• Best In Show - $5,000 cash
• First Place in each category - $500 cash plus a $1,000 certificate for art materials from Jack Richeson & Co., Inc
• Second Place in each category - $250 cash plus a $500 certificate for art materials from Jack Richeson & Co., Inc

Only artwork actually shown in the gallery exhibit is eligible for awards.

1. Oils, Oil Pastels and Acrylic
2. Other Media (Soft Pastels, Drawing/Dry Media, Watercolor, Gouache, Casein, Printmaking, etc.)

Finalists will be featured in the Richeson75 Figure/Portrait 2018 exhibition book and our richeson75.com Online Gallery.

The Awards Juror for this competition is to be announced. Awards will be selected from the digital images submitted upon entry to the competition.

• The Richeson75 Competitions are open to all artists over age 18.
• All work entered must be original in concept/execution.
• Artwork must have been created since January 1, 2016.
• No work done in a class, workshop or under supervision is eligible.
• Any piece selected as a finalist in any Richeson75 competition may not be resubmitted.
• Winners of any Richeson75 Best in Show award are ineligible for any awards for 2 years following that win.
• Artwork may be resubmitted to other Richeson75 shows if the piece was not a finalist, and the piece still meets restrictions (size, show theme, produced in the last 2 years, etc.).
• Employees of Jack Richeson & Co., Inc. may not enter Richeson75 competitions.
• Artwork Size Restrictions:Artwork IMAGE may not exceed 40" (not including framing) in any direction.

Only wall-hung (2-D) art may be entered and may be created with Oils, Oil Pastels and Acrylic, Soft Pastels, Drawing/Dry Media, Watercolor, Gouache, Casein, Printmaking, mosaic etc. No photography, digital (enhanced or created) or 3-D art/sculpture is allowed.

Only online submissions are accepted. Entry form must be filled out and files uploaded with entry foam. Mailed or delivered entries on CD/DVD are NOT accepted. 
Artists may enter up to 6 works. A maximum of 3 artworks per artist can be selected as finalists. 
Entry fee is $40 for the first entry and $10 per additional entry. (ex: if you enter 5 artworks, the entry fee would be $40 + 4*$10 for a total of $80.)