CALL FOR ART!

The Koger Center for the Arts is bringing back their art competition, “The Project” for 2023. The submission period opened on April 17 and will close on July 17, 2023. The first-place winner for the contest receives a $500 stipend and an opportunity to showcase their winning artwork!

The beginning of the art contest started during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The goals were simple – offer a small financial award to a South Carolina artist and provide a platform to showcase the talent of artists in our state through an exhibition at the Koger Center.

You can fill out the submission form by clicking here.

The requirements for submissions are as follows:

Artist must be over 18 years old and based in South Carolina
Submissions must be your own, original work
Submissions must have been created in the past 2 years
If an artist has applied before, repeat art cannot be submitted again
Previous winners of The Project/1593 Project (the name of the contest the year it was created) may not submit artwork for up to 5 years. Honorable mentions are still allowed to enter again.

The end of the submission period coincides with the opening week of the exhibition featuring last year’s winners of The Project. Last year’s first and second place winners are Nick Brutto and Virginia Dale Bishop respectively. The exhibition will also feature some honorable mentions: Jane Nodine, Dylan Fouste, Meena Khalili and Marge Loudon Moody.

If you have any questions or concerns about the submission process, call the Koger Center Business Office at (803)777-7500, or email Emily Moffitt at moffitte@mailbox.sc.edu.