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Pee Dee Regional Art Competition

The Florence County Museum is proud to present the 2023 Pee Dee Regional Art Competition, sponsored by Chick-fil-A of Florence. The competition aims to highlight the best contemporary art in the Pee Dee region. One of the state's oldest juried art competitions, the first Pee Dee Regional dates back to 1954 where the competition was held at the former Florence Museum on Spruce Street in Florence, South Carolina. This year's exhibition will be on display in the FCM Waters Gallery located at 135 South Dargan Street in Florence.

Any person who is a native or resident of the following Pee Dee counties is eligible to enter: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Kershaw, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Sumter, and Williamsburg. The 1st place award receives $1,500. The 2nd place award receives $1,000. The 3rd place award receives $500. Honorable Mention receives $250. People's Choice receives $100.

Above image (left to right):
Douglas Gray
Cistula Urn
Stoneware clay with matte wood ash glazes
Florence, SC
Douglas Gray
Arca Urn
Stoneware clay with matte wood ash glazes
Florence, SC
Left image (left to right):
Ada Smolen-Morton
Gravitas and Pathos
Ceramic sculpture and pothos
Florence, SC
Roger Halligan
Crossing Guard I
Steel, Portland Concrete products, wood, paint
Lake City, SC

Competition Schedule

Acceptance of Online Entries
Fri, Sept 30 – Sun, Nov 13, 2022

Juror Selection
Mon, Nov 21 – Fri, Nov 25

Digital Semifinal Acceptance Notification
Mon, Nov 28 – Fri, Dec 2

Delivery of Semifinal Works
Mon, Dec 5 – Fri, Dec 16 (incl. Dec 10 – 11)

 

Juror’s Final Review & Awards
Mon, Jan 2 – Fri, Jan 6, 2023

Final Acceptance Notifications
Mon, Jan 9 – Fri, Jan 13

Opening Reception
Thurs, Jan 26

Digital and Gallery Exhibition Opening
Fri, Jan 27

Final Day of Exhibition
Fri, Apr 7

Last Day to Pickup Work
Fri, May 5

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Left:
Charles Clary
Cheese-a-Diddle Lamentation Movement #3
Hand cut paper and wallpaper on distressed drywall
Conway, SC

Competition Juror

The Florence County Museum is pleased to announce artist Alice Stone-Collins as juror for the 2023 Pee Dee Regional Art Competition.

Collins is an Atlanta based painter and collage artist who inserts surreal elements into familiar, suburban, and domestic imagery, creating a colorful and uniquely American symbolism.

 

She earned her MFA in studio art from the University of Tennessee and has exhibited her work regionally and nationally. She has been a resident artist at Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft and the David and Julia White Artist Colony in Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica. Currently, she is a faculty member at Georgia Gwinnett College in Metro Atlanta.

Entry Requirements

Artist must be a native or resident of one of the following counties: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Kershaw, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Sumter, or Williamsburg.
Maximum of four entries per artist.
Entry fee is $12.50 per work. Fee is to be paid online using credit card. Museum members receive two free entries.
No 2D work larger than 54″ x 72″ will be considered due to limitation of linear exhibit space.
If submitting a single 2D work with more than one component such as a diptych, the combined width of all pieces may not exceed the maximum allowed width.
No 3D works larger than 54″W x 54″D x 72″H will be considered due to limitation of exhibit space. Freestanding pieces must be assembled and fully prepared for installation, including any hardware necessary for display. Pedestals for 3D work must be provided by the artist if the entry is very heavy or exceeds 12″ in any dimension.
Wall pieces must be framed. Wired accepted, D-rings preferred. *Gallery-wrapped, unframed works on canvas are permitted but must be fully painted or media covered around all wrapped edges.
Only original works completed within the past two years which have not been previously exhibited at the Florence County Museum or Waters Gallery will be considered.
The FCM reserves the right to exclude from the exhibition any object which requires special installation or attention from the museum staff or does not conform to the museum’s standards of quality and taste.
All entries accepted must remain on display for the duration of the exhibition.
The museum will retain a 30% commission on all accepted works sold during the exhibition dates.
There is no age requirement to enter. All entries are considered together by the juror in a blind process, based solely on the artworks.

Entry Form

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