Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery
Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery 25th Annual Juried Competition
The Adirondack Artists Guild announces its twenty-fifth annual juried competition. Entries will be accepted through OnlineJuriedShows.com and the actual exhibit will be both on our website and in the Gallery. NOTE: all accepted pieces need to be hand-delivered, so please do not enter if you are unable to deliver in person.
The Adirondack Artists Guild is a cooperative retail art gallery representing a diverse group of artists residing and working in the Tri-Lakes region of the Adirondack Park in northern New York State. The gallery is located at 52 Main St, Saranac Lake. The Adirondack Artists Guild is on Facebook, Instagram, and on the web at www.adirondackartistsguild.com.
DATES
Registration opens: Jan 1 2023
Submission deadline: March 1 2023
Notifications: March 13 2023
HAND DELIVERY of accepted work: March 14-18 2023
Show opens: March 24 2023
Show closes: April 19 2023
Pick up of exhibited work: April 20-23
ELIGIBILITY
• This competition is open to all living artists, 18 and older.
• Must live close enough to hand-deliver actual work to Gallery.
• There is no specific theme.
• Work must have been completed in the last three years.
• Work must not have been previously exhibited at the Adirondack Artists Guild.
• All media are acceptable, including 3D items such as ceramics, jewelry, fiber art, etc.
• Maximum width for 2D is 38” and any 3-D work must be suitable for a small gallery.
• Works are expected to be framed, with hanging wires (no sawtooth hangers) and presented in a professional manner.
• All work must be original.
• No work done in class or under supervision may be submitted
• No prints of work originally done in a different medium (i.e. prints of paintings).
• AAG reserves the right to not display work that does not meet our standards for exhibition.
• The Gallery reserves the right to use photos of exhibited works for publicity purposes.
ENTRY PROCEDURE
Apply and submit your images online at OnlineJuriedShows.com. Log in, and click Enter This Show at the top of this page.
Help in photographing your work and properly sizing your images can be found at:
www.OnlineJuriedShows.com/help.aspx For best results, make sure your image is 72
dpi and 1920 pixels on the longest side. Images should be in JPEG format and RGB
color space. If you need help entering your images please contact
Onlinejuriedshows@gmail.com or call 949-287-8645.
AWARDS
Cash awards will be announced on the opening day of the show. All accepted works will be displayed and available for purchase (unless NFS) on the Adirondack Artists Guild website and in the Gallery. Prize winners will be featured on the home page. Press releases and email announcements will be sent out to publicize the exhibit.
ENTRY FEE
A non-refundable entry fee of $35 for one or two works, with the submission of a third piece optional for an additional $10, must accompany entries.
SALES AND COMMISSION
The gallery will handle all sales of artwork, retaining a 30% commission. Checks for sold pieces will be sent to artists at the conclusion of the exhibition.
SELECTION & AWARDS JUROR: Valerie Patterson
The juror for the twenty-fifth annual juried exhibition will be Valerie Patterson, a former member of the Adirondack Artists Guild, who recently returned to Ogdensburg, her home town. She creates highly refined watercolor paintings that explode with psychological resonance. Combining intense emotion with a proficient attention to detail, her watercolor paintings take us outside of our comfort zones and ask us to examine life’s most vital questions and concerns. Her work initiates contemplation and conversation. Born in 1963, Patterson grew up in Ogdensburg, NY. She earned degrees in both art and education, followed by careers spanning nearly 40 years of creating and teaching art. Patterson’s award-winning watercolor paintings have been exhibited extensively throughout the United States in both group and solo exhibitions.
To learn more about the artist, visit https://www.valeriepatterson.com/
Questions? Contact gallery at guild@adirondackartistsguild.com or 518-891-2615.