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The Texas Auto Writers Association, in association with the Neale family, is extremely pleased to announce a Call for Entries for its inaugural Bill Neale Automotive Fine Art Award Invitational. This award recognizes and encourages excellence in Automotive Fine Art. TAWA thanks the Bill Neale family for its support in developing this prestigious award.

This award is an invitational and as such is open to both TAWA-members and non-TAWA members.

CALL FOR ENTRIES begins September 13, 2021. Eligible entries for the 2021 competition include automotive fine art published from September 13, 2020 to December 1, 2021. 

ENTRY DEADLINE is 11:59 PM on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.

ENTRY FEE: No entry fee is required for the award's inaugural year.

WINNER NOTIFICATION, PRIZE: The winning artist will be notified by December 31, 2021. The Bill Neale Automotive Fine Art Award Recipient receives a prize valued at $200.

ELIGIBILITY RULES

• Entry must be original, signed artwork.

• Entry must be automotive in nature and it must feature a vehicle(s). 

• Entry must fall within Fine Art Painting (watercolor, acrylic, and oil mediums.)

• Entry style may vary (contemporary, realistic, impressionist, various.)

• Eligible artwork appearing in any digital or print publication will be accepted provided the artwork has a published date that meets requirements.

• Entry must not infringe any copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or other intellectual rights of any person or entity.

• Artwork may not contain content that is lewd, obscene, sexually explicit, pornographic,  disparaging, defamatory, libelous, or otherwise containing inappropriate content or objectionable material as determined by judge, in its sole and unfettered discretion.
  

• Award competition is open to U.S. residents over the age of 18.

• Artwork must have a published date between September 13, 2020 and December 1, 2021.

ABOUT BILL NEALE

The Bill Neale Automotive Fine Art Award honors the world-renowned talent and legacy of automotive artistic icon Bill Neale. Neale, a long-time friend to TAWA, passed away in January of 2021 at the age of 95.

Portions of TAWA Member Scott Black’s previously published retrospective of Bill Neale appearing in AutoArtReview.com are edited and used with his permission.  

A founding member of the Automotive Fine Arts Society and long-time former board member, Bill Neale was as much a treasure as the masterful paintings that are the centerpieces of collections worldwide.  

Over the years, Neale earned awards and accolades at shows such as Pebble Beach, Amelia Island and John Barnes’ Cavallino Classic. More importantly, he earned friendships with everyone who met him.

The key to Bill’s work was always his ability to paint a subject in the medium which best captures its spirit.  Most artists typically paint in only one medium, but Bill was equally skilled with watercolor, acrylic and oil paint throughout his career.

Bill was often recognized for his close friendship with legends like Carroll Shelby, Dan Gurney and Jim Hall.  

His brilliant illustrations of those legends and their automotive creations were among his most popular pieces. His credits cover a wide range of automobile events which include Cavallino, Road & Track, Automobile Magazine, Car & Driver, Sports Illustrated and others.

But he was best known for his beautiful private commissions of cars ranging from old Ferraris to the newest models out of Munich, Detroit and Tokyo. Those commissions include posters for Automobile Concours d' Elegance and events such as the Monterey Historic Races, The San Diego Concours, Houston Classi-Chassis, Jim Hall Chaparral Museum and Carroll Shelby Nationals. He served as a poster artist for the Colorado Grand Rally, and was even named the first ever Grand Marshal for the event.  Neale’s work won numerous accolades in the U.S., Europe and South America including the prestigious Peter Helck and Athena awards. 

Read more about Neale, his involvement in the legendary Terlingua Racing Team and the TRT logo he designed here.

JUDGING AND ENTRIES                                                            

ENTRY GUIDELINES

All entries must be published works. Up to 2 entries may be submitted. Judge may select high-quality entries that didn’t place for Special Recognition awards.

Late entries and those without completed entry forms will not be judged.

JUDGING

TAWA is honored to have Bill Neale's daughter Leslie Neale judge the awards in its inaugural year. 

Entries will be judged on four criteria. The scale is 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest score in each category. The maximum score is 40.

JUDGING CRITERIA

ENTRY FORM

** EACH ENTRY REQUIRES A SEPARATE FORM **

Select the ENTRY FORM box to access the entry form. The ENTRY FORM must be submitted with each entry, and be filled out completely.  Space at the bottom of the form may be used for notes/entry explanations to the judge. Note should be no longer than 100 words.

ENTRY PREPARATION / JUDGING CRITERIA

Entries require the specific URL address in which the entry appears. This must be a permanent link to the page, without the need to register, join or pay to view the entry. Articles that are behind a paywall or require special access will be accepted if judges are provided login credentials. If articles other than the entry appear at the same web address, a note must be included on the entry form that clearly directs the judge to the entry. Please test the link before submitting the entry.

The entry must show the artist credit, publication date and name of publication.

In special cases, such as when providing a permanent link is not possible or an entry will be purged from a website before judging, a screenshot of the entry in original, in complete published form is acceptable. The screen grab must be a readable 100-percent-magnification example of the original artwork.

PARTICIPATION RULES:  The Winning Artist grants permission for artwork to be posted online by TAWA in announcement material both on the TAWA website and TAWA social media channels as well as in press release form, with artist credit given or artist watermark, and waiving any rights to monetary compensation. Winner also grants permission for its use in future award promotion, with artist credit given or artist watermark, waiving rights to any monetary compensation. Winning Artist also grants permission for TAWA's social media posts to be sharable. TAWA is not responsible for any unauthorized use of the Winning Artist's Artwork by any third parties. Upon notification, the Winning Artist will be emailed Waivers and Publicity Release forms to sign and return before a public announcement is made.