CONTEST AWARDS

Several art contests may be held over the course of each year. During each calendar year, there will be 5 FINALISTS and 1 WINNER chosen for each of the Nine Categories/Themes that are listed and described on this website*:

• AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL

• HALL OF HEROES

• SPIRITUAL AWAKENING

• FOUNDING FATHERS

• PICTURE PERFECT

• DIGITAL REALISM

• SCULPTURE COURT

• INSPIRING ILLUSTRATORS

• YOUTH GALLERY

• "PEOPLE'S CHOICE" (This will not be a category in all our competitions. For some competitions, we may also accept votes from the general public, asking for their opinion on the "best in show" which will lead to a "People's Choice Award" in addition to the various category winners.)

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*NOTE: The number of finalists and winners stated above assumes a minimum of 25 entries per category. If a category has fewer entries, it may result in fewer finalists, and could possibly only have a winner.  Also, since there is no entry fee or cost for participants, if a category receives no excellent entries, that category may have no finalists and no winner.

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CATEGORY FINALIST AWARD:

• Five Hundred U.S. Dollars ($500.00)

• Display on the Spirit of America Art Museum website

• Live display in the Spirit of America Mobile Art Museum as it tours the United States for 5 years through all 50 states and is seen by tens of millions of people

• Acceptance and tracking of bids during the tour from patrons who wish to purchase the work of art, with the option for the Museum to purchase the work if it outbids all other patrons at the end of the Tour (see Rules section regarding sales of artwork)

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CATEGORY WINNER AWARD: 

• One Thousand U.S. Dollars ($1,000.00)

• Display on the Spirit of America Art Museum website

• Live display in the Spirit of America Mobile Art Museum as it tours the United States for 5 years through all 50 states and is seen by tens of millions of people

• Acceptance and tracking of bids during the tour from patrons who wish to purchase the work of art, with the option for the Museum to purchase the work if it outbids all other patrons at the end of the Tour (see Rules section regarding sales of artwork)

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