Anacortes Arts Festival Juried Fine Art Show 2018

The annual Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Arts at the Port, is the crown jewel of the Anacortes Arts Festival, held August 3-5, 2018. The exhibition showcases regional fine art to an estimated audience of 90,000 and displays 3-5 pieces from selected artists working in both 2D and 3D media. The exhibition is housed in the Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center, a rustic waterfront setting at the north end of the Festival. Arts at the Port also includes the Allen Family Invitational Gallery and Emerging Artist Exhibition.

Artists working in 2D categories (drawing, painting, mixed media, monoprints, photography, digitally generated art, and video) and 3D categories (sculpture, fine crafts including fiber, ceramics, metals, glass, wood, basketry, jewelry, and installation) are invited to enter. Installation and video artists must submit a separate written or drawn proposal documenting their proposed work, along with 5 images of past work. The entry fee is $35.00, and artists may submit 3-6 images. Juror Michael Monroe, Director Emeritus of the Bellevue Art Museum and former Curator of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery, will select the exhibition.

Artists are eligible for up to $12,500 in awards: $3,000 Best of Show, $2,000 Excellence Award (2 @ $1,000 each), $2,000 Festival Awards (2 @ $1,000 each), $4,000 "Anacortes Collects" Festival Public Art Purchase Award, $1,000 People's Choice Award, and $500 T Bailey Corporate Award. All accepted work must be for sale; the Festival retains a 50% commission (40% for bronze sculpture) and handles sales. The Festival will insure accepted work up to $2,500 per piece; additional insurance is the artist's responsibility. Artwork must be available from July 23 through August 5, 2018. Mailed work must arrive before July 19 and include a return label or credit card information, plus a $20 handling fee (refunded if work is mailed back). No reproduced work (except photography or digitally created), work displayed elsewhere in the Festival, or work previously shown in the Juried Exhibition will be accepted. Artists may not substitute, alter, change the price, or withdraw work after acceptance.