Indiana University East

41st Annual Whitewater Valley Art Competition

Originating in 1978, the Whitewater Competition has a history of “open judging”, allowing the public to be present when the exhibit entries are accepted or declined for the exhibit.  In this spirit, digital images of entered works will be projected in an auditorium on the campus of IU East and be juried by a three-judge panel.  Intervals in the judging will be scheduled for the public to interact with the panel with regard to rationale related to acceptance or declination of works. Jurors will select 50-55 works for the exhibit. All art submissions will be juried electronically.

Awards: $5,000 total award money               

Entry Deadline: Friday, September 13th

Eligibility

Artists must be 18 years or older and reside in Indiana or adjacent states of Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, or Michigan. All work must be original by the submitting artist and cannot have been exhibited in previous Whitewater Valley Art Competitions.

Registration Fee: $30 for up to 3 entries.

Limit three images per entry.

Submission process via www.callforentry.org.

Both 2-D and 3-D artwork will be considered. Examples of acceptable works include paintings, drawings, printmaking, digital artworks, photographs, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, textiles, and mixed media art pieces.

Conditions and Rules

• 2-D works must be ready to hang with wire or appropriate hardware. 3-D works must be stable..  Weight limit is 30 lbs. and size must not exceed 48” in any direction.
• Works on paper must be protected under Plexiglas or similar. No traditional glass allowed on any 2d works larger than 12” in any direction.
• If artwork is available for purchase, the amount must be included in the submission. NFS pieces must include an insurance amount which is considered reasonable and in correlation with past sales and/or professional appraisals.
• By submitting work to be considered, artists grant permission to the IU East Art Gallery to reproduce accepted artwork for promotional uses in both printed and electronic forms.
• All works must be shipped in reusable containers with a return-shipping label via UPS or FEDEX (No USPS). No packing peanuts please. Artists are responsible for all shipping costs. Artists hand-delivering works must do so by 5pm, October 4, 2019.
• The gallery reserves the right to not display works if they are not presented in the format specified or if the physical work vastly differs from the submitted image.

Important Dates:

September 13th, 11:59pm: Deadline to submit artwork

 We cannot accept cash or entry fees paid through CallforEntry.org. Entry fees can be paid by calling our campus Bursar’s Office at (765) 973-8345 Monday through Friday between 9am – 11am and 1pm – 4pm, and specify the “Whitewater Valley Art Competition”. Entry fees can also be paid by personal check, cashier's check, or money order and sent to the following address:

Indiana University East
c/o Carrie Longley, Art Director
2325 Chester Blvd. 
Richmond, IN 47374
Attn: WVAC

 September 20, 10am –2pm:  Artwork publicly juried at the IU East Campus, Whitewater Hall Lobby                                                         

 October 4, 5pm: Deadline for accepted entries to be received at IU East (shipped or physically brought).

October 18, 6-8pm Artists reception and awards presentation, Tom Thomas Gallery @ IU East

October 18 – December 13: Whitewater Valley Art Exhibit in Tom Thomas Gallery and Meijer Artway.

December 16 – 20, 10am – 5pm: Exhibit artwork collected by artist or shipped back to artist with return shipping label.

Liability

The utmost care will be taken in handling artwork(s) during the exhibition, and the works will be insured for the duration of the exhibition, from delivery to shipping back to artist. However, should an occasion arise in which an insurance claim must be made, any claim above $300 will require records of past sales and / or a third party professional appraisal. IU East is not liable for any damages to works incurred during shipping.

All questions should be directed toward Art Director, Carrie Longley, clongley@iue.edu.

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria