[Jewelry making - Article 00159] - [Orchid] "Best of Artists" Competition

[Beth Rosengard]

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    In the April SNAG newsletter, there's an announcement about a "Best
    of Artists and Artisans" competition which reads in part as follows: 

    "Kennedy Promotions is producing a unique new book series: 100+
    winners featured in beautiful hardcover books for each state, listed
    on the internet with Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Borders, and up to
    $10,000 in national cash prizes.  $25/3 slides ...." 

    The states called for are NY, NC, PA, CA, AZ, TX, WV, with a Sept. 1
    deadline; and there's a reference to http://www.bestofartists.com 

    I spent some time on the website and learned that Kennedy Promotions
    is an offshoot of KAMG which is an artist management company of five
    years standing.  They say their "first project, Impressions of Life
    in the Historic Triangle, will be available through Amazon.com,
    BarnesandNoble.com, and Borders.com first quarter of 2005."  I
    checked Amazon.com and couldn't find it.  I also noticed that nowhere
    in all the information provided does it mention who will publish the
    books and/or when they are projected to be released.  I sent an email
    asking about publishers and release dates and received this reply
    from Carolyn Henry "East Coast Director": 

    "Kennedy Promotions is working with a couple of independent
    publishing companies, to produce a beautiful high quality, full
    color, large format, hard cover and/or soft cover book. The time line
    for the books are determined by how many entries for each state, and
    other variables.  Our goal is to have them out by eight to Ten months
    after the deadline date." 

    The response seems somewhat vague to me.  So I am wondering if any
    of you have any knowledge of this competition, the people behind it
    or any other relevant information.  My cynical side says that at $25
    per application (considering that they're soliciting both fine
    artists and craft artists of all kinds), the promoters could make a
    lot of money on poor quality books that are never promoted beyond
    "quarterly newsletters to our private list of art collectors and
    galleries all around the world." 

    The not-so-cynical side says, what have you got to lose besides $25
    and some time.  Then again, $25 is a great meal at California Pizza
    Kitchen and time is precious! 

Beth 

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