Northwind Arts Center and The Port Townsend Arts Commission
701 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Entries

• All entries will be juried from digital images. Awards will be judged from the original works of art.
• A maximum of three entries per artist may be submitted for jurying.
• For sculptures, up to three images may be submitted per entry.

Entry Fees
A non–refundable entry fee of $45 is required for a maximum of three entries. Entry deadline: June 14, 2015.

Digital Entry
You can enter your images online at OnlineJuriedShows.com. A lot of help formatting your images and how to enter can be found on the website under the “How to Enter” link. You will need to create an
account (it’s free). “For best results, make sure your image is no smaller than 1920 pixels on the longest side, with an image resolution of 72 ppi (pixels per inch). Images should be in JPEG format (jpg), RGB color space.” Proceed through all 5 steps of entry including getting a Receipt of Entry.

Questions?
For those who are not computer savvy and for more information, contact:
Joan Balzarrini (360)437-7922 Nwartistjb@outlook.com
Kim Simonelli webmaster@northwindarts.org
Art Port Townsend
17th Annual Juried Art Show
Expressions Northwest
a festival of the visual arts featuring a juried art show
July 31–August 30, 2015

Juror
Kathleen Moles is an independent art curator, writer, and editor based in the Northwest. She has held curatorial posts at the Museum of Northwest Art (2008-13) and Whatcom Museum (2006-08); in addition to curating group and solo, historical and contemporary art exhibitions, she also managed, edited, and contributed to exhibition book projects at both museums. Recent contributions to publications include “Gayle Bard: A Singular Vision” (2013, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art), “Emerge 2014” (2014, Bullseye Glass Co.), “Maenam: Of Water, Of Light (2015, Marrowstone Press). Moles has bachelor’s degrees from Columbia University and the University of Washington, and a master’s degree from New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts.

Calendar
June 14............................................Entry deadline
July 6...............................................Artist notification
July 26 – July 27.............................Delivery of work
July 31 12 pm – 5 pm..................Exhibition opens
July 31 7 pm ................................Awards ceremony & reception
August 1 1 pm..............................Kathleen Moles lecture
August 22 – 23 10 am – 4 pm......Artist Studio Tour
August 27 7 pm............................Poets reaction to the Juried Show
August 30 5 pm............................Exhibition closes
August 30 and August 31...............Pick up art work

Awards
Best of Show—$500
4 special awards of $400
2 People’s Choice Awards of $100
Additional merchandise awards
17TH ANNUAL

Eligibility

• Artist must be 16 years of age or older and a resident of WA, OR, ID MT, AK or British Columbia.
• Entries must be original, entirely the work of the entrant, executed within the last three years, and without the supervision of an instructor.
• Entries must not be copied, derivatives, or based on other copyrighted or published paintings or photographs.

Conditions

• Work in two and three dimensions including jewelry and photography is eligible. Sculpture may not exceed 70? × 30? × 30?. Two dimensional work may not exceed 70? height × 44? width including
  frame.
• Unless artist installs, no work may exceed 50 pounds in weight.
• All two-dimensional works on paper must have surface protection. Work must be sturdily framed and ready to hang, including wire. Shipped paintings must not use glass. Hand delivered work may use glass.
• Artists may not substitute another work for an accepted work, alter the work or the sales price, nor withdraw the work after it has been accepted.
• Art Port Townsend reserves the right to refuse any work which does not match the entry or meet the media, size or framing criteria. Accepted Works
• Works can be hand delivered or shipped. Instructions will be e-mailed in the notification. There will be a $10.00 charge for each shipping container.

Sales
Should your work(s) sell, Northwind Arts Center will pay you a wholesale price equal to 60 % of the retail selling price. Northwind will pay Washington State sales tax.

Photography
Art Port Townsend reserves the right to use images and to photograph entries for the purposes of documentation, education, publicity, and to encourage interaction of the arts.

Liability
Every reasonable precaution will be taken during the receiving, installation, exhibition, and return of work, but neither Port Townsend Arts Commission nor Northwind Arts Center will assume responsibility
for loss or damage incurred. Artists should carry their own insurance. Work should not be so fragile that shipment or public display is potentially harmful to the work or the viewer.

Agreement
Submission of this image or images and, if accepted, the artwork, shall constitute an agreement on the part of the artist to comply with the conditions set forth in this prospectus, including the following: I hereby release and discharge the officers, employees and volunteers of the Port Townsend Arts Commission and Northwind Arts Center from any and all claims occasioned by damage or loss of said image(s) or artwork while in possession of Art Port Townsend.

No work accepted for this exhibition may be withdrawn prior to the close of the exhibition.
Permission to reproduce the artwork in a catalog of the exhibition, online, and for publicity and educational
purposes is granted. All decisions of the exhibition chair are final.
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