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Sunday, November 17, 2024

Post 519: PWAS Current Calls for Art

PWAS Current Calls for Art

If you are a member of the Prince William Art Society (PWAS) or are thinking about becoming a member, we have a variety of art show opportunities for members to participate in to show their art. Here are a couple of art show Calls for Art out now for our artist members to sign up for as they wish.

Artist Inventory Sale at the ARTfactory

PWAS Members only. Limited space available so sign up soon.

Show Coordinator: Staci Blanchard, Contact: thegoddessofglitter.art@gmail.com

Location of Show: ARTfactory 9419 Battle Street, Manassas, Virginia

Art Show Exhibit Date(s): December 14 from 12 to 5pm

Submission Deadline Date: December 8, 2024 midnight

Drop Off/Pick Up Date: TBD...but Friday, December 13 we can start setting up.

Special Instructions: Table provided (chairs BYOC). Staci will provide more info because of space being limited - for artwork AND artists.

Fee to Enter: $10

Commission on Sales: 20%

Where to Register Online? https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/register

Member must register online and fill out the art show info form.

Juried on Unjuried Show? Unjuried but must follow the PWAS Display requirements found on https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/p/display.html

*Contact Staci to help with setup and take down.

The Artist Inventory Sale is a very nice change of pace for this Manassas Art Show which is typically held twice a year in the spring and fall - outside at the Harris Pavilion (which has historically been affected by the weather). The ARTfactory will hold the show INDOORS for this event. Get signed up TODAY.

Three Fox Vineyards & Brewery Art Show

PWAS Members only. Submit up to 3 pieces. Limited space is available so enter right away.

Show Coordinator: Sandra McClelland Lewin, Contact: sm22026@comcast.net

Location of Show: Three Fox Vineyards & Brewery 10100 Three Fox Ln, Delaplane, VA 20144

Art Show Exhibit Date(s): December 15, 2024 to March 9, 2025

Submission Deadline Date: Friday, November 22 midnight

Drop Off/Pick Up Date: Sunday, Dec. 15 from 12:00 to 1:00 at Tall Oaks Community Center parking lot or Monday, Dec. 16 at Three Fox Vineyards from 10:00 to 11:00 am. Pickup Date is TBD.

Special Instructions: No artwork or photos of foxes. Larger artworks only - 16x20 and up.

Fee to Enter: None

Commission on Sales: 30%

Register Online? Register with Sandra via email. Contact Sandra for entry form.

Juried on Unjuried Show? Juried and must follow the PWAS Display requirements found on https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/p/display.html

Acceptance/Regrets Email Notification: December 6

Bull Run Library Art Show

PWAS Members only. More info on this Call for Art (C4A) will be coming out soon.

Show Coordinator: Bettie Sperty, Contact:

Location of Show: TBD

Art Show Date(s): TBD - January 2025

Submission Deadline Date: TBD

Drop Off/Pick Up Date: TBD

Special Instructions: TBD

Fee to Enter: TBD

Commission on Sales: TBD

Register Online? TBD

Juried on Unjuried Show? TBD - Must follow the PWAS Display requirements found on https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/p/display.html

Artists and Show Coordinators - More Info

NOTE that the Show Coordinator is who you contact for ANY questions or more information, forms, labels, etc.

Artists: Check your artwork BEFORE you drop off your art for a show. We have artists that deliver artwork that is not wired! Ensure you follow the submission requirements for each show - they always vary in some way.

Also note that some art shows charge PWAS a fee to participate in their event and/or to use their space, so a fee is charged to the PWAS participating artists to recoup that fee. This is different from the Commission fee that is deducted from an art sale.

Call for Art Page

Current Art Show - Ongoing - Montclair Library

The Prince William Art Society is now showing art at the Montclair Library - check out a book and the art!

Show Coordinator: Sandra McClelland Lewin

Location of Show: Montclair Library, 5049 Waterway Dr, Montclair, VA 22025

Location to Purchase Art: https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/category/all-products

Art Show Date(s): Saturday, November 2, 2024 until end of December 2024 actual end date and time TBD

Submission Deadline Date: closed

Pick Up Date: TBD

Special Instructions: Artwork must remain on display for the duration of the show and if the artwork sells via our online art store, the Artist works with the Buyer for art hand off at the end of the show. https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/category/all-products

Commission on Sales: 20%

Register Online? closed

2025 Art Shows

The line up for art shows for the 2025 calendar is under development now too! Join PWAS and get involved with the group in any capacity you can help in!

