67th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition
August 14 – October 17, 2021
 
Summers at MAG feature the art of upstate New York. In 2021, don’t miss Rochester’s oldest and longest-running juried exhibition. This year’s Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition will showcase works by emerging and established artists from a 27-county region of upstate and western New York.
  
Eligibility
Entrants must be at least 18 years of age and live in a 27-county upstate New York region:
 
Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Genesee, Erie, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates.
 
Juror
Amanda Chestnut curator, artist, and educator in Rochester, New York.

Amanda Chestnut is a curator, artist, educator, and local arts loud-mouth in Rochester, New York. She is an image-based artist and has made art as a photographer for 25 years. Her artwork has been exhibited throughout New York State. Chestnut holds an MFA in Visual Studies from Visual Studies Workshop through The College at Brockport, SUNY. During that time, she held graduate assistantships at Visual Studies Workshop and in the Criminal Justice Department, both at the College at Brockport. Recent lectures, radio appearances, and presentations focused on community action, equity in user experiences in digital platforms, curatorial practices, arts funding, new English words in 2020, and the over-policing of Blackness in the United States.

 
Deadline
Sunday, April 4, 2021 11:59 pm
   Late entries are not accepted
 
Awards
Memorial Art Gallery Award ($1,500) and other cash awards
 
Requirements
·   Entries must be original work and must have been completed within the last two years. If accepted, works must be suitably prepared for exhibition. 
·   Artists may enter up to three artworks.
·   Artists may submit one image to illustrate each artwork. All images must be JPEG files.
·   Entries that are mailed via regular post or dropped off at the Gallery will not be reviewed.
 
Media Entries
Media format is to be used for digital media films/interactives. Stills are not accepted. 
 
Entry Fee (non-refundable)
$35 per artist
 
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
All entries are handled with the same care given to the Memorial Art Gallery’s own collection, but the Gallery accepts no liability for lost or damaged work.

NO SUBSTITUTIONS of accepted works are allowed.

Accepted work may not be withdrawn by the artist before the close of the exhibition.

The sale of exhibited artwork is at the discretion of the artist and will be managed by the Store at MAG during the exhibition. The Store at MAG retains a 50% commission.

The artist is responsible for insuring work to and from The Memorial Art Gallery.

The artist is responsible for hand-delivering their work between July 29 – 31, 2021 to ensure proper installation logistics. Media Files can be emailed or post-delivery paid by the artist.

The artist is responsible for picking up their work from The Memorial Art Gallery between October 18-19, 2021. Works that are not picked up during the days listed will become the property of The Memorial Art Gallery.

By submitting an entry, the artist grants permission to the Gallery to photograph and reproduce the submitted work for the Gallery’s website and publicity purposes.

The Gallery reserves the right to present accepted DVD entries in specially scheduled showings during the exhibition. 

Payments must be made through CaFE.

The Memorial Art Gallery reserves the right to reject any works not properly presented or ready for exhibition in the museum. 2-Dimensional works must be ready for hanging. The Memorial Art Gallery reserves the right to refuse any entry because of excessive size, undue complexity, or special conditions of installation, or if it does not contain the same qualities as the image submitted.

Submission of an entry is understood to be an acceptance of the conditions stated above.

** Reminder: Be sure your price(s) include the 50% sales commission. We print the prices you send us and the commission is taken out of that price.

Calendar
Sunday, April 4, 2021:  Deadline for entries
Monday, May 23, 2021:  Jury results notified
Thursday-Saturday, July 29-31, 2021:  Delivery of accepted works 
Saturday, August 14, 2021:  Exhibition Opening Party / Awards Ceremony. [***Subject to change due to COVID-19.]
Sunday, August 15, 2021:  Exhibition opens to the public
Sunday, October 17, 2021: Exhibition closes
Monday & Tuesday, October 18 & 19, 2021: Pick up of works
 
Questions? Contact FingerLakes@mag.rochester.edu or 585.276.9003

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria