Alessia Ciccolone
Year End Juried
Patience by Carol Johansen
For the End of Year competition, the awards will be Best Artist of the Year, Best Doll of the Year, and Rising Star of the Year. An artist may only win the Rising Star of the Year competition once, all other categories artists may enter each year. Artists will submit three (3) dolls with at least one (1) doll having been judged in one of the prior IADR events of the year. A new doll may be created as part of the three dolls submitted for this competition but is not required. There will be an award opportunity for each of the three competition areas when meeting the competition requirement.
- Entry is free and only available to current IADR members.
- Each artist is allowed to enter all three of the available categories but if selected for one of the three categories, is only allowed to win one category and their entries for other categories will be removed.
- The dolls must have been created not more than one year ago.
- A total of 3 photos are required (one photo of each doll) if entering for Best Artist of the Year or Rising Star of the Year. If entering only Best Doll of the Year, then only one photograph of each doll is required (you may enter up to three dolls). Each doll must include a best view photograph. The photos don't have to be resized and can be entered in any size, as a .jpg, .jpeg, or .png but the total of all photos must be 10 MB or smaller.
- Each doll must be registered at IADR before entering the competition (the registry number is required while entering).
- One-of-a-Kind handmade dolls that are human
- One-of-a-Kind handmade busts
- Ball Jointed Dolls (BJDs)
- Fantasy (fairies, mermaids, fantasy animals, etc.)
- Fantasy animal Anthropomorphic dolls (animals acting as humans with human characteristics such as rabbits, squirrels, bears, etc.). Anthropomorphic dolls would be dolls that are upright, presumed to be talking, dressed as humans, or acting as if human.
- Any One-Of-A-Kind (OOAK) doll that is made from any material.
Dolls We Do Not Accept*:
- Pre-manufactured dolls
- Repaint Dolls
- Fashion dolls
- Standard stand-alone animals, unless they are FANTASY Anthropomorphic animals
- Inanimate objects
- Jewelry such as necklaces, rings, pins or pendants.
Dolls made in cold cast porcelain and other materials will be accepted as long as the work is original and unique to the submitting artist. Consideration will be given on a case by case basis for dolls outside the purview of those listed here.
* We reserve the right to amend the criteria as needed for clarification.
When entering, please use the form below. The information required is the artist's full name, artist's e-mail, which category entering, each doll's information to include the IADR registry number, and the required photos of each doll.
Preparing the photos of the doll: The photos must be taken in front of a neutral background so there are no distractions from the doll and so that the judges can see the doll properly. Any excess should be cropped from the photos so the doll is the only focus. No watermarks, studio names, or artist information can be placed on the photos.