2027 Miami University Young Painters Competition

Eligibility

Eligible countries: US

U.S. residents only, artwork completed within the past three years

Featured Opportunities: Submit an Opportunity Welcome to ArtDeadline.Com The art worlds source for income & exhibition opportunities – since 1994 Browse by… Tags Opportunity Type Art Calls Compete Ezine/Print Fellows Festivals Grants Internet Interns Jobs Portfolio Residency RFP/Q's Opportunity Benefit *No Participation Fee Cash or Value Awards Education Exhibition - Group Exhibition - Online Exhibition - Rental Exhibition - Solo Exhibition - Traveling Grant Housing Support In-Kind Benefit Materials Support Percent-for-Arts Publication Purchase Registry - Flat Files Rep - Licensing Residency Salary Sales Stipend Stud Compete 2027 Miami University Young Painters Competition Opportunity Description U.S. National Deadline: September 30, 2026 – Young Painters, U.S. residents, ages 25 – 35 as of competition entry, are invited to participate in an annual juried competition for the 2027 $10,000 William and Dorothy Yeck Award. Entrants should have achieved a significant degree of success as an emerging artist of noteworthy talent. The Yeck Award winning artwork becomes part of the Miami University Painters of the 21st Century Collection. Exhibition dates: January/March 2027. ELIGIBILITY Open to young Sculptors, U.S. residents, ages 25 – 35. All works submitted must be available for the exhibition and purchase award. Artwork should be completed within the past three years that demonstrate the scope and depth of your work. MEDIA Submission of Paintings: up to 5 entries; no dimension exceeding 72 inches, artwork completed within the past three years demonstrating the scope and depth of your work. All works submitted must be available for the exhibition and purchase award. JUROR In his 45-year career as a curator, Dan Cameron has organized art exhibitions for museums, galleries, and public spaces around the world, and has specialized in championing significant artists before they became publicly recognized for their work. Currently, Curator for the Courthouse Gallery at Lake George Arts Project, Cameron studied at Syracuse University and Bennington College, where he received a B.A. in 1979, the same year he moved to lower Manhattan. His early years were spent doing administrative work in museums while organizing groundbreaking exhibitions. AWARDS $10,000 William and Dorothy Yeck Purchase Award $2,500 Second Place $2,000 Third Place The Yeck Award winning artwork becomes part of the Miami University Painters of the 21st Century Collection. The $10,000 Yeck Purchase Award winner will be invited to have a solo exhibition and serve as a visiting artist to coincide with the 2026 competition. APPLY ONLINE – $25 Entry fee. Up to 5 entries. Visit us online for complete details and to apply. The 10 Finalists chosen by our 2027 Juror will be notified in mid/late October 2026. About: Started in 1999, the Young Painters Competition features artists aged 25 – 35, who demonstrate excellence. The juror, chosen from nationally recognized painters, museum directors, curators and art professionals, selects 10 finalists. Each year’s winner is awarded the $10,000 William and Dorothy Yeck Award and the painting becomes a part of the permanent collection at Miami University. Alternating between representational/realism and non-representational painting, this competition assures a prominent national role for Miami University, rewarding and inspiring the creativity of talented young artists. We hope you enjoy our yearly competition as we navigate the visual, historical and critical development of painting through the 21st century. Miami University Department of Art 400 S. Patterson Avenue, Room 124, Art Building Oxford, OH 45056-2486

Award

$10,000

персональная выставка и статус приглашённого художника

What to submit

Work samples

How to apply

Подача онлайн, до 5 работ