2022 Juried Fine Art Including Photography
May 16, 2022 @ 9:00AM — July 22, 2022 @ 5:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
Arts Depot: 314 Depot Square SW Abingdon, VA 24210 Get Directions
Juried Fine Art Competition & Exhibition including Photography!
The Virginia Highlands Festival is excited to announce the Juried Fine Art show; exhibition has moved back to the Arts Depot in Downtown Abingdon! This year we have merged photography into the Juried Fine Art competition for one spectacular showcase for both exhibitors and the public. Darkroom and digital photography compete along with other two-dimensional mediums including paintings, drawings, printmaking, and other artwork. Digital works on paper are also being accepted this year. NEW for 2022 -- Hybrid Photography Workshop: Combination Darkroom Printing from your Smartphone with Greg Banks. Participants will make “double exposures” by combing images on their smartphone (iOS/Android) from which they will make a traditional darkroom print using light-sensitive paper and darkroom chemistry. No experience necessary . Location: William King Museum of Art Art Lab Date: Friday, July 22 Times: •Session I 1-2PM •Session II 2-3PM •Session III 3-4PM Space is limited to 5 participants per session. Registration is required unless there is an open space at the time of the session. All materials are provided and these workshops are free. Bring your smartphone, download the free app Snapseed (iOS/Android), and pre-select a few of your favorite photographs to combine. NOTE: Youth participants under age 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
73rd Annual Virginia Highlands Festival
Juried Fine Art Exhibit Rules & Standards
To print entry form & art ID form,
click here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/13wAuyvfnv_Zqxc6sx...
To enter your artwork for consideration in the Juried Fine Art Exhibit:
1. Fill out Artist Entry Form & Submit Payment:
- $20 for each artwork (adult, non-refundable entry fee)
- $5 (youth--age 8-16 as of 7/22/22, non-refundable entry fee)
If mailing registration, checks should be made payable to: Virginia Highlands Festival.
Online pre-registration available at VaHighlandsFestival.com.
**NOTE: Any adult entering work in the Plein Air Abingdon Festival, Oct. 7 - 9, 2022
receives one free entry into Juried Fine Art.**
2. If mailing payment, send with ENTRY FORMS to:
Juried Fine Art Committee
Virginia Highlands Festival
PO Box 801
Abingdon, VA 24212
3. Fill out Art Identification Forms (3 submission limit)
Please print clearly.
Cut the forms apart.
Attach to the upper right-hand corner of your painting(s) for identification.
Artwork without identification will not be accepted.
4. Deliver your artwork on Saturday or Sunday, July 16 or 17 from 2pm-5pm to:
The Arts Depot
314 Depot Square SW
Abingdon, VA 24210.
(Pre-register and pre-pay to avoid delayed processing time.)
For more information, PLEASE CONTACT:
Virginia Highlands Festival Office: 276-623-5266 or info@vahighlandsfestival.org
Juried Fine Art Awards:
Best in Show ($2000) First Place ($1500) Second Place ($1000) Third Place ($500) People’s Choice ($500)
Youth awards are First Place ($100) Second Place ($50) Third Place ($25)
Voting for the People's Choice Award will be conducted by ballot July 22-July 30 concluding at 12pm.
The People’s Choice Winner will be announced Saturday, July 30 at 5pm.
PLEASE JOIN US at THE ARTS DEPOT:
Awards Presentation Ceremony/Reception/Juror’s Remarks:
Friday, July 22 from 5:30-6:30pm
Juried Fine Art Exhibit:
Friday, July 22 to Sunday, July 31
Monday through Saturday 10am–5pm
Sundays 1–5pm
Art Media Categories – ALL 2-DIMENSIONAL WORKS including:
Painting ~ Drawing ~ Printmaking (intaglio, etching, relief prints) ~ Mixed media ~ Photography (new this year)
INFORMATION & GUIDELINES:
- ONLY those artworks selected by the juror will be hung in the gallery. Exhibit selections will be made from all works submitted.
- All work will be accepted at the committee's discretion.
- Artwork must be priced by the artist at time of entry (see forms). If not for sale, mark "NFS" on the Art Identification Form and on the Artist Entry Form.
- Virginia Highlands Festival commission on sales through the Juried Fine Arts Exhibit is 30%.
- Entries are limited to only three per artist. (Diptychs, in two separate frames, will be counted as two entries. Triptychs, in three separate frames, will be counted as three entries.)
- No artwork will be received or returned by mail.
- Every care will be taken by the committee and the festival, but neither can assume liability for loss or damage, whatever the cause. Submission of a work to the exhibition shall constitute an agreement to comply with all conditions set forth in this prospectus. It is suggested that artists wishing additional protection would ensure their works independently.
ENTRY CRITERIA:
- All artworks must be artist's originals - made by the artist's hands - and executed solely by the artist within the most recent two years (copy written material will not be accepted.)
- 2D artwork ONLY
- Mixed media is accepted, however digital media (video) is not.
- Entries should not include those accepted in previous years
- Entry fee must accompany the entry form
- All works must be entered by the artist or designated agent
- Provided identification forms must be on back of paintings
- Plexiglass suggested; glass accepted at artist's risk
- All paintings must be WIRED & ready for hanging -- no saw-toothed hangers will be accepted
- Unframed wraparound canvas and cradle boards will be accepted only if: (1) it is at least 1-1.2 inches in depth, (2) the sides are completely painted, and (3) no staples are visible
- Paint and other materials MUST be dry
- Maximum size: 52 inches by 52 inches by 4 inches, including frame
**Artwork not meeting the above criteria will not be accepted or judged.**
$20 PER PIECE. Limit: three paintings per artist