AMERICA'S PARKS II
CALL FOR ENTRIES
AMERICA’S
PARKS II is an exhibition competition open to all artists, the purpose of which
is to recognize and promote excellence in original artworks depicting any North
American park (national, state, provincial, county, city, or private) but with
an emphasis on parks in the Southwestern U.S. & Northwestern Mexico.
Selections
for AMERICA'S PARKS II will be made by a professional jury consisting of:
Pam Dean Cable, Executive Director, Susan Kathleen Black Foundation
M. Stephen Doherty, Editor, PleinAir™ Magazine
Todd Wilkinson, Managing Editor, Wildlife Art Journal
Pam Dean Cable, Executive Director, Susan Kathleen Black Foundation
M. Stephen Doherty, Editor, PleinAir™ Magazine
Todd Wilkinson, Managing Editor, Wildlife Art Journal
AMERICA’S
PARKS II will premiere in Bolivar, Missouri from March 16 - April 28, 2014 at
the Ella Carothers Dunnegan Gallery of Art; it will also be displayed at the
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ from September 13 - October 26,
2014. One or more additional venues are likely to be added to the tour.
THE PRIMARY
THEME OF AMERICA'S PARKS II WILL BE PARKS OF THE SOUTHWEST including the
Southwestern U.S. & Northwestern Mexico. Art depicting parks in other
locations throughout North America will be eligible for the online exhibit of
PARKS II and awards. However, the traveling exhibit will be comprised primarily
if not entirely of art depicting parks in the Southwestern U.S. &
Northwestern Mexico, including (in alphabetical order) Arizona, California,
Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah; and States in Northwestern
Mexico, particularly, Sonora.
Also new for
PARKS II will be the eligibility of sculpture.
The
following is a confirmed list of awards for PARKS II: America’s Parks Sculpture
Award, The Michael C. and Priscilla V. Baldwin Foundation Sonoran Desert Art
Award, Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Floral Art Award, PleinAir™
Magazine Juror’s Choice Award, and Wildlife Art Journal Juror’s Choice Award.
Additional awards are possible pending funding.
Original, two-dimensional art completed in 2011, ’12, or
’13 is eligible. Eligible media
includes: oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, mixed media, pastel, pencil, pen
and ink, tempera, batik, textiles, alkyd, scratchboard, original prints (e.g.,
lithograph, etching, engraving, serigraph), and sculpture in permanent, stable,
traditional media: metal, stone, and wood. Ineligible media includes: any media
not listed above such as computer enhanced or generated artwork, photography, reproduction
prints, video. 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. Sculptures must fit into a crate
that is no longer than 27,000 cubic inches, the equivalent of 30" x
30" x 30", but in no case should the maximum crate dimension be
longer than 48".
The early entry deadline, with reduced entry fees,
is: August 31, 2013.
The standard entry deadline is: October 15, 2013.
Further information including a Prospectus (Entry
Form) is
available here: http://www.davidjwagnerllc.com/competitions.html
To download a Prospectus (Entry
Form), click: http://davidjwagnerllc.com/America'sParksIIProspectusMasterFile.pdf
To receive a Prospectus (Entry Form) via email or for further information, email: americasparksartexhibit@yahoo.com
AMERICA’S
PARKS Through the Beauty of Art is produced by David J. Wagner, L.L.C.
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