The 18th Annual High School Visual Arts Competition is going virtual this year! The Artists & Awards Recognition Show will be held online on March 11, 2021.

The Lamorinda Arts Council High School Visual Arts Competition accepts entries for:

• 2D: painting, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, collage
• 3D: ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, construction
• Photography: traditional film and digital photography
• Lamorinda Arts Alliance Digital Art Category: two-dimensional artwork that is produced or manipulated on a computer platform and then printed on paper, canvas or other material. The artwork may be an original digital painting, a digital graphic or illustration, or a photo image that has been manipulated beyond enhancement or applying effect to a photograph.

Professionals with experience in (practicing, teaching, or representing) the categories judge the competition. The criteria used for judging is:

• Creativity and originality
• Content
• Degree of expertise in the chosen medium

Cash prizes for 1st – 3rd place per category, plus honorable mention, totaling up to $2,900 will be awarded.

1st Place – $300
2nd Place – $200
3rd Place – $100
Three (3) Honorable Mentions – $25 each
Best in Show – $300