EXHIBITION TITLE

Autumn Splendor

EXHIBITION DATES

Tuesday, September 26 – Monday, December 11, 2023

LOCATION

CAC Virtual Gallery

QUALIFICATIONS

All current members of the California Art Club.

SUBJECT MATTER

The mission of this competition is to encourage artists to develop and refine their classical art skills and spotlight their mastery by providing a new platform for showcasing contemporary-traditional works of art.

We ask artists to represent Autumn Splendor via contemporary-traditional methods. Any genre of work will be eligible for consideration.

Autumn represents courage and the preservation of life. The works submitted could depict wildlife preparing for the winter, to farmers working on their fall harvest, to still lifes representing favorite symbols of fall, to gorgeous red, green and brown landscapes covered in leaves, to windblown seascapes. Sculptures could showcase majestic deer, or small squirrels hiding their stash of nuts, or even a deity associated with autumn or the harvest.

We kindly request that artists submit works created in the last two years.

MEDIUM & DIMENSIONS

Paintings in oil, watercolor, pastel or acrylic. Drawings in charcoal, color pencil or graphite.

Sculptures in permanent materials such as bronze, marble, terra cotta, fiberglass, resin or wood.

Since this is an entirely virtual exhibition, there is no limit on dimensions.

Please note that no giclees, digital works or digitally altered works will be accepted. This will automatically disqualify artwork from the competition.

COMMISSION

60% Artist; 40% CAC

DEADLINE

Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. PST

HOW TO APPLY

Submit all artwork through Online Juried Shows.There is no entry limit.

ENTRY FEE

Please pay by credit card through Online Juried Shows. For $35, you may submit a single image. Additional images are $15. There is no limit to how many works may be submitted.

Submission fees are non-refundable.

NOTIFICATIONS

Guest Judge: TBD. Notifications will be sent to artists via their OnlineJuriedShows artist profile on or around Monday, August 7, 2023.

Deadline to return paperwork upon acceptance is Friday, August 11.

Failure to return paperwork by deadline will result in the artwork being dropped from the exhibition. No exceptions will be made.

ARTWORK DROP-OFF/PICK-UP

This exhibition is entirely virtual, so there is no need to deliver your work to any location.

SHIPPING and SALES

If a work sells, the collector will assume shipping costs. There is an expectation that sold works are framed. The artist will be responsible for preparing and packaging the work for shipment. The CAC will handle the sale of the artwork, itself, and any associated tax.

Artwork cannot be removed for the duration of the exhibition.

AWARDS

First Place: $1,000

Second Place: $500

Third Place: $250

Honorable Mention/s: $75

Special Recognition Awards will also be additionally and exclusively available for Student Artist, Mentorship Program, and Associate Artist Members.Recipients of the Special Recognition Awards will receive $50.

The judge for this installment of the Excellence in Traditional Fine Art Competition is TBD.

Multiple opportunities for visibility will be provided for approximately 30-40 works of exceptional artistic merit from each competition. This visibility will include:

·Exhibition on the CAC website

·Exclusive Collectors’ Circle Preview

·Featured posts on social media channels

·Mentions in the California Art Club Newsletter

CONSIDERATIONS

Please note the following:

·Artwork cannot be displayed in any other exhibition for the duration of this competition, including, but not limited to, other CAC exhibitions. Artwork will be disqualified if participating in another active exhibition.

·Artwork submitted cannot have been displayed in another CAC exhibition, virtual or in person, over the previous three years.

·All artwork must be available for sale. Any NFS artwork submitted will be disqualified.

·Artwork can only sell through the CAC from acceptance and through the end of the exhibition.

·Giclees, digital works or digitally altered works will not be accepted. This will automatically disqualify artwork from the competition.

·Please kindly submit artwork that clearly showcases the theme.

·We encourage artists to include an artist statement with their submissions in the description field as this can sometimes be the tipping point for acceptance.

QUESTIONS

Contact California Art Club's Exhibitions Manager, Eire Hoke at 626/583-9009 or eire@californiaartclub.org.