View Art Center in Old Forge NY seeks works of art in all media exploring the theme of water. Water, the essential resource of life, faces a variety of challenges including but not limited to climate change, pollution, invasive species, and development. We are seeking works that celebrate the ethereal beauty of water, explore its inspirational qualities, reflect its many changing moods, and underscore our critical relationship with it.  Our goal is to challenge viewers to think about how we value, use, and conserve water. Works of art might consider water from a global point of view, a regional perspective, a cultural perspective, or with a specific focus on the Adirondacks. This call is open to all media.

Ripple & Roar: The Wonder of Water will be open in View's 2 largest galleries from

June 10, 2023 - July 30, 2023. Deadline for entry is May 1, 2023

Work to be received at View by May 26, 2023

Juror of Selection, Sandy Gellis:

Sandy Gellis was born in the Bronx and continues to have an art practice out of New York City. She has attended many NYC schools including, School of Visual Arts, Fashion Institute of Technology, New School of Social Research, City College University of New York and Queens College. Sandy has shown work across the world from Galleria Falteri, Italy to Rundetorn, Copenhagen to The Gallery Three Zero, NY. Along side her art practice Sandy completes lectures and instructs at several institutes.  

Juror of Awards, Anne Diggory: 

Anne Diggory lives in Saratoga Springs, NY, and frequently paints in the Adirondacks and on her travels to places such as Arizona, Alaska and Morocco.  She graduated from Yale and has a Master of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University.  She exhibits extensively in the New York and New England area and is represented by Blue Mountain Gallery in New York City.  Her work is in numerous private and corporate collections nationwide, including recent purchases by the Upstate Cancer Center in Syracuse, Phoenix Home Life in Albany,  Bessemer Trust in San Francisco, and AYCO in Saratoga Springs.

View is a dynamic Center for Arts and Culture based in the Adirondack Region of New York State. www.viewarts.org

For any questions regarding the exhibition please contact:

Kelsey Mayo

Exhibition Manager
View Center for Arts & Culture
kmayo@viewarts.org
315 369 6411 x206

Application Requirements

Go to CaFÉ at www.callforentry.org

Artists should set up a profile on CaFÉ or log into their existing profile, upload artwork as digital files.

Click on “Apply to Calls,” search for            

Ripple & Roar: The Wonder of Water

Follow entry instructions.

Image size should be unframed dimensions of your work.

Submitting a work of art to this exhibition the artist agrees to the conditions and terms set forth in this Prospectus as well as in the Acceptance Notification Letter.

CaFÉ does not permit any image changes, replacements, or refunds after submission.

Please check your pricing carefully, price changes are not permitted after entry in CaFÉ. If your work is not for sale, make sure to list that where required in your application. By submitting your pricing through CaFÉ, you agree to sell that work at the price submitted.

Eligibility Criteria

-All Media accepted
- All work must be able to be moved/placed by one person.
- All entries must be of original design and personal execution created within the past 2 years.
- Artwork previously shown at View is not eligible.
View is a public non-profit art center open to everyone; as such, the content of submissions should be appropriate for all visitors.

Fees                                            

- A non-refundable entry fee of $35 enables the artist to submit  one work. Each artist may submit a total of 3 works at a cost of an additional $10 per image. Payment should be made at CallforEntry.org (CaFÉ). 

Legal                                              

-      All works must be of original design and copyright of the artist.

-      View reserves the right to utilize all images submitted to the Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors in promotion of the exhibition and for the general promotion of View.

-      View may rescind the right of hanging any work unsuitably presented or misrepresented.

Selected Works                              

Full instructions for shipping and delivery will be provided in the Acceptance Notification Letter.  

-      Selection notification will be sent by May 10, 2023

-      Selected artwork must be received at View no later than May 26, 2023.

-      View receives 35% commission on any sales made during or resulting from the exhibition at View.

-      Selected artwork must be suitably framed and ready for installation.

-      All shipping is at the expense of the artist. There will be a $10 handling fee for each package shipped to View. The handling fee covers condition reporting and photographing of the work as it arrives, and follow up conditioning and repacking at the conclusion of the exhibition. You must include a prepaid shipping label for the return of the work. Accepted artists will receive detailed information regarding shipping and handling requirements.