Postcard Art Competition & Exhibition (PACE 2009)

 

This bi-annual juried exhibition celebrates the postcard as art and as visual document. Entries are now being accepted for the 2009 competition. For complete rules and entry form, download the prospectus.

 

The exhibition showcases 36 finalists. The top 12 award winners each receive a cash award and printed copies of the postcard made from their design. Twenty-four merit award winners are also included in the exhibition. All entries are eligible to participate in an art sale on July 17 & 18, 2009.

 

For updates on PACE, suscribe to our e-mail list.

 

About the Jurors

Keith Sadler has been collecting photographs, folk art, and postcards for over twenty-five years. His collection has been featured in “Outsider Art From Chicago Collections” at the Chicago Cultural Center, “The Art of Lee Godie” at Intuit, the Center for Outsider Art and most recently, “Movie Portraits by Stephen Anderson” at the South Shore Arts Center in Munster, Indiana.

 

Michael Williams is the author or coauthor of six books, including Richard Nickel’s "Chicago: Photographs of a Lost City." His latest book is "Who We Were: A Snapshot History of America," a history of the United States told through personal snapshots found at flea markets and antique shops.

 

About the Curt Teich Postcard Archives

The Curt Teich Postcard Archives are the nation’s most significant publicly-held collection of postcards and related materials. The collection is held by the Lake County Discovery Museum, Wauconda, Illinois.