Northwest Pastel Society
2024 Signature Member Show
March 1, 2024 - March 30, 2024
Deadline for Show Entry: Wednesday January 17, 2024
Notifications emailed On/Around Friday, January 26, 2024
Opening Reception:
Friday, March 1 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM Awards presented at 5:30
Scott Milo Gallery
420 Commercial Ave, Anacortes, WA
This is an exhibition for current Signature members of the Northwest Pastel Society.
Entry fee is $30 for up to 3 images. Entry fees are non-refundable and must be paid by the entry deadline.
This is a juried show. NPS Signature members who enter will have at least one and up to 3 paintings accepted to hang in the Scott Milo Gallery. All accepted entries will be considered as possible images for the Scott Milo Gallery show advertising postcard.
Awards: Best of Show $500; President’s Award $300; Director’s Award $200, and honorable mention cash/merchandise awards. The juror and judge is Judith Smith DP. Award winners will be announced at the Artist reception.
Eligibility
· Artists must be NPS Signature members in good standing (dues have been maintained up-to-date). Signature member status is achieved by having been accepted into three separate NPS International Open Exhibitions.
· Works must be in dry (soft - hard) pastel and created within the past 2 years.
· Work must be original and from your own references, not based on photos or creations made by other artists, copyright-free photos or other published materials.
· Any reference provided by an instructor is not eligible, including an instructor-provided photo, still-life setup, or model setup.
· Work that was done in a classroom, workshop, or in an online group scenario is not eligible.
· Work exhibited in previous NPS exhibits or in previous shows at the Scott Milo Gallery is not eligible.
· Mixed media pieces must be at least 80% pure pigment (dry pastel).
· Work must be originally drawn, not from digital projection or created on top of a base photo/print.
Submission of entries
Enter digital images online at www.OnlineJuriedShows.com. Log in and click Enter This Show to begin your submissions. Signature member artists may submit up to 3 paintings for this exhibition.
Images should be 72 dpi, at least 1920 pixels on the longest side of the image. Images should be JPEG format, under 4 mb, and sRGB color space. Make sure to submit your image in the correct orientation and cropped. No frames in image.
Tips and help in photographing, preparing and sizing your work can be found at www.OnlineJuriedShows.com/help.aspx. For help with your entries, contact onlinejuriedshows@gmail.com or 888-666-1351
Please add Services@onlinejuriedshows.com and Manager@onlinejuriedshows.com to your safe senders list to ensure that notifications are received.
Minimum artwork size is 9x12” and maximum artwork size is 40x60" (not including frame). List sizes to the nearest inch.
All accepted work must be framed and ready to hang with strong tight wire and flat metal D ring type hangers. Work should arrive at the gallery in good condition, with no pastel dust on the mat or glass. The Gallery suggests entering larger paintings, if available.
There will be information about available area pickups/deliveries and shipping included in your acceptance information.
Each Signature member is responsible to make arrangements for delivery and pick up of their own work.
Sales
All work must be for sale and realistically priced. A 50% commission will be taken by the Scott Milo Gallery.
Important Dates:
Deadline for entry: Wednesday, Jan 17, 2024
Notification of results: On/around Friday, Jan 26, 2024. Results will be available in your OnlineJuriedShows artist profile
Hand delivery to gallery: Tuesday, February 27, between 11am and 2pm
Signature Show Opening: Friday, March 1, 2024
Artist Reception: March 1, 5-8 pm; Award presentation at 5:30 pm
Show ends: March 30, 2024
Unsold artwork pickup: Saturday, March 30th from 4-5pm, or Tuesday, April 2 from 11am -1pm, at the Scott Milo Gallery.
Show Chair: Debra Cepeda, debcepeda@comcast.net, 253-350-4551