Remembering Lahaina
2024 Lahaina Poster Online Contest and Exhibit
INTRODUCTION
The worst natural disaster in Hawaii’s history destroyed our beloved town of Lahaina on August 8, 2023. Due to this unforeseen catastrophe, we have had to modify the 36th annual Lahaina Poster Contest and Exhibit, BUT we will carry on!
The 36th Annual Lahaina Poster Contest and Exhibit is coordinated by Lahaina Restoration Foundation, Village Gallery, and Lahaina Arts Society. The print run of 1,000 will be sold on island and online with net proceeds used to restore Lahaina’s important historic sites damaged in the fire.
Artwork made by the first-place winner will be the image for the 2024 Lahaina Poster. Mahalo to Lahaina Arts Society for providing cash awards for 1st,2nd,3rd place winners.
DEADLINE: Midnight, Wednesday, November 15, 2023
ELIGIBILITY
1. Entries must be two-dimensional, original, one-of-a-kind works of art, made independently and not under the supervision of an instructor.
2. All mediums are acceptable except for giclee and off set prints.
3. Entry must not exceed 24” x 30”. Finished poster will be 16” x 20, therefore entry must be proportional to these dimensions.
3. Although we encourage new work, this year we are accepting entries created earlier.
4. Entry can be vertical or horizontal.
6. Artist may choose to list their work for sale or mark NFS. All sales will take place between the artist and the buyer. Artists will be provided with the contact information of any interested buyer, and accepted artists contact information will also be available on lahainarestoration.org. No commission will be taken by Lahaina Restoration Foundation. Artists receive 100% of selling price.
6. Open to all artists. No geographic restrictions.
7. Winning artist must arrange to be on island in December 2023 to sign and number every poster.
8. Winning artist is responsible for providing a high resolution PDF image suitable for creating the poster.
CONTEST JUDGE
George Allan has been painting on Maui for over 40 years and was instrumental in the creation and formation of the local art scene. In addition to numerous awards and notable acquisitions, he won the second annual Lahaina Poster Contest. This will be his 4th year returning as judge.
ENTRY FEE
There is a non-refundable entry fee of $35 for up to two works of art.
NOTIFICATION AND ONLINE EXHIBIT
The Lahaina Poster Contest Exhibit will be juried.
Artists will be notified on/around November 22 if work is or is not accepted into the show; if artwork is chosen as the 2024 poster or if artwork received a cash award.
The 2024 Lahaina Poster Contest Exhibit will be viewable in the Published Shows section of OnlineJuriedShows.com from Wednesday, November 22 to Sunday December 31st, 2023, with winning entries highlighted.
ENTRY PROCEDURES
Entries are made through OnlineJuriedShows.com. To begin the entry process, log in and click Enter This Show. Help photographing your work and properly sizing your images can be found here: https://www.onlinejuriedshows.com/Help.aspx. For best results, make sure your image is 72 dpi and 1920 pixels on the longest side. Images should be in JPEG format or sRGB color space and under 4 MB.
For help with your entries, contact onlinejuriedshows@gmail.com or 888-666-1351.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION
All entries must be received by OnlineJuriedShows.com by Midnight on Wednesday,November 15, 2023.
AWARDS – Compliments of Lahaina Arts Society and Charlie Osborn and Darice Machel McGuire
1st Place - $2,500 (Poster Winner)
2nd Place - $350
3rd Place - $350
SALES -
Accepted Artist contact information will be listed on Lahaina Restoration Foundation website lahainarestoration.org. Interested persons looking to purchase your work will contact you directly. All sales will take place between the artist and the buyer. Lahaina Restoration Foundation, Village Gallery and Lahaina Arts Society shall have no liability or responsibility for sales generated in this manner and will not collect and submit sales tax. The Lahaina Poster Contest generously declines to collect any commission on online sales handled by the artist. The artist is responsible for finalizing the sale, receiving payment, packing, insuring, and shipping the artwork to the customer. 100% of sales will be collected and retained by the artist.
To All Artists:
Thank you for reviewing this application, and hopefully entering the annual Lahaina Poster Contest. Despite the destruction and disruption all of us on Maui are currently experiencing, Lahaina will rise again. The Lahaina we all love will come back more vibrant than before as Lahaina has always done throughout all eras of Maui’s history.
I look forward to seeing your favorite images of Lahaina either painted before the fire or new paintings of your memories of Lahaina prior to the fire of August 8th.
Mahalo for participating!
Theo Morrison
Executive Director
Lahaina Restoration Foundation