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Oxford Arts Alliance 4th Annual National Juried Exhibition
Deadline: 08/24/2018 | Location: Pennsylvania
Oxford Arts Alliance 4th Annual National Juried Exhibition,
October 19th - November 8th, 2018
Juror: Al Gury, Chairman of the Painting Dept. at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Oxford Arts Alliance is located in the beautifully restored Simon Building at 38 South Third Street, Oxford, PA in Chester County, which was named one of the top places to live in the country. The Annual National Juried Exhibition, now in its fourth year, has drawn over 500 applications from around the country for shows past. This year's juror, Al Gury, is an artist, educator, and author. Al received his BA in fine arts and humanities from Saint Louis University, a four-year Certificate in Painting from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), and an MFA from the University of Delaware.
He is a recipient of the Cresson Traveling Fellowship and numerous grants and awards for painting and arts education, and was designated a master teacher by both The University of the Arts in Philadelphia as well as American Artist Magazine.
A painter of the figure, landscapes, still life and portraits, Al's work is regularly shown by F.A.N. Gallery in Philadelphia, where he has been interviewed several times. His paintings have also been exhibited at the National Academy of Design in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the National Capitol in Washington D.C., Washington and Lee University, the University of Pennsylvania, and galleries across the country.
Al is a contributing editor for Per Contra, an international journal of arts, literature and ideas; a contributor to a variety of publications internationally; and the author of three books on painting and drawing.
Since 1972 Al has resided in Philadelphia, where he works to promote the arts and is a long-time volunteer and contributor to PAWS, the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society.
Eligible Works
All original work in all media is eligible for entry. Works previously shown in the Oxford Arts Alliance will not be accepted. Artwork must have been completed in the past 3 years. The exhibit is open to all artists 18 years or older.
Awards
Approximately $2100 in cash prizes will be awarded by the juror as well as People’s Choice Award selected by visiting patrons.
• First place $1000
• Second place $500
• Third place $300
• Honorable mentions @$100 each
• People’s Choice Award~ Artists Membership ($40 value)
Entry Fee
$15 each up to 4 pieces.
Payment can be made online www.oxfordart.org or checks made payable to:
Oxford Arts Alliance , 38 South Third Street, P.O. Box 313, Oxford, PA 19363. All entries are non-refundable.
Questions, please call 610-467-0301 or email admin@oxfordart.org.
For a full prospectus and entry form please go to www.oxfordart.org/national-juriedshow-2018
A SHOW OF HEADS is an international, thematic group exhibition curated and hosted by the Limner Gallery October 18 – November 10, 2018. The exhibition is based on the portrayal and interpretation of the human head and is open for entry to all artists working in any media. Artists may submit portraiture, partial, composite or multiple interpretations of the head.
Deadline August 31. On-line entry form at http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/head.htm
Craft Forms 2018 will run from December 7, 2018 to January 26, 2019 and will be held at Wayne Art Center, 413 Maplewood Avenue, Wayne, PA, 19087, 610-688-3553, www.craftforms.org.
The 24th international juried exhibition is dedicated to enhancing the public’s awareness of contemporary craft while providing a venue for established and emerging artists alike to share their functional and sculptural creative endeavors.
Juror
Perry Allen Price: Executive Director, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, Texas.
Requirements
Open to all professional artists working in clay, fiber, quilt, glass, metal, jewelry, wood, 3D printing, and/or mixed media crafts.
Work submitted must be innovative and original in design. Work derivative of other artists or work created in a workshop with the aid of an instructor is not acceptable.
Works submitted must have been completed after January 1, 2016. If the work was accepted into a previous Craft Forms exhibition, this work CANNOT be re-submitted for this or future Craft Forms.
Collaborative work is accepted. Please include all artists’ names on the online application.
For additional requirements and information please visit: http://www.craftforms.org/call-for-entries/
Awards
Our efforts to cultivate organizations that acknowledge artists in various disciplines are ongoing. We are very pleased to announce $8,000+ in prize awards this year. The juror, Perry Allen Price, will select the award winners on December 7, 2018.
Once an artist is accepted into Craft Forms, additional group and/or solo exhibition opportunities may come available at Wayne Art Center.
An abbreviated catalog of artwork will document the juried exhibition and two copies will be supplied to accepted artists.
Entry and Exhibition Fees
The entry fee is $45 for up to two artworks. (Extended deadline is available from September 15 – 18 the fee will be $65.) An overall image and up to 2 optional detail images of at least 300 dpi resolution may be submitted per piece. Two pieces total are accepted per one artist application.
Artists are permitted to apply with a second application. The artist should use the same name and contact information for both applications. The second application also consists up to 2 artwork entries, with 3 images per piece. Another application fee of $45 or late fee of $65 would apply.
No slide entries or drop off of artwork will be accepted.
Visa, MasterCard, or PayPal, will be accepted for entry fee payment. United States applicants may pay by personal check. Mail check to the WAC mailing address. The application will not be finalized until the entry fee has been paid.
January 8 - 25, 2019 at National Arts Club, NYC. Open to Women Artists. Media: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pastel, Graphics, Mixed Media & Sculpture. Over $10,000. in awards. Online entry deadline, Oct.1, 2018, at www.showsubmit.com Download prospectus at http://www.clwac.org
