Images 2009: The Gallery Exhibition of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts

Images 2009 is a juried mid-Atlantic regional exhibition for fine art and fine craft, now in its twenty-first year. Sponsored by the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, the exhibition is open to artists residing in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and the District of Columbia. Original work produced within the last three years may be submitted.

The exhibition will display drawings, paintings, mixed media, photography, hand-pulled prints, watercolors, fiber, ceramic, paper, and sculpture in any medium. Sculpture must be no heavier than 150 pounds. Installations that will result in damage to gallery walls, ceilings or other property are not permitted. A maximum of three images may be entered, one per artwork, except for fiber and sculpture artists who may submit a second image such as a detail shot or side view. The entry fee is $30 (non-refundable). Work will be judged on the basis of digital images. The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will process paper applications and digitize images from 35mm slides for an additional $50 fee.

Notification of acceptance will be mailed April 3, 2009. Accepted work must arrive between May 5-9, 2009. The exhibition runs June 10 - July 12, 2009 at the Robeson Gallery in the HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus of Pennsylvania State University. Work may be picked up July 16-18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., or will be returned on or about July 24, 2009. A minimum of $3,000 will be awarded, including one Best of Show Award and five Merit awards. The Revington Arthur Foundation sponsors an award for Excellence in Painting and the Viewer's Choice Award. A catalog of the exhibition will be published, with several copies mailed to each accepted artist. The Robeson Gallery does not charge a sales commission. All works will be insured for their sale price as declared by the artist while in care of Pennsylvania State University.