Faces of the Great Pumpkin Art Contest WINNERS 2012!

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Oct 312012
 

It’s time! It’s time! Gather ’round all witches, all pumpkins, all skeletons – it’s time! Time to announce the winners of the 2012 Faces of the Great Pumpkin Art Contest!

POPULAR VOTE

Voted by you, the website visitors, with nearly twice as many votes as any other contestant, the winner is Keith A. Burruss for Ivan, The Great (and Terrible) Pumpkin (of Oz)

Ivan the Great and Terrible Pumpkin of Oz by Keith A Burruss 02

OFFICIAL

Determined by our Panel of Halloween Experts, here are the 2012 winners:

First Place : “The Arrival” by Anonymous Rhode Montijo

The Arrival by Rhode Montijo


Second Place : “Great Pumpkin Fogger” by Andreas Ivanof

Great Pumpkin Fogger by Andreas Ivanof


Third Place : “Fright Man” by James Tragesser

Fright Man by James Tragesser

Congratulations to all of the 2012 winners and a special thanks to everybody that participated/voted! Looking forward to doing it again in 2013!

View and Vote for the Faces of the Great Pumpkin 2012

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Oct 162012
 

The deadline for entries for the 2012 Faces of the Great Pumpkin Art Contest has passed and the voting stage has begun! We received twice as many entries as last year and you can view them all at http://pumpkincult.com/contests/ - thank you to all of the submitting artists for sharing their wonderful, creative and diverse work!

Now go see them all and vote for your favorite! Winners will be announced on Halloween!

Faces of the Great Pumpkin Art Contest : THE TWIST!

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Sep 222012
 

A very good point was raised in the comments on the Second Annual Faces of the Great Pumpkin Art Contest page regarding voting. In a nutshell, an artist with a lot of friends willing to sign up and vote on this website could easily sway the contest in his/her favor. That got us thinking and we decided that, in addition to the Popular Vote this year, we’d reach out to our friends in the Halloween community to find 3 Judges will to choose our First, Second and Third Place winners this year.

What we didn’t expect was to get, quite possibly, the MOST qualified 3 people on the web to be our judges! It is with great pleasure that the Cult of the Great Pumpkin announces our judges for the 2012 Faces of the Great Pumpkin Art Contest:

Lesley BannatyneLESLEY BANNATYNE

As one of the country’s foremost authorities on Halloween, Bannatyne has shared her knowledge on television specials for Nickelodeon and the History Channel (“The Haunted History of Halloween,” “The Real Story of Halloween”), with Time Magazine, Slate, National Geographic, and has given talks at venues as diverse as the 2000 Halloween Convergence in New Orleans and the St. Louis Art Museum. She contributed the Halloween article to World Book Encyclopedia. She has written multiple books on the history, folklore and cultural impact of Halloween, and her knowledge of the holiday is matched only by her passion for it. http://iskullhalloween.com/

Unkle PigorsERIC PIGORS

A.K.A. Unkle Pigors, the mad genius behind the Toxic Toons empire has drawn and painted more jack o’ lanterns than most people actually see in a lifetime. Eric started out as a professional animator with a diverse client list including Walt Disney Studios, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and others. He launched Toxic Toons in 1999 to merchandise and sell his own brand of gleefully macabre art and illustration work. Odds are you’ve seen his work more than once, whether you knew it or not! http://www.toxictoons.com

RotROT

The mysterious mastermind behind PumpkinRot.com, Rot’s wicked Halloween creations are unparalleled and must be seen to be believed. If you haven’t already, set aside an afternoon to explore the wicked, weird and wonderful creations on display at  http://pumpkinrot.com/

Faces of the Great Pumpkin Art Contest: Deadline Extended!

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Sep 222012
 

The Second Annual Faces of the Great Pumpkin Art Contest Entry Deadline has been extended to October 15th. Why? We figured that, by having it on October 1st, we were ending the entry period just as many artists might be getting into the Halloween Spirit. Now they have 2 weeks of Octoberness to inspire them. The contest itself will run from October 16th through the 30th, with winners announced on Halloween.

Please help spread the word! If you know a dark artist or Halloween artisan, send them to http://pumpkincult.com/contests/ . So sayeth the Word of the Gourd.

Now Accepting Submissions for the Second Annual “Faces of the Great Pumpkin” Art Contest

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Jul 022012
 

Faces of the Great Pumpkin Art ContestThe Cult of the Great Pumpkin, in association with Sinister Visions inc., is sponsoring the Second Annual “Faces of The Great Pumpkin” Art Contest, and is now accepting submissions.

The concept is simple: Draw, paint, sculpt or otherwise create a portrait of The Great Pumpkin. That is, YOUR VISION of The Great Pumpkin. Since nobody’s ever seen him (and lived to tell about it, anyway), his appearance is completely open to interpretation, and that’s what we want to see! Let your imagination run wild, commit your ideas to paper, screen, sculpt or pumpkin pulp, and send it in!

Visit the CONTESTS page for full details and information.

Faces of the Great Pumpkin Art Contest : And the Winners Are…

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Oct 312011
 

First Place : Jason Glenn, “Pumpkin Night”
Jason Glenn - Pumpkin Night

Second Place : Caitlin Fabro, “The Great Pumpkin”
Caitlin Fabro - The Great Pumpkin

Third Place : Steve Hoffine, “The Cave Pumpkin King”
Steve Hoffine - The Cave Pumpkin King

Congratulations, Jason, Caitlin & Steve, and thank you to all our participants! Keep an eye out for information on the 2012 Contest!

Voting for the First Annual Faces of the Great Pumpkin Art Contest

  • Jason Glenn - Pumpkin Night (26%, 74 Votes)
  • Caitlin Fabro - The Great Pumpkin (23%, 65 Votes)
  • Steve Hoffine - The Cave Pumpkin King (21%, 60 Votes)
  • Meatspider Studios - Rise of the Great Pumpkin (10%, 28 Votes)
  • Crystal Legendre - Great Pumpkin Portrait (8%, 22 Votes)
  • Krystal Fancey Beck - Halloween Harvest (5%, 14 Votes)
  • James Tragesser - Want Some Candy? (2%, 5 Votes)
  • Julaine Dokis - Fester Pumpkin (1%, 4 Votes)
  • Joel Winterstellar - The Great Pumpkin (1%, 4 Votes)
  • Miles Woods - The Great Mechanical Pumpkin (1%, 3 Votes)
  • Jesse Cook - Great Pumpkin - Smooth Operator (1%, 2 Votes)
  • Yamila Lee Tomas - Pumpkin Soul (1%, 2 Votes)
  • Preston Silcox - Pumpkin (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 283

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Announcing: Faces of the Great Pumpkin Art Contest

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Jul 202011
 

Faces of the Great Pumpkin Art ContestThe Cult of the Great Pumpkin, in association with Sinister Visions inc., is sponsoring its very first contest: Faces of The Great Pumpkin.

The concept is simple: Draw, paint, sculpt or otherwise create a portrait of The Great Pumpkin. That is, YOUR VISION of The Great Pumpkin. Since nobody’s ever seen him (and lived to tell about it, anyway), his appearance is completely open to interpretation, and that’s what we want to see! Let your imagination run wild, commit your ideas to paper, screen, sculpt or pumpkin pulp, and send it in!

Visit the new CONTESTS page for full details and information.