Featured Event
Call to Artists: The Art of Oscar! Members Event and Open Competition
Visual Artists Preserve and Honor the Legacy of Oscar Hammerstein
How does Oscar Hammerstein inspire you? Is it his music, his plays, his farm, his humanitarian work, his passion for justice and community? Something else?
OPEN COMPETITION
Join the Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County and Highland Farm
for the Art of Oscar, a unique celebration and competition. Artists are
invited to create works inspired by Oscar Hammerstein’s life, his music,
his service, and his home, and submit them for awards, exhibition, and
sale at Highland Farm in May.
ELIGIBILITY
The Art of Oscar is open to all visual artists ages 16 and older. The top 100 selected pieces will
be included in the exhibition and sale, featuring the work of 80 adult artists and 20 student artists.
AWARDS
Professional artists/jurors will award prizes for outstanding accomplishments in the visual arts.
1st Prize “The Oscar” $500
2nd Prize $300
3rd Prize $100
2 Honorable Mention Awards $50
TIMELINE
March 1 Registration for Art of Oscar opens
March 9 Artists are welcome to visit Oscar’s farm for inspiration (rain date March 10)
April 15 Deadline for online registration for The Art of Oscar
May 1 Deadline for digital artwork images to info@bucksarts.org
May 15 Artwork drop off at Highland Farm, 4-7 pm
May 16 ACCBC members’ and exhibiting artists’ reception, 5-7:30 pm
May 17 Pre-sale event for Hammerstein donors, 5-7:30 pm
May 18 Public Art Exhibition and Sale, noon-4pm / Artwork pick-up at 4 pm
VISIT THE FARM
Participating artists will create a 2-D or 3-D work of art in any visual arts medium inspired
by the life and work of Oscar Hammerstein or by the beauty of Highland Farm. To that end,
participating artists are invited to spend time on Highland Farm (indoors and out) on March 9
from noon to 4 pm (rain date March 10, noon to 4 pm) for the purpose of photographing and/
or sketching in preparation for the creation of original artworks. Please note that Highland
Farm is private property; artist visits for the purpose of this event are restricted to that weekend.
Highland Farm is located at 70 East Road in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
Requirements
Artists are required to register for participation in The Art of Oscar on or before April 1, 2019
Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County (ACCBC) members may register free of charge
through their membership; all other registrants pay a $30 registration fee for adults, $15
registration for students age 16 to 21, which includes a one year membership to the ACCBC.
The top 100 selected pieces will be on display at Oscar Hammerstein’s Highland Farm.
We anticipate exhibiting work from approximately 80 adult artists and 20 student artists,
age 16 and older. To enter, artists must submit images of their work to info@bucksarts.org on or before April 15.
Images must be JPEG format at 300ppi and sized to 1800 pixels on the longest dimension.
Artists are welcome to submit images for social media and press opportunities, also on or
before April 15. Submit images to info@bucksarts.org. Artworks will be viewed for judging, prizing, and purchase until the end of the day on
Saturday, May 18. Participating artists are required to bring their own easel or display stand to showcase their
artwork during the Member’s Reception, Pre-Show and Sale, and Art Show and Sale at
Highland Farm, May 16 through May 18. Participating artists and event participants give ACCBC, Visit Bucks County, and Highland
Farm permission for photographs of themselves and/or their artwork taken during this event
to be used for video, website, internet, publicity, films, social media, and future publications.
Participating artists understand that ACCBC, Visit Bucks County, and Highland Farm will not
share these images with any other institution or organization for their use.
Artists will receive 50% of the proceeds from the sale of their artworks. The remaining proceeds
from the event will support participating artists, raise awareness for the arts in Bucks County,
and help preserve our region’s national treasure, Highland Farm.