3x3 Student Show

call for entries: 3x3 Student Show
Deadline: March 25, 2011
3x3 is the only annual that showcases the world’s best young illustrators.
¶ Judged by our distinguished panel of illustrators who are also educators. Easy online entry. Low entry fees. Cash prize of $1,000 for Best of Show, $500 cash value prize for each gold medal winner.
¶ Plus winners receive a free copy of our annual that also features the best professional and children’s illustrators judged this year—on either side of the ocean. Sure it’s tough getting into our show, but when you do you’ll be among the best of the next generation of illustrators.
Enter Student Show now.

eligibility
Open to all undergraduate and post-graduate students in all countries enrolled during the calendar year 2009. If you graduated during the year you are still eligible to enter this competition. Only non-paid projects are eligible in the student competition, for paid projects please enter our professional show, deadline March 4.

categories
We encourage you to enter all types of illustrations including projects for advertising, editorial, book, self-promotion, animation, 3D or personal work.

entry fees
Our entry fees are one of the lowest out there $15* for single entries and $35 for series—a series must be three to five images in a related subject.
*10£, 22£; 11€, 26€

judges
Andrew Foster, Central St Martins, London
Frazer Hudson, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Steven Guarnaccia, Parsons The New School of Design, New York
Allan Drummond, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah
Chris Buzelli, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
Lars Henkel, Folkwang Universität der Künste, Essen, Germany

why 3x3?
Our student show is the only truly representative show of what student illustrators are doing all over the world. While each country selects their best, we select the world’s best. Getting into the 3x3 Student Show is not easy but once in you are among the best of the next generation of illustrators.
Our international panel of judges for this show are always active illustrators as well as educators. Many are department heads or program leaders; all have international reputations.
¶ All work is judged on a four-point system much like the US grading process. All judging is done independently and digitally then tabulated at our New York offices. To be in our show an entry must receive a minimum majority of the judges votes as either three or four points. Our medal winners must receive a majority of four votes from each judge.
¶ Judging is done in the spring, winners are all notified by email and the 3x3 Illustration Annual No 8 will be produced and distributed at the end of the year.
¶ You can find our magazine and annuals on newsstands in top Barnes & Noble, Borders and independent bookstores throughout America as well as Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia.
¶ We have universities, colleges and art schools all over the world entering each year. For a full list of previous winners please contact us.

deadline
Student Show entries must be sent to us no later than March 25, 2011
Enter Student Show now.