July 9 - August 4, 2022
Fourteenth Annual Juried Exhibition
Juror
Rosa Ana Orlando
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Rosa Ana Orlando is a museum specialist with extensive knowledge of art history. She has more than 15 years of experience in art collection management, as well as a strong background in exhibition planning and design. Ms. Orlando is an independent art curator, consultant, and educator. She has taught art appreciation at the college level and has been a docent at art, history, and children’s museums. Ms. Orlando has also mentored emerging artists and museum professionals. Her attention to detail, enthusiasm, and passion about the transformative power of art have been reflected in all of her projects. Ms. Orlando is an engineer with a Master of Liberal Arts, and a Master of Arts in Museum Studies from Johns Hopkins University. She was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela and has lived in the United States since 2003.
50% of the sales from this exhibition go to our charity partner, the remaining 50% to the artist.
SCENIC GALVESTON, Inc. (SG) is a community-based, all-volunteer habitat conservation service organization and Galveston Bay-area land trust, focusing on protection and restoration of wetland and coastal prairie habitats on and around historic Virginia Point Peninsula, Texas. Founded in 1992 to create a high-visibility marshland preserve along I-45, SG currently owns and manages approximately 2600 acres, with compatible land use partner adjacencies and buffer lands adding upward of 800 acres to the aggregate. On Galveston Island, SG also owns a 20-acre wetland tract along Harborside Drive. Land acquisition work continues. Inside the Virginia Point preserve, SG has replanted around 100 acres of wetland habitat and continues restoration of coastal prairie via invasive species suppression, replanting and other management techniques. The preserve complex anchors several winning Great Texas Birding Classic teams (TPWD), and SG has hosted Texas Ornithological Society and annual Galveston Featherfest field trips. The preserve also adds significant mainland habitat to the Audubon Galveston Christmas Bird Count and is a site partner of the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory.
EXHIBITION CALENDAR
JUNE 1 – 16 |
Apply to the Show |
JUNE 17 - 30 |
Review and Selection of Works by Juror |
JULY 2 - 3 |
Notification of Acceptance via Phone or Text Appointments Scheduled for Delivery of Work to Gallery |
JULY 7 |
Works Delivered to Gallery (11 AM – 7 PM) |
JULY 8 |
Installation (No Work Delivered on this Date) |
JULY 9 |
Opening Reception (NOON – 8 PM) Juror’s Remarks / Awards (6:30 PM, pending Covid Restrictions) |
JULY 30 |
Closing Reception / Performance by Heights Fools on Stools (6 PM – 8 PM) |
AUGUST 4 |
Final Day of Exhibition / Unsold Artwork Picked Up (4 PM – 7 PM) |
AUGUST 5 |
Unsold Artwork Picked Up (10 AM – 6 PM) |
ELIGIBILITY
Open to all area artists, age 18 and older. Eligible are 2D and 3D works which have been completed within the last 3 years independent of a class or workshop and not previously exhibited at Archway Gallery. Current members of Archway Gallery and staff/board members of our charity partner or juror may not enter the competition.
SUBMISSION
Artists may submit two works, digitally, via the link below. The entry fee for one or two works is $25, payable to Archway Gallery. Titles and prices must be included on your entry forms and cannot be changed thereafter. It is important that your digital images accurately reflect your work. Works which are found not to be accurately represented by the image submitted may be disqualified at the discretion of the juror.
Works featuring violent, sensational or sexual content will not be displayed. Archway Gallery and the juror reserve the right to reject any work deemed inappropriate for this exhibition, for any reason.
NOTIFICATION AND DELIVERY TO GALLERY
All submitting artists will be notified of the status of their entries via phone call or text on July 3. At this time, an appointment will be made to deliver selected works to the Gallery between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. on July 7. All persons entering the gallery must wear masks, until and unless the Gallery, as a private business, elects to relax this requirement. We reserve the right to refuse entry to any unmasked persons. 2-D work may not exceed 48” in any direction. All work must fit through a standard doorway with a weight limit of 50 lbs. ALL 2-D WORK MUST BE FRAMED, WIRED AND READY TO HANG. NO SAWTOOTH HANGERS, PLEASE. ALL WORKS ENTERED MUST BE PROFESSIONALLY PRESENTED AND READY TO RELEASE TO CLIENTS UPON THE CLOSE OF THE EXHIBITION. Gallery wrapped canvases are acceptable, but must be properly wired for hanging. No wet work, please. Archway Gallery warrants professionalism to our clients and patrons, and we ask for yours in the preparation of your work.
RECEPTION AND AWARDS
A reception on Saturday, July 9 will open the exhibition to the public, attended by the Ms. Orlando and representatives of Scenic Galveston, Inc. A video presentation will be posted on our website of the exhibition and awards following the reception. We encourage artists and their supporters to visit and view the exhibition on the day of the reception and thereafter.
First Prize is a cash award of $500, with guest artist privileges for one month at Archway Gallery. Cash awards will also be presented to the Second and Third Prize-winning artists. Honorable Mention awards will be granted at the discretion of the juror. All prize-winning works will be labeled throughout the exhibition.
