2013 Miami University Young Painters Competition for the $10,000 William & Dorothy Yeck Award


Juror Lecture: 4:00 p.m., 100 Art

Reception: 5:15 - 6:15 p.m.,
Award Ceremony: 5:45 p.m.

Hiestand Galleries

Through the generous gift from William (Miami University Class of 1936) and Dorothy Yeck of Dayton, Ohio, Miami University has a unique opportunity to provide students and the community at large to develop a critical understanding of painting in the 21st century.

The competition winner will be awarded the $10,000 William and Dorothy Yeck Award and the painting will become part of Miami University's permanent collection.

This year's competition focuses on representational realism paintings.

2013 juror Lance Esplund is the U.S. art critic for Bloomberg News.
He has written previously for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Sun and other publications such as Art in America and Modern Painters.

A reception and the Awards Ceremony follow at Hiestand Galleries:
Reception: 5:15 - 6:15 p.m.,
Award Ceremony: 5:45 p.m.


The Exhibition of the Yeck Award finalists runs through Feb. 15.