PWAS Artist Members: Are you on Facebook? Join the PWAS Chat group where we share fun stuff as well as links to other art shows and opportunities.

Author: Donna Liguria
Artistry Spin Blogmaster and an artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Donna's Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

Local Art: The Prince William Art Society is a 50+-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia. Visit us at any of our local art shows or join us for our monthly meetings - held on the 4th Monday of the month at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Dr, Woodbridge, VA at 7:30pm

Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Post 441: PWAS Members Calls for Art/Show Calls

PWAS Members Calls for Art/Show Calls - Winery, Bluebells, and AIS in Manassas

Busy artists, indeed! The Prince William County Artists have a flurry of activity at the moment with some wonderful opportunities to show their art. See these THREE art shows available to the Prince William Art Society members

Sunshine Ridge Farm Winery, Gainsville, VA

Deadline to enter: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

This show has an immediate deadline so get into this one NOW. This show will be juried for showing at The Winery at Sunshine Ridge Farm 15850 Sunshine Ridge Ln, Gainesville, VA 20155. The details for this show is already in your Inbox for current PWAS members.

Delivery art date is March 17 and show dates are March 18 to May 27, 2024.

Your contact person for this show is Sandra McClelland Lewin.

Artist Inventory Sale, Harris Pavilion, Manassas, VA

April 6, 2024 is the show date and the deadline for entries is March 30, 2024.

PWAS Artists need to reserve their spot to show in this twice a year - Spring Artist Inventory Sale show currently setting up and the Fall art show at the Harris Pavilion in Manassas. An entry form was already sent out to the current PWAS Members so fill that in and REGISTER with the small fee on the PWAS Website at https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/register

This show is NOT juried.

Your contact persons for this show is Staci Blanchard and Donna Liguria.

Bluebell Festival, Nokesville, VA

April 7, 2024

15014 Deepwood Lane, Nokesville, VA

The Call for Art Participates will be coming out shortly from your contact person, Elizabeth Stathis - "This will be a pop-up style of exhibit".

Photography/Video Credits:
Donna Liguria

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Monday, August 28, 2023

Post 389: Call For Art Open Space Arts - Honor Your Heritage

Call For Art Open Space Arts - Honor Your Heritage

Call for ART - Open until Saturday, September 2, 2023. Artists need to be 18 or older. Additionally, the artist must live in Prince William County OR be a member of a Prince William County art group or photography group.

Honor Your Heritage

September's call to art titled show is Honor Your Heritage. You are invited to submit your work between August 25, 2023 - September 2, 2023.

Recognition will be given to artwork that highlights Hispanic culture. Submissions from other groups that contribute to the story of the richness of our American heritage will be accepted for jurying..Please submit quality work that has not been juried in or displayed during the past three shows at Open Space Arts Gallery.

While our focus will always be on Prince William Art Society and Prince William County Arts Council members, we are extending this event to outside artists as an opportunity to showcase the exceptional artists who reside in Prince William County. Photography works for this exhibit are also welcomed. There are some glass-topped display drawers that can hold small pieces such as jewelry and small ceramic pieces. We are highly interested in 3-D sculptors and artists who use other media as well. Please note the size requirements for the different areas of the display areas listed in the entry form.

There is NO entry fee, but artists that are selected to show are expected to volunteer at the gallery. Read the submission form for further information.

All work must be for sale.

All work will be juried into the show.

Contact

Contact Penny Shaw for the submission form! All artwork is submitted as attachments to shawonesent@gmail.com. Remember your submitted work should show the best imagery possible with cropped out background, frames and squared images in the photo.

NO FRAMES in the photos and NO BACKGROUND

The next Call for Art is for Threads, October 18 - November 12, 2023.

Author: Penny Shaw

Author: Donna Liguria
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA and Artistry Spin Blog Admin, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

Local Art: The Prince William Art Society is a 52-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia.

Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

Have an idea for a blog post? Are you a writer and want to help with the blog? Let me know! Thank you for visiting, and remember to Share, Follow, and Comment!

