Our annual Artists Choice juried art exhibition is an open call to all artists to submit up to 3 pieces of work.  We are looking for 2D and 3D art in drawing, painting, glass, wood, printmaking, mixed media, weaving, sculpture, textiles, photography and much more.  The works should be original.  Awards of $300 for best of show, $200 for runner-up and $100 for 3rd place will be given.  A special “Bonifas Featured Artist Award” will be given by the Bonifas Art Center of Escanaba.  There will be a $25 non-refundable application fee.    

 

The juror for this show will be Charles Colbert.  Charles did his undergraduate studies at the University of Chicago (1968) and received his PhD from Harvard University (1978). He is the author of several books and many articles on 19th century American art.  His teaching career spanned 37 years, at Boston College, Middlebury College, and Portland State University.  Retiring in 2012, he moved to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  He has long sustained a devotion to creating art, an undertaking he now pursues avidly, exploring several subjects
and media from landscape painting to portraits to doing collages, using oils, acrylic and oil pastel. In the
past he had an exhibition at the De Havilland Fine Art Gallery, Boston MA, and has shown his work at the
Alberta House on several occasions.

 

• March 4:  Online Application and submission deadline  

• March 11:  Selection notifications sent out

• March 16:  Workshop on how to prep your art for a show

• March 18-21:  Deadline for shipping work

• March 19-23:  Drop off

• March 28-April 27:  Show dates

• April 30-May 4:  Pick up work

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Requirements

• Artwork must be original. (No reproductions, patterns, or kits accepted. Printed media must be hand-pulled by the artist.)

• There are no size limitations, although size might become a consideration upon final selections.

• Artwork must be labeled with artist's name and title of work (on the back of 2D work, at the base of 3D work). Please indicate top of work.

• Work must be ready to safely hang/display (no sawtooth hangers please).

• SAAC will retain 30% commission on all works sold for non-Sault Area Arts Center members or 20% for $100 level members.  To become a member, CLICK HERE

• Artwork may not be removed from the exhibit prior to the closing date.

• Please indicate price of work and if not for sale, label "NFS".

 

DISCLAIMERS:

• The Art Center Gallery has the right to reject an work that does not meet the requirements of the exhibit.

• The Art Center Gallery and the Sault Area Arts Council are not responsible for loss, theft, or damage to artwork.