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Eligible Media
Paintings only in acrylic, oil, watercolor, colored pencil, and pastel. Paintings must be for sale. (EAC commission is 35%) No price changes may be made after entries are accepted.
Work previously published at the time of submission to this contest, in a national publication or receiving an award at a national level exhibition, is not eligible.
Awards
Cash awards of at least $6,000 will be announced at the opening of the show. Fourteen paintings will be selected for cash awards, with a top award of $2,000. Any artist winning the top award will not be eligible to win that particular award again for the next 2 years. Your image may be used for the catalog or for publicity reproduction.
Juror
Ned Mueller - Born in Wisconsin and raised in Montana, Ned Mueller has been drawing and painting all of his life. He graduated from the prestigious Art Center School of Design in Los Angeles where he also taught drawing while still a student. His love for life and art is reflected in his superb paintings of a wide range of subjects and done in several mediums.
Ned worked as an illustrator for 25 years while building a solid foundation of professionalism and has worked as a successful full time artist since 1984. He continued to enhance his knowledge and skills by taking workshops with master artists Harley Brown, Richard Schmid, Bettina Steinke, Del Gish, and Sergei Bongart.
He has written several articles on painting for the Artists Magazine, is called upon to jury shows, and is a popular and enthusiastic workshop teacher around the country and abroad. He is currently working on a book about painting.
He is a signature member of the Oil Painters of America, The Northwest Watercolor Society, The Plein Air Painters of America, Northwest Pastel Society (Distinguished Pastelist), Northwest Rendezvous Society, Laguna Plein Air Painters and Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters. He exhibits his work in some of the finest shows and galleries in the country and has won numerous awards. He has been invited to participate in the Great American Artist Show in Cincinnati, Ohio and the American Plein Air Painters Show.
Entry Information
Preliminary selection will be made from digital images (hereafter referred to as images) submitted according to instructions. Artists may submit a maximum of 4 images. Entry fees are $30 for the first two images, and $10 for each additional image. Size of work is limited to 42 inches in any direction, including frame. Frames must be sturdy, with a wire hanger.
Entries must be postmarked by March 1, 2010 or hand delivered by March 6, 2010.
Mail properly labeled CD, (see instructions), a completed entry form (download) for each image, total fee (check or money order made out to Emerald Art Center), and a SASE #10 business size to:
Emerald Art Center
Attn: Gladys Bacon-Rust
500 Main St.
Springfield, Oregon 97477
Final jury may omit any painting that is considered obscene or offensive, unsigned, not identical to the image submitted, or is otherwise deemed inappropriate. A copy of the EAC policy on the display of art is available upon request.
Shipping of Accepted Work
Paintings must be shipped and returned within the U.S. A $25 fee will be charged for unpacking and repacking of each carton of shipped work. Shipping instructions will be sent to you with acceptance notices. There is a $10 handling fee for each hand delivered painting. If the painting sells, the handling fee will be refunded to the artist.
Liability
All possible care will be taken with your paintings. Emerald Art
Center is responsible for your paintings only while in our possession and not while in transit. Artists are encouraged to insure their work in transit.
Exhibition Catalog
Each artist who submits an entry will be sent an exhibition catalog
on CD or in print, featuring all paintings selected by the juror for the show. CDs will not be returned. Be sure to make a copy for yourself.
Digital File Requirements
Please submit one CD, including one image file (JPG) of each entry. Four paintings may be submitted on one CD. A file size of between 1.5 and 2.5 MB will yield enough resolution for reproduction in the exhibition catalog should your painting be selected for the show. Naming your digital files: Use your first initial and last name followed by-A (or B,C,D) -the title of the painting-.jpg. This means that you must rename your files from your camera prior to saving them on the CD. Labeling your
CD: As shown in the picture below, put your full name and title(s) of entries at the top. Put the framed size of your painting(s) on the sides, A (and C) on the left, B (and D) on the right. At the bottom, list the name of each file as it appears on the CD.
Mailing instructions
Put your CD in a paper sleeve and tape to a 5.5” x 8.5” piece of mat board or fold a piece of index weight cardboard in half with the paper sleeve and CD taped inside. Put this in a 6” x 9” envelope. Do not use a hard plastic CD case. Be sure to include sufficient postage.
Note: Images should be of excellent quality. Poor quality images will jeopardize your chances of acceptance. If a painting is judged not to be of the quality reflected in your submitted image, EAC reserves the right to exclude it from the show. All information on entry labels as to size and price must remain the same on accepted entry.
Painting must not be altered once the image is submitted, with the exception of the artist’s signature. All CDs of accepted artwork will become the property of EAC. Permission is assumed to reproduce artwork from CDs for catalog and publicity.
Checklist for entries
- Download Cpy of Prospectus and Entry Form
- CD properly labeled (see instructions)
- Entry Fee Check
- Entry cards filled out completely for each image. Print all info clearly.
- Include self-addressed business size #10 envelope with sufficient postage
Mail to:
Emerald Art Center
Attn: Gladys Bacon-Rust
500 Main St.
Springfield, OR 97477
(541) 935-9504
(541) 726-8595 (Art Center)
About
The goals of the Emerald Empire Art Association: To provide an environment for interaction among artists and the development of creative ideas. To provide opportunity for artists to exhibit their work. To offer a variety of programs and events that teach and display art. To enrich the community through innovative outreach and in-house programs.
The Emerald Empire Art Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting Fine Art in the community. Funded in part by private Foundation, Corporate, and Public grants and donations.
