WAA November 19, 2014

Call for Artists

The 33^th Annual Juried Spring Art Show & Sale - Poster Art Contest

The 2015 Spring Show Committee announces the Poster Art Contest for the 33^st Annual Juried Art Show & Sale (Show).  The winning artwork will be featured on:  a framed poster to be auctioned off at the Show; posters available for sale at the Show; smaller posters, cards, and invitations; and other publicity material for the Show.   

Entry requirements

·       Current membership (2014) in the WAA

·       Artwork in any 2-D media and on any non-offensive subject

·       *New Submission Option High quality resolution images of 3-D work.

·       One piece of artwork per artist

Submission requirements

·       Entry must be emailed to bcarter.art@outlook.com.  Your entry should include artwork in .jpg format as well as artist’s name, address, phone number and email address.

·       Signature on the artwork must be blocked.

·       Submittal of entries opens October 1, 2014

·       Deadline to receive entries is midnight, Saturday, November 29, 2014.

Selection

The Show committee will select the winning artwork on Monday, December 01, 2014.   The winner will be contacted immediately and announced on Thursday, December 11, 2014 at the WAA Holiday Banquet.  

Selected Artwork

 The selected artwork may not be entered into the Show.  The artwork will be displayed at the Show and may be offered for sale; however, it is not required to be for sale.  If the artwork is sold either prior to or during the Show, the standard 30% commission will be due WAA.   A framed poster will be on display and auctioned off at the Show with proceeds to benefit WAA. The artist will be asked to sign posters during the Show reception on Thursday, April  9, 2015.   All proceeds from poster sales will benefit WAA. 

WAA Annual Holiday Dinner and Art Show

For online reservations, login to the Membership Gateway, or click here to download the Holiday Dinner flyer and reservation form. The dinner will take the place or our regularly scheduled meeting. Please consider attending this festive event!

Skip Lawrence Workshop

Associated Artists of Southport will sponsor a Spring Workshop with Skip Lawrence. Skip is an internationally known artist and instructor.
 The workshop is titled, “How to Find Our Unique Style as an Artist. Dates for the 5 day workshop are March 2-6, 2015. The cost is $580. It is open to all mediums.
For more information, please contact:
 Jan Boland, jboland1@ec.rr.com  (910-253-3101) 2836 Thornwood CT, S.E., Southport, NC 28461

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