The competition begins in October 2009.  All participants will electronically submit a  detailed pencil or pen and ink drawing of one of the three Le Moyne/de Bry original works set out in the rules below by January 11, 2010, together with 4 other examples of your past paintings so the judges can select the ten best artists to be commissioned.  Artists must also submit an entrance form which may be downloaded from our menu under "Art Contest Entrance Form." The contest seeks to determine up to ten artists who can paint quality reinterpretations of the original Le Moyne/de Bry. Artists are strongly encouraged to consult "Historical Tips for the Artists" on the Public Trust website (www.PublicTrustLaw.org) to assist the artist in reinterpreting the original Le Moyne/de Bry works in light of recent historical and archaeological research.  If you are selected as one of the potentially ten commissioned artists --  that announcement by the judges will occur on February 11, 2010 --  you will complete an oil, acrylic on stretched canvas or watercolor painting (sized 24" by 30") by June 11, 2010.  At that time you will be paid your $2500 commission and shortly afterward be featured with your fellow top ten artists in showings of all the new art work at 2 premier art galleries in Jacksonville.

If you chose to only enter the high school or college contest you do not need to submit 4 of your past paintings to the judges.

If you finish first, second, or third in either the high school or the college pencil/pen and ink competition but are not selected as one of the top ten artists overall, you will collect your prize money but will not be required to complete any further art work.  Your drawing will also be featured in the two art gallery showings.

A larger version of these LeMoyne/deBry works are shown on our website under the menu item Subject of Timucua-Mocama Art Contest 2009 and the University of South Florida's website, LeMoyne Engravings.  Another website with an excellent presentation of these works is California State University-Long Beach's site.  Also on the Public Trust website are three short video clips of archaeologist Keith Ashley discussing each of these three Le Moyne/de Bry works -- such information will be helpful to the participants.  One can find these video clips under the menu item Video of Dr. Keith Ashley describing subjects.

2. Artists are strongly encouraged to review the historical record of the Timucua. To aid in this endeavor, relevant research and references have been posted on the Public Trust Environmental Legal Institute's website -- www.PublicTrustLaw.org. The website summarizes information about such things as the physical appearance of the Timucua, how they dressed, what adornments they wore, etc. which will aid the artists in more accurately portraying the Native Americans who lived in this area prior to European contact.

3. The artists' work will be judged on the artistry/creativity of the submission, its composition, technique, design, and its historical accuracy.  A mere reproduction of the original Le Moyne/de Bry work is not appropriate. The art should contribute to our enhanced understanding and respect of our land’s ancestors and thus better appreciate our sense of place.

4. The size of the pencil/pen and ink drawing to be submitted by January 11, 2010 shall be no larger than 11" by 14."

5. The allowable medium to be used in the art work is a detailed pencil or pen and ink drawing. The judges are interested in determining the ultimate painting skill of the artists without requiring a full painting from them at the outset. Therefore, the artist should submit 4 examples of the artist's past paintings for the judges to evaluate, together with the detailed pencil or pen and ink drawing.  The pencil/pen and ink drawing must demonstrate the artist's attempt to make the original Le Moyne/de Bry work more historically accurate, more to scale, etc..

6. The artist may submit only one entry and shall be the sole author of the work -- the deadline for submission shall be January 11, 2010.  The submissions shall be submitted electronically.  Entries should be emailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and should be accompanied by the entry form available on the website.  Submissions must be presented as high-quality JPEG files (with a suffix of jpg or jpeg) saved at 72 dpi screen resolution with a height/width minimum of 1000 pixels.  Any questions about electronic submission should be emailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .  The judges require the artists to also electronically submit 4 other examples of their past paintings to the judges so the judges can select the 10 best artists for the commissioned work.  The judges may also require the artists being seriously considered to send their actual art work to Public Trust so the judges can closely study the artists' original work.

7. Once electronically submitted, the pencil or pen and ink art reinterpreting the Le Moyne/de Bry originals shall be the property of the Public Trust Environmental Legal Institute and its sponsors.  The judges may request that the original pencil/pen and ink drawings be also submitted to the judges if it is necessary to see the originals to determine the winners.  Public Trust will make arrangements to allow the non-winners in the contest to retrieve their submissions.

8. Winners of the contest will be selected by the contest's panel of experts:

9. Categories of winners will include:

a) The top entries, up to 10, of all the pencil/pen and ink drawing submissions. The selected artists will then be commissioned to do a different, additional art work -- a painting --  modeled after one of the LeMoyne/de Bry originals, chosen by the panel of experts. Each of these artists will receive, upon approval by the panel of experts, $2500 as their commission for this work, which will be featured in a full color, descriptive book to be published following the contest. Each artist will be featured at various art gallery showings of the ten collected works and in stories about the contest winners in the media. Public Trust has retained a public relations firm to help publicize the contest.

b) The top three pencil/pen and ink entries from full-time college students. The three selected students will receive the following awards --- first place $500; second place $300; third place $200. Each artist's pencil/pen and ink drawing will be included in the book to be published following the contest. The college students' entries will be considered for the overall contest winners, so a college student could be selected to receive a commission for the additional LeMoyne/de Bry work and also win an award as one of the top three college entries. The winning pencil/pen and ink entries will be the property of the Public Trust and its sponsors for marketing, publicity, inclusion in books or magazines, or for any other reason without further compensation to the artist.

c) The top three pencil/pen and ink entries from high school students. The three selected students will receive the following awards -- first place $500; second place $300; third place $200. Each artist's pencil/pen and ink drawing will be included in the book to be published following the contest. The high school students' entries will be considered for the overall contest winners, so a high school student could be selected to receive a commission for the additional LeMoyne/de Bry work and also win an award as one of the top three high school entries. The winning pencil/pen and ink entries will be the property of the Public Trust and its sponsors for marketing, publicity, inclusion in books or magazines, or for any other reason without further compensation to the artist.

10. The winners will be announced by the panel of experts on February 11, 2010. As stated in paragraph 9, potentially ten artists will then be commissioned to paint a particular additional work modeled after one of the LeMoyne/de Bry originals, selected by the panel of experts and assigned to the artist. That work must be completed and submitted by June 11, 2010 -- upon approval by the panel of experts, each artist will receive a $2500 commission at the time of the painting's final submission. The panel of experts will be available to the artists to give advice on the historical accuracy of the new artwork. The works will be the property of the Public Trust Environmental Legal Institute and its sponsors and can be used by the Public Trust and its sponsors for marketing, publicity, inclusion in books or magazines, or for any other reason without further compensation to the artist.

The high school and college students' whose works are selected as the winners in those two categories will receive their prize money shortly after February 11, 2010.  If any of the students' submissions qualify in the top ten of all the submissions those students will also receive a commission to complete a painting as outlined above.

11. Following the submission of the work, the overall contest winning artists will be featured at gallery showings of the collected new works. The Public Trust Environmental Legal Institute has arranged for marketing of the contest and its winners in the media and the artists' paintings will be published in a full color- descriptive book.

 

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