The Lincoln Gallery and the Thompson Valley Art League invite you to enter the 2025 NATIONAL FINE ART SHOW.  Open to all U.S. artists working in the 6 categories listed below.  All entries must be for sale. Entry fees are non refundable.  No installations or sets of works to make one entry will be accepted.  Cash awards of $2,000 will be awarded.

The exhibition will run from May 10 - June 4, 2025 with the Artists’ Reception and Awards Presentation on Friday, May 9, 2025. 

Juror:   Heather Burton, Ft Collins Colorado

ARTIST BIO

I attended Syracuse University for design and after graduation became a graphic artist, web designer and developer. In 2006 I decided to go back to school for my master’s in Painting and Illustration driven by a desire to show my son that he should pursue his passion. I attended the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Since graduating in 2010 I have been teaching art and painting full time. I have always loved and been drawn to horses and other animals and in graduate school, I combined my love of painting with my love of horses and started focusing on painting horses in motion. Having grown up in upstate NY, I began painting thoroughbreds at Saratoga and upon moving to Maui, transitioned to painting polo ponies.  In 2015 I moved to Colorado. I am so excited to be living where beautiful landscapes, horses, and wildlife are abundant sources of inspiration. My two amazing, unique, and beautiful children are also a constant source of inspiration.

Heather will be offering a three day workshop in early May 6-8th, 2025  from 9:30-3 pm at Lincoln Gallery. 
                                                                                            Painting  Horses and Other Animals

Registration at www.lincolngallery.com / workshops. 

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REQUIREMENTS:
Categories:
1.  Oil 
2.  Mixed Media 
3.  Acrylic 
4.  Watercolor
5.  3D & Sculpture
6.  Pastel & Drawing
Artists may enter multiple categories but total entries may not exceed 6.  Artwork not meeting any of the above criteria will be rejected.  The Thompson Valley Art League reserves the right to categorize your entries if we feel they are entered incorrectly.

Details:
Delivered artwork must match image juried into show.  No substitutions will be allowed.  Flat work (including frame) SHALL NOT EXCEED a linear measurement of 75 LINEAR inches (height + width) and must be wired for hanging.  Works exceeding these dimensions or with saw-tooth hangers will not be accepted.  Plaques will be accepted if they are properly wired.  Frames and matting must be in new or like new condition. Gallery-wrapped canvas must be secured on stretcher bars of at least 1.5” in thickness.  

All work to be hung must weigh no more than 25 lbs.  Any work deemed to be less than represented in entry or with presentation/appearance deemed to be unacceptable will not be exhibited.

Three-dimensional art must be completed work; no more than 36 inches in any one dimension and weighing no more than 50 pounds.  Relief works are considered 3-D and must be wired for hanging and weigh no more than 25 lbs.  All work must be labeled with an Artist/Art label.  Multiple entries of the same 3D piece are not acceptable and must be entered as a split image on a single entry image. 
 

All work must be completed within the past 3 years, on or after 1/1/2022.  Please pay special attention to weight and size limitations, no refunds will be allowed.
  
Entries:
Only entries received online through CaFE’ (callforentry.org) will be considered.  Deadline for entry is 11:59pm, Mountain Standard Time,  March 19, 2025  All artists will be notified by email of the juror’s decisions by April 4, 2025.  While the Lincoln Gallery will undertake the utmost care in handling all entries, the Gallery will not be held liable for damage occurring either while in the gallery or during shipping.  Insuring the artwork is the responsibility of the artist.

Fees:
$45 entry fee includes up to 2 entries.  Additional entries are $10 each for a maximum of six (6) entries total. Fees are non-refundable.  Your email address will be our primary contact.  Only works selected by the juror will be displayed and eligible for awards from the show. 

Deliveries: 
Shipped deliveries will be received between April 24 - May 1, 2025. Hand delivered work will be received between May 2 - May 3, 2025 at the Lincoln Gallery between the hours of 12:00-5:00pm.   Any artwork not received by May 3 may not be exhibited.  Shipping containers will be stored and reused for return shipment.   If a piece is sold and the artist wishes the shipping container returned, the Lincoln Gallery must be notified by email.   A prepaid return-shipping label must be included with all shipped artwork.   Return shipments will be shipped by June 7, 2025.  Please deliver or ship to:

Lincoln Gallery
429 North Lincoln Avenue
Loveland, CO 80537 
Phone:  970 663-2407

Gallery hours are Tues-Sat. Noon-6:00pm


Sales:
All works must be for sale and preferably remain on display until the close of the exhibit. Sales will be encouraged to further the efforts of the artists and to stimulate acquisition of original art by patrons and the public.  The Lincoln Gallery will collect a 35% commission on all sales.  Payment for sold items will be mailed to the artists on the 20th of the month following the close of the show.

Awards:
Cash awards of $2,000 total will be presented for Best of Show, 1st and 2nd Place in each Category.  The Awards Ceremony will take place during the Opening Reception to be held on May 19th, from 6:00pm - 7:00pm for Artist and guests only, The reception will be open to the public at 7:00pm - 9:00pm at the Lincoln Gallery, 429 North Lincoln Ave, Loveland, CO, 80537. Live Facebook awards presentation will be at 6:30pm on Facebook @thelincolngallery. 

 
Calendar of Important Dates:
March 19           Entry deadline  
April 4               Notification by email
April 24 - May 3  Arrival of accepted SHIPPED work to gallery 
May 2-May 3      Hand deliveries of accepted work at Lincoln                                                Gallery 12:00-5:00pm
May 9                 Opening Reception 6:00pm - 9:00pm.  Awards                                          Presentation at 6:30pm     

June 4                Show closes.  
June 6-7             Pickup unsold work between Noon - 5:00pm  (Arrangements must be made for alternate pickup times.  970-663-2407)                                     
June 7              Unsold work will be shipped

Application Requirements

Media: 
Images - Minimum: 2, Maximum: 6
Total Media - Minimum: 2, Maximum: 6
Entry Fee (Includes up to 2 entries): $45.00
Media Fee (per entry over minimum): $10.00

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility:
Open to all US artists working in the listed categories.  Work must be original art, not copied from photos or works by other artists, or done under instruction. No installations or sets of works to make one entry will be accepted.  The juror reserves the right to disqualify any work which they consider to be in poor taste or inappropriate.  Entries must have been completed within the last 3 years (on or after 1/1/2022) and may not have been included/accepted in previous Lincoln Gallery or Thompson Valley Art League juried shows.