Is the OBPC still open to only painted and sculpted portraits?
No. OBPC 2009 is open to all visual arts media. Has anyone ever held a national competition before? Yes. Following its inaugural competition in 2006 and now in its second iteration, OBPC 2009 is the first national portrait competition to be held in the United States. OBPC 2009 is similar in some ways to the annual BP Award held at the English National Portrait Gallery in London. Check out the archived OBPC 2006 Web site at http://www.npg.si.edu/competition/site/. How do I enter this competition? The call for entries to the OBPC 2009 is now closed. Please look for the call for entries to the OBPC 2012 in summer, 2011. Who may enter this competition? You may enter if you are a professional artist at least 18 years old as of January 1, 2008, and are living and working in the United States at the time of the competition. I am a Smithsonian intern. Can I enter? No. Smithsonian Institution employees, regents, trustees, interns, volunteers, fellows, and research associates are ineligible to e
