FREQUENLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Simply fill out the submission form online on the SUBMIT ARTWORK page, upload your artwork, agree to the terms and conditions and pay the fees by the deadline.
- Three Member’s Choice Award winners will receive a $200 cash prize, a free copy of the Annual and admission to a live workshop.
- One First Place Prize winner in each media category for each age group will receive a $200 cash prize and a free hard copy of the Annual.
- One Honorable Mention in each media category and each age group will receive a free eBook copy of the Annual.
The DIWM art contest is for youth ages 10-25. The contest is broken up into three different age categories: 10-14, 15-19 and 20-25.
Follow the below guidelines when submitting your piece of art.
- Resolution: 72dpi
- Format: .jpg .jpeg .png .gif
- Dimensions: 1020px minimum width/height required (1280px minimum width/height preferred). All submissions should be high quality, non pixelated images
- File Size: 5MB max
There is a single entry processing fee of $3 per work. All submissions are final. Once the work is submitted, there will be no refunds.
Proceeds from entries will go toward:
• Cash Prize Awards
• 2021 DIWM Annual Publishing Costs
• DIWM Website Creation & Maintenance
• Contest Marketing
• Payment to our Professional Judges Panel
No. Participants may submit as many entries as they would like.
Entries must be received and paid for no later than 11:59pm MST on December 31, 2021.
All voting will take place January 2022. To cast your vote simply create an account on our website, go to our CONTEST GALLERY page, select your favorite image and click on the “My Vote” button. Each registered account may vote for one entry in each age category.
In February 2022, an email will be sent to all those who were selected to be in the Annual. The winners will also be posted on the DWIM website by February 28, 2022.
No. The jury will collectively decide on which pieces of art get included in the Annual. However, all eligible entries will be showcased on the CONTEST GALLERY page on our website upon submission.
No. All entries must be submitted online through the DIWM website. Please visit the DIWM SUBMIT ARTWORK page to submit your work.
No. Individuals should only submit original artwork where the person submitting is the copyright holder. We can not publish any work that potentially infringes on the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of another person or company without their written permission.
No. This art contest is for youth, so any explicit subject matter will be rejected and will not be judged or posted on the website. See CENSORSHIP GUIDELINES.