Prospectus
NATIONAL OIL & ACRYLIC PAINTERS’ SOCIETY
2015 SPRING INTERNATIONAL ON-LINE OPEN EXHIBITION
Open to ALL National & International Oil & Acrylic Artists
Application Dates: DEC 30, 2014 – MARCH 30, 2015
Notification Date: APRIL 21, 2015
AWARDS: Best of Show : $1,000 Second Place: $500 Third Place: $300 Additional Awards: Best Landscape $100, Best Still Life $100, Best People $100,Best Use of Light & Color $100, Most Innovative $100 and Narrative Excellence $100 . Ten artists will receive non-monetaryAwards of Excellence recognition and ten artists will receive non-monetary Merit Awards. The TOP 150 artists will be given recognition on www.noaps.org with name, website link, and image selected for the exhibit.
Judge: Tim Tyler
"Inspired by the Old Masters, Tyler’s skills and technical ability to achieve high levels of realism are impressive, yet it’s his visual wit, use of satire, and clever method of social commentaries that he weaves into his compositions that elevate his works above practicing realist artists"
-Aaron Jones, Interpretations Manager at Crystal Bridges Museum of Art
Tim has exhibited in over 60 galleries through which his oils have been disbursed around the world. He teaches workshops, judges art contests, and writes articles. Today, painting, exhibitions with art associations, museum exhibitions, periodical advertisement, articles, and the internet make for a full agenda.
Irreverent or comedic, increasingly edgy with underlying meanings, his production is dominated by figurative work. Scores of books and magazines include his creations. Tim’s “The Deconstructionist” was the first painting by a living artist to break into top ten most popular paintings at Art Renewal Center. He was accepted to exhibit at the American Artist Professional League - Salmagundi Club. In 2014, “Happy Homemaker” garnered seven awards to date including: “Grand Prize Allied Artists of America Special Exhibition” which included elected membership, “NOAPS Spring online contest”; “Best of Show”, Oil Painters of America National Exhibition; “Most Original”, “Award of Excellence”, and “Viewer’s Choice” He is also a member of the Portrait Society of America and the California Art Club.
ARTIST ELIGIBILITY: This International Exhibit is open to all artists 18 years or older working in oil or acrylic mediums.
SELECTION PROCESS: Selected paintings will be based on the quality and individual mastery of the medium. IMPORTANT: Selections will be based on viewing the image submitted (make sure the image depicts a true representation of the painting). Selections are based only on the image submitted by the artist. The jurors and judge DO NOT see any information about the artist. Notification will be by email.
ENTRY PROCEDURES: Submit entries via Juried Art Services (JAS) www.juriedartservices.com .a) Digital files should be saved in universal jpeg format .b) Images should be between 1400 pixels and 4000 pixels longest dimension at 300PPI (pixels per inch). c) JAS is a free service and provides a comprehensive ‘help’ menu d) NOAPS is also available to help with procedural problems, contact JoeRay Kelley executivenoaps.org@gmail.com
ENTRY FEE: (US CURRENCY) $30 (1 image) with $10 for each additional image (5 maximum)
TERMS and CONDITIONS: All work must have been created in oil and/or acrylic mediums. There is no limitation on size. The art entered is to have been painted in the past 3 years and not previously accepted in a NOAPS Exhibit. If you wish to sell the art entered, please price your art consistent with the established value of your work. Paintings do not have to be for sale. Selected paintings will be showcased on www.noaps.org, in the NOAPS BLOG, and in NOAPS Social Media. By entering, entrants are consenting to having a reproduction of their work used for promotion of the exhibit. You are confirming the work entered is your own and copyrighted images incorporated in your work have not been used.
SALES: Selected work will post on www.noap.org to promote sales. Requests relating to artist information or sales will be forwarded to the artist.
The National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society was organized for the purpose of "governing, administering, and maintaining such activities as will provide a national forum and standard of excellence in which artists can fully express the media of oil and acrylic on canvas and panel." Focusing on the emerging artist, rather than the well known painters who have already gained acceptance in the Visual Fine Arts industry, the NOAPSociety has continued to encourage these extremely talented artists. This philosophy has served well during a two plus decades of steady growth as evidenced by its tremendous appeal to not only to the art connoisseur, but also to the general public which persists in its relentless quest of "The BEST!"