The Figure: Portraiture & Narrative - A Juried Exhibition
Thank you for your interest in applying to Wayne Art Center’s 2024 The Figure: Portraiture & Narrative - A Juried Exhibition. The exhibition runs from October 13 through November 16, 2024 in the Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Gallery, Wayne Art Center, 413 Maplewood Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087.

2 Works Permitted per Application

Call for Entries for The Figure: Portraiture & Narrative - A Juried Exhibition:  Wayne Art Center invites submissions in painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography and mixed media works that explore the overlapping territories of portraiture and visual storytelling.

Artists 18+ from PA, NJ, NY, DE, MD, VA and Washington, D.C. are eligible to submit up to two original works created between 2022 and 2024. Artists are permitted to submit additional applications. The artist should use the same name and contact (including email) information for each application but must use a different username and password for additional applications.

Juror – Scott Noel
Scott Noel serves as juror for The Figure: Portraiture & Narrative – A Juried Exhibition.  

After completing undergraduate studies at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, Noel moved to Philadelphia in 1978.  His first important solo exhibition was in the Fleisher Challenge Series in 1980.  Since that time, he has mounted over 40 major shows across the country.  Noel is represented by Gross McCleaf Gallery in Philadelphia and his work is included in numerous private, public and corporate collections including the Museum of the Pennsylvania Academy, the Woodmere Art Museum, the Arkansas Art Center and the Pennsylvania Convention Center.  From 1996-2024, Noel taught drawing and painting in the undergraduate and graduate programs at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.  His legacy as an educator also includes teaching at The University of the Arts, Arcadia University and Community College of Philadelphia. 

"Figure paintings have always wedded specific individuals with narrative roles.  Think of Lorenzo de Medici, Hendrickje, Stoffels, Victorine Meurent and Leigh Bowery playing both themselves and characters in the pictorial fictions of Botticelli, Rembrandt, Monet and Lucian Freud.  Almost all figure paintings imply a question about the relationship between the model and the role they play even in boardroom portraits of captains of industry.  Characterization, analysis, likeness and a sense of drama are entangled in visual art." Juror Scott Noel

Awards
Prizes in the amount of $3,000+ will be awarded and presented at the Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony on Sunday, October 13, 2024 from 3-5 pm.

 Eligibility Requirements

Open to artists 18 and older from PA, NJ, NY, DE, MD, VA and Washington, D.C.

Eligible media includes paintings, drawings, sculptures, printmaking, photography and mixed media works that explore the overlapping territories of portraiture and visual storytelling. 3D work should not weigh more than 70 lbs.

Works submitted must have been completed after January 1, 2022.  All works must be for sale. Works previously exhibited at Wayne Art Center are not eligible. 

Collaborative work is accepted. Please include all artists’ names on the online application.

Please contact Wayne Art Center if you have an excessively large and/or complex installation. Additional expense will be incurred by the artist if artwork requires carpentry, special surface treatment to gallery walls or a custom-built pedestal/armature or specific installation request.

All accepted work MUST BE HAND-DELIVERED to and RETRIEVED from Wayne Art Center. NO shipped work will be accepted.  NO exceptions.

Artwork must remain on display throughout the duration of the exhibition.

​​Entry Information
All images should be at least 300 dpi resolution.  File Format:  JPEG or JPG only. File Size under 5mb.  Please name each jpeg/jpg file with the TITLE of the work and specify multiple views with "full" or "detail" view.

The entry fee is $50 for up to 2 artworks. Entry fee is non-refundable.

Visa, MasterCard, AMEX or PayPal will be accepted for entry fee payment. The application will not be finalized until the entry fee has been paid.  Entries must be complete and submitted by midnight, September 16, 2024.

For 3D works, a detail image may be submitted along with the overall image- therefore up to two views per piece for 3D works is allowed for up to two pieces. All images should be at least 300 dpi resolution.  Artists are permitted to submit additional applications. The artist should use the same name and contact (including email) information for each application but must use a different username and password for additional applications.  A$50 fee is applied to each application.

Exhibition inventory for works invited to this exhibit will be created from your submission listings. Updates, edits and changes to any part of listings for title/medium/size/price of work after entry and for the in-gallery exhibition can be made only by contacting WAC.  A $25 administrative fee applies to any requested changes.  Artists are asked to carefully review submission info before completing entry.

