2027 Honeywell Annual Fine Art Competition

The Clark Gallery invites artists to submit their work for the annual Honeywell Annual Fine Art Competition. This juried, all-media competition welcomes 2D and 3D art entries. Selected pieces will be displayed in the gallery, with ten cash prizes awarded to outstanding works, including a top prize of $200.

The Clark Gallery is located in the Honeywell Center, Wabash, IN. The Gallery encompasses the semi-circle of the Honeywell Center Porter Lobby, with foot traffic exceeding 170,000 guests per year. View some of our shows at https://www.honeywellarts.org/exhibits

Welcome to the Honeywell Annual Fine Art Competition! This competition is just one way that the Clark Gallery supports lifelong engagement in the visual arts. The Clark Gallery hosts exhibits throughout the year and features students, amateurs, and professionals. 

The Clark Gallery, located in the Honeywell Center, Wabash, IN, hosts 10+ exhibits per year and features students, amateurs, and professionals. Because the Gallery encompasses the semi-circle of the Honeywell Center Porter Lobby, foot traffic exceeds 170,000 guests per year! 

The Clark Gallery is open: Monday – Friday 8 am – 5 pm. Additional hours during events at the Honeywell Center. 

Honeywell Arts & Entertainment encompasses the full range of arts opportunities and venues of The Honeywell Foundation, a nonprofit public charity based in Wabash, Indiana. The organization is dedicated to providing arts, education, and entertainment for all through live entertainment, movies, arts education, cultural events, culinary experiences, Honeywell Arts Academy, and more. Offerings take place at seven venues including the Honeywell Center, Honeywell House, Eagles Theatre, Charley Creek Gardens, Dr. James Ford Historic Home, Clarkson House, and 13-24 Drive In. Honeywell Arts & Entertainment partners with a network of venues throughout the region to further the reach of live entertainment programming. Honeywell Arts & Entertainment programs and activities are made possible by generous donors and in part by Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne; the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency; and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. For more information about Honeywell Arts & Entertainment, please visit honeywellarts.org. 

Mediums Accepted
Painting
Drawing
Other Art Forms

• An artist can enter into all categories.
• The Drawing category makes use of any number of drawing instruments. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoals, chalk, pastels, markers, stylus, or various metals like silverpoint. Pastel artists who fill the surface as a painter are allowed to display in the painting category.
• The Other Art Forms category is for any medium that does not fit into the Drawing or Painting category, except for photography which does not qualify for this competition. This is not meant to discredit the art form of photography. It is because we host a photography competition every fall.
• Prints of an original cannot be entered (including giclées); only the original artwork will be allowed.

Presentation Standards

• Each wall-hung entry must be framed and have a hanger. The only exception is “gallery-wrapped” canvas. If these canvases are unframed, the image must bleed over the edges and no staples can be exposed.
• The best hanging device is a wire strung between two metal eyehooks. A saw tooth or keyhole hanger is acceptable, but not recommended. Honeywell Arts & Entertainment is not responsible for damage to artwork due to hanging device failure.
• Three-dimensional work must be stable. Artwork that requires suspension from the ceiling, water, perishable food or electricity is prohibited.
• Submissions must be no taller than 8.5 ft. tall, no more than 2 ft in depth, no more than 5 ft wide.

Accepted Work

• HAE staff reserves the right to remove any works from the competition based on special installation circumstances or discrepancies between the juried images and actual work.
• All artwork must be original and completed within five years of the entry deadline, and may not have been previously shown at the Clark Gallery.
• The Clark Gallery is a public space. The subject matter of entries must be appropriate for all ages. For example, nudity is not allowed.
• All accepted work must remain on display until the end of the competition.
• All work must come ready to install/hang. Please reference the presentation standards.
• All artwork must arrive clearly labeled with artist’s name and artwork title. Labels should be attached securely to the back of each entry in the lower left hand corner.
• It is the artist’s responsibility to obtain a model release from recognizable subjects in portraits and provide the release upon request.
• Honeywell Arts & Entertainment may reproduce artwork for promotional and archival reasons.
• Work may be offered for sale or be designated as not for sale. HAE retains a 20% commission on all sales. Checks from Honeywell Arts & Entertainment will be mailed to the artists at the end of the show, less the commission percentage. Please allow 5-10 business days after the close of the show to receive checks.

Delivery

• All artwork must arrive by Monday, January 18th, 2027.
• Artist is responsible for the shipping cost and insurance of the work while in transit. Work must be shipped in a reusable container and return shipping is also to be paid by the artist.
• Hand-delivered work may be dropped off as outlined in the table below.
• By submitting an application, you are guaranteeing the artwork is available to be included in the exhibit. Additionally, the artist is committing to the financial responsibility of delivering accepted artwork by the deadline listed below. Any artist who has accepted artwork and does not deliver said artwork, will not be allowed to enter any Honeywell show for a period of two years.

Shipping Address

Honeywell Arts & Entertainment c/o Carolyn Stoner  
275 W. Market St.  
Wabash, IN 46992 

Display 

• The Clark Gallery is open to the public Monday – Friday 8 AM to 5 PM.
• Artwork may be purchased in person or by calling the box office at 260.563.1102 during those hours.
• The gallery is closed on all major holidays.
• Work accepted in the show may not be removed before the end of the exhibit period without permission from the Director of Arts.
• Please note that the Clark Gallery is a shared space. At times, events in the lobby may limit access to the Clark Gallery.

IMPORTANT DATES
All times are in EST.

AWARDS

Six honorable mentions will also be given.

• There is no residency requirement.
• The competition is open to participants of all ages. Amateurs and professionals are allowed to enter. Students may also enter.
• Work previously accepted into any Honeywell Arts & Entertainment competition may not be re-entered.
• Any pieces entered, but not accepted in past competitions may be entered again.
• All artwork must be original and completed within five years of the entry deadline.
• Employees and immediate family members of The Honeywell Foundation, Inc. are able to participate. Please note that you must mark the box on the entry form and pay the entry fee. You will be ineligible to receive cash prizes but can still win award placings/ribbons. Your artwork can be listed for sale.