THE ELISABETH JONES ART MASK COUTURE

ABOUT "MASK COUTURE"
​The Elisabeth Jones Mask Couture Mask Competition (EJMC) is an international awards program and promotional platform for designers, artists, and the world-wide creative community. The most excellent couture mask designs, creative solutions, and ideas are selected and awarded by Elisabeth Jones Art Center jury.

The EJMC is created by the Elisabeth Jones Art Center as the sister-initiative of the International Mural by Mail.
​The EJMC recognizes the need to discover and award excellence and innovation of mask design during a time when everyone around the world could use more color and celebration! 

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AWARDS AND PROMOTION:
EJMC winners will enjoy extensive publicity on through our social media and newsletters in addition to the
following benefits:

• Artist’s work will be showcased on the main page of the website and in the online gallery exhibition
•  Press release and newsletter announcements reaching throughout the creative creative community (and potential clients!)
• EJMC Winner’s logo to be used online and on printed materials 

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WINNERS BENEFITS:

• 1st place winner: $100
• 2nd place winner: $50
• 3rd place winner: $25

EJMC winners will have their work shown at the Elisabeth Jones Art Center on opening night, November 5th, 2020.
​Winners will have an opportunity to talk about their work and be a part of an amazing show.
*all shipping - both ways - will be covered by Elisabeth Jones Art Center for the selected winners.

SELL THE MASKS:

• Winners will be able to sell their mask art here at the gallery.
• The artist can choose to sell the mask during the show. EJ Art will be responsible for getting purchases to the buyer.​
• *50% of the sale goes to the artist / 40% goes to Elisabeth Jones Art Center / 10% goes to a COVID-19 Charity of your choice.

ELIGIBILITY
The EJMC competition is open to anyone aged 18+ residing anywhere in the world.

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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Only digital submissions are permitted and image files exceed 5MB per file. A snapshot with your phone is perfect! 

You can also submit up to 3 designs.
All work should be no older than 1 year

USE AND OWNERSHIP OF IMAGES
Copyright and all other rights remain with the entrant.

​*Winners will allow Elisabeth Jones Art Center to sell prints of pictures of the mask on our online store.
Artistic credit will be  displayed on all images.

​SUBMIT TO:
ejartcentermaskcouture2020@gmail.com

2020 DEADLINES & KEY DATES:
Submission of mask / picture via email deadline: October 15, 2020
Winners announced October 20, 2020
Masks due at Elisabeth Jones Art Center by NOVEMBER 1, 2020

JUDGES:
Meet the Jury
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JOHN TEPLY MFA - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
INGA HAZEN - DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITIONS
KATE McCALLUM P.h.D - PROJECT COORDINATOR
ESSIE SOMMA - MARKETING COORDINATOR
JOSH SELLERS - CREATIVE DIRECTOR / ASIA PACIFIC
Our jury panel is comprised of an international pool of Veteran Gallery Directors, Creative industry professionals from art and Creative Directors, and Curators.

JUDGING CRITERIA
Depending on the category the juries are looking for excellence and outstanding achievement in one or
​more of the following areas:

• Functionality: Does this mask meet the safety guidelines as set out by officials? Does it stay on the face and cover the mouth and nose?
• Fashion: Have you elevated the mask from a necessity to high art? 
• Festivity: Does this bring joy?
• Uniqueness: Is this something we haven’t seen before? Something only you could make?

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INSPIRATION / CURRENT ENTRIES