FORT RUCKER, Ala. (June 19, 2105) -- Art can create a source of relaxation for artists and local Soldiers have the opportunity to turn their creations into national recognition through the 2015 Army Arts and Crafts Contest.
"It is a competition that can potentially provide national recognition for their work," Joan Varner, Fort Rucker Arts and Crafts Center program manager, said. "It is definitely great exposure for the artist."
The contest, open for submissions through July 31, allows entries in a variety of categories.
Ceramic art: Inorganic and nonmetallic materials, which include items like tiles, plates, vases, sculptures, etc., and often covered in decorative stains, glazes, etc.
Digital art: Artistic work or practice, which uses digital technology as an essential part of the creative/presentation process (digitally-altered photographs should be entered in the 2015 Army digital photography contest in October).
Drawings: Instruments may include: graphite pencils, pen and ink, markers, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk and pastels, etc.
Fiber art: Refers to art whose material consists of fiber and other components, such as fabric or yarn, focusing on the materials and on the manual labor.
Glass art: Non-crystalline solid material used to create glass art, which may include vases, sculpture, glass tile mosaics, ornaments, stained glass, fused glass, jewelry, etc.
Metal art: The process of working predominantly with metal to create a wide range of work from sculptures, figurines, kinetic works, metal jewelry, etc.
Mixed media 2D: More than one medium employed and combines various traditionally distinct types of art media, i.e., a work on canvas, which combines paint, ink and collage.
Mixed media 3D: More than one medium, anything that can be handled, touched or perceived to be 3D -- think about using recycled/re-purposed objects.
Paintings: Applying paint, pigment, color or other medium (acrylic, oil, ink, gouache, fresco) to a surface using airbrush, brushes, knives, sponges, etc.
Wood art: Wood used in forms of sculpture, craft, construction and decoration, for example: furniture, carvings, marquetry, musical instruments, toys, etc.
Submissions must be digital .jpg images of the work uploaded to the U.S. Army Installation Management Command submission site https://apps.imcom.army.mil/apptracmain/.
"Art is really something personal and rewarding," Varner said. "It provides an opportunity to escape for a short period of time and work through the day's stress."
The contest entries will be judged in two classes. Group I, or novice, is for individuals with formal art education leading to college credit or a college degree. Group II, or accomplished, is for individuals, with formal art education courses leading to credit in college or art schools, and those, who have received awards in professional competitions or Army art contests.
Each contestant can enter up to three pieces per category. All submissions must be original work completed since July 1, 2014. Previous contest entries are not eligible. Works done on official duty, such as illustrations, training aids or similar assignments, are ineligible, but contestants should feel free to allow their military experiences to influence their work.
According to Varner, regional winners are announced within a few weeks of the July 31 submission deadline. Regional winners move up to compete at the Army-wide level.
Army-level judging takes place in August and the results are expected in September, when a gallery of winners are scheduled to be posted online.
For more information, call 255-9020 or visit http://www.ftruckermwr.com/recreation/arts-and-crafts-center/.
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