There were so many beautiful, expertly crafted entries in this year's competition, that it was extremely difficult for our staff and the jurors to narrow them down to a few. It's been quite a journey—by turns fun and exciting, yet also demanding and exhausting—but the judging phase of the Artist's Magazine 25th Annual Art Competition has officially ended.



Yesterday we received the last of the jurors' picks for this year's contest. So over the next few days we'll be telephoning the artists who won first, second and third places and honorable mention to congratulate them. It's always fun and rewarding to deliver the happy news and to hear the surprise and delight on the other end. Who knows—we may be calling you!
 
Our Competitions Department will be notifying all the contest finalists in the next month or so. So please be patient. You'll have to wait to see the winning art and the names of the finalists in our December 2008 issue, which goes on sale November 11. If you'd like to see last year's competition winners, click here.