CLASS DIVISIONS

Class 1: Painting, Drawing, Graphics & Photography

Division A - Painting
Division B - Drawing, Graphics, Photography, Mixed Media

 

Class 2: Sculpture

Division A - Stone, Bronze, Other

 

Class 3: Beadwork/Quillwork

Division A - Traditional
Division B - Contemporary

 

Class 4: Basketry

Division A - Traditional
Division B - Contemporary

 

Class 5: Pottery

Division A - Traditional & Figurative
Division B - Contemporary

 

Class 6: Textiles

Division A - Traditional Weaving (rugs, etc.)
Division B - Contemporary Weaving (clothing, etc.)

 

Class 7: Jewelry

Division A - Traditional
Division B - Contemporary

 

Class 8: Diverse Art Forms

Division A - Traditional
Division B - Contemporary

 

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AWARD AMOUNTS

Best of Show – $6,000
Best of Class – $2,000
Best of Division – $1,250
2nd Place – $1,000
3rd Place – $750
Judges' Choice – $500

 

Innovator Award – $1,250
A piece that looks to the future for Native American art, not just what it is now, but what it can be. Must fit the criteria for any division in contemporary. This piece will be selected from any contemporary art entered in the competition and awarded at judges’ discretion.

 

Culture Keeper Award – $1,250
A piece that revives a tradition thought to have been lost. This piece will be selected from any traditional art entered in the competition and awarded at judges’ discretion.

 

The Anna Mitchell Excellence in Southeastern Pottery Award – $400
This award will be given in honor of Anna Mitchell, a Cherokee National Treasure who often is given credit for reviving and restoring the lost knowledge of making Cherokee pottery. This award will be granted to recognize excellence in southeastern Native American pottery and will be presented by Cherokee National Treasures Victoria Mitchell Vazquez and Jane Osti. This piece will be selected from any southeastern pottery entered and awarded at the judges’ discretion.

 

Jesse Hummingbird Legacy Award – $500
This award honors Cherokee National Treasure Jesse Hummingbird who was designated as a National Treasure in 2017 for painting. It is given to the artist that best exemplifies contemporary style painting or drawing using oil, acrylic, prisma color on paper or canvas.