The 2013 Miami University Young Painters Competition for the William and Dorothy Yeck Award Lecture: 4:00 p.m, January 25 at the Art Museum Reception: 5:15-6:15 p.m., Award Ceremony: 5:45 p.m. Through a generous gift from William (Miami University Class of 1936) and Dorothy Yeck of Dayton, Ohio, Miami University has a unique opportunity to provide students and the community at large to develop a critical understanding of painting in the 21st century. The competition winner will be awarded the $10,000 William and Dorothy Yeck Award and the painting will become part of Miami University's permanent collection. This year's competition focuses on representational realism paintings. This years' juror, Lance Esplund is the U.S. art critic for Bloomberg News. He has written previously for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Sun and other publications such as Art in America and Modern Painters. Hiestand [map], Oxford Campus [map] - Directions 401 Maple Street, Oxford, Ohio 45056 Public; Free