Applications are being accepted from Naples Art Association member artists for Art in the Park for 2009-10. Click here for more information.

Aspiring artists in their junior or senior years at Collier County high schools are invited to participate in the 39th annual Jade N. Riedel Scholarship Fund Competition sponsored by the Naples Art Association at The von Liebig Art Center. Each applicant may enter one original two- or three-dimensional work of art not previously shown in exhibitions at the art center. Participants will be honored with a group exhibition April 17 to May 2 and an Opening Reception and Awards Presentation on April 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Five winners will each receive $500 awards from the scholarship fund toward their college education in an art-related field. In addition, the Ringling College of Art and Design will award a $5,000 scholarship to attend the Sarasota-based school. Awards are based on originality, technique, composition, presentation, and application of design principals. Application forms are available at The von Liebig Art Center, 585 Park St., at naplesart.org, and by calling 262-6517 x102. Completed works and accompanying application forms must be delivered on April 9 and 10 at the art center to be eligible for the competition and exhibition. The $500 award winners and all artworks in the exhibition will be selected by John Hushon of Naples, president of Artnet AG, a public global art company that maintains the largest art data base in the world, publishes art e-magazines, manages the inventory of 3000 art galleries, and conducts an online art auction. Click here for the application.