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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS-FLORIDA
PROSPECTUS, APPLICATION & ARTIST AGREEMENT
National Association of Women Artists FL Chapter Member Showcase
TITLE OF SHOW: SKINS
DATES: April 14 to May 10, 2025
VENUE: Art Gallery 21, Island City Cultural Center
ADDRESS: 600 NE 21st Ct., Wilton Manors, FL 33305
EXHIBITION COORDINATOR: Janet Gold
Email: janetgoldtheartist@gmail.com 954-465-3033
Curator or Gallery contacts: Constance Ruppender 954-661-4740
GALLERY CONTACT INFO: 954-390-2130
IMPORTANT DATES:
ONLINE SUBMISSIONS BEGIN: January 2, 2025
- DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: March 1, 2025
- NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: Friday, March 21, 2025
- SMARTER ENTRY SUBMISSION FEE: $30.00
- NUMBER OF ENTRIES ALLOWED: 2
- OPENING RECEPTION: April 19, 6-8PM
- SHOW CLOSES: May 10, 2025
- SIZE RESTRICTIONS on 2D: 40” maximum in any direction
- SCULPTURES AND CERAMICS ACCEPTED: Must fit on a 24x24 pedestal or on the floor with a 50lb limit.
- GALLERY DROP OFF DATE: April 12, 2025 from 1-3PM
- GALLERY PICK UP DATE: May 10, 2025 from 1-3PM
DELIVERY/PICK UP AND SHIPPING DETAILS
- HAND DELIVERIES ONLY to Art Gallery 21, 600 NE 21 CT, Wilton Manors, FL
- NO SHIPPING TO GALLERY 21 ALLOWED.
- SHIPPING AND DROP-OFF OPTIONS: There will be ONE delivery option for out of state/area artists and one pick-up option for those who live on the west coast of Florida. Those living within 2 hours of the gallery can car pool and deliver directly to the Gallery.
- OUT OF STATE/AREA SHIPPING: Deborah Pearlman, 3501 Keyser Ave., Apt. 21, Hollywood, FL 33021- See specifics below/SHIPPED ART ARRIVAL DATES: April 8-10, 2025.
- WEST COAST (FL) DELIVERY SERVICE: There will be three drop-off sites for Florida west coast artists: One each in St Petersburg, Sarasota and Naples. More detailed information to follow.
- Art Gallery 21 Hand-delivered art date & time: April 12, 2025 from 1-3pm
- Art Gallery 21 Artwork pick up date & time: May 10, 2025 from 1-3pm
- OUT OF STATE/AREA SHIPPING DETAILS: All artwork shipped by FedEx or UPS must include a FedEx or UPS prepaid, bar-coded, return shipping label. Please tape the prepaid shipping label to the inside of the box or shipping container where it will be easily seen and identified. Artwork shipped with packing peanuts will not be accepted. Do not ship via US Postal Service.
Please READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS and WAIVER CAREFULLY
- 1st Place: $400.00
- 2nd Place: $200.00
- 3rd Place: $100.00
- Honorable Mention: $50.00 x 4
- Juror $200.00
JUROR INFORMATION:
- J. Steven Manolis
- BIO: www.jstevenmanolisart
- Juror will judge for accepted entries between March 1 & 21 with notification of accepted works on March 21 (one piece per artist is guaranteed entry)
- Juror will judge for prizes on Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 3-5pm
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
- Fine art categories accepted* are oil, acrylic, wax, photography, mixed media, collage, sculpture, printmaking, pastels, watercolors, mosaics, ceramics, fiber arts. *Digitally created work must be identified as such in the medium/description.
- Sculpture and ceramics are allowed in this show; pedestals are available. Sculpture size must fit on a 24”x 24” pedestal or on the floor- 50lb limit.
- Artwork generated through artificial intelligence based upon a third party's intellectual property will not be accepted. Original art based upon another’s intellectual property MUST be credited to the owner of that copyright or trademark; and, the submitting artist MUST provide in advance of the show written evidence of consent from that third party to produce any derivative works or copies of that third party’s intellectual property.
- Submissions are through Smarter Entry @ https://client.smarterentry.com/NAWAFL Simply Click on MEMBER LOGIN at the top of the page and log in to your account. Click on “SKINS” under CURRENT PROSPECTUSES.
- Digital image specifications: 1920 pixels @ 300 dpi on longest side. JPG format
- Label digital images as follows: lastname_firstname_title_medium_HxW_price.jpg – all dimensions should be given in inches.
