In September, we celebrated the winners of the 2007 “Paint the Parks” National Artists’ Competition and gave you a heads up on the 2008 call to entries. This is a (friendly) reminder that the deadlines are just around the corner. From the entry form:

Your entry must represent any of the more than 390 areas supervised by the National Parks Service and will be judged within one of the three National Park Regions. The highest scoring painting from all entries is named the Grand Prize Winner. It, and the top 33 paintings from each of the three regions advance to the Paint the Parks100. All entries must be postmarked by May 31, 2008—No exceptions. An “early bird discount” is available if postmarked by May 1, 2008. Paint the Parks is open to all artists, anywhere in the world, professional or amateur.

With a $10,000 purchase award for the Grand Prize and many other cash prizes and awards, "Paint the Parks" is one of the country’s richest art competitions. Get the full details and entry forms here.