Zahner Biennial Competition for KCAI 2014-15
Build your art with the biggest art fabricator in America.
Deadline: December 15, 2014
Application open to alumni and current students of the Kansas City Art Institute
Every other year, A. Zahner Company sponsors a competition to fabricate an artwork for the Biennial KCAI Auction, whose proceeds go to future students’ scholarship funds. This competition has been established in order to facilitate interaction between the KCAI and the architectural and interior design industry.
The winning contestant will receive $1,000. Zahner will then fabricate the artist’s design, donating the engineering, and production of the project so that produced work can be auctioned on June 6, 2015. All proceeds will go to the KCAI Student Scholarship Fund for future students. Competition open to all students and alumni at the Kansas City Art Institute.
Visit azahner.com/kcai to see past winners.
Rules for Entry
Competition is open to alumni and current students of the Kansas City Art Institute. Current employees and family members of A. Zahner Company or Kansas City Art Institute are not eligible contestants for entry. Contestants can submit unlimited entries.
Entries due December 15, 2014 at 11:59 PM. Voting will take place from December 1st — December 31, 2014. The winner will be announced January 21, 2015.
Prizes:
Grand Prize: $1,000 and Artwork fabricated by Zahner Company for June 6, 2015 Auction
Second Prize: $750
Third Prize: $250
Guidelines for Submissions
The description should clearly describe the artist intent as well as the desired outcome of the project. Contestants may choose to deliver 3D Mockups or additional materials to Zahner for consideration. For hand-delivered or shipped materials, please use the address below. This is optional, and will not increase or decrease chances of winning the competition.
ATTN: Lauren Landreth
A. Zahner Company
1400 E. 9th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
For questions please email [email protected].
Shipping materials are to be at the expense of the applicants. Entries will be not returned to applicants and become property of A. Zahner Company. All applicants must fill out the form below, and may submit only one image.
If the artwork will be outdoors, it must be constructed to withstand the elements of the four seasons.
- The artwork must be able to withstand the elements as an outdoor sculpture.
- The artwork may be any size up to 12’x12’x12’.
- The artwork should not require any ongoing maintenance.
- The artwork must have a minimum lifespan of 25 years.
- The artwork will be located in an area that is used by the general public.
- Subject matter should be suitable for a viewing audience of all ages.
- The artwork should have no sharp edges and be mounted securely.
- The artwork must be able to withstand touching and handling by the public.
Winning artists will not be responsible for costs incurred in the construction of the artwork; not be responsible for the transportation of the artwork to the site; consent to the use of pictures of the artwork for the promotion of the project by A. Zahner Company, Kansas City Art Institute, and all publications and media.
Conditions:
The jury reserves the right to reject any or all of the proposals at their discretion. Winning Artists will be notified by phone. Artists whose work is not chosen will receive notification by mail.
Voting and Judging
Friends, family, and the general public are invited to vote on entries. Voters may vote for as many projects as they want, but only once per project. Voters must create an account to vote, and may only vote for each project once.
After voting has ended on December 31st, the top finalists will be invited to present their designs to a jury on January 13, 2015 at 4pm Central time. Artists will each have five minutes to present and discuss their designs with panelists, and a winner will be selected and announced January 21, 2015.
http://www.azahner.com/competitions