Calendar of Events
Online Entries Accepted
July 23, 2024 - September 16, 2024

Final Deadline for Entries
Monday, September 16, 2024- Midnight EST 

Notification of Accepted/Declined Work
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Hand Delivery of Work
Tuesday, October 8, 10am-5pm

Exhibition
October 13 through November 16, 2024

Opening Reception and Awards
Sunday, October 13, 2024
3-5pm

Exhibition Closes
Saturday, November 16, 2024
4pm

Retrieval of Work
Saturday, November 16, 2024 4-5pm (no earlier pickups) AND
Monday, November 18, 2024 10am-5pm

Communications
Notification to artists will be shared via e-mail. An e-mail will be sent for EACH image submitted. Please read each result e-mail carefully, to understand the status of each submission. The artist contact email provided on the online application must remain active during the submission and exhibition process. The artist is responsible for checking email (and SPAM) for acceptance and/or decline and other information regarding Wayne Art Center’s The Figure: Portraiture & Narrative - A Juried Exhibition.  Notifications will be shared via email on September 25. Please do not contact Wayne Art Center for updates regarding notifications until after notifications are emailed on September 25 and after checking SPAM/Junk Files.

Insurance and Liability
While all precautions will be taken to ensure the protection of selected work upon receipt, Wayne Art Center cannot assume liability for any loss or damage to artwork in transit. Wayne Art Center provides insurance coverage only while work is on our premises.  All work will be insured for 60% of its retail value.

Submission of work to this exhibition constitutes an agreement on the part of the artist to all terms and conditions of this entire prospectus, which includes, but is not limited to, the right of Wayne Art Center to use entries images for publicity purposes. Wayne Art Center will not be responsible for works not claimed by Wednesday, November 27, 2024. Work not retrieved by November 27, 2024 will become the property of Wayne Art Center and available for sale at 100% commission to WAC.

Installation
All work should be submitted installation ready. Framed work should arrive wired and ready to hang and 3D work should be stable enough to sit securely on a pedestal or come with a base that provides stability.  If artwork installation is overly complex, Wayne Art Center will contact the artist to request assistance with the installation process. An artist may be required to assume financial responsibility for any alternations (painted walls, site-specific pedestals, armatures, lighting, electrical, etc.) that are requested or required by a particular installation. The artist is welcome to install their complex artworks if necessary. Installation requests must be requested in advance and approved by Wayne Art Center.

Sales Policy
All work must be for sale and the price identified on the entry application must remain constant throughout the duration of the exhibition. Wayne Art Center processes all sales and will retain 40% commission of the sale price, or on any sale that results from mediation by Wayne Art Center staff.  Wayne Art Center processes all resulting commissions of work that occur as a result of this exhibition at the same rate of 60/40 Artist/WAC. 

Contact Information
Pam McLean-Parker, Exhibition Coordinator, pam@wayneart.org

Wayne Art Center
413 Maplewood Avenue
Wayne, PA 19087
610.688.3553 x211
wayneart.org

Questions
For questions regarding prospectus and exhibition, please contact Pam McLean-Parker Exhibition Coordinator at pam@wayneart.org or 610-688-3553, ext. 211. For online submission support, please direct your inquiries to cafe@westaf.org.

Application Requirements

Online applications are accepted through the CaFE platform only and must be completed and submitted with payment by midnight, September 16.  We strongly recommend artists apply BEFORE September 16 in case applicant experiences technical difficulties and needs to return to application at a later time.

 Wayne Art Center invites up to TWO WORKS per application.  3D works may share one full view and one detail view of up to two pieces per application for a maximum total of four images of TWO works per application.  Artists are permitted to submit additional applications. The artist should use the same name and contact (including email) information for each application but must use a different username and password for additional applications. A $50 fee is applied to each application.

Be sure to have upload-ready JPG files:

File Format: JPG/JPEG files.

All images should be at least 300 dpi resolution.   

File dimensions: 1200 pixels or greater on the longest side.

File size: under 5 MB

Please name each jpg file with the title of the work and specify full or detail view.

Eligibility Criteria

Open to artists 18 and older from PA, NJ, NY, DE, MD, VA and Washington, D.C.

All accepted work MUST BE HAND-DELIVERED to and RETRIEVED from Wayne Art Center. NO shipped work will be accepted.  NO exceptions.

Eligible media includes paintings, drawings, sculptures, printmaking, photography and mixed media works that explore the overlapping territories of portraiture and visual storytelling. 3D work should not weigh more than 70lbs.

Works submitted must have been completed after January 1, 2022.  

Collaborative work is accepted. Please include all artists’ names on the online application.

Please contact Wayne Art Center if you have an excessively large and/or complex installation. Additional expense will be incurred by the artist if artwork requires carpentry, special surface treatment to gallery walls or a custom-built pedestal/armature or specific installation request.

All works must be for sale.

Artwork must remain on display throughout the duration of the exhibition.