If you are an Essex County senior citizen and an amateur or professional artist, it’s time to submit an application for the 2012 Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show and Exhibition. Applications are due to the county by Wednesday, August 1.
Senior citizens must be at least 60 years old and a resident of Essex County to participate. Senior citizens with professional status must have sold their art through commercial channels, have had their work exhibited in a professional gallery or held professional membership in a guild or association. .
First and second place awards will be presented in the following categories: oil, acrylic, watercolor/gouache, print, pastel, drawing, mixed media/collage/assemblage, photography, computer imagery, sculpture or craft. First-place winners will be eligible to participate in the state Senior Art Contest.
Seniors can submit two entries of original artwork that were completed within the last three years. Artwork must be show ready, which means it should be matted, mounted or framed, with screw eyes and wire attached. Art cannot be larger than 36 inches and no smaller than 11 inches in any dimension, including matting and outer edge frame dimension, and sculptures or 3-D crafts cannot exceed 18 inches in any dimension, including the base. Any entry with a value exceeding $400 must have private insurance.
All artwork must be clearly labeled with the following information: the artist’s name, address, title of work, medium, date created, size, professional or non-professional status, and approximate value of the painting, with the name of the insurance company if it is privately insured. Labels will be provided to artists during drop-off at the Essex County Hospital Center. All entries must be delivered to the Essex County Hospital Center at 204 Grove Avenue in Cedar Grove on Wednesday, August 1 between 10 a.m. and noon.
For more information or to obtain an application, please contact Lisa Payne at 973-239-7056 or by e-mail.
