Whether you use watercolors to paint a personal masterpiece or use stencils to create a unique abstract, there’s a place for you at the annual Selma Art Guild’s Juried Art Show.

Nearly 30 years in the making, the juried art show gives talented local artists the chance to display their skills for a chance to win cash prizes totaling more than $700. This year, the art guild is doing things a little differently.

“This is the first year the guild is accepting artwork on a CD or in a photograph form,” said Selma Art Guild president Sally Jordan. “We usually get a lot of acrylics and opaque and we hope to get more 3-D and mixed media works in this year.”

This year’s juror, Barrett Bailey, a painter who studied at the New York Academy of Art, has won numerous art awards and will judge the entries. The deadline to send in your opaque, transparent, works on paper, mixed media, 3-D pieces or photography is Friday, May 20. Participants can send 4-by-6 photographs or jpeg files on CD for judging to 625 Dallas Ave.

Entries will be selected for the show May 22. Those selected will be notified by email on May 23. Best of Show, first, second and third place winners will be announced during a free reception open to public on June 12 beginning noon, inside the guild gallery.

Jordan said the show has reached a wider range of people in recent years.

“We have entries from Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Montgomery, Wetumpka and even Greenville,” Jordan said. “We have a pretty good group this year and lots of people have been spreading the word.”

Artists must pay a membership fee of $35 for the first two pieces of art and $5 for additional submitted work. A hanging fee of $10 is due for all accepted work. Make checks payable to the Selma Art Guild. All fees are nonrefundable.

For more information about the show or how to obtain an entry form, call 875-4262 or email Jordan at sallysjordan@aol.com.

The art show is made possible by a grant provided by the Black Belt Community Foundation and donations from the community.