- For example: Smith_Jane_Seaside_watercolorandink_18x24_500.jpg
- SmarterEntry will ask you to describe the materials and techniques used as well as add a small (100-word or less) artist statement describing your thoughts on the artwork submitted.
- Sale of Work: Artist receives 70%, NAWAFL receives 10%, VENUE receives 20%.
- NO NUDES
ELIGIBILITY
- All NAWA Signature members in good standing who are also a member of the NAWA-Florida chapter.
- Any artwork not previously an award winner in another NAWA-FL show.
- Since this exhibition is our annual member showcase, one piece of art from every submission will be accepted. The juror will choose from the two submissions allowed for the juried entry.
PAINTING & LABELLING REQUIREMENTS
- The venue requires that all accepted art labeling information be sent to: Poetc7@aol.com by April 1, 2025. All labels will be created by the venue
- Example of label: Name, Title, Medium, Price, website
- All artwork must be framed (or gallery wrapped) & wired for hanging (no saw tooth hangers).
- All artwork must be the original work of the artist and the artist represents that she owns all intellectual property rights in the submitted work.
- Artwork displayed in the show must match the .jpeg submitted (no substitutions).
- All artwork must remain in place for the duration of the show at Art Gallery 21.
- All artwork must be for sale.
MARKETING
- The Art Gallery 21 Curator will provide a press release to the media and calendar listings.
- Art Gallery 21 will also provide printed postcards for the exhibition which you can pick up at drop-off.
- Marketing for this show will include press releases, posts on NAWAFL’s social media sites such as Instagram and Facebook, and the https://artgallery21.org/ as well as the artists’ social media sites. Each artist is asked to provide publicity on her own website and social media sites.
- ARTIST WORKSHOPS: Available to any member on the Saturday afternoons during our exhibition except intake and pick up days. Any presentation considered. Can collect fees from participants. Tables and chairs are available. Venue gets 20% of intake money. 10-15 participants for workshops.
ARTIST’S AGREEMENT AND WAIVER
My application for entry into Art Gallery 21, Wilton Manors, Florida entitled, SKINS, located at 600 NE 21st Ct., Wilton Manors, FL 33305, binds me to the agreement as stated below, and I am to hold available said artwork from April 14, 2025, until the removal date of May 10, 2025.
In consideration of the display of my artwork, I hereby declare I am the owner and creator of the original artwork being submitted by me, both as to the artwork's physical manifestation and the copyright of artwork. I accept full responsibility for any casualty of any kind while in the National Association of Women Artists, Inc.-Florida Chapter (NAWAFL) SKINS.
I understand that my work may not be included if it fails to meet professional presentation standards (as determined by the Exhibitions Committee), including but not limited to: unprofessional framing, sawtooth hangers (must be professionally wired), or delivering wrong work. I hereby waive any and all claims against the National Association of Women Artists, Inc., as well as their employees, officers, directors and committee personnel.
Nevertheless, for the purpose of this agreement, I agree that the stated value of the artwork shall be One U.S. Dollar (1USD, $1), in the event of any loss or damage to the piece of artwork. I agree to allow an image of my artwork to be exhibited or to be used without charge for advertising and/or promotion in the furtherance of the Exhibition, and for other purposes including, but not limited to, traditional media, social media, website, as well for public relations, prior to and/or during or after the Exhibition. In case of the latter- after the Exhibition ends- NAWAFL will request permission to use images for promotion. My work is to be available for sale at the price hereinbefore agreed on.
Point of release clause: the work on exhibition is considered part of the exhibition from point of delivery between April 11 and the close of exhibition May 10. NAWAFL retains the right of discretion not to exhibit artworks if they do not meet the requirements of NAWAFL show standards, or contain any inflammatory or offensive materials.
Labels: NAWA is a not-for-profit art organization, and as such will not list anything other than the name of the artist, the title of the work, its dimensions, medium and price on the labels.
In the event of a dispute with regard to this Waiver Agreement, we agree that all disputes must be adjudicated in a State Court in the County, City and State of New York (i.e., Manhattan), under the Laws of the State of New York, without regard to choice of law rules.
Note: The use of the National Association of Women Artists, Inc.'s logo, without prior written permission is prohibited. The use of the registered Trademark Seal and the logo of the National Association of Women Artists, Inc. for any personal or business use on any documents, postcards, invitations, and other promotional materials and communications is a violation of law. Upon entering this competition, I agree to the policies of this Waiver.
By signing the waiver on Smarter Entry, entering this exhibition, I agree to all the above waiver statements.