The 2017 MI Great Artist Competition

Larry Zdeb of Troy | 2015

The 2017 MI Great Artist Competition, a collaboration between Park West Gallery of Southfield, MI. and Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, will accept online entries from July 17-August 10. Artists, eighteen years and older, will be able to submit 5 images of any kind of visual art at MIGreatArtist.com
 
The 5 finalists will be announced September 19, 2017. The awards receptions will be held at Park West Gallery on October 25.

Artists have a chance to win: 

• $3,000 in Cash Prizes
• Custom framing of 5 artworks
• Exhibition in several venues in southeast Michigan
• Entrepreneurial training through Oakland County's One Stop Shop Business Center
• Artwork featured on a poster to promote one of Oakland County's signature quality of life events

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The MI Great Artist™ is an online art competition for visual artists, 18+ years of age. Artists will be able to submit up to 5 images and descriptions of their work for public voting. From the top twenty artists, a 5-member jury of arts professionals will select 5 finalists. The MI Great Artist™ winner will be determined by a combination of jury score and public vote.​ For more information please contact us at [email protected].