Collective Visions Gallery announces the Thirteenth Annual CVG Show, a juried art competition for Photo/Digital, Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional art.  All Washington State artists are invited to submit work. Up to $10,000 in cash and purchase prizes will be awarded to winners in the several categories.

CALENDAR

Entry Deadline:    Nov 17, 2019 10:59 PM Pacific Time

Notifications to Artists:   On or before Dec 20, 2019 

Delivery of Work:     Hand Deliveries - January 11 and 12, 2020 (Sat & Sun 1-5 pm)
                                   Shipped work accepted  Dec 27th – Jan 12, 2020  

Other Important Dates:

Saturday, January 18, 2020
    11 AM – 5 PM   Exhibition Opens at Collective Visions Gallery      

    5 - 7 PM            Reception & Awards Ceremony at Kitsap Conference Center 
      
    7 – 10 PM         After Party - At Collective Visions Gallery
                

Sunday, January 19  1 -3 PM  Walk-through Tour with Jurist at                                                                                       Collective Visions Gallery      

Friday, February 7    5 – 8 PM “First Friday” Public Reception at                                                                                     Collective Visions Gallery      

Saturday, February 15,   2 - 4 pm Panel Discussion at Collective Visions Gallery      

Friday, February 28,  6 PM  Guest Lecturer and People’s Choice Award at                                                                 Collective  Visions Gallery      

Saturday, February 29,  6 PM   Exhibition Closes                              

Sunday, March 1,  1 – 5 PM    Pick up Art at Collective Visions Gallery      
 
Monday, March 2 and Tuesday March 3  Shipped work will be mailed  

AWARDS

Best of Show/Mayor’s Award                    $1500.00                                        
Best of Kitsap Award                                  $1000.00*                                               
First Prize in Photo/Digital Arts                 $1000.00                                      
First Prize in 2D Arts                                   $1000.00                                               
First Prize in 3D Arts                                   $1000.00                                           

Second Prize in Photo/Digital Arts            $500.00                                        
Second Prize in 2D Arts                              $500.00                                           
Second Prize in 3D Arts                              $500.00                                               

Third Prize in Photo/Digital Arts                $250.00                                               
Third Prize in 2D Arts                                  $250.00                                                  
Third Prize in 3D Arts                                  $250.00                        

People’s Choice Award                               $300.00*                                        
Honorable Mentions (up to 3/category)     $25.00 each                                   
Purchase Prize Fund                                   $3000.00+

*These awards are selected by specific sponsors or exhibition viewers

ABOUT THE JURORS

Liana Bennett

Liana was born in Rhyl, North Wales in 1948.  At the age of six, her family immigrated to California where she began her passion for drawing as a young child. Her art career began early while in high school where she illustrated workbooks and painted backdrops for plays, all the while selling several of her paintings on the side. As a result, Liana won a scholarship to Chouinard (California Institute of the Arts) from Walt Disney in 1966. She then started doing large abstracts for an interior designer, continuing her studio work and commissioned portrait work.  Nine years later she began teaching acrylic painting to students.

After traveling North to visit relatives, Liana fell in love with the Northwest and chose to move to Bothell in 1983. Within a year she started her own art center called, “Arts Umbrella” and began teaching acrylic and oil painting, along with ten to twelve other artists. “Arts Umbrella” is still a thriving arts center. After 35 years in Bothell, it is now located in Kenmore, WA.

Liana has won various awards throughout her career. She was accepted into the Oil Painters of America national and regional art shows in Scottsdale and Kirkland. Her paintings have appeared in several publications including “Best of Acrylic Painting” and “100 Best Northwest Artists”. Liana has many paintings in private collections and has juried several State Wide Juried Shows in Washington.

Liana commented, “I believe art in all its varied forms, is a world of unexpected experiences.  Color, form, various mediums, and the interactions of the viewer to artwork makes the creative walk never boring, never predictable.” She hopes that in the viewing of a piece of artwork, something is felt, whether uncomfortable, pleasurable, or thought provoking. 

