Energen Art Competition

Energen has sponsored The Wonders of Alabama Art competition at its Birmingham headquarters for 13 years, displaying about 200 paintings by a wide range of Alabama artists. The five winning entries are purchased by Energen and become part of Energen’s “Alabama Collection” displayed at Energen Plaza, the company’s headquarters in Birmingham, or displayed at one of the offices of an Energen subsidiary.

Purchase awards include a $7,500 Energen Grand Prize, and four $3,000 award categories including Alagasco Wildlife Division, Energen Resources Landscape Division, Merit Award for Non-representational Art and Employee Choice.

Since it began in 1999, the show has grown over 10-fold. The first year, Energen received only 29 entries. In 2011, Energen’s art show committee had almost 400 entries to review to select the pieces that appeared in the show. Each year a portion of the proceeds benefits a different local nonprofit 501c3 charitable organization.

The competition is open to artists 18 years of age and older who currently reside in the state of Alabama or who have lived in the state. Artwork must be original and must have been painted no more than three years prior to the date of the competition. Eligible work must be two-dimensional and in oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastels, pen and ink or mixed media. All artwork must measure no larger than 6 feet by 6 feet and be suitable for hanging.

Those interested in being added to the call for art entries mailing list can send mailing and contact information to art.committee@energen.com.