Local Creative Arts Competition
Because of the continued safety concerns, this year’s Salt Lake City VA Veterans’ Creative Arts Festival and Competition will be a virtual event again.
What’s new:
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Submissions due September 7th, 2022
- All entries must be digitally submitted via email
- Photography/recording sessions available upon request
2022 Festival Rules
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To qualify for entry the artist must be a registered patient of the Salt Lake VA Medical Center.
- All work must have been created/filmed after October 1, 2021 (except for Visual Art: Military Combat Experience entries)
- The VA facility reserves the right to withhold entries from public viewing if needed.
- ALL VISUAL ART entries must be framed and ready to hang – if a protective covering is needed it must be Plexiglas (glass is NOT accepted)
- A Veteran can enter up to 3 categories in EACH Division but ONLY 1 entry per category · In addition to digital submissions, Veterans must complete registration and photo consent forms
How to Digitally Submit Art Work, Writing and Performances
All pieces regardless of category will need to be submitted digitally via email to melissa.rollins@va.gov prior to 09/07/2022
- Artwork must be submitted as digital JPEG images. 2 views of 2D artwork and 3 views of 3D artwork are accepted – one view needs to include the frame or total presentation
- Writing entries must be submitted as Word document in 12pt font. If Word is unavailable, please type directly into the body of the email.
- Dance, drama and music entries must be video recorded and submitted as MP4,.WMV, or .MOV files · Recording and photography sessions will be available to those Veterans who request them via email.
To register or for more information: Melissa Rollins, TRS, CTRS. Call: (Call) 804-582-1565 ext. 2691 (Text) 801-712-8956; Email: melissa.rollins@va.gov
DANCE & DRAMA CATEGORIES:
There are several categories in DANCE and DRAMA divisions. Email melissa.rollins@va.gov for more information
Musical Categories
VOCAL SOLO
1 Country/Folk/Bluegrass
2 Pop
3 Rock/Blues VOCAL GROUP
4 Country/Folk/Bluegrass
5 Pop
6 Rock/Blues
VOCAL SOLO OR GROUP
7 Vocal Rap/Hip Hop
8 Vocal Classical/World/Ethnic
9 Vocal Jazz
10 Vocal R&B/Soul/Funk
11 Vocal Broadway (show tunes not from movies) – must list show
12 Vocal Patirotic
13 Vocal Spiritual
14 Original Vocal (general topic)
15 Original Vocal (Military experience)
INSTURMENTAL SOLO OR GROUP
Includes all of the Vocal genres but also includes category
28 Drums/Percussion (to include beat boxing)
BAND CATEGORIES
30 Country/Folk/Bluegrass/Pop
31 Jazz/R&B/Soul/Rock/Blues