Prospectus

Presents The

2016 Salon Show

Juried Exhibition Of Traditional Oils

OPA’s 2016 Salon Show Juried Exhibition is being hosted by Castle Gallery Fine Art, offering 10,000 square feet of gallery space, located in Indiana’s second largest city, Fort Wayne. This event will take place from September 30 through October 29, 2016. Known as “The City of Attractions” Fort Wayne boasts having 11 museums and historic sites within walking distance in the downtown area, including the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. If not the museums, you might find of interest the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, with its colorful seasonal gardens, the Black Pine Animal Sanctuary, home to displaced, captive raised animals of many species, or the DeBrand Fine Chocolate Factory where you may tour the corporate headquarters and sample some of their tasty chocolates. The Castle Gallery Fine Art building was constructed as a private home in 1905 of granite boulders in the Richardson Romanesque style and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Castle Gallery Fine Art is hosting an opening reception on Friday, September 30, from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with the awards presentation at 8:00 p.m.

Our goal is to assemble the finest display of approximately 275 representational oil paintings. The focus in the jurying process will be to select paintings that show the highest quality in draftsmanship, color, and composition, emphasizing a diversity in representational style and subject matter.

The total awards will be a minimum of $12,000 in cash and/or merchandise.

The awarding juror will be a nationally renowned OPA Signature or Master Signature Member.

Eligible states and provinces include: all paid members residing in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Artists must be either 2016 OPA paid members or have submitted an application for membership for 2016 to be eligible to submit an entry in this exhibition. Artists whose residency is in question must provide OPA with documentation certifying legal residency. See Bylaws Article II K on-line for definition of residency requirements.

Liabilities and Responsibilities

Oil Painters of America and Castle Gallery Fine Art will not be responsible for loss or damage of any artwork, no matter what the cause. By submitting artwork to this exhibition, each artist will be deemed to have concurred with this agreement. Artists pay for shipping both ways. We suggest that you provide insurance to cover the full value of the artwork while in transit.

Howard Friedland, Signature Member and OPA Board Member, will serve as chairman of a Jurying Committee consisting of five Master Signature or Signature members of OPA. The results of the jurying will be final. No refunds will be made on unaccepted entries.

Good Luck and Good Painting

General Information

FINAL ACCEPTANCE: Online submissions: Monday, June 27, 2016.

· Representational oil paintings of original concept and design only.

· Paintings entered must have been painted in the last 3 years and should not have been accepted into a previous OPA Regional or National Exhibition.

· Canvas size: maximum size not to exceed 320 square inches (unframed).

For example: 16” (height) x 20” (width) = 320 square inches.

· Painting must be framed and wired for hanging.

· Gallery wrap is acceptable, providing the painting extends and covers all four sides of the gallery wrap. Color borders are not acceptable.

· Maximum entries two (2). However, only one (1) painting can be accepted.

· The artist retains copyright to his/her image(s). However, accepted images do become part of OPA archives and may be used for future OPA event promotion.

· Paintings created in an instructional setting, including, but not limited to workshops and art classes are not considered original artwork.

· All work must be for sale and reflect the artist’s current pricing structure. No NFS.

· Artists must be currently living in the United States, Canada or Mexico.

· An artist who withdraws an entry after acceptance into the exhibition shall not be eligible to enter any OPA exhibition for the two succeeding years.

Entry Information

On-line Submissions — Deadline: Monday, June 27, 2016

Electronic applications will be accepted beginning Monday, May 9, 2016 through Monday, June 27, 2016. Images should be between 1400 and 4000 pixels at the largest dimension. Specific details on how to prepare your image properly can be found at https://www.juriedartservices.com. Click on the “Help” tab.

To submit your electronic application, go to: https://www.juriedartservices.com and look for OPA’s 2016 Salon Show.

Jurying Fees

The jurying fee for electronic entries is as follows: one painting is $30.00 or $45.00 for two paintings. Only one painting can be accepted. Electronic payment may be made by credit card or through Paypal. No e-checks will be accepted. Jurying fees for on-line submissions may also be paid by check mailed to OPA if received by Monday, June 27, 2016.

Membership

You must be a paid member through December 31, 2016 at a cost of $70.00. If you are currently not a member or have not paid your 2016 membership dues, OPA will accept your entry provided that 1) an electronic membership fee is paid by Monday, June 27 or 2) a mailed membership application and your annual dues are postmarked no later than Monday, June 20, 2016. More membership information may be found on the OPA website, https://www.oilpaintersofamerica.com, under the Member Services tab.

Sales Commission

Sales commission of 40% is required by the gallery for all paintings sold. Please take this into consideration when setting your price. All work that is submitted must be for sale. No NFS. Paintings must be priced in accordance with the artist’s current pricing structure.

Delivery and Return of Accepted Work

Delivery for Local Artists: Deliver uncrated paintings to the Castle Gallery Fine Art between September 12 and 17. Hand delivered work must be picked up between November 1 and November 5, 2016. A storage fee of $25 per week will be charged for paintings not picked up within this time frame.

Out of Town Artists: ship via FedEx or UPS to Castle Gallery Fine Art, 1202 West Wayne St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802. Paintings to arrive between September 12 and 17. Handling Fee: Out of Town artists must include a $25 check payable to Castle Gallery Fine Art to cover the expense of uncrating, storage of crates, re-crating and contacting your shipper for return. In a separate envelope include the appropriate return shipping label with your personal Fed Ex or UPS Account Information. Shipments from OUTSIDE the U .S. must be shipped “FREE DOMICILE” or will not be accepted. OPA will waive the uncrating fee for artists who use a commercially manufactured artist’s/strong box such as a StrongBox™ by Airfoat Systems, or a similar brand, like Masterpak or Uline. StrongBoxes will be returned to the artists at the conclusion of the show at the artist’s expense. Artists who do not use one of these special boxes are still required to send the $25 uncrating fee.

Notification of Results: Participants should check the OPA website after July 21 for the juror’s selections.

Calendar Checklist

Monday, June 27

Deadline for on-line submissions.

Thursday, July 21

Notification posted on the OPA website.

September 12 - 17

Out of Town Artists: artwork to arrive at Castle Gallery Fine Art

September 12 - 17

Local Artists: deliver artwork to Castle Gallery Fine Art during normal gallery hours

Friday, September 30

Opening Reception: for collectors, press, exhibiting artists and the public. 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

September 30 - October 29

Length of time show will be open for viewing . See below for gallery hours.

November 1– 5

Local Artists: remove paintings during this period or a storage fee will be charged.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Gallery Hours

Tuesday - Saturday

11:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.

Or by appointment