East End Arts Annual National Juried Art Competition & Exhibition
August 5, 2016 to September 21, 2016
East End Arts, 133 East Main St., Riverhead, NY, 11901
Application Dates
Jan 26 to Apr 5 '16
Application Fee
$45.00
(see prospectus for details)
Late Application Dates
Apr 6 - Apr 12, 2016
Late Fee
$15.00
(see prospectus for details)
Notification Date
Jun 3, 2016

Prospectus

 

CALL FOR ARTISTS

5th Annual National Juried Art Competition & Exhibition
(2-D media only)
THE GALLERIST, THE ARTIST, THE CRITIC, & THE KID

Exhibit Dates: August 5 – September 21, 2016
guest jurors: Peter Marcelle, Eric Ernst, Joyce Beckenstein, & A 12 Year Old Kid

Enter your most excellent artwork on any subject. This national show will be juried four separate times by four different jurors from the same pool of entries, and will result in four separate exhibitions. The show chosen by Peter Marcelle, gallery owner, will be exhibited at the East End Arts Gallery. The other three shows will be viewable on individual monitors within the Gallery. All four shows with their chosen winners will be viewable on YouTube and on the EEA website.

About the jurors:

Peter Marcelle is the director of the Gerald Peters Gallery in New York and owns The Peter Marcelle Project in Southampton, NY.
Eric Ernst
is an internationally renowned artist whose work has appeared in galleries and museums around the world.
Joyce Beckenstein is an art critic who writes for the New York Times as well as many preeminent art periodicals.
The kid is a 12-year-old 7th grader who will be chosen by lottery. For more information, visit https://www.eastendarts.org/gallery/jurors.html.

MEDIUMS: Open to any two-dimensional media, (painting, drawing, original fine art prints, photography, collage, etc). Must be the original work of one artist, no collaborations, no reproductions.

SUBMISSIONS: Minimum of 3 and maximum of 5 JPEGS may be submitted online, for the same entry fee. Due to shipping restrictions, artists submitting work must be from the contiguous United States (the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia).

AWARDS: Gallerist’s choice ‘Best in Show’ winner selected by Peter Marcelle and will receive a seven-day stay in East End Arts Artist Residence near Hamptons museums and galleries, plus $1,000 and inclusion in a group show at The Peter Marcelle Project, art gallery in Southampton NY. Winner will also receive 100 postcards announcing the show featuring her/his artwork.

SIZE: Maximum 30" wide x 30" high , including the frame.

CALENDAR: Deadline for online submissions is April 5, 2016. Late submission deadline is April 12, 2016 (additional $15 late fee.) Submissions will be accepted between now and the deadline. Artists will be notified of the jurors’ decisions on or before June 3, 2016. If accepted please follow the presentation and shipping rules as specified on our website. Failure to do so will prevent inclusion in the show.

FEES: There will be a $45 entry fee payable at the time of online submission. Each artist must enter a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 jpeg images for consideration. The late submission entry fee is $60.

OPENING RECEPTION will be held on Friday, August 5, 2016, 5 – 7 PM at the East End Arts Gallery, located at 133 E. Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901.

For more information, visit www.eastendarts.org, or contact Jane Kirkwood, Gallery Director, at 631-727-0900 or gallery@eastendarts.org. Programs of the East End Arts Gallery are made possible with public funding provided by New York State Council of the Arts, Suffolk County, and the Town of Riverhead.