What are the size and weight restrictions for artworks?
Paintings should not measure more than 7 feet by 7 feet by 8 inches, including the frame. Sculpture should not measure more than 7 feet by 7 feet by 4 feet. Works of either type should not weigh more than 150 pounds. When and how will I be notified …that my application has been received? You will receive an e-mail confirmation. …if I am a semifinalist? Semifinalists will be notified by e-mail or U.S. mail on or around November 15, 2005, that their work has been selected for further consideration. At that time, arrangements will be made to ship the work to Washington, D.C. …if I am a finalist, or a prizewinner? Finalists and winners will be e-mailed or notified via U.S. mail on or before March 15, 2006. Their entries will be part of the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2006 exhibition, which will open in concert with the grand reopening of the National Portrait Gallery and will be on view from July 4, 2006, through January 2007.
