Night, Light, & Half Light—Juried National Exhibition
Juror: TBD
April 3 – May 10, 2025

Night, Light, & Half Light
OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, April 3, 6 - 8 PM 
National Show, open to all media, original works in black, white, and grays.

ABOUT THE THEME: South Shore Art Center presents a biannual black and white juried exhibition, open to artists working in all media. Works must be original. We are interested in the interplay between light and composition, within the constraints of black, white, and gray.  We have titled this exhibit, Night, Light, and Half Light as a nod to William Butler Yeats’ “Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven,” which we have provided below.

“Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven”
William Butler Yeats

Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

ENTRY DEADLINE: Sunday, March 2, 2024, end of day. 

JPEG SIZING: Images submitted via Smarter Entry should be at least 1280 pixels in the longest dimension at 72 ppi; file size not to exceed 2 MB.

FEES
$25 for three images. $10 for each additional image up to 6 total images.

ALL WORKS MUST BE FOR SALE. South Shore Art Center receives 40% of the purchase price. Please submit only work that will be available at the time of the exhibition and will remain for its entirety. Work must have been created within the past three years. No accepted entry may be withdrawn prior to the close of the exhibition. No pricing changes will be allowed after acceptance. Living artists only. Work that is copied or done under the guidance of an instructor is not eligible. Entries must not have been previously exhibited at SSAC or the SSAC Arts Festival. If the work does not fully reflect what is represented on the submitted image, South Shore Art Center reserves the right to eliminate it from the exhibition.

SPECIFICATIONS
Two-dimensional work must be professionally presented and firmly wired. No sawtooth hangers, no sandwich frames. 3-D work should include a sturdy pedestal. 

NOTIFICATION
All submitting artists will receive a group email by the end of day on Friday, March 7 with a list of accepted works. 

DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED ARTWORK 
Shipping, return shipping and a $25 handling fee for shipped work are the responsibility of the artist. No Sunday Deliveries. Delivery by Saturday, March 29. Hand delivered work drop off: Thursday, March 27 – Saturday, March 29, 10:00am–4:00pm.

PICK-UP/RETURN DELIVERY OF ARTWORK
Hand delivered works may be picked up between Monday, May 12 – Wednesday, May 14, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. SSAC will return shipped work by May 31, 2024. A handling fee of $25 is required for shipped artwork.

LIABILITY
I understand that South Shore Art Center will ensure work accepted to the extent of 60% of the artist’s stated value while the work is in the Art Center’s custody and control.

AGREEMENT
Submission to Night, Light, and Half Light constitutes an agreement with all conditions of this show. South Shore Art Center reserves the right to photograph or use a submitted image for an accepted work for publicity purposes. South Shore Art Center reserves the right to reject any work not resembling the submitted entry or work that is not ready to be shown according to the aforementioned specifications.

PRIZES
First Prize, $500
Second Prize, $300
Third Prize, $200
Awards of Merit (3)