Artist of the Year
Competition and Online Exhibition
The Los Gatos Art Association has a long-held tradition in which members vote for their peers and the rules have been updated in 2026. Participation points will no longer be considered in this exhibit.
The Artist of the Year show will be held online at ShowSubmit and voting is in person at the Annual Holiday Party in December.
New Rules: 2 Step process
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a. All competing artists can enter up to 5 of their favorite pieces for online submission and up to 3 may be accepted. |
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b. Artwork will be juried and artist's will be notified by email. |
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a. Upon acceptance into to the show, each artist will select ONE painting from their accepted entry/entries to bring to the December Party to exhibit for a final vote by the members attending the party. All artwork must adhere to the LGAA exhibit rules for presentation.
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At the December Holiday meeting, all members in attendance will vote to decide the final award winners per categories listed below. No electronic voting will occur. |
Prizes awarded:
First Place and Honorable Mention for each of the following categories:
Watercolor, Acrylic, Oil, Photography, Pastel, Sculpture, Mixed Media 2d only.
In addition, an award will be given to an "Emerging Artist" that has not exhibited in an LGAA show.
See Prospectus for the current year for complete rules and award amounts.
Ribbons are presented to all winners. In addition, the winning artists are able to add their award and place title to their art resumes.
LGAA Exhibit rules apply to all artwork entered.