We could not be more ecstatic to announce our official art competition for 2021, inspired by the most renowned creatives of the late 1600s to the early 1700s: “Enlighten Us: The Ocular Age.”
This competition welcomes any artwork (in any medium) regarding the philosophies, culture, artwork, and more related to the Renaissance era (particularly, the Age of Enlightenment). YOU MUST FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM (@SYNTHESISPUBLICATIONS), TAG THREE FRIENDS UNDER THIS POST, AND SHARE THIS POST TO YOUR IG STORIES IN ORDER FOR YOUR SUBMISSION TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARDS. Three champions (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place) will be selected, along with seven other finalists (for ten winners in total). Judges will include Raisa Nosova (Professional Artist), Ilhana Kisija (Scholastic Gold Medalist in Art and Synthesis Artist), Julia Meyer (Synthesis Artist), and Elise Tao (Founder of Synthesis Publications). The submission period will be from May 30th to June 26th at 11:59 PM EST. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. In addition to a panel of judges, there will be a public voting period open for a week after June 26th. A 300-500 word "Artist's Statement" must be uploaded along with your submission, both of which must obey the prompt. Prizes will consist of three Archer and Olive notebooks, varying stationary, a free one-year Synthesis Publications membership (coming soon!), an invitation to be a Synthesis contributor on staff, along with other invaluable prizes. We hope to see works Leonardo Da Vinci would smile upon!