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27 Mar 2024

Compete 14th Annual Art & Earth Juried Art Exhibit

Berkeley Arts Council Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States

Berkeley Arts Council

Opportunity Description

U.S. National Deadline: March 31, 2024 – The Berkeley Arts Council (BAC) announces the 14th Annual Art & Earth Juried Art Exhibit. The exhibit has the theme ‘Art and Earth: My Art – My World’. Entries should reflect the artist’s view of nature, the environment, or reflect an Earth Day related theme.

The exhibit will be on display from Wednesday April 24 to Saturday June 1, 2024 at the Berkeley Art Works, 116 North Queen Street, Martinsburg, WV.

ELIGIBILITY
The exhibit is open to all visual artists throughout the continental United States, over the age of 18, working in any fine art or fine craft medium or technique, in 2- or 3-dimensions, representational, abstract, or non-representational.

Entries must be original works of art that have been completed within the last three (3) years, and have not been exhibited previously at the Berkeley Art Works.

JUROR
The Juror for this year’s exhibit is Abigail Gomez, Adjunct Professor or Art at Shenandoah University. Ms Gomez was the first Latina to serve as Chair of the Virginia Commission for the Arts, First Chair of the VCA’s IDEA Committee; and is currently serving on the national board of directors for the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. Abigail was Founder and Director of Arte Libre VA… see more

AWARDS
Best in Show, Merit Award and Honorable Mention. Total prize fund up to $1,000.

ENTRY FEE
The entry fee is $40 for the first two works. Artists may submit one or two additional works for $10 each, for a maximum of four works.

APPLY ONLINE
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Notification of the juror’s selections will be announced by e-mail and posted on our web site on or about April 8, 2024.

SALES
The BAC will retain a 30% commission on all sales. Works may not be removed during the exhibition.


About:
The Berkeley County Arts Council was formed in 2009 to provide unified communication, promotion, support and advocacy for the arts community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.

A successful arts community provides a rich cultural life for all members of the community and supports a “creative economy” by attracting twenty-first century businesses and the educated work force that comes with them.

Berkeley County Arts Council
116 N Queen St
Martinsburg, WV 25401

Opportunity Categories: + Open to All Media. Opportunity Types: Compete. Opportunity Tags: Deadlines 03 March thru April, Extended Deadlines, Open to U.S. Artists Only, and Special Opportunities. Benefits: Cash or Value Awards, Exhibition - Group, and Sales.

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