CPAPS ANNUAL JURIED MEMBERS EXHIBIT 2019
Exhibition Prospectus
November 4, 2019 through January 4, 2020
Hartford Fine Art and Framing
80 Pitkin Street
East Hartford, CT 06108
The Juror of Selection and Awards is
Susan Powell, Owner/Manager of Susan Powell Fine Art
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Digtal Submissions Deadline: October 20, 2019, midnight EST
Receiving of Accepted Work:
Friday, November 1, 2019, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Saturday, November 2, 2019, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony: Saturday, November 9, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Exhibition Hours:
Monday through Saturday, 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
Removal of Art: Saturday, January 4, 2020, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Eligibility: CT Plein Air Painters Society members whose 2019 dues are paid in full.
Dues may be paid at receiving.
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Awards:
$500 CPAPS Award of Excellence
$250 CPAPS Gold Medal
$100 Founder’s Gold Medal
A Day of Private Tutoring + DVD Don Demers Award
$100 Jerry's Artarama of West Hartford Award
$100 Wholesale Frame Award
Two $50 Honorable Mentions Awards
Submissions: Enter your best plein air paintings created within the past three years. Member artists are invited to submit up to three (3) digital images of paintings for jury into the show. All paintings submitted must be painted en plein air. Works done entirely in the studio will not be juried into this exhibit. All work must be framed, wired and ready to hang. No saw tooth hangers. No wet paintings will be accepted. Work previously shown in CPAPS exhibits will not be accepted. Paintings (including frame) cannot be larger than 26” x 32”. All art must be for sale. No POR (Price on Request) will be allowed.
Dues must be paid for the 2019 calendar year to enter this exhibit. Images of works selected for the show may be used in publicity and press releases. The artist will receive written credit whenever an image of his or her work is used. The artist retains the copyright to the work.
Entering Your Images:
- Entry form must be filled out in its entirety. List sizes up to the nearest inch. Submitted images must not include matting or frame. Crop the photos to include only the artwork. Be sure your images are right side-up.
- Before uploading your images, make sure they are smaller than 4MB, but at least 1920 pixels on the longest side at 72 dpi. Images should be in JPEG format, sRGB color space. Help in photographing your work and properly sizing your images can be found at: www.OnlineJuriedShows.com/Help.aspx. If you need help entering your images or are unable to, please write to us here: www.OnlineJuriedShows.com/Contact.aspx
- Please add Services@OnlineJuriedShows.com and Manager@OnlineJuriedShows.com to your safe senders list to ensure notification are received.
Fees: Entry fee of $25 for the first entry and $15 for each additional entry up to a total of 3 entries.
Notification of Acceptance: Will be sent via email after October 20, 2018.
Delivery of Accepted Art: All artwork selected for the show must be hand-delivered to Hartford Fine Art and Framing, 80 Pitkin Street, East Hartford, CT on Friday, November 1st, 4:00 to 5:30 pm, or Saturday, November 2nd, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. There is no shipping agent for this show. Artists should make their own arrangements to insure accepted work is delivered on time. No substitutions will be allowed. Be sure to include a copy of your completed and signed Art Inventory Form and Art Identification Tags properly affixed to the back of the painting. Art Identification Tags must be attached to the bottom left hand corner of the back of the painting so that the label hangs in view from the front. The Art Inventory Form and Art Identification Tags are attached to this Prospectus. All work is subject to elimination from the exhibit if the framing presentation is not of gallery standard.
Note: There will be a small works show which will run concurrently. Each artist with accepted work will be able to submit one piece priced under $500, unframed size no larger than 9 x 12.
Sales: All sales will be completed through Hartford Fine Art and Framing, including collecting and remittance of Connecticut Sales Tax on all sales. The artist will be paid 60% of the sale price. Checks will be sent to the address supplied on the Art Inventory Form. HFA will retain 40% of the sale price. Please note that purchased art will not be removed before the end of the show.
Participation in this exhibition and submittal of artwork is at the artist’s sole risk. The Connecticut Plein Air Painters Society and HFA assume no responsibility for loss or damage during the exhibition or subsequent storage at the close of the show. Artists agree to commit accepted works for the duration of the exhibition. CPAPS/HFA reserve the right to remove or not accept any art for any reason at any time. The entry of your artwork constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions expressed in this prospectus.
A Note from Online Juried Shows
Please note: Notifications are sent through ConstantContact
On the day of notification, you can do the following, but you will also receive an email notification, sent from
Constant Contact, that will state the same.
1. Go to OnlineJuriedShows.com and log in using your email address and password.
2. Right above where you just logged in, click “Your Artist Profile.” You are now in Your account.
3. Click the show name and you will see your first image. The jury results will be under the thumbnail
view.
4. As you will see, it will say either “This image has been Accepted or Declined into the show.” Under
that sentence, you can click ‘Read Acceptance (or Declined) Letter.” The letter will then be displayed
below.
5. If you submitted more than one piece in the show, go to the next entered piece in the show by clicking
the page number, displayed below the thumbnail image.
NOTE: Please be sure to read your letters in their entirety. Most acceptance letters will ask you to RSVP or will
have special instructions you must follow.
Thank you,
OnlineJuriedShows.com
P.S. While you are in your account on OnlineJuriedShows.com, click “Personal Info” and make sure your
name, address, phone number and email address are up-to-date.