72 nd Annual Open Juried Exhibition preregistration is required. Call for Entries: Preregistration postmarked by September 18, 2014
The New Jersey Water Color Society Is proud to present its 72 nd Annual Open Juried Exhibition September 29 October 26, 2014 At The Middletown Arts Center (MAC) 36 Church Street Middletown, NJ 07748 Calendar: Preregistration: Postmarked by September 18. Receiving: Saturday, September 27, 10am -12Noon. Removal of Declined Paintings: Saturday, September 27, 4-5pm, or Sunday September 28, 10am -12Noon. Reception: Sunday, October 26, 2-4pm, Awards Ceremony 3pm. Removal of Accepted Paintings: Sunday October 26, 4-5pm. Eligibility: Open to all residents of New Jersey, 18 years of age or older and all NJWCS Members. Original water media on paper/yupo. Collage (created with only handmade water media on paper/yupo materials, no found objects). All entries must be framed under glass or plexiglas. One entry per artist. No paintings previously shown in any NJWCS exhibition. No copies, classwork, or workshop paintings. No computer generated art, water-soluble oils, varnished, woven or dimensional buildup of textural materials. No nude paintings. Please read carefully Preregistration Requirements Visit our web site at www.njwcs.org Framing: Please choose mats that are white, off-white or light neutrals. Colored mats will not be accepted in this show. (Colored ¼" inside mat liners are OK.) Please make sure your painting is suitably framed with wire and ready to hang. For safety, all metal frames (regardless of size) must be under plexiglas, as well as framed paintings larger than 21" x 28" or a 24" square. Maximum frame size is 44" x 44", minimum frame size 11"x 14". Multiples, i.e. diptychs, triptychs, etc., must be contained within one frame, meeting the above requirements. The New Jersey Water Color Society and the Middletown Arts Center reserve the right to refuse any painting they feel inappropriate for this exhibit.
New Jersey Water Color Society 72 nd Annual Open Juried Exhibition Middletown Arts Center Preregistration and Entry Fees: All participants must preregister. Preregistration postmarked no later than September 18. Entry fee is $30 for Elected and Associate Members (with 2014 dues paid) and $35 for nonmembers. Please make checks payable to NJWCS, Inc. Entry fees for rejected work will not be refunded. Preregistration forms are also available on our web site www.njwcs.org. Please complete the form and mail with entry fee to: Sandra Jones 1st VP, Show Chair 624 US Rt. 130 Burlington, NJ 08016 Accepted/Declined: To learn if your artwork has been accepted, you may return to Middletown Arts Center, after the jury selection, from 4 to 5pm on September 27, or call Lisa Grob, 2nd VP, NJWCS, 732-832-1420, from 5 to 7pm, or visit our web site, www.njwcs.org, after 5pm, for the list of accepted artists. See "Accepted Paintings NJWCS 72nd Annual Juried Exhibition". Declined paintings may also be picked up on Sunday, September 28, 10am - 12Noon. Jury of Selection for 2014: Dorothy Ganek AWS, NWS Richard Haynes AWS Marie Natale Joel Popadics AWS James Toogood AWS, NWS Alternate: Lucy Graves McVicker Jury of Awards for 2014: Susan Avis Murphy, AWS Lois Wolford, NWS Sales: Please include a sale price for your painting or mark NFS if not for sale. The Middletown Arts Center will handle all sales and receive a 30% commission. A check for the net amount will be forwarded to the artist by the NJWCS. The artist is responsible for sales tax. All paintings must remain on display for the duration of the exhibit. Liability: Although the utmost care will be taken in handling the paintings, entrants are required to hold blameless the New Jersey Water Color Society, Inc., the Middletown Arts Center, their staff or employees for any claim arising from damage for any reason. Exhibition Hours: Monday, September 29 through Sunday, October 26, 2014 For hours and directions, contact MAC at 732-706-4100 or www.middletownarts.org Reception: For your convenience this year, our reception will be held at the Middletown Arts Center on the last day of the Exhibition, Sunday October 26 from 2-4pm with pickup of accepted paintings immediately following the reception from 4-5pm. The Awards Ceremony will be held at 3pm. We feel this will reduce trips to Middletown for our participating members and allow more members to attend the reception. In order to be fair to all, the following will be strongly enforced: No paintings may be removed from the exhibition until the completion of the reception at 4pm. If you have any questions or concerns, please don t hesitate to call or E-mail Jinnie or Sandy: Jinnie May, President Jinnielou@aol.com Home phone: 973-895-5522 Cell phone: 201-841-4960 Sandra Jones, 1st VP, Show Chair sljonesartist@msn.com Cell phone: 609-456-8546 Visit our web site at www.njwcs.org
Preregistration Form: All artists must preregister. Mail Preregistration Form and entry fee, postmarked by September 18, to: Sandra Jones 1st VP, Show Chair 624 US Rt. 130 Burlington, NJ 08016 Preregistration Form (Please Print) Name Address City, State, Zip Phone E-mail Artwork Title Size incl. frame "h X "w. Price $ or NFS [ ] The New Jersey Water Color Society, Inc. and the Middletown Arts Center shall not be responsible for loss or damage that may arise. This work is submitted and received subject to this condition, which is hereby accepted. Signature Date My check # for $ to NJWCS, Inc. is enclosed. Please indicate your status: [ ] Member [ ] Associate Member [ ] Nonmember Directions to Middletown Arts Center 36 Church Street, Middletown, NJ, 07748 (732) 706-4100 www.middletownarts.org Entry Form: Do not mail this form. Attach the entire, completed two-section entry form to the back upper right corner of your painting. Tape the top edge only, letting the rest hang free. Make sure information matches that on the preregistration form. Do not separate the entry form sections. Entry Form (Please Print) Insert the initial of your last name in this box. Artist Street City State/Zip Phone E-mail Title Price $ /or NFS [ ] DO NOT DETACH [ ] ACCEPTED [ ] DECLINED Artist Street City State/Zip Phone E-mail From the North GSP Express Lane South to Exit 117/105/Asbury Park. Take Exit #117/Rt. 35/Rt. 36/Keyport/Hazlet. Right ramp onto Rt. 35 South/ Aberdeen/Hazlet. After five miles, turn right on to Kings Hwy. Then turn right on to Church Street. The MAC will be on the left across from the train station parking lot. From the South GSP North to Exit 109/CR520/Red Bank/Lincroft Garden State Parkway North to Exit 109, bear left, make a left onto Newman Springs Rd., about 1.5 miles, make a right onto Middletown Lincroft Rd. The Middletown Arts Center is about 4.6 miles down on right. Title Price $ /or NFS [ ] Please check one: [ ] Member [ ] Associate Member [ ] Nonmember Do not separate the entry form sections. Free Weekend And Evening Parking in the train station parking lot located directly across the street from the Center. We request you park at the station when dropping off or picking up paintings, volunteering or while attending the reception and/or pick-up on Sunday, October 26.
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