Prospectus

NATIONAL OIL & ACRYLIC PAINTERS’ SOCIETY
2015 FALL INTERNATIONAL ON-LINE OPEN EXHIBITION

Open to ALL National & International Oil & Acrylic Artists

A R T     E X H I B I T I O N     P R O S P E C T U S

Since 1991, the National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society (NOAPS) has been showcasing the remarkable talents of thousands of oil and acrylic painters.

Application Dates: August 1st, 2015 – November 30, 2015
Application Fee: (US CURRENCY) $30.00 (1 image) with $10 for each additional image (5 maximum)
Notification Date: December 19, 2015

ARTIST ELIGIBILITY: This International Exhibit is open to all artists 18 years or older working in oil or acrylic mediums.

MEMBERSHIP : No Annual Membership is required to apply for this On-Line Exhibition but is welcome. NOAPS is open to National and International members. Application Fee for this On-Line event is the same for Members and Non Members. The Fee for the On-Line International does not go towards the NOAPS Annual membership.

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)

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 be two dimensional and 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.

AWARDS:

Additional Awards:

Ten artists will receive non-monetary Awards of Excellence recognition
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.

EXHIBITION Judge: KAREN VERNON

Karen Vernon is a very active painter. She has been painting in watercolor, oil, pastel, or acrylics since her childhood. She has worked in watercolor for over 50 years and her skill in this medium is demonstrated in each of her paintings which are a visual enchantment of color and light. She is constantly seeking to interpret life around her and depicts her images in vibrant, often oversized images.

As a professional artist with a worldwide market, she has achieved notable recognition. Karen was invited to show her work in a three year traveling museum exhibition entitled "Sea to Shining Sea". She was one of 47 artists selected to participate in the major project honoring our country. Her paintings hang in museum collections in Europe and in the United States, as well as private and corporate collections, such as the Royal Family of Saudi, Delta Airlines, the Chateau de Vuilliens, the National PGA Headquarters, the Moody Gardens Resort Hotel, and the Walt Disney Corporation. She has been elected to the Birmingham Watercolor Society, Birmingham, U.K., is in Who's Who in American Art, Strathmore's Who's Who and holds a signature membership in the Texas Watercolor Society and the Watercolor Art Society - Houston

Karen Vernon is the founder of ACT, Artist Changing Tomorrow, a fundraiser to maintain and sustain art education.

"Vernon's strong command of color contrast and remarkable control of detail lies at the base of her expressions of the love of nature and deepest human values" Calvin Goodman, Los Angeles, CA

SALES: Selected work will post on www.NOAPS.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 the art connoisseur, but also to the general public which persists in its relentless quest of "The BEST!"