Deb Chaney, founder of Illuminate The Artist Within, has launched an illustration competition for B.C. Secondary School art students. Its aim is to increase student awareness of working artists and career opportunities in the arts and to provide an opportunity to have their artwork published.
The winners also receive credit at OPUS Art Supplies and attend a two-day painting workshop valued at $350. The Illuminate the Artist Within Illustration Competition is open to all high school students across B.C.
A contemporary abstract artist, Chaney’s mission is to playfully and compassionately engage the artist that lives inside each of us, awakening creative potential and realizing that our lives are the masterpiece of our own creation.
“When I was in high school I loved art and had a natural affinity to being creative, however I was not encouraged or supported to pursue an “artsy” career and did not realize what was possible,” said Chaney.
“It’s my hope that students that are exposed to the contest realize that there are artists out there — like myself — who are making art, being creative, and making a living doing so.”
The winning illustrator receives a $150 gift certificate valid at OPUS Framing and Art Supplies — which has a store in Langley — a spot on the featured artist page at http://debchaney.blogspot.com, a two-day painting workshop valued at $350 and, finally, and their work will be featured in some Illuminate the Artist Within products.
Student artists are asked to email three of their drawings to itawcontest@gmail.com by Friday, Oct. 15. For ideas on what to draw, and guidelines regarding size and materials, participants can visit debchaney.com and click on “events and news.”
The winners will be posted and announced online on Deb’s blog at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25.