ELIGIBILITY: Entrants over the age of 18 in the New England area. All original Fine Art and Fine Craft media, 2D, 3D and Photography. Must be for sale at the fair market value, NFS and POR not accepted. 2D work must be suitably finished/framed and ready to hang with fasteners and wire attached. No sawtooth hangers accepted. Works may not exceed 45” in any direction, including frame.
ENTRY FEES: ACGOW Artist Members: First entry is free, one or two additional entries are $10 each. Non-Members and Associate Members: One entry is $20; two $35; three $40. Payment is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance. ACGOW retains a 30% commission on all sales by non-member and associate member exhibitors. Participants agree to permit ACGOW to use images of artwork for publicity purposes on social media, newspaper or other PR.
SUBMITTING WORK: Drop-off Monday, March 31, 1-4 pm and Tuesday, April 2, 4-7 pm. Entry forms can be downloaded from our website and should be filled out in advance. Submit with your work a check for the appropriate amount.
PLEASE NOTE: one entire entry form is required for each entry, and each will be given a number by an ACGOW volunteer at the time of delivery. The top portion of the entry form is kept by ACGOW; the second part goes on the back of the artwork; the bottom part is your receipt with a reminder of the pick-up date and time.
LIABILITY: Extreme care will be taken with your artwork, however, ACGOW cannot assume responsibility for loss or damage. Artists are asked to maintain their own insurance.
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTED WORKS will be on our website by April 4.
PICKING UP WORK: Unaccepted work will be available for pickup during regular April gallery hours.
Selected Artists' works must be on display in the gallery until the end of the show at 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 27. Artworks may then be picked up between 5 and 7 pm on that day. NO EARLY REMOVAL OF WORK. Please take that into consideration when you enter the show. Artworks left 30 days past exhibit closing will become property of ACGOW and donated to charity.
JUROR: Susan Fisher, Executive Director and Chief Curator, Mystic Museum of Art. Previously she was an Executive Director and Curator at the Taos Art Museum and held positions at the Georgia O'Keefe Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Miquon School. Ms. Fisher received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
JURY RESULTS: Notification of Accepted Works will be posted on this web page by the end of the day on April 4th. Look for your entry number(s) here.
AWARDS: More than $3,000 in awards.
Excellence in Photography; The Katherine Forest Craft Foundation Fine Crafts Awards (including The Louise Forest Gibson, Joseph Gaulteri, Alice Clark Hubbard, Mabel Kingsbury Fentress, and Mary Ann Hall) awards for Fine Crafts; The Teddy Goberis Award for Excellence in Ceramics; The Louise Pittaway Award for Excellence in Painting; Watch Hill Oysters Award for Fine Art Watercolor; Nancy Verbila Memorial Award for Collage Mixed Media; ACGOW Award for Fine Art; Granite Photo gift certificate for Photography.
THANK YOU to Valenti Toyota, 6 Langworthy Rd., Westerly, RI, 02891, for sponsoring this year's Regional Exhibit.
Any questions, please contact Linda King, [email protected], (401) 601-5390, or call the gallery at (401) 596-2221.