Beverly Hanson

Beverly Hanson says that she cannot draw a stick figure but she has a passion for the arts. She travels extensively all over the world, looking for that elusive treasure: “The Perfect Picture.” Photography is now her magic paintbrush. Besides “straight” photographs, Beverly uses digital brushes to create art renderings that fit the image she captured on camera. Her favorite subjects range from nature to portraits. She studied at the Lepp Institute in California and with professional digital artist, Fay Sirkis. 

Each image Beverly selects for a publication or exhibit sends her a message to either keep her digital fingers off OR to take a digital brush to give it a painterly effect. Beverly views every photo as a blank canvas and sometimes her sense of humor takes over.

Beverly has taken many paths in her life. She has written children’s stories, published in magazines and a textbook, been a Certified Financial Planner, tax preparer, an elementary school teacher, and employed as an administrative secretary for The Boeing Company.

Throughout Beverly’s career she has won several awards including 1st in Photography at the CVG Show 2018, Best of Show at Peninsula Art League and Ocean Shores and multiple sponsor awards. She also won the Gig Harbor Commission and South Kitsap Journal “Best Art Award”, and won People’s Choice at Tacoma Art Museum. In addition, Beverly’s photography was accepted into the Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, where she won “Best of Photography” in 2018.

In her spare time, Beverly designs for calendars, apparel, postcards, brochures and more for a number of entities and individuals.
 

ELIGIBILITY

All artists must be 18 years of age or older, and be a resident of Washington State. Entries must be original, entirely the work of the entrant, and executed within the past three years (since 1/1/2016).  Work must have been done without the supervision of an instructor. Copies of existing artworks or works solely based on copyrighted artworks are not eligible.

REFUNDS WILL NOT BE GRANTED TO APPLICANTS WHO ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS AGREEMENT.

ENTRY METHOD:  On-line through CaFE, at  www.callforentry.org.  You will need to create an account (unless you already have one).  It’s free. Follow all instructions for each entry.

A maximum of three entries per artist is permitted.  Artists may enter more than one category.  All entries will be juried from digital images.  Awards will be judged from the original works of art.

Two-dimensional  (2D) work may not exceed 8 feet in longest dimension or weigh more than 75 lbs.  All 2D works on paper must be under glass or Plexiglas. Shipped work must use Plexiglas.

Any 3D work must fit within a 4 x 4 x 9 foot space, and weigh less than 400 lbs. If the artist wishes to supply more than one view of a 3D work, please create and submit a composite image showing both views.

All work must be gallery-ready for display, with the appropriate framing, hanging wires, supports, etc.  Artists may not substitute another work for an accepted work, alter an accepted work, change the sales price, or withdraw a work after it has been entered or accepted.  We may ask artists submitting work requiring very complicated installation to help with the installation of that work.

All work must be for sale.  Collective Visions Gallery will retain a 33% commission on all sales. Collective Visions Gallery reserves the right to refuse to display any entry which does not meet the criteria stated in this prospectus.  Early pickup of artwork is not permitted!  There will be a $25 late fee for all work (except work to be shipped back to the artist) not picked up on March 1, 2020..

NOTIFICATION AND DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED WORKS:

Official notification will be via e-mail from Call for Entry (CaFE).  Acceptance or rejection status (invited or not-invited status) of artwork can be also viewed online on your account at  www.callforentry.org 

Artworks can be hand-delivered or shipped.  Shipping instructions will be included in the notification e-mail letter.  The artist entrant will be responsible for shipping charges in both directions.  A return, pre-paid shipping label must be included with all shipped artworks. Artwork shipped without a return shipping label will not be displayed during the show, unless advance arrangements are made for the artist to pick up the artwork at the gallery on pick-up day (March 1, 1 to 5 pm).

Every precaution will be taken to handle artworks with the utmost care.  However, neither Collective Visions Gallery or the co-sponsors of the exhibition will be responsible for damage or loss from any cause. Artists are responsible for insuring their own work for loss or damage.

PHOTOGRAPHY:  Collective Visions reserves the right to photograph entries for purposes of publicity, documentation, education, and promotion.

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria