120th ANNUAL JURIED ART EXHIBITION
PROSPECTUS
NEW HAVEN PAINT & CLAY CLUB / P.O. Box 6314, Whitneyville, CT 06517
May 3 - May 30, 2021 at the ELY CENTER of CONTEMPORARY ART
ECoCA, 51 Trumbull Street, New Haven, CT 06510
OPENING RECEPTION Sunday, May 9, 2-4 pm with awards presented at 3 pm
JUROR Hollis Dunlap, Award-winning Connecticut Artist (represented by galleries in San Francisco & Denver)
AWARDS Prizes up to $4000, also purchase funds for the NHP&CC Permanent Collection.
During the Gallery Exhibition, all accepted works will also be displayed on the NHP&CC website.
ENTRY RULES
- We will accept work in all traditional and contemporary media including photography and digital art, but excluding video.
- All artists from the Northeast USA, including New York and New Jersey are eligible.
- Work must be original, and the artist’s own concept and design. No classwork, reproductions, or giclée prints are allowed.
- Art work previously shown with the NHP&CC will not be accepted.
- All wall art must be securely wired for hanging - NO clip frames, brackets or wet work are allowed.
- Art work cannot exceed 40” in width, exclusive of frame.
- Watercolors, pastels, mixed media, graphics and photography must be framed and under glass.
- Sculptures are limited to 75 lbs. Stands must be provided.
ENTRY LIMITS AND FEES Two-dimensional artists and sculptors may enter up to 3 art works each. Sculptors may submit 2 jpeg views per piece. **Active NHP&CC members who are up to date on dues: $20 for first entry, and $10 for each additional entry. Others and non-members: $30 for first entry, and $10 for each additional entry. Note: due to limited space, only one piece may be accepted.
ONLINE SUBMISSION DATES Monday, March 1–April 1. Enter through OnlineJuriedShows.com. For best results submit high quality images under 4MB. Help with photographing your entries, and in sizing and entering your images is available at www.OnlineJuriedShows.com/help.aspx
NOTIFICATION of Accepted Work by April 13
RECEIVING All accepted work must be hand delivered to ECoCA on Thursday, April 29, 6-8 pm or Saturday, May 1, 9 am -12 pm.
REMOVAL Sunday, May 30, 4-6pm or Tuesday, June 1, 6-8 pm. Unclaimed art will be stored and incur a $50 late pick-up fee. No work may be removed before May 30, 4:00 pm.
SALES We encourage all work to be available for sale. No POR. The NHPCC takes a 20% commission on works sold. Works purchased for the NHP&CC Permanent Collection receive 80% of the catalog price.
LIABILITY All reasonable care will be taken with your work. Submission indicates your agreement that the NHP&CC and ECoCA have no responsibility for loss or damage.
**ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP Artists are eligible for and invited to active membership in the NHP&CC after their work has been accepted in two separate juried exhibitions.
ECoCA GALLERY HOURS Sunday, Monday, Wednesday 1-4 pm, Thursday, 1-8 pm, Sat.1-4
We require all gallery visitors to take the necessary Covid Precautions of wearing masks and observing 6’ distancing. Should the Gallery Exhibition be cancelled due to COVID, please view the Online Exhibit at www.newhavenpaintandclayclub.org