Aiken’s birthday subject of exhibition
Celebrate Aiken’s anniversary and submit your artwork to a juried exhibition.
This year the Aiken Center for the Arts is celebrating Aiken by holding their fifth juried exhibition titled “Aiken: Retrospective, 175 years.” The exhibition will be displayed in the main galleries at the art center on Jan. 6-29 with an awards ceremony and opening reception on Jan. 7 at 6 p.m.
“This year the subject matter can include anything pertaining to the rich 175-year history of the City of Aiken. The title of the works of art should provide the relationship to the 175 Year focus of the exhibition,” said Kristin Brown, executive director of the ACA. “The exhibition is open to the Aiken Artist Guild members and other artists. Although an artist’s statement is required, there is no guarantee it will be framed beside the artwork.”
All participants in the contest must be at least 18 years of age. Judging will be conducted by Dorothy Fletcher of the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art with a strong focus on quality. Cash prizes will be awarded during the awards and opening reception.
All submissions (up to two entries per person) must be framed or gallery wrapped, for sale, ready to hang, two-dimensional works should not exceed 60 inches by 60 inches (three-dimensional work should not exceed 15 inches by 15 inches by 30 inches), be a new piece (created within the last two years) and not previously exhibited at Aiken Center for the Arts.
All entries must be delivered to the ACA for consideration on Saturday, Jan. 2 between 10 a.m. and noon. The artwork will be juried on Jan. 4 and hung.
Artists will be notified if their work is not accepted into the show on Jan. 5 by 5 p.m. and must be picked up on Jan. 6. Artwork accepted into the show must be picked up on Jan. 30 between 10 a.m. and noon.
Completed contracts, identification paperwork and artist’s statements must be completed upon drop-off. For more information, e-mail ACAexecdir@Bellsouth.net or call 641-9094.
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