May 17th – July 5th, 2024
OPENING RECEPTION & AWARDS CEREMONY: Friday, May 17th, 2024, 7-10pm;
Awards Ceremony begins at 8pm
Over the past 11 years BAC has awarded over $35,000 dollars to artists from multiple disciplines. Winners are selected from a panel of noted artists assembled by our resident curator. In 2021 a People’s Choice Award was added so visitors to the exhibit can participate in the selection process.
List of Finalists:
- Macus Alonso
- Nikki Anderson
- Piotr Antonow
- Mary Apikos
- Andrew Arkell
- Amal Azzam
- Mark Banks
- Sally Blair
- Diego Bleifuss Prados
- Spiro Bolos
- Peter Bosy
- Ashley Bradley
- Peter Broitman
- Monica Brown
- Sheri Butler
- Mercedes Cardenas
- Sophie Brennan Carlisle
- Robin Carlson
- Carla Castro
- Gunjan Chawla
- Judy Cheske
- Inseok Choi
- Adam Clement
- Heather Coffey
- Lou Davis
- Jeff Evans
- Daniel Fleming
- Rachel Fosler
- Mary Foster
- Spencer Gale
- Rosa Galicia
- Amanda Gentry
- Shelley Gilchrist
- Charlie Goss
- Set Gozo
- Danielle Greenhill
- Kathy Halper
- Russell Harris
- Lane Haynes
- Ellen Holtzblatt
- Kuhn Hong
- Doina Iacob
- James Jackson, III
- Alex Jarus
- Jerry Jordan
- Katsy Johnson
- Elizabeth Joo
- David Najib Kasir
- Ashouraita Khoshaba
- Mary King
- Victoria Kowalczyk
- Mara Krumins
- Anna Lentz
- Samuel Leopold
- Cydney Lewis
- Dawn Liddicoatt
- Sami Mark
- Julie Mars
- Morgan Marshall
- Miguel Martinez
- Edwige/Xavier Massart/Wynn
- Alexandra McDonald
- Caroline McFadden
- Jonathon McKay
- Erica McKeehen
- Gabriel Mejia
- Filio Zoi Milioti
- Cayla Mims
- Monica Mohnot
- Jocelyn Moreno
- Carol Neiger
- Josiah Neniskis
- Kevin Nikolich
- Darren Oberto
- Raul Ortiz
- Tracy Ostmann Haschke
- Louise Pappageorge
- Mariam Pare
- Corinne Pompey
- Jonathan Pruc
- Christine Rabenold
- Jay Reed
- Julie Reilly
- Michelle Rial
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Jennifer Rossignuolo
- Robert Ryan
- Jeffrey Sanderson
- Elizabeth Sarpong
- Maria Simeonova
- Irena Siwek
- Karl Slagel
- Sarah Spencer
- Jewlya Sturtevant
- Jeff Thiede
- Karen Tichy
- Connie Toebe
- Cheuk Yan Cherry Tung
- Bill Turner
- Stephen Ursino
- Lucie Van der Elst
- Robert Vargas
- Vivian Visser
- Sydney Vize
- Robert Voigts
- Messejah Washington
- Nathan Westerman
- Brian Wildeman
- Germaine Williams
- Rainer Wolter
- Fengze Yang
- Yuchen Zhan
- Chunbo Zhang
ELIGIBILITY: The Bridgeport Art Competition is open to artists 18 years of age and older, at all stages in their careers, and who are living or working within 150 miles of the City of Chicago.
Work must have been completed within 2021-2024. This juried competition accepts a broad range of art media and styles. Not eligible: functional pottery, jewelry, clothing, accessories, furniture, other primarily functional art, or time-art such as video, sound, or film.
PRIZES:
Best of Show – $3,000;
2nd Prize – $1,500;
3rd Prize – $750;
People’s Choice – $500
OUR DISTINGUISHED JURORS: Candance Hunter and Yvette Kaiser-Smith
EXHIBITION DATES: May 17th – July 5th, 2024
OPENING RECEPTION & AWARDS CEREMONY: Friday, May 17th, 2024, 7-10pm
NOTIFICATION OF DECISIONS: Finalists will receive an acceptance email with the exhibitor’s agreement on April 15th, 2024.
Show – “Sad Seat” Jacy Nordermeyer – 11th Annual BAC Juried Art Competition – People’s Choice Award
