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single piece entry: $55
two piece entry: $80
three piece entry: $95

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submit up to an additional 4 works when you complete the submission of 3 or 4 paid works!

offer good until 7/31/2021.

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$350,000+ IN AWARDS TO ARTISTS!

ADC Fine Art proudly sponsors ART COMES ALIVE (ACA), an international, juried fine-art competition and exhibit that awards the best emerging and professional artists.

Known as the “Academy Awards for Art,” ACA is embarking on its 12th year of helping artists get their work in front of art-industry professionals such as interior designers, art galleries, private art collectors, and corporate collections. Each year the art competition gets bigger and better, and this year over $350,000 in awards will be given to artists through gallery contracts, purchase awards, publishing contracts, and more!

IMPORTANT DATES

open for entryJuly 1, 2021
entry closedAugust 20, 2021
jurying beginsAugust 23, 2021
jurying ends
September 23, 2021
results announcedSeptember 13, 2021
award results announcedprior to exhibition opening
artwork arrives at ADCOctober 8, 2021 
exhibition openingOctober 23, 2021
exhibition durationOctober 23, 2021 - December 23, 2021

WHY ENTER ACA?

For almost thirty years, ADC has been dedicated to showcasing and selling the best local and regional artists' works. These artists have been placed in some of the most prestigious corporate and private collections in the country. ART COMES ALIVE allows ADC to continue its mission to help artists be more successful, introducing their work to a new audience of collectors, gallerists, and professional art buyers.

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM ACA 2020

We had to reschedule the 2020 ACA Awards & Exhibition twice due to COVID – but it didn’t stop us from selling 85 pieces and honoring artists with many awards!

ACA 2020 was a tremendous achievement for our industry! In the middle of a global pandemic, we were able to celebrate artists and their love and passion for their craft in ways that many didn't think possible.

You can take a look at highlights from last year's exhibition opening, see the winning artists, hear from a few of our most successful ACA artists and even review the entire list of ACA 2020 Entrants. 

watch the ACA 2020 event on Facebook Live – or view the album on Facebook

ACA 2020 Jurors

We have always attracted world-renowned gallery owners, art industry experts, and collectors to serve as our jurors.

ACA 2020 AWARD WINNERs

NOTE: Due to the continued sales of the art exhibited at Art Comes Alive 2020 the works shown in the collection below might not be the work which sold or placed for an award, but instead represents the body of work presented for the competition by the awarded artist.  

Jolie Harris

Purchase Award

Paula Wiggins

Purchase Award

Todd Mosley

Purchase Award

Valerie Timmons

Purchase Award

Heather Robinson

Purchase Award

Mary Barr Rhodes

Purchase Award

Les Powers

Purchase Award

Lisa Schuster

Purchase Award

Ann Headley

Purchase Award

Andrzej Karwacki

Purchase Award

Christina Sodano

Purchase Award

Karen Johnston

Purchase Award

Ernesto Ibanez

Purchase Award

Cathy Shepherd

Purchase Award

Janet Bludau

Purchase Award

Stacie Seuberling

Purchase Award

Renato Foti

Purchase Award

Bruce Niemi

Purchase Award

Kate Taylor (triptych)

Purchase Award

Susan Rankin

Purchase Award

Liz Zorn

Purchase Award

Trish Weeks

Purchase Award

Chalda Maloff

Purchase Award

Tricia Kaman

Purchase Award

Karen Robey

Purchase Award

Fran Carlisle

Purchase Award

Jodi Reeb

Purchase Award

Helen Utsal

Purchase Award

Hanah Jones

Service Award
(Robin Imaging) 

DJ Berard

Service Award 
(Robin Imaging) 

Josie Gearhart

Service Award
(Robin Imaging)

Mary Barr Rhodes

Publishing Award
(Polly Magazine) 

Mai Yap

Publishing Award
(Venue Lifestyle)

Kaya Deckelbaum

Publishing Award
(BLINK Art Resource)

Scott Meyer

Publishing Award
(BLINK Art Resource)

Alex Kveton

Publishing Award
(BLINK Art Resource)

Mary Barr Rhodes

Commission Award
(Art Design Consultants)

Ming Franz

Coaching Award
(Bette Ridgeway)

Peter Zelle

Gallery Contract
(Art Leaders Gallery)

Reno Carollo

Gallery Contract
(Art Leaders Gallery)

Antje Roitzsch

Gallery Contract
(Wilder Nightingale Fine Art)

Kevin Lyles

Gallery Contract
(Wilder Nightingale Fine Art)

Maria D'Souza

Gallery Contract
(Wilder Nightingale Fine Art)

Roxane Sora

Gallery Contract
(Gallery V)

Les Powers

Gallery Contract
(Gallery V)

Marty McConnaughey

Gallery Contract
(Gallery V)

Amber Favre

Gallery Contract
(Art Design Consultants)

Mark Carrara

Gallery Contract
(Art Design Consultants)

John & Marcia Koverman

Gallery Contract
(Art Design Consultants)

Nino Yuniardi

Gallery Contract
(Art Design Consultants)

Sally Schaedler

Gallery Contract
(Art Design Consultants)

Benedicte Blanc-Fontenille

Gallery Contract
(Art Design Consultants)

Beverly Bruntz

Artist of the Year
(Nature)

Ruth Soller

Artist of the Year
(Landscape)

Andie Freeman

Artist of the Year
(Still Life)

Larry Forgard

Artist of the Year
(Figurative)

Anne Hanley

Artist of the Year
(Abstract)

Allan Gorman

Artist of the Year
(Architectural)

Michelle Reeves

Artist of the Year
(Floral)

Angela Campbell

Artist of the Year
(Realist)

Stephen Wheeler

Artist of the Year
(Whimsical)

Jax Kalin

Artist of the Year
(Wildlife)

Skip Freas

Artist of the Year
(New Media)

Diane Harm

Artist of the Year
(Illustrator)

Cheryl Hrudka

Artist of the Year
(Digital)

Scott Meyer

Artist of the Year
(Photography)

Don Ament

Artist of the Year
(Photographic Print)

Chris Krupinski

Artist of the Year
(Watercolor)

Heidi Hines

Artist of the Year
(Mixed Media)

William Freer

Artist of the Year
(Fine Craft)

Jan Carson

Artist of the Year
(Textile)

Doreen Wulbrecht

Artist of the Year
(Painting)

Louann Wukitsch

Artist of the Year
(Glass)

JOHN PETREY

Artist of the Year
(Sculpture)

Steven Lustig

Runner Up - Best of Show

Les Powers

Best of Show

Patrizia Casagranda

Artist of the Year
(International / Female)

Sailev Levasseur

Artist of the Year
(International / Male)

Mikee Huber

Artist of the Year
(Emerging / Female)

Arend Neyhouse

Artist of the Year
(Emerging / Male)

Julia Hacker

Artist of the Year
(Summit / Female)

David Buetsche

Artist of the Year
(Summit / Male)

Marlana Stoddardhayes

Artist of the Year
(Lifetime / Female)

Paul Rienzo

Artist of the Year
(Lifetime / Male)

ADC GALLERIES & LOCATIONS

ADC Fine Art East Location in O'Bryonville, Ohio

ADC EAST

2124 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45208
Tues - Fri: 2:00-5:00pm; Sat: 1:00-5:00pm
or by appointment

ADC WEST

1013 York Street, Cincinnati, OH 45214
Mon - Fri: 8:00am-5:00pm
or by appointment

(513) 723-1222

ADC Fine Art West location in the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio