Amateur artists age 50 and up encouraged to enter
Washington, D.C. (February 2020) — Amateur artists 50 and over are invited to enter their best works in a variety of media in the Beacon’s 2020 Celebration of the Arts, an online art competition, open now through March 20.
The Celebration of the Arts was inspired by moving stories from readers who have returned to an earlier love of art after years away from it, or who developed a passion for it later in life.
Amateurs may enter digital photos of their original works created after the age of 50 in seven categories (up to three items per category): Painting (watercolor, oil, acrylic), Drawing (pen and ink, graphite, pastels, calligraphy), Sculpture/Carving, Ceramics, Jewelry/Stained Glass, Mixed Media/Textile Art and Digital Photography.
Winners in each category will receive awards, cash prizes (up to $100), as well as the opportunity to exhibit in one or more area galleries. In addition, photos of all winning artists and their works will be published in a special Celebration of the Arts section to be printed in the Beacon in May.
“Last year’s entries were beautiful and inspiring. And meeting our winners — some of whom were totally new to art — was a thrill,” said Stuart Rosenthal, publisher of the Beacon.
Winners, who will be chosen by professional judges, will be announced in April, and there will be an artists’ exhibition in May at Pepco Edison Place Gallery in Washington, D.C. Winners will also be honored at senior expos in Baltimore County and Montgomery County, Maryland, and in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Sponsors of the Celebration of the Arts include AARP DC, the Maryland Federation of Art, Brooke Grove Retirement Village, Pepco and Sommerset.
Other communities and businesses wishing to become sponsors may call the Beacon at (301) 949-9766 or email alan@thebeaconnewspapers.com for more information.
For complete rules of the competition or to enter, visit theBeaconNewspapers.com/COTA2020 or call (301) 949-9766.
For more information, contact (301) 949-9766 or email info@thebeaconnewspapers.com
The Beacon Newspapers is a woman-owned business founded in 1989 by Judy and Stuart Rosenthal. Free monthly print editions of the Beacon cover the Greater Washington (D.C.) area, the Greater Baltimore (Maryland) area and Howard County (Maryland). A fourth publication — Fifty Plus Richmond — covers the Greater Richmond (VA) area.
