New Lenox Library to Host Annual Visual Art Showcase

The New Lenox Library welcomes submissions for its annual Visual Arts Showcase beginning Wednesday, July 1 through Friday, July 31. A gallery exhibit will run from Thursday, August 6 to Wednesday, August 26, with a reception on Thursday, August 27.

We believe in the power of creativity to inspire change, ignite new ideas, and strengthen the bonds of community. The Summer Visual Art Showcase is a celebration of imagination, self-expression, and the stories that connect us all. Art challenges us to see the world through different lenses, share our experiences, and build a future shaped by creativity, hope, and collaboration.

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As a place where stories are shared, ideas are explored, We believe in the power of creativity to inspire change, ignite new ideas, and strengthen the bonds of community. The Summer Visual Art Showcase is a celebration of imagination, self-expression, and the stories that connect us all. Art challenges us to see the world through different lenses, share our experiences, and build a future shaped by creativity, hope, and collaboration.

• Open to teens entering 9th Grade - 12th Grade and Adults age 18+.
• The artwork must be original. All submissions must be your own original concept, design, construction, and execution. It may not be a copy of anyone else's copyrighted material. This includes unauthorized derivative work such as reproductions and tracings. You must be the creator of the artwork that is submitted to the contest.
• In light of the evolving understanding of AI generated art and the ambiguity regarding its copyright, any artwork that relies heavily on generative fill, is a tracing, redraw or reproduction of an AI generated image or is entirely AI generated is prohibited. Digital images and photographs may be altered or manipulated, but you must be the originator or have obtained the proper permissions. If your image infringes upon another's copyright, it will be disqualified.
• Entry forms must be legibly completed, signed, and turned in with the artwork. Submissions by a minor must include a parent or guardian’s signature. Entries without accompanying forms will not be accepted.

More information can be found at www.newlenoxlibrary.org/artcontest.