11th Annual Emerald Art Center: Emerald Spring Exhibition 2016

The 11th Annual Emerald Spring Exhibition 2016 is a juried painting competition open to all artists residing in the United States, 18 or older. The competition will be juried by nationally recognized artist Barbara Jaenicke. Qualifying media include oil, watercolor, acrylic, encaustic, or pastel, or a combination thereof. Mixed media paintings (two or more mediums) require a statement of execution. Excluded from this competition are drawings, photography, digitally or computer enhanced work, hand-pulled prints, giclees, and reproduction prints. All artwork must be no larger than 42" in any direction including frame. Diptychs and triptychs must be contained in one frame that meets size requirements.

Entry deadline is Saturday, March 15, 2016. Entry fees are $35 for 2 images, $45 for 3 images, and $55 for 4 images. Artists may submit up to four images per entry but only one entry per artist will be included in the exhibition. Online CAFE entry is required; postal entries will not be accepted. All entries are presented to the juror anonymously. Notification to artists will be via email on Saturday, March 26. Accepted artwork must be shipped no later than April 23 or hand-delivered April 29 & 30 to Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St, Springfield, Oregon 97477. A $25 handling fee is assessed for shipped artwork and $10 for hand-delivered work, refunded if the piece sells. Accepted work which differs significantly from the image provided will be rejected.

The exhibition runs May 3 through June 3, 2016. Artist's reception and critique is Friday evening, May 6. Artwork will be shipped from the gallery Monday, June 6. Cash prizes include Best of Show ($1500), Gold Medal ($1000), Silver Medal ($700), Bronze Medal ($500), Award of Distinction ($300), and People's Choice Award ($250), in addition to various Merit and Recognition Awards. Paintings must be for sale; Emerald Art Center retains 35% commission. No price changes may be made after entries are accepted. Accepted artwork may not be removed before the conclusion of the exhibition.