Art Contest Winners Announced !!!

 

[ March 3rd - 2013 ] We are happy to announce the winners from our 2nd annual Art contest !  Thank you to everyone that took the time to participate, we are humbled by the time put into some of these pieces - thank you for your effort.  Congratulations to Alona Buslaeva, Tristan Woody, and Sonja Murphy for being selected as the winners. 

We ended up with a tie in our first edition and looks like we might be making that a tradition.  Tying for first place and splitting the 1000$ first and 300$ second prizes are Alona and Tristan.  Sonja takes home 200$ for third.

 

Alona's piece is incredibly detailed and the technical skill / shading is really impressive.  She has also done a great job of incorporating her chosen theme (Adventure x Art x Music x Ideas) throughout the piece.  There are headphones and records shaped like conical shells, adventurous pursuits going on throughout, a mind contemplating the stars while connecting with the rest of what is happening in the drawing... freedom? - overall a beautifully made piece of Art.

 

[ Alona Buslaeva - Adventure x Art x Music x Ideas - 26" x 36" Pencil on Paper ]

 

Tristan chose the theme 'Adventure Awaits' and her piece seems to bring us right into it.  You can imagine this shared moment to be at the end of a long day of whitewater adventuring, the stories of the day being relayed just as thoughts might be turning to what lies downstream tomorrow.  The colour and shading bring a warmth and comfort to the painting and the stars seem to be calling out to us.  Another great piece.

 

[ Tristan Woody - 'Adventure Awaits' - 24" x 36" Oil on Canvas ]

 

 

Sonja chose the theme 'One Life to Live' and has created another really nice piece that speaks to it.  The classic hour-glass imagery and 'temporary' theme are contrasted by the (relative) permanence of the water cycle, further highlighting our own impermanence.  Here are Sonja's own words describing this piece: "'One life to live' is particularly meaningful to me when looked through the lens of time - this is the hour that we have been waiting for.  The reason life is worth living is for this, the current moment, and what we can do within it."  We also always like the Tribe logo getting incorporated into Mountains/Rivers and overall like the look and feel of this piece.

 

[  Sonja Murphy - 'The Hourglass' | 'One life to live' - 24" X 36" Watercolor and Ink ]

Thank you once again to everyone that participated, we look forward to our next one of these Art contests which will be announced later in the year !

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60" x 36" Oil on Canvas by Katya Kulkova

[October 30th, 2012] Announcing the second of our Art / Poster Contests !

We put up a 1000$ first prize for this contest with hopes of both encouraging the artists in our community, and attempting to bring more artists into our community.  We would thank anyone who has a friend or family member with fine art skills to please pass this message along for us...

Themes to choose from:

- MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS
- SEE THE FUTURE AND BUILD THE FRAMEWORK
- ADVENTURE AWAITS
- ONE LIFE TO LIVE
- ADVENTURE x ART x MUSIC x IDEAS (or alternatively: 'Born out of River/Mountain culture, and aimed at the intersection of Adventure, Art, Music, and Ideas worth considering')

You are encouraged to use any of your own interpretations of these ideas in your art / design... Incorporated into the posters needs to be the idea you are depicting and the Tribe logo (creative incorporation is encouraged)... You may enter more than one category / more than one entry, if you choose to.

To enter the contest + for more information, send your name, email address and phone number to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

FAQ
- Hand drawn / painted / digital / mixed media etc will all be accepted.
- The size of the piece must be done on at least a 36" x 24" space, physical or otherwise...(@300dpi if it's a digital space). 36"x 36" etc also ok !
- All pieces submitted will be posted in an online gallery on our facebook page... Voting occurs by people 'liking' the entries for period of 2 weeks after the contest closes (February 1st)... The Top 5 voted pieces will continue to the Final - Round where we will choose the winners.
- Payout: Winner receives 1000$, 2nd Place receives 300$, 3rd Place receives 200$
- By entering the contest you agree to the contest terms and conditions*
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RESULTS FROM OUR FIRST CONTEST !

Congratulations to our Art Contest winners !!

We are incredibly thankful to all of the talented artists who participated in this contest... so many great entries ! We had strong support for all of the finalists but eventually we settled on our winners.

We had a really hard time deciding on a single winner, art is so subjective and each piece has it's own great quality. After agonizing over it for a week we decided on a tie. 

With that said, tying for 1st place and splitting the 1000$ 1st + 200$ 2nd place cash prizes are Katya Kulkova and Conor Nolan. 

Katya submitted a huge 54" wide acrylic painting with intricate detail and a great visual translation of the theme she chose - ' One Life to Live ' ... She also had by far the best logo incorporation, some of you probably didn't even see it at first glace? (hint: it's big and on the right)


Katya Kulkova - One Life to Live - 54" x 36" Acrylic on Canvas

Conor's submission has a strong immediate impact. Conor also chose ' One Life to Live ' and his image makes for a great metaphor because most would agree that those who live passionately must consistently confront their fears. I think all of us who have pushed beyond our comfort zone during adventures in the mountains and on rivers can relate to this feeling. 

Conor Nolan - One Life to Live - 24"x36" Mixed Media.  Hand drawn and digital.

Finally, in 3rd place is the submission from the imagination of Kai Cabunoc-Boettcher. Kai chose the theme 'Perspective is Important' and did a really creative job of interpreting it. His entangled trees, the 'zoomed out' focus on our world and his choice of words within the piece ( "elevate habitual nature / embark for the heart " ) all make this a positive image that resonates. We also liked the tribe logo as a constellation. dope. We scraped together what we could and are making this 3rd place cash prize 200$ (instead of the originally planned 100$).

Kai Cabunoc-Boettcher - Perspective Is Important - 24"x36" Mixed Media.  Hand Drawn and Digital.

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone that participated. We know that this stuff takes time and effort and we are honoured to have had so many talented people involved in our first of these contests. Looking forward to the next art contest later this year !  You can check out all the entries HERE.

Check TRIBERIDER.com for our next contest in the next week or so... This one is for the music heads / djs in our community and will essentially be a remix contest using acapellas from whitewater's own hip hop talent Adrenaline Rush.