Are you an aspiring artist with creative ideas ready to leave your mark on the Lubbock scene and win a cash prize of $5,000, a monthly $100 gift card to Picoso’s Mexican Kitchen for one full year and a celebration party at Picoso’s? Picoso’s Mexican Kitchen would like to invite you to capture the authentic Mexican flair by entering the Picoso’s Mexican Kitchen Local Mural Competition. This competition seeks to install an original design by a creative artist(s) that speaks of true Mexican heritage and culture. Picoso’s drive-thru area will become your new canvas to showcase your creative talents.
Scroll down to submit a photo of your original artwork for your chance to win.
Entry Period
10 Finalists from all entries will be selected and contacted by Picoso's and/or KCBD
Finalists will complete small scale demonstration of their mural concept at Picoso's
Voting Period
Fill out the entry form and enter your photo
Vote for and share your favorite photo from the 10 finalists
Entries must include all required form fields, including a photo of entrant(s) art piece.
The original art piece must be on a minimum 4 foot by 8 foot canvas, of any material including but not limited to: wood, concrete, brick, painter’s canvas, and cinderblock, and may be any design created with any medium.
**NEW: The submitted artwork may be of any type, including but not limited to: painting on canvas, wall mural, digital rendering, or any other manually or digitally created piece.**
The acceptable image types are jpg, gif and png. Images larger than 8000 pixels wide or tall will be resized to fit inside that box, while still keeping the original aspect ratio. After resizing, the image file size must be 10MB or less. Thumbnail (100x100), Small (200x200), Medium (500x500) and Large (1280x1280) versions are also created for use in the Voting widget.
Users can only upload a single image per submission.
One entry per individual per art piece may be submitted. Individuals may submit more than one entry only if each entry includes an image of a new/original art piece of which an image has not yet been submitted to this contest.
Individuals may submit a photo of their art piece in any setting and include themselves in the image if they wish.
All subject matter within art pieces must be in good taste. No vulgar or obscene imagery or language will be accepted. Individuals may not, under any circumstances, submit an entry of another person’s art piece without permission.
The Finalist with most votes on their photo after the Voting Period will receive:
-The right to paint a mural on the East Side of the Picoso's Mexican Kitchen building near the drive-thru window, totaling an area of approximately 80' wide x 12' tall.
-Up to $500 in supplies expenses
-$5,000 cash prize, payable upon completion of the mural
-A year of meals at Picoso's (up to $100 per month)
-A celebration party in their honor at Picoso's Mexican Kitchen
Please see the official rules for complete prize details and conditions
Use the green heart button to vote for your favorite piece. The artist with the most votes will win the grand prize!
You may vote once per day per artist, and 10 lucky voters will each win a $50 Picoso's Mexican Kitchen gift card!