2025 Awards List

The Academic Artists Association offers excellent awards and prizes to support artists and a great opportunity to promote their work. Our goal is to promote traditional realism and provide artists with more visibility to show their artworks.

Exhibit Sponsors:

Wraith Engraving and Awards, Vernon CT (brass engraved award plates)

Big Y, Ellington CT

Academic Artist National Awards

Best In Show $1,200.00

Oil Awards

Honor $500.00

Excellence $300.00

Watercolor Awards

Honor $500.00

Excellence $300.00

Pastel Awards

Honor $500.00

Excellence $300.00

Sculpture Awards

Honor $500.00

Excellence $300.00

Acrylic Awards

Honor $500.00

Excellence $300.00

Graphic Awards

Honor $500.00

Excellence $300.00

NOTE: Merit Awards maybe added based on the number of artwork pieces in a category.

Memorial Awards

Alden Bryan Memorial Award (Traditional Oil Landscape) $1,000.00

Clarence F. &Helen G. Prince Memorial Award (Traditional Oil) $300.00

Mary Bryan Memorial Award (Watercolor) $1,000.00

Sister Maria Nace Memorial Award $250.00

Maris Platais Memorial Award $250.00

Linda Percoski Memorial Award (Watercolor) $250.00

Bob Aiello Memorial Award (Landscape) $100.00

Doug Gillette Memorial Award (Graphics)______________________$400.00

Additional Awards & Prizes

Allied Artists Award $300.00

Connecticut Pastel Society Award $150.00

Wholesale Frames, Meriden CT (framing) $100.00

Strathmore Graphics (materials awards)

Strathmore Watercolor (materials awards)

Strathmore Acrylic (materials awards)

Giclée Printing and Framing (gift certificate) $75.00

Chartpak/Grumbacher (gift card) $200.00

Jerry’s Artarama of CT (gift certificate) $150.00

Dick Blick- (gift certificate) $100.00

Golden Artist Colors (gift certificate) $100.00

Royal Talens (gift certificate) $250.00

Winsor & Newton (materials award)

Rosemary & Co. Award (E-Voucher) $150.00