25 NOVEMBER The Alma Byng Trophy - revised rules

The Rules of the Alma Byng Trophy Competition

1          The annual trophy with its cash prize is awarded to the artist deemed by the judges to have produced the best individual art work on show.

2          The award may not be given to the same artist for a second or third consecutive year.

3          Previous winners may enter paintings in categories other than the one in which they won their prize.

4          It is customary for the Committee to award certificates to the exhibitor of the work deemed to be the best in each category other than the category from which the trophy winner was chosen.

5          The painting may be entered in any category of the member’s choice.  This is made known to the hanging committee on entry

6          The name of the artist must be suitably obscured.  It may be displayed after the awards have been made.

7          All artwork is to be submitted to the hanging committee members between 4.00 and 5.30 p.m. on the day of the exhibition. No late entries will be accepted.

8          Viewing of the exhibits commences at 7pm.

Please note that work submitted must have been done in the current year, and not copied from other works of art, or pictures in magazines.  Photos may be copied with prior permission from the photographer.

The categories are:

A                  Landscape

B                  Townscape or buildings

C                  People portraits life studies and groups

D                  Seascapes, boats and harbours

E                  Interiors

F                   Still life, flowers and botanical studies

G                  Animal life, Wild Life

H                  Abstract and experimental

I                   Miniatures

J                   Sculpture    (3-D sculpture in the round or in the flat, in any suitable medium.)

K                  Digital                    

                   

Miniatures:  The Miniature Society of South Africa gives the following guidelines:

The dimensions of the work including the frame or mount must be no more than 170mm x170mm.

The subject must be no more than one sixth of life size (A human head would be 38 mm or less).

The “spirit” of a miniature should be intimate and delicate with fine brush strokes. The colour may be intense and vibrant. The signature should be neat and very small.

Digital Works:   This category covers original works which show artistic skill and creativity and are produced by the use of computers. Works in this category may be awarded the Best Digital Work Certificate but are not eligible for the Alma Byng trophy, as this art form was not envisaged in the Bequest.