Call Detail
State of the Arts 2024
https://www.artspv.org/sota2024.html

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Contact Email: arts@pvkansas.com

Entry Deadline: 7/21/24
Application Closed

Entry Fee (Entry Fee): $35.00
Work Sample Requirements
Images | Minimum:Min. 1, Maximum:Max. 3
Total Samples | Minimum:Min. 1, Maximum:Max. 3
Call Type: Competitions
Eligibility: Regional
State: Kansas

State of The Arts 2024 is the Prairie Village Arts Council's 18th annual juried competition for all 2D and 3D artworks (excluding photography) held every Fall. The Exhibition runs during the months of September & October. 

The show will open September 9th for People's Choice Voting

Awards:

     $1,000 award for the State of the Arts 2024 Best in Show (One Presented)
     $750 Merit Awards (Two Presented)
     $500 People's Choice award (One Presented)
     $100 Honorable Mention Awards (Five Presented)   

2024 Timeline:

Submissions Open:Friday, June 21, 2024
Call Closes:Sunday, July 21, 2024
Jury begins:Sunday, August 11, 2024
Announcement of finalists:Sunday, August 18, 2024
Exhibit installation:Saturday, September 7, 2024
Voting for Peoples Choice Award opens:Monday, September 9, 2024
Adjudication of awards:Monday, September 9, 2024
Opening of the show:Monday, September 9, 2024
Voting for Peoples Choice Award closes:Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Announcement of Awards Gala:Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Show removal:Saturday, November 2, 2024


Our Juror: Sandra Schaffer

Sandra Schaffer is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America and Watercolor USA Honor Society, as well as numerous other watercolor societies.  Her work has been published in Splashbooks 10 & 13, Best of Worldwide Watermedia Artists  and The Artistic Touch books 4 & 5; her biography in the Marquis publications Who's Who in America, Who's Who of American Women and Who's Who in the World since 2007.  She has served as juror for Watercolor USA at the Springfield Art Museum, The Missouri Watercolor Society International, The Kansas State Fair Professional Arts Division, Illinois Watercolor Society National and The Big Splash St. Louis Watercolor Society Regional Exhibition. 

Sandra's work is held in public and private collections, and she has won numerous awards in national exhibitions.  Her primary medium is watercolor, but she has also worked in oils and in the design and creation of stained glasswindows. She has an appreciation for artistic creativity in all artistic mediums and styles.

Application Requirements

ENTRY DETAIL

Three entries allowed per artist. Entry fee is $35 for 1 to 3 entries. Fees are non-refundable. No more than one piece of art per artist will be selected by the juror for the show. The final round of adjudication will be announced after posting of the show. 

All work MUST be for sale. The Sales Commission to the Prairie Village Arts Council is 10%. (This is a newly reduced commission approved by the Council in 2024 to better support our exhibiting artists and to, hopefully, make pricing more accessible for some prospective buyers.)  Prices listed on the entry form are binding and cannot be changed after submission to the show is made. All purchased artwork is to remain in the Gallery until the closing of the show.  Buyer can collect from the Gallery on the closing day or coordinate with the artist after the show for receipt of purchased artwork.

Receipt of work: Winners will be notified and invited to bring their winning work to the Prairie Village Arts Council Gallery for display per the schedule above. We will work with our winners to make arrangements for delivery of your work. 

Artwork accepted for display is to be picked up on Saturday, November 2nd, 2024 between the hours of 8AM and 10AM only. Artwork not picked up on November 2nd, 2024, will be charged a storage fee of $10 per day until the Artwork is picked up.  Any Artwork unclaimed 30 days after the date of exhibition closing will become property of the City of Prairie Village.

Eligibility Criteria

ELIGIBILITY
Open to all Artists, 18 years of age or older, within about a 2 hour drive of our gallery. Artists shall be able to attend the artist reception and awards ceremony if selected for the show.

2D & 3D Artwork of any media, except for photography, is acceptable. Artwork must be original, not more than 2 years old, not done in a class or under supervision of another artist, and not copied from published photos or from photos taken by others without their written permission. If copyright infringement is discovered the artwork will be disqualified (The Prairie Village Arts Council hosts a photography show in May to allow our photography-artists a juried show).

All 2D Artwork selected for display must be D-ringed, wired and ready for hanging. No clip frames, flat brackets with holes, saw tooth hangers, or string hangers permitted. 2D framed (or if unframed) size should not exceed 25 square feet total. All 3D work cannot exceed 18” in any one dimension.