America's
Parks
Through
the Beauty of Art
Final Entry Deadline: October 15, 2012
Enter by August 31st and save up to $10 per entry
AMERICA’S PARKS Through the Beauty of Art is an
exhibition competition open to all artists, the purpose of which is to
recognize and promote excellence in original artworks
depicting any park (national, state, provincial, county, city) in
Canada, Mexico and The United States.
Selections
will be made by a professional jury
consisting of:
- M. Stephen Doherty, Editor, PleinAir™
Magazine
- Susan T. Fisher, American
Society of Botanical Artists Past President and former Arizona-Sonora
Desert Museum Art Institute Director
- Todd Wilkinson, Managing
Editor, Wildlife
Art Journal
The 2013 inaugural exhibition of AMERICA’S PARKS Through the
Beauty of Art is scheduled as the first of three, with others
to follow in 2014 and 2015. The 2013 inaugural exhibition
will premiere in Bolivar, Missouri from March 17– April 14, 2013 at the
Ella Carothers Dunnegan Gallery of Art. The Dunnegan is a
noteworthy museum that has hosted such notable traveling museum
exhibitions as Art and the Animal, of The
Society
of Animal Artists, Blossom ~ Art of Flowers,
sponsored by The Susan K. Black Foundation, Exquisite
Miniatures by Wes and Rachelle Siegrist, and Paws
and Reflect: Art of Canines, all of which have toured under
the auspices of David J. Wagner, L.L.C. The Dunnegan has also had a
tradition of hosting park art exhibits, notably, ARTS FOR THE
PARKS. Coincidentally, David J. Wagner proposed the very
first tour of the ARTS FOR THE PARKS exhibition,
served as a Juror for that exhibit, managed the ARTS
FOR THE PARKS tour for its first five years (1988–93), and
served on the Advisory Board of its parent organization, the
National Park Art Academy. AMERICA’S PARKS Through the Beauty
of Art (hereafter “PARKS”) is an entirely
new initiative, produced by David J. Wagner, L.L.C. with a tour pending.
Eligible
Subject Matter:
Original artworks depicting subject matter found in any national,
state, provincial, county,
or city park, or any park of any other such unit in Canada, Mexico, and
The United States is eligible.
Eligible Media:
Original, two-dimensional art completed in 2010, ’11, or ’12 is
eligible. Eligible media includes: oil,
acrylic, watercolor, gouache, mixed media, pastel, pencil, pen and ink,
tempera, batik, alkyd, scratchboard, and original prints (e.g.,
lithograph, etching, engraving, serigraph). Ineligible media includes:
any media not listed above such as computer enhanced or generated
artwork, photography, reproduction prints, sculpture, video.
Size
Restriction:
Not including frame or mat, the maximum size for entered artworks is
900 square inches. Calculate by
multiplying the horizontal and vertical dimensions. Example: A 30” x
30” painting would equal 900 square inches.
Awards:
- America’s Parks Curator’s Choice Award
- Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Juror’s Choice
Award
- PleinAir™ Magazine Juror’s
Choice Award
- Society of Animal Artist’s Wildlife Art Award
- Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Floral Art Award
- Wildlife Art Journal Juror’s Choice Award
Calendar for
the 2013 Exhibition
- Early Entry Deadline: Must
be postmarked by August 31, 2012
- Standard Deadline: Must be
postmarked by October 15, 2012
- Deadline for Receipt:
October 25, 2012*
- Jury Selections: November
2012
- Selection Notification:
November 30–December 15, 2012
- Exhibition Opening: March
17, 2013
- Deadline: All entries must
be received by October 25, 2012
*International
entries may take up to two weeks or more to deliver so send
early.
Entry
fees
- Early-Entry Fee: One entry, US$30.00; Two
entries, US$50.00; Each Additional entry, US$20.00
- Standard Deadline Fee: One entry,
US$40.00; Each additional entry, US$25.00
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