The Beacon Newspapers presents “Celebration of the Arts 2020,” an amateur art competition designed to encourage individuals 50 and over throughout the MD/DC/VA region to enter their best works in one or more of these seven categories:

1. Painting: any one-dimensional work on any flat surface in watercolor, acrylic, oil paint or other paint or dye
2. Drawing: any one-dimensional work on any flat surface in pen and ink, charcoal or pastel
3. Sculpture/Carving: molded, cast, carved or assembled from stone, wood, metal, found objects or other hard materials
4. Ceramics/Pottery: hand built, pinch, slab, coil or wheel-thrown earthenware, stoneware and porcelain
5. Photography/Digital: any images taken with film or prepared digitally, including abstract and other images manipulated using software
6. Mixed Media/Textile: three-dimensional objects other than sculpture, as well as works including, but not limited to, quilts, rugs, tapestries and wall hangings
7. Stained Glass/Jewelry: jewelry, glass art, leaded windows, lamps, glass vessels and mosaics

More information is available on The Beacon Newspapers Website.