Thursday, August 10, 2023

Post 381: Watching the Jury Process at Open Space Arts

Watching the Jury Process at Open Space Arts

Open Space Arts, Wednesday, August 9, 2023 9am - A new art show at a gallery means that the Call for Art to jury all the art submitted is on the agenda this morning. Here are some things of note that I observed while jurying, or watching the jurying for the new upcoming art show.

The Jury Process at Open Space Arts (OSA)

I was on the original OSA Committee Team 2022, along with the Prince William Art Society (PWAS) members Penny Shaw, Bettie Sperty, Staci Blanchard and Sandra McClelland Lewin. But in this jury process today, I was more an observer, a reporter...taking notes on what to pass along to you, the artist reader.

There are 48 local Prince William County artists that answered the Call for Art (C4A) for this upcoming show called "Strut Your Stuff". This show is scheduled to start on Wednesday, August 23 and run until September 17, 2023.

On this jury committee were Mandy Powell, Evelyn Chatters, Nicole Fisher, Larry Burch, Penny Shaw, Mark Murphy and Aaron. Herb Williams came in as well.

It is different not being behind the table with the jurors. My thumbs caught a break today. Observing their process, and not tracking the results necessarily allowed for interesting details to be noted.

The screen that displayed the artists with their submitted work

Penny gave the instructions on the voting. For this particular show, the accepted art is not based on any kind of a theme nor title - as always, we want the BEST of the art submitted.

Numero Uno: It should always always be the quality of the art.
Each volunteer juror votes - basically a thumbs up or down. In case of tie, Mark votes. (Mark mans the laptop and slides on the TV.)
Composition, balance, use of color - all the art fundamentals, elements, principles of art should be in the jurors minds, as well as the uniqueness, the originality - the impressiveness of the piece being considered.
The name of the artist does not matter.
There should be no restrictions in the number accepted per person. The C4A currently asks for up to 8 large, 6 medium, 6 small and 6 sculpture pieces.
The sales ability of the piece is a consideration in a gallery.
Consider if it is family-friendly, controversial? Does it speak to the viewer in the manner the gallery finds acceptable?
Are there any copyright issues with the piece? For the most part, artists that submit something that may have controversial copyright infringement problems is kicked out. This is for the gallery's protection. An example is that if you took a Disney figure and put it in your artwork. If you are trying to sell that piece, that very easily could be copyright infringement. See How to Tell If an Image is Copyright free (Public Domain Art)

Let the games begin, the jurors thumbs are twitching...

Submitting Your Art for a Call for Art

As the observer to these good folks volunteering their time to jury this art show, I feel the need to point out the obvious. There are things as juror to be aware of as well as the artists that submit their artwork.

Not all artwork can be accepted, period.

You know the saying that it only takes 7 seconds to make a good first impression? Well, that can absolutely be said about a jury process, in my opinion. If there are hundreds of pieces of art for the juror(s) to look at, a decision needs to be made, and quickly. I would offer that if there is a judging and awards being given, I would imagine the selections -should and probably do- take more time than that. Some jurors and judges get paid in those cases. Others are volunteers not getting paid.

The more people that enter an art show that will be juried, the more important the rules, directions, and jury process is. If a person does not follow the directions, the more likelihood that an artist that doesn't follow them are to be kicked. (Does it sound better if I say "not accepted"?)

Depending on the size of the gallery or art space, only up to a specific number will actually fit into the given space. And the jurors have to be aware of the size of the artwork coming in. Different shows, some art might be quite large - which of course makes a BIG impact, but definitely they do take up more wall space. Along with diptychs, triptychs and artist series of a collection.

What did concern me was the number of artists that just do not follow the directions. All of the jurors noted how the image quality was often pretty awful. Clarify, really BAD. Artists must understand that the juror must make a decision on an art piece within a few seconds. If the artwork cannot be clearly seen, it will get the thumbs down vote very quickly although in person, it might actually be quite beautiful artwork.

I'm noting here, and I have photo posts on this blog and there is tons of info out on the internet about taking quality photos of your artwork. If artwork is not lit well during the photo session, it follows that it will not show well in front of the jurors.

