Growing with the Arts Community Art Show
The Growing with the Arts Community Art Show (the “Contest”) is open to all currently legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia and are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry (or who submit a signed parent/guardian consent and release form). Employees (including student employees) of Eastern Florida State College (the “Sponsor”) and other companies associated with the promotion of the Contest and their respective immediate families (spouses, parents, siblings, and children) and household members are not eligible to win.
Contest Period
The Contest begins on 03/03/2025 at 11:00 AM ET and ends on 04/30/2025 at 09:00 PM ET (the “Contest Period”). Entries that are submitted before or after the Contest Period will be disqualified.
How to Enter
To enter the Contest, eligible individuals should do the following during the Contest Period:
Interested persons must submit their original artwork to the Titusville Campus Library front desk (Bldg. 5) during normal operating hours, Mondays through Thursdays, between 8 AM and 5 PM before the Tuesday, April 22, 2025 deadline. This annual art show is open to all EFSC students, faculty, staff, and Brevard County Residents.
Children’s Artwork – please mount all artwork onto a foam, matte, or poster board prior to dropping it off. Artwork must not exceed ten pounds in weight.
Adult Artwork – all artwork must be display-ready. For two-dimensional pieces ensure that it is framed, wired or matted. Artwork must not exceed ten pounds in weight.
Categories/Mediums – drawings, paintings, sculptures, photography, mixed media, and digital art.
Each entrant is only eligible to win one (1) prize throughout the duration of the Contest, regardless of method of entry. Data pertaining to all entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.
Winner Selection
On 04/30/2025 at 09:00 PM ET, one or more entities working on behalf of the Sponsor will select the potential winner(s) in accordance with the judging criteria (Originality and Mastery of the medium used) from among all eligible entries in the following location: Titusville Campus, Bldg. 5, Library. The odds of being selected depend on the number of entries received. The Sponsor will attempt to notify the potential winner(s) via video conference, social media, email, telephone, or in person on or around 04/30/2025. If the potential winner(s) cannot be contacted within five (5) days, the Sponsor may select alternate potential winner(s) from among the remaining eligible entries. Any prize having a total announced value of $5,000 or more must be offered in strict compliance with §849.094, Florida Statutes.
Prize(s)
Each eligible winner will receive one prize from among the following:
– All children’s submissions will receive a ribbon.
– Adult Submissions: the top three in each category/medium will receive a ribbon.
Prize retail value may differ at the time of award. The specifics of the prize(s), which is/are funded by the Campus Libraries, will be solely determined by the Sponsor. No cash or other prize substitution(s) will be permitted, except at the Sponsor’s discretion. All prizes are non-transferable and subject to income tax. Any and all prize-related expenses, including without limitation, any and all federal, state, and/or local income taxes, shall be the sole responsibility of the winner. Any winner of a prize valued in excess of $600 at the time of award must provide their social security number, EIN, or TIN to Eastern Florida State College and shall receive an IRS Form 1099. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for the Sponsor to use a winner’s name, likeness, and entry for purposes of advertising and promotion without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.
All prizes not picked up at the time of award must be picked up in Titusville Campus, Bldg. 5, Rm. Library (1311 North U.S. 1, Titusville, FL 32796) within ten (10) days of the time of award notification.
The Fine Print
Participation in the Contest further constitutes the entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these official rules including all additional terms and conditions.
