The San Diego Art Institute is pleased to announce a call to artists for its "50th International Award Exhibition", held March 21 - May 10, 2009 at the Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego, CA with over $7,350 total in Awards. The Museum of the Living Artist (MoLA ) is a 10,000- square-foot state-of-the-art gallery space, located in the heart of scenic Balboa Park, a botanical jewel and the centerpiece of the city of San Diego. Balboa Park attracts 12 million visitors annually to its 32 cultural organizations. SDAI's Museum of the Living Artist is dedicated to the advancement of the visual arts through outreach, education and exhibition. Open to all domestic and international artists.

ELIGIBILITY
This exhibition is open to all artists without residency restrictions. Art
must be original, have been completed within the last two years and never have been exhibited in any SDAI juried show or exhibition. Up to two works of art may be submitted per artist. Work may be two or three-dimensional. All media welcomed except crafts or functional art.

JUROR
Julia Marciari Alexander Ph.D.; (History of Art, Yale University; Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs, San Diego Museum of Art)

Internationally known lecturer and author, educated at Yale University, New York University, and Wellesley College. Dr. Alexander is the author of numerous publications, academic papers, symposia and has been the featured speaker at a variety of public lectures. She has received numerous honors and awards, including the Yale College Prize Teaching Fellowship. Dr. Alexander's fellowships include: Theodore Rousseau Fellowship, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert R. Wark Fellowship, Horton Hallowell Fellowship, Wellesley College, The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, L'Oréal Fellowship, NYU in France.

AWARDS
Cash Awards of Excellence, Special Recognitions, Global press release dissemination and published interviews in The SDAI Journal and website.

$2,000 (1) Grand Award
$1,000 (2) Awards for Excellence
$1,000 (1) Robi Cox Digital Fine Arts Award
$500 (1) Digital Art Guild Award
$500 (1) Hoffman Trust Award
$500 (1) John McKee Award for Figure Drawing / Painting
$250 (1) Media Service Award
$150 (2) Honorable Mention Awards
$100 (3) Merit Gift Awards

ENTRY FEE
All media will be considered. All work must be the original work of the
applicant. Size limitation: 96 in. x 96 in. (including any frames). Members: $20 for 1 entry or $25 for 2 entries; Non Members: $40 for 1 entry or $50 for 2 entries. Deadline: January 15, 2009 Online applications only (All images should be in JPG format only. Image dimensions should be 72 dpi with a minimum of 400 pixels in width or height and a maximum of 2000 pixels in width or height.)

DEADLINES
All entries must be received by January 15th, 2009. Winners will be notified by email late January, 2009. You can send in your application here.