CALL FOR ART!
Falmouth Art Center Summer 2023 Open Juried Exhibition
June 30 – July 31, 2023
Falmouth Art Center
Falmouth, MA
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PROSPECTUS: Falmouth Art Center’s Summer 2023 Open Juried Exhibition will be held in the Falmouth Art Center’s Hermann Gallery. The Falmouth Art Center hosts a variety of juried exhibitions with the open juried summer exhibition being held during the height of the summer season on Cape Cod. Artwork will be hung in the main gallery, offering visitors to Falmouth Art Center an opportunity to view the selected images. Both 2D and 3D art work accepted. No photography for this exhibit.
ENTRY IS BY WEBSITE UPLOAD ONLY: https://www.smarterentry.com/CallsForEntry
Visit https://falmouthart.org/ for more information about the Falmouth Art Center.
Please make sure that you submit only images that accurately depict the artwork you are entering. If the submitted online entry is not an accurate depiction of the artwork it will be disqualified. No substitutions for the accepted artwork are allowed.
Awards
$200 Best in Show
$100 each- four judge’s awards
Juror
Meg Maggio is a contemporary art professional and internationals art consultant with galleries in Beijing and Hong Kong, advising clients worldwide for over 20 years. Meg specializes in art sales, collection management, artist management and museum consulting. She is currently a consultant with Bonham’s auction house in New York City, sourcing and appraising artwork for sales and auctions.
https://pekinfinearts.com/en/exhibitions/
Eligibility
Art must not have been previously exhibited in the Falmouth Art Center.
All art must be done by a living artist.
Artists may submit any number of original works. Do not submit art that has been completed under instruction, in classes or workshops. No copying other art. Art must be done from your own photo references.
No Photography for this exhibit.
Open to members and nonmembers. Members receive a discount. Please check your email notices from FAC with the discount code.
Typically no more than two entries per artist will be accepted.
Any art work exceeding 40 inches in either direction, including frame, is less likely to be accepted.
Please contact Falmouth Art Center if you require display unit for any 3D art
All 2D art must be framed and wired ready for hanging.
Any work normally glassed and exceeding 30 inches in either direction must be framed using an acrylic glazing (such as Plexiglas) only. Exception: Pastels exceeding 30 inches may be framed with glass. No clamped glass, cardboard, paste on or saw tooth hangers.
Work not suitably framed may be rejected from the exhibit with no refund of entry fee.
If your artwork is accepted:
You will receive an email with details regarding delivery to Falmouth Art Center for either drop-off or shipped options. All art that is accepted must be available for the duration of the exhibit. If your art is not available for the exhibit, a 2 year ban from submitting to juried exhibits at FAC will be imposed.
Images of the art that is entered must match the work that is delivered for the exhibit. FAC will not hang any accepted artwork that does not match the submitted on-line entry image.
Fees
Members: $15.00 for the first entry and $10 for each entry after the first
To receive discount, members should use promo code received in FAC email notice
Nonmember: $20.00 for the first entry and $15 for each entry after the first
If you would like to join FAC, please visit our website at
https://falmouthart.org/product/falmouth-art-center-membership/
Exhibition Dates –June 30- July 31, 2023
May 2 JPEGS due by midnight of this date
May 4-12 Judge reviews entries
May 13-17 Notification of acceptance will be posted on FAC website.
Notifications sent to artists by email from
Falmouth Art Center. Please check spam if you have not received
Notification or contact the art center.
June 24 Shipping deadline for receipt of works shipped to Falmouth Art Center.
All shipped work must be suitably packed and include a prepaid
return label and FAC entry label
June 27 9-4pm Receiving of Accepted Works delivered to 137 Gifford Street,
Falmouth MA
Awards judging of the accepted artwork is done after the show is hung
July 7 5-8 pm Awards Reception
August 1 9-4 pm Pick -up of artwork not sold. Shipped work to be packaged and
sent within one week of the show closing
Entering Your Images
Before entering images please make sure that your photo image is an accurate depiction of the art you are submitting. Regardless of being accepted by the juror, it will be disqualified if you deliver art that does not match the on-line submission image.
The entry form must be filled out in its entirety. List sizes up to the nearest inch. Submitted images must not include matting or frame. Crop the photos to include only the artwork. Be sure your images are right-side-up.
Your image must be in JPEG format, at least 1920 pixels on the longest side and no more than 8MB. ENTRY IS BY WEBSITE UPLOAD ONLY to enter online. If you have used Smarter Entry in the past you must log in as a Returning User at the bottom of the page. If you are new to Smarter Entry you must first register as a First Time User. After log in, choose FAC Summer Open Juried Exhibit, then follow the steps for payment and upload. If you are a FAC member please add the discount code for a lower cost per entry. Please add Smarter Entry and Falmouth Art Center to your safe senders email list to ensure notifications are received.
Sales will be handled by the Falmouth Art Center
Commission to the Falmouth Art Center
30% for members
50% for nonmembers
REGULATIONS By entering through Smarter Entry the artist agrees to the following: The Officers, Board of Directors and employees will use care in handling art work, but in no way are responsible for any damage that may occur in uncrating, moving or hanging art work. FAC reserves the right to reject any work which cannot be displayed in a safe and secure manner, (including poorly framed or wired work) or which does not fully reflect that which is portrayed on the jpeg. Accepted pieces may be used on our website in regards to this exhibit. Pieces will be listed for sale using the JPEG submitted. I understand that the FAC receives a commission on all sales.
Disclaimer/Legal —
⦁ The Falmouth Art Center assumes permission for photographing and reproducing entries unless otherwise stated.
⦁ The Falmouth Art and anyone connected to it will take the utmost care of artwork submitted but is NOT responsible for damage, loss or theft of artwork. The Artist should obtain necessary insurance.
