UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The 2020 Arts Business Ideas Competition is now accepting entries. In its fifth year, the competition is College of Arts and Architecture’s annual showcase of arts entrepreneurship that asks students to present an arts-based business plan that could earn entrants up to $5,000 to develop the concept.
The competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students from any major and any Penn State campus. The only requirement is that the business concept is arts-based. Freelance, nonprofit, for profit, hybrid, and small or large-scale ideas are welcome.
First-round entries are due on Feb. 23 and finalists will be announced on March 16, 2020. The final round, which is free to attend and open to the public, will be held at 5 p.m. on April 1, at a location on the University Park campus to be determined.
During the final round, the four finalists will make a 15- minute presentation to a panel of judges and the winners will be announced on April 2, time to be determined, at the Pegula Ice Arena. First-place will receive $5,000, second-place will receive $2,500, third-place will receive $1,500 and fourth-place will receive $1,000.
Interested students can click here for contest rules and the application process. All questions and entries can be submitted to Jonathan Gangi, assistant professor of music and arts entrepreneurship, at jjg27@psu.edu.