Introducing: Dis’ Art
Are you ready? The first Dis’ Art Contest IS HERE!
Walton Options has partnered with Walton Foundation for Independence and sponsor The 523 Gallery to create a new community engagement project – Dis’ Art.
Designed as an art competition, the mission of Dis’ Art is to highlight the incredible artists within the disability community as well as artists who create art about the disability community.
The objective is simple. If you are an artist with a disability or you are an artist who creates art reflecting the disability community in some way, we want to see your art! We want to tell the story that art is not confined to being expressed by any particular person, and ability is not a qualification for creativity.
Does Dis’ Art sound interesting to you? Would you like to enter your artwork? We are looking for you! Your medium can vary to your preferred style. Artwork can range from painting, sculptures, drawing, photography, and mixed media. Artwork CANNOT include moving images (video), music, or written work (essays, poems). Artwork can be from your exisitng portfolio or a new piece – the choice is yours!
Submissions are done with high resolution images uploaded to an online form. The winning artist will be invited to participate in Walton Foundation’s upcoming spring 2021 Undercover Artists Show. The top twelve artists will have their work featured in a 2021 Dis’ Art Calendar as well as have their work exhibited at The 523 Gallery in Downtown Augusta.
***DEADLINE EXTENDED to Tuesday December 1, 2020***
How To Enter:
- Complete and submit the Google Form Below including attaching high quality/resolution images to the form;
- Follow Walton Options on Instagram for updates and to participate in voting;
- Share that you have entered and encourage other artists to participate.
What are you waiting for?
Before applying, please be sure to read the Official Contest Rules.
How will Finalists be Selected?
There will 12 Finalists, picked from all the artist entrants by our internal judges panel during the first round of judging . Those 12 Finalists will then advance to the next round of the contest – public voting via the @waltonoptions Instagram page December 7 to 11. The artist with the most online votes/interactions will be selected as the Grand Prize Winner. They will have the opportunity to have their work displayed at our upcoming spring 2021 Undercover Artists Event, with the opportunity to submit a work of their choosing to the Undercover Artists’ silent auction. The Grand Prize Winner will be announced Tuesday, December 15, 2020.
All 12 of the Finalists’ projects will be included in the Walton Options 2021 Dis’ Art Calendar as well as be included in the Dis’ Art Exhibit hosted at The 523 Gallery in Downtown Augusta. The Dis’ Art Calendars will be sold in the community as well as gifted, with all proceeds from the calendars going towards future projects to help the disability community. All artists will be acknowledged in the calendar along with the images of their artwork.
Even more interested? Apply Now!
About our Partner and Sponsor
About Walton Foundation for Independence: Walton Foundation provides unique programs that support accessible housing and recreational opportunities for people with disabilities in the CSRA. Walton Foundation has made a commitment to bring those with physical disabilities opportunities to live life with purpose along with family, friends within their communities. For more information about Walton Foundation, please visit www.waltonfoundation.net
About The 523 Gallery: Dedicated to art and artists with disabilities, The 523 Gallery grew from a vision of showcasing the many talents and capabilities of persons with disabilities through an annual fundraising event with Walton Rehabilitation Hospital and Walton Foundation. Today the collection of art provides encouragement, inspiration and health through works of art. Artist are invited one to two times a year to demonstrate both their talent and technique as well as to exhibit their beautiful art. For more information about The 523 Gallery, please visit www.the523gallery.com.
Details about Artwork Submissions:
Artists can submit visual, 2D or 3D artwork via a high resolution image (if 3D, all side must be pictured and attached). Artwork can range from painting, sculptures, drawing, and photography. Artwork CANNOT include moving images (video), music, or written work (essays, poems).
Artists will be immediately disqualified if their work includes any of the following:
- Indecent nudity
- Profanity
- Sexually Explicit gestures or actions
- Racism or Profiling
- Violence
- Homophobic/ Transphobic remarks and gestures
- Works deemed as OFFENSIVE/ INAPPROPRIATE
The last day to submit an application for Dis’ Art is December 1, 2020.
Please read all Official Contest Rules before entering.