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2009 Illinois High School
 Competition Closed

Click here for Results

Deadline: Postmarked by Friday, May 8, 2009.

Attention all High School Students with an interest in the visual arts, currently enrolled at an Illinois public or private High School or College Preparatory School.  If you paint, illustrate, sculpt, design, draw, photograph, or just create art, you are eligible to enter the 2nd Annual Fine Art Finals Illinois High School Scholarship Competition.  Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors are eligible.


Media accepted into Illinois High School Scholarship Competition include:

  • Drawing   -  graphite, colored pencil, pen and ink, marker, pastel, charcoal, etc.
  •  Painting   - oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, etc.
  •  Printmaking  -  etching, lithography, screen-printing, etc.
  •  Sculpture   - clay, ceramic, plaster, marble, glass, wood, resin, metal, porcelain, etc.
  •  Jewelry   -  gemstones, precious metals, or other materials, etc.
  •  Fibers   -  textiles, fabrics, yarn, natural and synthetic fibers, etc.
  •  Photography   -  traditional and digital.
  •  Digital Art   -  please see information page for details
  • Graphic Design  - traditional and digital, see information page for digital details


The Fine Art Finals High School Scholarship Competitions are dedicated to the promotion of talented and gifted emerging artists at the High School level and awards their mastery of technique and excellence of artistic achievement.  Fine Art Finals also awards the Winners' School’s Art Program that nurtured those talents.  Finalists and Winners will be selected based on quality, originality, and the creativity of their work.  Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors will be judged equally.  All works will compete against all other entries, not judged by category.


Scholarship Awards:

First Place: 
$500 to Student & $250 to School Art Program

Second Place:
$250 to Student & $125 to School Art Program

Third Place: 
$125 to Student & $50 to School Art Program





Deadline
2009 Illinois High School Art Competition
Friday, May 8, 2009 - CLOSED
Competition Closed - Click here for Results

Notification of Finalists by E-mail: May 15, 2009
Notification of Winners by E-mail: May 22, 2009
Scholarships mailed to Winners:  June 1, 2009

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To view last year's 2008 Illinois High School Finalists and Winners, click - here


Illinois is currently the only state in which Fine Art Finals is hosting a  competition at the High School level.  We look forward to open other High School level competitions for other states in the coming years.  For other Statewide High School Fine Art Finals competitions, please check Fine Art Finals website for updates on new competition dates.

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Please review the Q&A Page before submitting questions.


Any High School Competition questions, please email:  IL_High_Schools@fineARTfinals.com


For other inquires, visit our contact page for the appropriate email address- here




All Finalist and Winning Artwork displayed is subject to Individual Artist's copyright 
and cannot be used or copied without Artist's expressed permission.
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