Contact Email: webbergallery@cf.edu
Call Type: Exhibitions
Eligibility: Current VAS Members and Nonmembers residing in Marion, Citrus or Levy County, FL
State: Florida
Event Dates: 5/15/23 - 7/20/23
Entry Deadline: 3/30/23

REQUIREMENTS:
Media
Images - Minimum: 1, Maximum: 2
Total Media - Minimum: 1, Maximum: 2

Entry Fee (Entry Fee): $25 (Nonmembers), $40 (New VAS Members), $0 (Existing VAS Members)
 

The 2023, “Summer Spotlight XXVI,” exhibition is an annual exhibition organized by the Webber Gallery of the College of Central Florida and sponsored by the Visual Artists’ Society (VAS). While submissions were previously only open to members of the VAS, this year the show will also be open to artists local to Marion, Citrus or Levy County who wish to submit artwork. Non-VAS members will pay an entry fee of $25 per submission for the 2023, “Summer Spotlight XXVI,” exhibition. VAS members will be provided with a discount code exempting them from this admission fee. For an additional $15 with a $25 submission fee, nonmembers can sign up to become a VAS member with the College of Central Florida. As a VAS member, artists will have a free submission of up to two works to VAS’s yearly juried show: Summer Spotlight. VAS members also have access to educational and professional development tools, such as workshops and lectures as well as the Webber Gallery reading room full of art books and resources. Any artists who would like more information about becoming a member of the VAS can contact Amanda Lyon at 352-854-2322 Ext. 1664, or email lyona@cf.edu. Submissions must come from either artists that hold a current VAS membership, or artists who are nonmembers residing in Marion, Citrus or Levy county. Any accepted works must be brought to the Webber Gallery in person on the specified dates of artwork delivery and must be displayed according the parameters specified below. The 2023, “Summer Spotlight XXVI,” exhibition will be on view from May 15 to July 20, 2023. The juror for this show is Ronald Gibbons, and nine prizes will be awarded based on his selections.

Best of Show: $300

First Prize: $150 Blick gift card

Second Prize: $100 Blick gift card

Third Prize: $75 Blick gift card

Fourth Prize: $50 Blick gift card

Honorable Mention (4): $25 Blick gift card
 

About the Juror

  Ronald Gibbons is a Jacksonville based artist who received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Sculpture from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1985 and earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Printmaking from Ohio University in 1994. From that time forward he has exhibited in places as diverse as Nashville, Tennessee; Sacramento, California; Prague, The Czech Republic; Florence, Italy; and Nagoya, Japan. 

   Gibbons’ work utilizes the painting styles of Social and Magical Realism from the 1930’s to interrogate issues concerning public/personal identity and how it interacts with privatization, wage inequality, and the shrinking public space. His paintings of quotidian scenes use dynamic compositions and often unusual perspectives.  As a result, his art serves as a personal point of view re-evaluation of the world around him.  Pitting mythologies against perceived realities his work is an ongoing interrogation of memory, experience, and daily living in the here and now.
 

Submission Requirements

Entry fee: $25 (Nonmembers), $40 (New VAS Members), $0 (Existing VAS Members). Up to two images per entry.

Eligibility: Artists must be 18 years or older and must either be a current VAS member or a non-member that resides in Marion, Citrus or Levy county (in accordance with CF campus locations by county).

Artwork can be in any medium, but with size restrictions of 72 inches in width, height and depth (including the frame for framed works). All artwork must be properly framed or gallery wrapped and wired for hanging (no sawtooth hangers accepted). Sculpture must be properly weighted. Arrangements should be made with gallery staff for work that requires special installation, such as mobile, kinetic or digital media (call 352-873-5809 or email webbergallery@cf.edu).

Upload requirements for image files

File format: JPEG only

File dimensions: No smaller than 1200 pixels on the longer side. File resolution 72/ppi/dpi.

File size: 5 MB maximum

File Amount: Minimum of one image and maximum of two images per entry.

Calendar 2023

Jan. 30

Application process opens.

March 30

Application process closes.

April 20

Notifications emailed.

May 7-8

Selected artwork brought to the Webber Gallery between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday, May 7, or Monday, May 8.

May 15

Exhibition opens.

May 26

Reception and awards announced. 

July 20

Exhibition closes.

July 23-24

Selected artwork picked up from the Webber Gallery between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday, July 23 or Monday, July 24.

Eligibility

Artists must be 18 years or older and must either be a current VAS member or a non-member that resides in Marion, Citrus or Levy county (in accordance with CF campus locations by county). Artworks must have been created within the last year, must be the original concept of the submitting artist and must not have been previously shown in Marion County. Artwork can be in any medium, but with size restrictions of 72 inches in width, height and depth (including the frame for framed works). All artwork must be properly framed or gallery wrapped and wired for hanging (no sawtooth hangers accepted). Sculpture must be properly weighted. Arrangements should be made with gallery staff for work that requires special installation, such as mobile, kinetic or digital media (call 352-873-5809 or email webbergallery@cf.edu). All accepted artwork must be dropped off in person to the Webber Gallery on the drop off date specified above.

Agreement

Filing of the entry form constitutes an agreement on the part of the entrant to all conditions set forth in the prospectus, including permission to use images of the exhibited work in print or on-line media for promotional, educational or archival purposes, and for the creation of a catalogue of the exhibit.

Accepted artwork may ultimately be refused at the Webber Gallery’s discretion if unable to install or hang properly, or if art varies greatly from the submission image. 

Sales

A 10% commission will be charged on all sales. Artists will be mailed a check for sold work following the close of the exhibition.

Prizes

One cash prize and assorted Blick Art Materials gift cards will be given to award winning artworks based on the selections of Judge, Ron Gibbons.

Best of Show: $300

First Prize: $150 Blick gift card

Second Prize: $100 Blick gift card

Third Prize: $75 Blick gift card

Fourth Prize: $50 Blick gift card

Honorable Mention (4): $25 Blick gift card

Artwork requirements

Artwork can be in any medium, but with size restrictions of 72 inches in width, height and depth (including the frame for framed works). All artwork must be properly framed or gallery wrapped and wired for hanging (no sawtooth hangers accepted). Sculpture must be properly weighted. Arrangements should be made with gallery staff for work that requires special installation, such as mobile, kinetic or digital media (call 352-873-5809 or email webbergallery@cf.edu).

Entry fee: $25 (Nonmembers), $40 (New VAS Members), $0 (Existing VAS Members). Up to two images per entry.

Eligibility: Current VAS member or a Non-member that resides in Marion, Citrus or Levy county

File format: JPEG only

File dimensions: No smaller than 1200 pixels on the longer side. File resolution 72/ppi/dpi.

File size: 5 MB maximum

File Amount: Minimum of one image and maximum of two images per entry.

Application Requirements

Artwork can be in any medium, but with size restrictions of 72 inches in width, height and depth (including the frame for framed works). Artworks must have been created within the last year, must be the original concept of the submitting artist and must not have been previously shown in Marion County. All artwork must be properly framed or gallery wrapped and wired for hanging (no sawtooth hangers accepted). Sculpture must be properly weighted. Arrangements should be made with gallery staff for work that requires special installation, such as mobile, kinetic or digital media (call 352-873-5809 or email webbergallery@cf.edu).

File format: JPEG only

File dimensions: No smaller than 1200 pixels on the longer side. File resolution 72/ppi/dpi.

File size: 5 MB maximum

File Amount: Minimum of one image and maximum of two images per entry.

Eligibility Criteria

Artists must be 18 years or older and must either be a current VAS member or a non-member that resides in Marion, Citrus or Levy county (in accordance with CF campus locations by county).