Coastal Arts Center Best Of Vets Contest Has Begun

The Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach is accepting submissions from military veterans living in Baldwin County and Florida’s Escambia County for its Best of the Vets Gulf Coast Art Contest & Exhibit, Mullet Wrapper reports. Categories include“Clay,” “Digital Media/Photography,” “Metal,” “Mixed Media,” “Painting,” “Pencil/Graphite,” “Poetry,” “Sculpture,” “Traditional Photography” and “Wood.” The deadline to enter is October 28. The exhibit at the Coastal Arts Center will run November 10-21, and the public is invited to a reception for the artists on November 13 at 5-7 p.m. at the Coastal Arts Center. All submissions must be original art completed within the past year, and artists are limited to one entry per category. Commercial artists are not eligible. The total prize money is $2,500, including $500 for Best of Show.