ART COMPETITION RULES The following are the rules for entering the 2026 Running Fence Run art competition. It is important to read the rules and procedures before submitting work to us. Please follow the theme of each competition. If you have questions regarding the theme and its interpretation, contact us at art@runningfencerun.org. We will help you with the application process.
Please read and be sure you understand the procedures for participating in our monthly art competition.
- Entries must follow competition theme.
- Competition is open to all amateur and professional, 2 & 3 dimensional artists.
- Photography is included but video is excluded.
- Competition is international.
- Artists 18 years old and older may apply.
- Files must be in JPG format and may not exceed 5MB.
- Experimental and mixed techniques are welcome.
- Although nude art is acceptable, it must be in good taste. Graphic erotic art and art that depicts graphic sexual violence is not acceptable. Acceptance into exhibitions is not guaranteed and is solely at the discretion of the Running Fence Run team.
- Maximum five (5) entries. Each entry is $15. A payment link will be sent to you upon request for application to the contest
- Digital Art that is a derivative work, created from another original artwork, must be significantly different as to constitute a new original work. The Running Fence Run reserves the right to request a copy of the original artwork if copyright infringement is suspected. Entry fees are not refundable.
First, second, and third place winning artists will receive cash prizes of $300, $200, and $100. Cash prizes will be paid via PayPal in U.S. dollars. The winner must be able to receive the cash prize via PayPal.
Digital image files must meet the following specifications:
- JPG files only
- Minimum dimension is 1000 pixels on the longest side.
- Resolution of 72
- JPG compression quality of 12 (or the highest quality setting)
LABELING GUIDELINES:
We only need the title of the image. If the submitted images are not sized properly, the artist understands that Running Fence Run may have to resize and crop the images to conform to the format constraints.
Image name may not exceed 40 characters. Please note that image name is the name of the artwork, not the file name.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY:
When submitting your entries, we ask that you provide a short bio or artist statement (100 Word Limit). Tell us a little bit about yourself: your artistic training, your artistic inspiration, media choice, any special techniques used, any prior exhibitions… anything that you might like our patrons and visitors to know about you.
USE RIGHTS:
Artists who submit their artwork to the Running Fence Run for an art competition and have any of their submitted artwork chosen for participation agree that Running Fence Run be granted usage of the chosen artwork, only for display, marketing and promotional purposes for that art exhibition, and for any future themed art exhibitions and that usage of that image(s) is limited to any Running Fence Run press releases, event presentations, articles, graphics, slide shows, presentations, event materials and for use on the website.