This online exhibition will run April 1, 2025 – June 1, 2025
Entry deadline is February 15.
This exhibition is open to any Active, Signature or Master ISSA member in good standing.
Open to all scratchboard works created in the past five years. Artwork cannot have been exhibited in any previous ISSA Exhibition. Artworks must have been created from your own reference materials, or material you have written permission to use.
PLEASE NOTE: Works submitted to this online exhibition are NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SUBMISSION TO FUTURE ANNUAL EXHIBITIONS, so consider that before entering.
Artworks need not be for sale. Please indicate on the form if your entries are for sale; anyone interested in purchasing your work will contact you directly. ISSA will not take a commission from this exhibition.
Active, Signature, and Master entries will be judged in separate categories.
Artworks must have been created from your own reference materials, or material you have written permission to use.
Awards: Winning artists in each category will receive a digital award certificate and a cash prize: First place – $300, Second Place – $200, Third Place – $100
Active and Signature members may submit up to two works for the $10 entry fee.
Master members may submit up to two works at no cost.
The link to pay via PayPal is below the entry form.
This show is not juried, but we ask you to submit high quality work that will reflect well on you and ISSA.
ISSA reserves the right to reject works that the Board of Directors deem to be below the professional standards of the organization, whether because of poor craftsmanship or poor presentation (bad photo, poor resolution, etc.). This show reflects upon ISSA, as a professional fine art organization, and we expect your artwork to be a positive reflection that meets those standards.
Please submit clear, high-quality images that show only the artwork (no framing, matting or background). Images will be uploaded AS SUBMITTED, no edits will be made.
Submit images as JPG files that are sized to exactly 1200 pixels at 72 dpi on the longest side. Incorrectly sized files will not be included in the exhibition. Please name your image files as follows: Last nameFirst name-Title-Size.jpg (example: SmithJohn-DarkForest-8×10.jpg)
Please see the ImageQuality file for helpful hints!
Resizing is easily done at ImageResizer
Need help renaming a file? Please watch these videos:
– for Windows users
– for Mac users
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Definition of Scratchboard Art:
The scratchboard technique is a two-dimensional subtractive process. It involves the use of abrasive tools to directly remove a surface layer of one value (typically dark) to expose a second layer (typically white). The values within the artwork are predominantly achieved by varying the amount of surface layer that has been scratched away or left. The texture and form of all key compositional elements within the artwork must be created by subtractive removal, not exclusively by the addition of paint or ink. Reapplying transparent mediums over the scratching is permissible, but the underlying scratches must remain visible. Works may be color or black and white.
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Master (MSA) Members do NOT need to pay.