2008 Exhibition Schedule & Exhibition Requirements


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2008 Exhibition Schedule & Exhibition Requirements

The following exhibits are scheduled for 2008. Admittance to Venice Art Center exhibits is free unless otherwise noted.

Florals - May 23 - June 19, 2008

Receive - Tuesday, May 20, 10:00am - 3:00pm

Judge - Wednesday, May 21

Hang - Thursday, May 22

Reception - Friday, May 23, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Pick-up - Friday, June 20

Sponsor - Ernie and Polly Skinner

Juror - Kathleen McDonald

Solo Salons - Maryjo Floryjanski/Acrylic - Florals

PhArtists Exhibit - June 27 - August 15, 2008

(John and Suzie Seerey Lester, Jack and Mary Jo Perkins, Maureen and Chuck Snyder and Dr. Robert and Jerry Woefel)

Reception - June 27, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Landscapes & Seascapes - September 12-October 4, 2008

Receive -- Tuesday, September 9

Juror --

Reception -- Friday, September 19

Pick-up - Monday, October 6

Sponsor -- VAC Board of Directors

Solo Exhibition -- VAC Instructors

Abstract Exhibition -- October10-November 1, 2008

Receive -- Tuesday, October 7

Juror - Marilyn Whitten

Reception -- Friday, October 17

Pick-up -- Monday, November 3

Sponsor -- Polly & Ernie Skinner

Solo Exhibition -- Linda Larisch -- Acrylic/Abstract

Clyde Butcher Exhibition -- November 6-December 20, 2008

Black & White Event -- Saturday, November

Lecture -- Thursday, November 20

Solo Exhibition -- Christmas Sale

Portrait & Figure -- January 9-27, 2009

Receive -- Tuesday, January 6

Juror --

Reception -- Friday, January 16

Pick-up -- Wednesday, January 28

Sponsor -- Kathleen F. Cellura Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County

Solo Salons -- Animal Portraits (Limit one entry/size no larger than 18x24)

3-D Exhibition -- January 30-February 18, 2009

Receive -- Wednesday, January 28

Juror -

Reception -- Friday, February 6

Pick-up -- Thursday, February 19

Sponsor --

Solo Exhibition -- Donna Brott & Susan Wilcox/Oil & Pastel

Fine Art Sale & Show at VAC -- February 20,21 & 22, 2009

Paint-Out in Paradise -- February 27-March 6, 2009

Reception -- Friday, February 27

Pick-up -- Saturday, March 7

Manasota Weavers & Venetian Society of Basket Weavers -- March 12-28, 2009

Reception -- Friday, March 13

Pick-up -- Monday, March 30

Solo Exhibition -- Judy Kramer & Judy Lyons Snyder - Mixed Media & Photography

Mix It Up -- Member's Exhibition (Mixed media -- a combination of any two mediums) - April 3-23, 2009

Receive -- Tuesday, March 31

Juror --

Reception -- Friday, April 10

Pick-up - Friday, April 24

Sponsor -- Merrill Lynch, Venice

Solo Exhibition -- Fernando Madridejos/Mixed Media

Sarasota County Public Schools Exhibition -- April 28-Mary 14

Sponsor -- The Edmund B. & Elizabeth M. Campbell Foundation

Spring Exhibition (All Media) - May 22 -- June 20, 2009

Receive -- Tuesday, May 19

Juror --

Reception -- Friday, May 29

Pick-up -- Monday, June 22

Sponsor -- Florida Shores Bank

Solo Exhibition -- Wayman Brown/Oil, Watercolor & Sculpture

EXHIBITION REQUIREMENTS

Basics:

Receiving hours - 10:00am - 3:00pm. All entries for juried shows must be original work of the artists. Work previously exhibited at the VAC can not be exhibited a second time. Work more than three years old will not be acceptable. Three works will be the maximum accepted. Certain exhibits will be limited to two entries.

Entry Forms:

Members. $15 per piece, two for $25. Nonmembers, $20 per piece. Certain shows may have larger fees. Fees for work entered as "diptych" or "triptych" will be based per individual piece.

Judging:

The judge is solely responsible for all of the work selected and for all awards given. Entry fees are not refundable. All artists whose works have been eliminated by the judge will be notified by phone or mail.

Pick-up:

All work must be picked up on the designated pick-up date. A charge of $1.00 per day, per item will be enforced if not picked up on the designated date. Work remaining in storage after one month becomes the property of the VAC. No work selected for the exhibition can be removed or changed prior to the close of the show.

Framing:

Maximum width/length is 66 inches, including the frame. No glass will be accepted*. Use only plexiglass. Screw eyes and wire must be attached securely, and wiring must be at least 3 inches below the top of the frame at the hanging point to conceal the gallery hooks. All framing must be sturdy and secure. Work submitted as "diptych" or "triptych" must be identically framed. Special hanging requests may not be honored. All work must be clean, fresh, suitably matted and properly framed .

Sculpture:

All bases should be securely fastened to the work. Use of VAC's pedestals is preferred.

Sales:

A 35% commission will be charged by the VAC. Sales resulting from referrals will earn a 15% commission.

Responsibility:

All work will be handled with the greatest care by the VAC, but it is understood by the artists that the VAC can not be responsible for loss or damage. All work will be hung at the discretion of the VAC Exhibition Committee.

Awards:

Winners will be notified by phone. Winners or their representatives must be present to accept their award or monies will revert to the Venice Art Center.

Withdrawal:

No work accepted for an exhibit may be substituted, nor will any work be permitted to be withdrawn during the exhibit except in a most extenuating circumstance and then only with the approval of the Administrator.

*Exceptions are: Invitational exhibitions or special permission of the Exhibition Committee. Glass on pastels, charcoals and graphite, 18" x 24" or smaller will be accepted if placed in a wood frames only.