Ohio Plein Air Society
Parks en Plein Air
The Ohio Plein Air Society Members Show:
Parks en Plein Air
At the Springfield Museum of Art
A Juried Plein Air Gallery Exhibition
Saturday, October 1, 2016 to Saturday, February 4, 2017
ENTRIES:
Entry Deadline: August 15, 2016
Images: Minimum: 1, Maximum: 3
Entry Fee: $25.00
CALL FOR OPAS ARTISTS:
This juried event will celebrate the plein air tradition by exhibiting, promoting, and selling an exclusive group of works painted outdoors in the true spirit of plein air painting. Our juror will select the finest plein air works from members of the Ohio Plein Air Society. Every member who submits is guaranteed to have a painting included in the show. We will celebrate at an opening on Saturday, October 1, 2016, 5:30 – 7:30 PM.
Our Theme for this show is simply Parks en Plein Air. Local, city, county, state, and national parks are all available to you for this show. Everyone has a park of some sort close by. Remember to host a paint out in a park near you.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to win cash prizes, sell your work, and add a prestigious fine art gallery exhibition to your artist resume.
ENTRY DEADLINE:
• All entries must be submitted via Online Juried Shows (www.onlinejuriedshows.com) by Monday, August 15th, 2016. An entry start date has not been determined.
• Artists MUST be members of the Ohio Plein Air Society to submit their works. Go to www.ohiopleinairsociety.com or call 419-606-1620 for membership information.
ENTRIES AND FEES:
• A non-refundable application fee of $25 will be collected from each artist submitting their works.
• This fee is payable online only by credit card or PayPal via Online Juried Shows (www.onlinejuriedshows.com).
• Each artist may submit a maximum of 3 painting images.
• The artist will be responsible for ALL shipping expenses, to/from The Springfield Museum of Art, on any works selected for exhibition.
ENTERING YOUR IMAGES:
Entry form must be filled out in its entirety, including unframed dimensions (or size), framed dimensions (if not known, estimate it) or weight, medium, and price, if requested. List sizes up to the nearest half 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.
For best results, make sure your image is 1920 pixels @72 dpi on the longest side. Images should be in JPEG format, sRGB color space. Help in photographing your work and properly sizing your images can be found at: www.OnlineJuriedShows.com/help.aspx. If you need help entering your images or are unable to, please email
Help@OnlineJuriedShows.com or call 949-287-8645.
CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY:
• All submissions MUST BE ORIGINAL PLEIN AIR PAINTINGS (at least 90% done on location).
• Paintings should be completed during the calendar years of 2015 or 2016.
• All paintings must depict some aspect of a park.
• Our juror will be choosing works they feel best represent the spirit of PLEIN AIR painting and the theme of Parks.
• Please submit your best PLEIN AIR work only, no studio work
• All artwork MUST BE framed, and wired securely for hanging in a fine art gallery setting.
• Works on paper and mediums susceptible to smearing/smudging MUST BE protected under glass or plexi-glass.
• The Springfield Museum of Art reserves the right to reject any artwork deemed improperly framed or improperly prepared for hanging.
• Any work accepted to the juried show MUST BE present for the duration of the scheduled exhibition.
JURYING PROCESS:
• Jurer: Charles Rowland
• All paintings submitted for judging will be reviewed by our juror between the dates of Tuesday, August 16th, 2016 and Friday, August 19th, 2016.
• Each artist member may submit up to 3 paintings to be judged.
• Each painting is judged on an individual basis and, therefore, considered on an individual basis for exhibition as well, not as a group
• Every OPAS member that submits will get at least one painting into the show.
• Selections will be announced to ALL ARTISTS, regarding paintings selected or not, via Online Juried Shows by Friday, August 26, 2016.
DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED PAINTINGS:
• Selected works MUST BE received by The Springfield Museum of Art, 107 Cliff Park Road, Springfield, OH 45504 via local delivery or shipment, no later than Saturday, September 17th, 2016.
• If you are shipping your work, please use FedEx or UPS so that the museum must sign for them and include return shipping labels.
• Drop-Off dates are Wednesday, September 14, 2016, from 4-7 pm and Saturday, September 17, 2016 from 1-4 pm.
• While there are no numerical limitations to the size of each piece being submitted, please only submit paintings that can be easily packed and shipped safely to/from The Springfield Museum of Art.
ART SALES:
• All paintings selected will be considered consigned inventory of The Springfield Museum of Art.
• A predetermined sales price MUST BE provided by the artist for each painting submitted to the show.
• The Springfield Museum of Art art will collect a 30% commission on all paintings sold during the exhibition.
• The Springfield Museum of Art commission will be deducted from the provided sales price.
• Prior to receiving their portion of a sale, the artist must complete a 2016 W9 form for tax purposes.
• The artist’s portion of all sales will be paid at the show’s completion via check and mailed to the address provided in the artist’s application.
EXHIBITION CLOSE AND RETURN OF UNSOLD WORK:
• The exhibition officially ends Saturday, February 4th, 2017.
• All unsold work will be returned via shipment or local pickup, just as it was received.
• Pick-up dates are: Sunday, February 5, 2017 from 1-4 pm and Wednesday February 8, 2017 from 4 – 7 pm.
• Paintings being returned via shipment will be packed and returned in the same packing materials they arrived in.
• The artist is responsible for arranging the return shipment of their painting(s).
• Pre-paid return labels should be enclosed in the original shipment to The Springfield Museum of Art .
DEADLINE/IMPORTANT DATES SUMMARY:
8/15/16 - All entries are due via Online Juried Shows.com.
8/16/16 - 9/19/16 - Juror reviews submissions.
8/26/16 - Selections announced via Online Juried Shows.com.
9/14/16 & 9/17/16 - Selected paintings MUST BE dropped off at The Springfield Museum of Art.
9/17/16 – All Shipped paintings should arrive no later than this date.
10/1/16 - Opening show reception from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at The Springfield Museum of Art.
2/04/17 - Show concludes.
2/5/17 and 2/8/17 – Pick up unsold Art at The Springfield Museum of Art.
2/8/17 - Return shipping of unsold paintings.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
• Address for the Springfield Museum of Art, 107 Cliff Park Road, Springfield, OH 45504
• The OPAS chair for this show is Robine Wright.
• Future Shows:
- Columbus Museum of Art juried show: March 13, 2017 – June 18, 2017
- The Riffe Gallery curated show: July 26, 2018 – Oct. 13, 2018
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