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2010 Timeline

May 1, 2010
'Intent to Participate' form and $10 entry fee due

June 26, 2010
Mix It Up, 1st Annual Sidewalk Painting Event
Mix Park, Oregon, Il

June 27, 2010
Maquette delivered to Fields Project Arts Festival

June 27, 2010
Winning Sculpture selected

Sculpture Competition Entry Form - Apply
Sculpture Competition
Fields Project/inBronze Foundry

As a sculptor, we all have visions of doing large pieces, but the expense and risk of producing work at this scale, without having it sold, often holds us back. This sculpture competition is intended to provide professional sculptors the opportunity to add larger works to their portfolio, and to enable The Fields Project and inBronze Foundry to continue to add to the heritage of sculpture in the Oregon, IL. area. The commitment of The Fields Project and inBronze Foundry to place ten outdoor bronze sculptures in the Oregon area began with the first life-size sculpture installed in 2005.

Competition
The Community Art Legacy (CAL) sculpture competition will be conducted at The Fields Project Fine Arts & Crafts Festival, June 27, 2010, at Mix Park in Oregon, Illinois.

Competition Theme - Art and Agriculture

Scope
The selected sculpture will be enlarged to life-size not to exceed 7 feet high and 400 pounds, once cast in bronze.

Award
The chosen sculptor will receive a $2,000 cash award when the full-size original is delivered to inBronze Foundry for molding by November 1, 2010. The sculptor will also receive the high quality rubber mold that can be used to cast additional copies, up to an edition of nine. The CAL will cast the first of this limited edition for placement in Oregon, Illinois.

Requirements for Entry
  1. The competition is open to professional sculptors.
  2. Sculptors entering the competition must complete and return the ‘Intent to Participate’ form along with the $10 entry fee by May 1, 2010.
  3. Sculptor must prepare a 1/5 to 1/ 3 scale maquette of their proposed sculpture and deliver it to the Fine Arts and Crafts Festival on June 27, 2010 by 10:00 am. The jurying will take place at the Show and a winner will be selected during the show from the maquettes entered. All maquettes must remain on display until the show ends at 4:00 pm.
Sculpture Competition Entry Form - Apply

Procedures and Deadlines
  • May 1, 2010 - 'Intent to Participate' form and $10 entry fee due Payable to:
    Community Art Legacy
    c/o inBronze Foundry
    309 N Wesley Ave.
    Mt. Morris, IL 61054
  • June 27, 2010 - Maquette delivered to the Fields Project Fine Arts & Crafts Festival by 10:00 am, Mix Park, Oregon, IL
  • June 27, 2010 - Winning sculpture is selected and announced.
  • November 1, 2010 - Full-sized enlarged version of maquette delivered to inBronze Foundry for molding and casting. $2,000 cash award is presented at this time
  • Spring 2011 - Sculpture placement and dedication in Oregon, Illinois
Participation with a display of other works for sale is no longer a requirement to enter the CAL sculpture competition; however, we strongly encourage you to enter and display works for sale at the FP Fine Arts & Crafts Festival. A separate ‘Regional Artists Application’ is required if you wish to also enter as a Fine Art Festival participant. Click here to download the form. You can also just enter the arts festival even if you did not have a maquette prepared for the competition.

Contact inBronze Foundry
Jeff Adams
InBronze Foundry
309 N. Wesley Ave.
Mt. Morris, IL 61054
815-734-7578
 jeff@inbronze.com
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