REQUIRED Entry Information
Form and Labels to Accompany Artwork:
1. Entry
Form
2. Labels
for Artwork
ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all members within a 30 mile radius for work in Painting, Photography, Mixed media, and Sculpture
RECEIVING DATES:
Sunday, April 13th (12.30-3.30), Wednesday & Thursday, April 16th & 17th, 2008 (11am-4pm)
No shipped works accepted, all works must be hand delivered to Yester House Galleries
EXHIBITION DATES:
Saturday May 3rd – Tuesday June 10th, 2008
Art Center Hours- Tuesday through Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 12pm - 5pm.
PICK UP DATES:
Tuesday, June 10th from 12pm - 5pm, Wednesday, June 11th 11am - 4pm, and Sunday, June 15th 12.30 - 3.30pm.
MEDIA AND SIZE:
Size of paintings must not exceed 35 X 45 inches overall dimensions.
Oil Paintings and Mixed Media must be framed, ready for hanging, with eye-screws and wire.
Water Color, Graphic Art, Pastel, and Photographic Pieces must be matted and framed with glass, ready for hanging, with eye-screws and wire.
3-D Works must not exceed 50Lbs, and the longest dimension not over 4ft.
WORK NOT PROPERLY FRAMED AND READY FOR HANGING, WITH EYE-SCREWS AND WIRE, WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
EACH LABEL SET must be attached to the top left hand corner on the reverse of each submission, using the enclosed labels marked "Annual Members Exhibition". Incorrect labels will result in incorrect cataloging.
JURY:
RESULTS ON WEBSITE APRIL 24, CALL IN APRIL 25.
-The jury will meet Friday, April 18th at 10am. The jury has sole responsibility for the selections and its decisions are final. Members are requested to submit TWO ORIGINAL WORKS. Every Artist Member will have at least one selected piece in the show. Pick up work not in show : April 26th & 29th (11-4pm)or April 27 (12-4pm). Jury results posted on website: www.svac.org on Thursday, April 24th or call SVAC Friday, April 25th for results. Do not call earlier, and we will not call you. Do note the new, updated arrangements for this show.
SALES:
Works submitted must be for sale. A commission of 40% will be taken by the SVAC on all sales & commissions, & 30% of all sales resulting from the Arts Center directing clients to artist’s studio or website. Submit new work. SVAC reserves the right to sell the work in three installments. Payment to artists for works sold will be made after the end of the show when SVAC has been paid in full by the purchaser.
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:
All artists are requested to submit up-to-date resumes and biographical information when entering art work in SVAC exhibitions, in order to assure that this material is available to prospective buyers.
OPENING RECEPTION:
The Opening Day Reception for exhibitors, members and guests will be held on Saturday May 3rdh from 2:00-4:00 pm.
LIABILITY:
By signing the Entry Form, the artist acknowledges that Southern Vermont Arts Center Inc. shall use all reasonable care in the handling, storage and display of the artist's work submitted for Exhibition. Artist also acknowledges that it is the Artist's sole responsibility to adequately insure his or her work against loss due to damage, theft or other while on the property at Southern Vermont Arts Center or while in transit from said property and further agrees to hold harmless, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Inc.
Join the countless artists
Nation-wide to exhibit in the
engaging spaces provided by
Yester House’s 1917 Georgian
Revival architecture.
The Rewards of Artist Membership: Join as
an Artist Member and take advantage of the various opportunities
to exhibit and sell your art work. We welcome artists working
in the fine arts. Artist Members may exhibit throughout the
year in the Collector’s Gallery, the Annual Members’
Exhibition*, the National Fall Open Exhibition, and the Annual
Winter Exhibition – all members exhibitions are open to
Artist Members at no charge. Once you become an Artist Member,
detailed information will be mailed to you prior to each show.
Artist
Members receive the following benefits: Free admission
for you and two guests to the galleries year round. Festival
of the Arts annual catalog and newsletters. Preferred event
and exhibition mailings. Discounts on classes, travel programs
and selected events. 10% off all purchases in the museum gift
shop. * The Annual Members’ Exhibition has geographical
restrictions
Inquiries: Further information may be obtained
from Jocelyn Grayson, Art Sales & Exhibition Coordinator
.Southern Vermont Arts Center. PO Box 617, West Rd. Manchester,
VT 05254. (802)362-1405. Email: jgrayson@svac.org
The following
calendar of exhibits repeats each year.
The Collectors’ Gallery
June - September
This is not an exhibition selected by jurors, rather gallery
space reserved to showcase Artist Members’ work intermittently
throughout the summer season. Limited to 2 works. Open to all
Artist Members. All work must be hand delivered.
Annual Members’ Exhibition
May - June
Artist Members with a residence in Vermont or within a thirty
mile radius of the Arts Center may submit up to three pieces
for this juried exhibition. At least one work is guaranteed
to be selected for this exhibit. All works must be hand delivered.
SVAC does not accept any work for this show that is shipped.
Solo Exhibitions
July 31 deadline
Open to all artists, members and non-members, who work in painting
in any medium, mixed medium, photography and indoor or outdoor
sculpture. Solo show applications are for the next year’s
summer and winter exhibition seasons. See fees listed below.
Solo Exhibition Application Guidelines
Applicants for Solo Shows must submit a resume, six slides indicative
of material intended for exhibition, retail price list, a $10
handling fee, and a self-addressed, stamped envelope for slide
return. Address applications to the Visual Arts Committee. Notification
is made in November. Chosen exhibitors incur a charge of $200
to defray expenditures on invitations, placement in the Arts
Center’s catalog, and publicity.
SVAC Policy
This year the Arts Center will receive a 40% commission on all
works sold.
Although every effort will be made to return slides, the Arts
Center assumes no responsibility for them and requests that
only duplicates be submitted for consideration. All artists
are requested to pick up their work on the dates set for each
show, including Collector’s Gallery exhibits.