SALES
All work submitted must be for sale, and all sales will be transacted through Archway Gallery. If work is sold, 50% will be dispersed to the artist and 50% will be paid to the charity partner at the close of the exhibition. Any credit card fees on the artist’s portion of sales will be split between the gallery and the artist.
Sold artwork will remain on display until the close of the show but will be marked “SOLD” when the purchase has been transacted. Archway Gallery will hold sold works for client pickup and will assist with any necessary shipping or delivery as required. The gallery will share the names and contact information of clients who purchase work with selling artists. All works in the exhibition will be displayed and offered for sale in our online store on the gallery website.
We encourage artists to promote the show via personal websites, social media, links, mailings, and visits with guests. The digital invitation and catalog will be posted at www.archwaygallery.com. The show will be extensively publicized through our website and social media, gallery street signage, public relations posts and listings, our members’ social media activities, and other opportunities in coordination with our juror and charity partner.
AGREEMENT
Submission of this application and the piece(s) represented shall constitute an agreement on the part of the artist to comply with the conditions set forth in this prospectus, including the following:
While I understand that great care and all steps will be taken to mitigate the possibility of loss or damage, in submitting this application, I hereby release Archway Gallery, its members, publicist and clients, Ana Rosa Orlando, Scenic Galveston, Inc., and members, staff, volunteers, associates and boards from any and all claims occasioned by injury, illness, damage or loss of artwork while on the premises of Archway Gallery. Permission to photograph and/or reproduce the work for publicity, documentary or educational purposes is hereby granted.
Open to all area artists, age 18 and older. Eligible are 2D and 3D works which have been completed within the last 3 years independent of a class or workshop and not previously exhibited at Archway Gallery. Current members of Archway Gallery and staff/board members of our charity partner or juror may not enter the competition.
SUBMISSION
Artists may submit two works, digitally, via the link below. The entry fee for one or two works is $25, payable to Archway Gallery. Titles and prices must be included on your entry forms and cannot be changed thereafter. It is important that your digital images accurately reflect your work. Works which are found not to be accurately represented by the image submitted may be disqualified at the discretion of the juror.
Works featuring violent, sensational or sexual content will not be displayed. Archway Gallery and the juror reserve the right to reject any work deemed inappropriate for this exhibition, for any reason.
NOTIFICATION AND DELIVERY TO GALLERY
All submitting artists will be notified of the status of their entries via phone call or text on July 3. At this time, an appointment will be made to deliver selected works to the Gallery between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. on July 7. All persons entering the gallery must wear masks, until and unless the Gallery, as a private business, elects to relax this requirement. We reserve the right to refuse entry to any unmasked persons. 2-D work may not exceed 48” in any direction. All work must fit through a standard doorway with a weight limit of 50 lbs. ALL 2-D WORK MUST BE FRAMED, WIRED AND READY TO HANG. NO SAWTOOTH HANGERS, PLEASE. ALL WORKS ENTERED MUST BE PROFESSIONALLY PRESENTED AND READY TO RELEASE TO CLIENTS UPON THE CLOSE OF THE EXHIBITION. Gallery wrapped canvases are acceptable, but must be properly wired for hanging. No wet work, please. Archway Gallery warrants professionalism to our clients and patrons, and we ask for yours in the preparation of your work.
RECEPTION AND AWARDS
A reception on Saturday, July 9 will open the exhibition to the public, attended by the Ms. Orlando and representatives of Scenic Galveston, Inc. A video presentation will be posted on our website of the exhibition and awards following the reception. We encourage artists and their supporters to visit and view the exhibition on the day of the reception and thereafter.
First Prize is a cash award of $500, with guest artist privileges for one month at Archway Gallery. Cash awards will also be presented to the Second and Third Prize-winning artists. Honorable Mention awards will be granted at the discretion of the juror. All prize-winning works will be labeled throughout the exhibition.
SALES
All work submitted must be for sale, and all sales will be transacted through Archway Gallery. If work is sold, 50% will be dispersed to the artist and 50% will be paid to the charity partner at the close of the exhibition. Any credit card fees on the artist’s portion of sales will be split between the gallery and the artist.
Sold artwork will remain on display until the close of the show but will be marked “SOLD” when the purchase has been transacted. Archway Gallery will hold sold works for client pickup and will assist with any necessary shipping or delivery as required. The gallery will share the names and contact information of clients who purchase work with selling artists. All works in the exhibition will be displayed and offered for sale in our online store on the gallery website.
We encourage artists to promote the show via personal websites, social media, links, mailings, and visits with guests. The digital invitation and catalog will be posted at www.archwaygallery.com. The show will be extensively publicized through our website and social media, gallery street signage, public relations posts and listings, our members’ social media activities, and other opportunities in coordination with our juror and charity partner.
AGREEMENT
Submission of this application and the piece(s) represented shall constitute an agreement on the part of the artist to comply with the conditions set forth in this prospectus, including the following:
While I understand that great care and all steps will be taken to mitigate the possibility of loss or damage, in submitting this application, I hereby release Archway Gallery, its members, publicist and clients, Ana Rosa Orlando, Scenic Galveston, Inc., and members, staff, volunteers, associates and boards from any and all claims occasioned by injury, illness, damage or loss of artwork while on the premises of Archway Gallery. Permission to photograph and/or reproduce the work for publicity, documentary or educational purposes is hereby granted.