Juried Visual Art Exhibition of the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival

Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, a division of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, invites artists from the Pittsburgh region to submit work for the Juried Visual Art Exhibition. The exhibition will take place at an indoor Cultural District gallery during the 2012 Three Rivers Arts Festival, June 7-16, in downtown Pittsburgh. Works will be juried by a panel of Pittsburgh-based artists and curators who will also select award winners. Awards include a $2,500 Best in Show award and three $500 Juror's Choice awards, to be announced during the opening reception.

Artists residing in the following counties are eligible to submit: Pennsylvania (Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Washington, and Westmoreland); Ohio (Columbiana, Jefferson, Mahoning, and Trumbull); West Virginia (Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Monongalia, Marion, Ohio, Preston, and Wetzel); and Maryland (Garrett). All artists who contributed to a work must meet the residence requirement. Artists may enter up to three qualifying individual pieces. All work must be original, designed and created by the applicant(s), completed within the past 3 years, and not previously exhibited. Work must be ready to hang or display and available for the full duration of the festival. Video and sound components must be intended for gallery display; documented performances are ineligible. For video or sound work, mail samples on CD to: Three Rivers Arts Festival, Juried Visual Art Exhibition, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 803 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

Accepted artwork must be delivered and picked up at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's gallery at 805/807 Liberty Avenue. The Festival will not ship artwork. Jurors' decisions will be announced before March 30, 2013. Works selected for display may not be removed until the Festival's conclusion. Cancellations must be received in writing before April 30, 2013. Selected works may be offered for sale at the artist's discretion; the Festival receives a 20% commission on all sales.