The 59th Regional Exhibit
Mystic Arts Center
Entry Deadline: Aug. 3
An all media juried show open to all artists.
August 7 – September 19, 2015
Receiving:Sunday August 2, 11 – 5
Monday August 3, 11 – 5
Opening reception: Thursday, August 13, 5:30pm – 7pm
Pick up unaccepted work: Friday August 7, 11 – 5
Saturday August 8, 11 – 5
Pick up: Sunday September 20, 11 – 5
Monday September 21, 11 – 5
Awards:
1st Prize: $500 plus solo show for 2016, The 60th Regional Show in the Schuster Gallery
2nd Prize: $350
3rd Prize: $250
4 Honorable Mentions: $100 each
Pamela J. Nelson Watercolor Award: $250
Otto E. Liebig Photography Award: $200
Mary Barthelson Pastel Award: $150
The Katherine Forest Crafts Foundation Awards:
The Teddy Goberis Award for Excellence in Ceramics: $250
The Louise Forest Gibson Prize: $250
The Mabel Kingsbury Fentress Prize: $250
The Alice Clark Hubbard Prize: $250
The Joseph Gaultieri Prize: $250
Member entry fee: First entry $15, Second entry $10
Non-Member entry fee: First entry $20, Second entry $15
Co-Chairs: Karin Forde Whittemore and Gae Melford
Requirements: Two works may be submitted. All work should be original in concept and execution. All artwork must have been completed solely by the artist with no guidance from an instructor and may not have been worked on in class. All work must be current. No works previously shown at the MAC will be accepted. Artists must be 16 years or older All work must be suitably framed with wires and ready for hanging; no clips or saw tooth hangers. Metal frames must have hangers and wire. Work to be hung must not exceed 72 inches in either direction. Sculpture must be easily transportable, no more than 30 pounds. The MAC reserves the right to rent the gallery for outside events and to move work, when necessary, for these events. No work may be removed for the duration of the show. While the utmost care will be taken in handling all works, the MAC, its directors, and agents assume no liability for damage, loss or theft of submitted work. All artists are responsible for insuring their own work. The MAC reserves the right not to include any piece submitted for entry. The MAC retains 30% on all sales. A penalty of $10 will be charged for each work not picked up at the specified time. Unclaimed work will be disposed of at the discretion of the MAC. The submission of works to the exhibition constitutes an agreement on the part of the artist or artist’s agent to these conditions.
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