for hanging with D rings and cord or finished in a stable mount with a rigid backing – able to be supported and hung
- Airbrushed works of art will be accepted but must be labelled as airbrush in its Medium category. If a painting is partly airbrushed and part painting it must be labelled as Mixed Media/Airbrush in it Medium category
- All entries must have the name of the member, and the category/competition being entered, securely attached to the back of the work on a swing tag long enough to go over the top of the painting and hang in front of the work. The member's name to be covered on the front if the work is signed.
- One entry per person per category will be accepted.
- Members can enter in absentia if another member presents and collects their work.
- All competing members must be current financial members.
- The Committee reserves the right to reject any entry that does not meet the above criteria.
- All entries will be displayed on the Society's Exhibition screens – no easels used.
- All entries are to remain on display until 12.30 pm Artists may collect their paintings after 12.30 pm.
JUDGING GUIDELINES
For the upcoming Spring (August) Competitions here are some guidelines that will be sent to our Judge to assist with judging. You may like to critique your own work before entering using the following criteria:
- WOW factor / Originality / Creativity / Relevance to Category
- Composition and Use of Space
- Skill with Medium
- Skill with Colour/Values
- Presentation / Unity
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