Tom of Finland
EMERGING ARTIST COMPETITION
2014

(VIEW PREVIOUS CONTESTS HERE)



TOM OF FINLAND (Touko Laaksonen, Finnish, 1920 – 1991),
Untitled (Preparatory drawing), c. 1979,
Graphite on paper, 8.31" x 11.69", ToFF #1004 © 1979 Tom of Finland Foundation

The Grand Prize Winner Will Receive This Original
Tom of Finland Preparatory Drawing

Sponsored by

McCann Helsinki

The Categories This Year Are:
SINGLE FIGURE
DUAL FIGURE
MULTIPLE FIGURE
FANTASY
PHOTOGRAPHY

Three prizes are given in each category and the TOM OF FINLAND GRAND PRIZE AWARD.

The purpose of this contest is to encourage artists to share their work by rewarding the best examples.

The competition is open to any artist with the exception of previous winners of this competition, or artists who are already commercially selling work that portrays sexuality.

Competition Rules

Submissions are now closed.
The results will be announced December 3, 2014.

Tom of Finland Grand Prize:

  • The winner shall receive a Tom of Finland preparatory drawing (shown above).
  • The winner shall receive a three-day weekend stay at TOM House with sleeping accommodations in Tom's attic bedroom/studio.
  • The winner shall receive a complimentary booth at a Tom of Finland Foundation (ToFF) Art Fair.
  • The winner shall receive a Foundation membership at the Commodore level.
  • The winner shall receive an invitation to a luncheon in honor of all 2014 Competition winners.
  • The Grand Prize winner receives the above prizes in lieu of the category prizes listed below.

First Place Winners
In Each Category:

  • Winners shall receive a numbered lithograph by Tom of Finland.
  • Winners shall receive a Foundation membership at the Commander level.
  • Winners shall receive an invitation to a luncheon in honor of all 2014 Competition winners.

Second Place Winners
In Each Category:

  • Winners shall receive a limited edition fine art print by Tom of Finland from the collection on display.
  • Winners shall receive a Foundation membership at the Seaman level.
  • Winners shall receive an invitation to a luncheon in honor of all 2014 Competition winners.

Third Place Winners
In Each Category:

  • Winners shall receive a limited edition print from the Foundation.
  • Winners shall receive a Foundation membership at the Recruit level.
  • Winners shall receive an invitation to a luncheon in honor of all 2014 Competition winners.

Winners are responsible for their own transportation to Los Angeles.

The real prize awarded all participants of ToFF's 2014 E. A. C. is the publicity, exposure and international recognition accorded them through the Foundation’s promotion of the Competition.

The winners are determined using a “blind” scoring process by a distinguished panel of five judges who will be announced after the competition winners have been determined. The judges are selected from an international roster of individuals in the field of the arts.

Judges will score each work on a scale of 1 to 10. Scores will be tabulated and the works with highest point totals will be the winners.

2014 Panel of Judges

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Eli Sudbrack, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lives and works in São Paulo, Brazil and New York City, USA.

Christophe Hamaide-Pierson, born in Paris, France. Lives and works in Paris, France

 

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Michael Elmgreen, born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Lives in London, UK, and works in Berlin, Germany.

Ingar Dragset, born in Trondheim, Norway. Lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

     
Richard Hawkins
Born in Mexia, Texas, USA. Lives and works in Los Angeles, USA.
  Ryan Heffington
Born in Yuba City, California, USA. Lives and works in Los Angeles, USA.
     
Bruce LaBruce
Born in Southhampton, Ontario, Canada. Lives and works in Toronto, Canada.
  Helmut Lang
Born in Vienna, Austria. Lives and works in New York City and Long Island, USA.
     
Linder
Born in Liverpool, UK. Lives and works in St. Ives, UK.
  A.L. Steiner
Born in Miami, USA. Lives and works in Los Angeles, USA.
     
2014 EEAC Awards

2014 Awards to be Given in Five Categories
and the Grand Prize Including the Tom of Finland Drawing


THE JOHN PALATINUS SINGLE FIGURE AWARD

THE GARILYN BRUNE DUAL FIGURE AWARD

THE CHRISTINE KESSLER MULTIPLE FIGURE AWARD

THE PALANCA FANTASY AWARD

THE JAY R. LAWTON PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD

THE TOM OF FINLAND GRAND PRIZE AWARD

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