Take your photos BEFORE you varnish to avoid that additional glare.
Edit your photos to ensure horizontal is straight. Crop off the edges some if you have to.
As much as possible try to take the photo straight at the artwork as tilted can throw distortions across the piece.
Take your photos outside - there are specific times of day that will work best. Use a tripod. Take a LOT of photos to get the BEST.
Jurors mentioned no frilly setups. ONLY the artwork is to be in the image and nothing around it. In the past, others have submitted art with it posed in a living room looking wall, trying to "Etsy" the look. Know what I mean? You do not do that when answering a Call for Art.
Someone could offer a class or workshop, or be the guest speaker at a meeting to show HOW to take photos! Or write a blog post!

Framing. Oh this one is a stickler. Take the picture of the artwork without the frame or EDIT out the frame! ALL of the jurors mentioned this one and more than once. The frames were so distracting (and sometimes the frame did not do the artwork any favors). Also, because they included the frame in the photo, the actual size of the artwork on the television screen is even smaller, again, making the artwork harder to see.

*Jurors also made mention that an art piece might work better in another more appropriate upcoming art show. Artists may be asked to not submit repeating artwork within a time frame so understand your inventory of work to the art shows upcoming that you may want to enter. Be aware of the season of the show too. EX. Snow may not work in July - in most places.

One juror mentioned the difference between artwork that appears more finished and the canvas being covered entirely. She feels that artwork is not complete unless white canvas is painted white - she doesn't like the bare canvas showing. Paintings are often built with LAYERS of paint and the canvas does not show through it. She gave further feedback as follows:

"When painting with acrylic and oil, be sure to build up your paint on the canvas to create depth and show rich color. Canvas should not show through your medium, creating visible brushstrokes that are not part of the texture."

Oddly enough, red artwork seemed to be trending. More often than not, red artwork got in. I found that interesting and they may not have even realized it was happening.

Sure, I would have voted differently on many of the pieces, everyone is definitely entitled to their own likes and dislikes with art. I was quite surprised at the volume and selections of no votes. But I do consider it as more of a fair process to be juried and voted on by a team of your artist peers than a single voter. At that point, you are selected or not according to only one person's likes and dislikes. What if that person LOVES abstract art and abhors landscapes or vice-versa?

A New Gallery Management Team

Considering that a new gallery management team is starting soon, new Call for Art directions, rules and the process will all probably change. Hence, all artists need to be aware that changes will take place and the reading of the rules and following directions will be even more crucial going forward. As with anything, there will be growing pains and they are to be expected.

Flowers. The Open Space Gallery is scheduled to do an annual springtime art show for flowers, so the gallery's preference is submit subject matter artwork of flowers to that art show. Under discussion were still life and landscape artwork with flowers in them. Hopefully the new management will have more clarity on this later.

One item that was brought up that will be in effect is that after October 1, 2023, if the art call asks for a photo of the artist and bio, they are planning to use that digital info as media/data/press(?) in the gallery. Hence the need to submit those each time you want to enter. By the way, great bio pic, Vaze.

Herb Williams also noted that the jurors should help with the art check in as well. They voted the pieces in that will appear and the art check in is MORE than just that. Artists are required to have their artwork READY to be hung on the gallery's walls. FINISHED sides, WIRED correctly, Framed properly. Has a label on the back? At check in, this is that last filter before art goes on the walls so if the artist does not have the art ready, he or she must get it corrected immediately or risk being rejected from the show. See Display

Therefore, do not pass go, do not collect 200 until you:

R E A D T H E D I R E C T I O N S

Thumbs Up!

A Call for Help

Penny Shaw also noted that for the "Strut Your Stuff" art show, she is looking for volunteers to help with the art reception (date?), the window display for the show (Aug 20-21) and help with the art hanging those same days too. Email Penny at shawonesent@gmail.com

For the most part, ALL of the information needed is pretty much on this blog already. Do a search. If you want to show your artwork in a professional gallery, YOU must learn to be a professional as well. Learn how that gallery EXPECTS your artwork to hang.

All artists know, they will hear NO. That will happen at many art shows in your art careers. In a way, because of some of the notes above, it has to...And they always ask why was my artwork rejected? See Rejection. Dust off your knees and keep going, or as one of my friend's always says, "Put on your big girl panties and deal with it".

I hope that makes things a little clearer for everyone.

Talk about a jury process...see Art at the Mill - maybe Open Space Arts one day!

Author: Donna Liguria
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA and Artistry Spin Blog Admin, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, Donna's Etsy site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

Photography/Video Credits:

Donna Liguria

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