ENTRY PROCEDURES

Wilson Arts is excited to announce our 2nd annual National Multi-Media Juried Art Show! To submit, artists will have to create an account on www.CallForEntry.com. Setting up an account is free. Artists must submit their entry fee and artworks for consideration through CaFE. Wilson Arts will NOT accept works submitted via email. Up to three (3) pieces may be entered. Each artwork may be represented by only one image to be scored by the juror via CaFE. Images of works accepted will be retained by the Arts Center for its permanent records and publicity purposes. Digital Images must be uploaded through CaFE. Each file must be identified by artist name, entry number, and title. Entry Materials are due no later than midnight (EST) on September 1, 2022. We will not accept email submissions. If you have specific questions regarding the show, please email deedee@wilsonarts.com
 

Film /Animation entries must specify any special instructions for display

Artists will be notified of acceptance and invitation into the exhibition by email the week of September 11, 2022. Every artist will receive an email regardless if they were selected for the show.

DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED WORKS

 Accepted works cannot be mailed or otherwise delivered to the Arts Center before a signed exhibition contract is in place. Exhibit contracts are due no later than September 22, 2022. Accepted works may be shipped or hand delivered beginning October 1 - October 7.  Artwork must arrive no later than October 7, 2022.   

 Works may also be hand delivered during hours of operation – www.wilsonarts.com/directions. Your work should be able to fit through a standard size garage door. If you require assistance moving your piece, you must make an appointment with the Visual Arts Coordinator. Email deedee@wilsonarts.com to make arrangements. The artist is responsible for all shipping and return shipping costs and arrangements to and from Wilson Arts. For return, Wilson Arts will pack each piece in its original packing materials and containers. Artists are responsible for arranging return shipping to the address of origin through their local UPS/FedEx/USPS or other shipping office at the close of the exhibition.

Any artwork that is shipped MUST include a return shipping label. 

Shipping insurance is the responsibility of the artist. Wilson Arts will not accept money for shipping and is not responsible for works lost, stolen, or damaged once picked up by the shipper. • Check your local shipper for prepaid return labels, call tag systems, and printable internet shipping labels. 

• Artists must include the return label with the shipment of the work to Wilson Arts.

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

All 3D work must stand alone for the duration of the exhibition without assistance from staff. All work must be completely dry, framed, properly wired, and ready for hanging, or otherwise suitably prepared for exhibition. No sawtooth hangers accepted. Orientation or installation instructions and specialized hardware should be included with work. Wilson Arts trained staff installs all works.

SALES

Wilson Arts will retain 35% commission on works sold. Payments will be mailed within 30 days after the close of the show (Or by October 29)

JUDGING

Artworks accepted in preliminary judging by digital image do not constitute acceptance into the exhibition. If upon delivery, an accepted artwork is found to have been misrepresented by the image sent or deemed unfit or unsafe for exhibition, it may be disqualified. Award winners will be selected by the juror after the exhibition is installed and announced at the opening reception.

JUROR

Jonathan Burger is Executive Director of the Craven Arts Council & Gallery in New Bern, NC, and a working public artist. Originally from northern Virginia, he received his BFA in Studio Art and Philosophy from East Carolina University in 2012 and went on to work for Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge and as an artist's assistant for several years before becoming Gallery and Marketing Director at Craven Arts Council & Gallery. His curatorial focus has been on building connections with artists, organizations to create exhibitions and events that excite, engage, and respond to the local community.

In his personal studio practice, Burger creates art in a variety of mediums, including metal, wood, concrete, resin, paper, and paint. He alternates his studio time between conceptual work and functional pieces, and takes a variety of commissions from public and private entities. Much of his conceptual works focuses on ideas from metaphysics and epistemology, examining aspects of human thought about itself.

 Awards

$500 first prize
$250 second prize
$100 third prize

 

Application Requirements

To submit, artists will have to create an account on www.CallForEntry.com. 

Setting up an account is free. Artists must submit their entry fee and artworks for consideration through CaFE. 

Wilson Arts will NOT accept works submitted via email. Up to three (3) pieces may be entered. Each artwork may be represented by only one image to be scored by the juror via CaFE. Images of works accepted will be retained by the Arts Center for its permanent records and publicity purposes. Digital Images must be uploaded through CaFE. Each file must be identified by artist name, entry number, and title. Entry Materials are due no later than midnight (EST) on September 1, 2022. We will not accept email submissions. If you have specific questions regarding the show, please email deedee@wilsonarts.com

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all U.S. artists 18 years of age or older working in any media. Work must be original, executed within the past three years, and not previously exhibited at Wilson Arts. Entry in this exhibit establishes an agreement on the part of the artist to all conditions listed in the prospectus and is a contract to exhibit entries selected by the juror.