Monmouth Museum
40th Annual Juried Art Exhibition
(Main Gallery) January 12, 2019 – March 10, 2019
Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony:
Saturday, January 12th, 2019 from 4 – 6 pm
DEADLINE:
The ability to submit will end Monday, December 3rd, 2018 at Midnight EST. Your submission must be completed before Midnight. No Exceptions. Follow link at bottom to apply.
Museum Statement:
2019 marks a celebratory milestone of the Monmouth Museum’s Juried Art Exhibition, its 40th Anniversary. The Museum presents the 40th Annual Juried Art Exhibition from January 12 – March 10, 2019. The Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2019 4 – 6pm.
Founded by the Monmouth County Arts Council in 1979, this annual exhibition has been presented at the Monmouth Museum since its inception. In 2011 the Museum assumed complete sponsorship of this annual exhibition. That year, the Museum opened up the Call for Entries to an international audience. As a result, the Annual Juried Art Exhibition has become a brilliant representation of the creative talent and contemporary art trends across our County and State as well as internationally. Along with providing an excellent opportunity for NJ artists, this exhibition has featured artwork from Japan, Russia, Lithuania, Israel, and Germany over the past few years.
Every year this stellar Main Gallery exhibition features art in a variety of media while embracing both traditional and new artistic ideas. It never fails to demonstrate the wealth of talent within Monmouth County plus offer the community a chance to view artwork from across the globe. We are proud to state the Monmouth Museum’s Annual Juried Art Exhibition can embrace the label of a must see destination exhibition.
As the Monmouth Museum moves into the future, we will continue to build on the excellent reputation of this long-established exhibition and champion its success for many years to come.
Juror: Monmouth Museum Exhibition Committee
Awards:
4 monetary Jurors’ Awards of $250 each and 5 Honorable Mentions with no monetary award
Eligibility: For this juried exhibition all visual arts media applications will be considered (drawing, print, painting, mixed media work, photography, sculpture, video, etc.) Open to all artists world-wide age 17 and over. All artwork entered must be the artist’s original creations completed within the last five years, and must not have been presented in past Monmouth Museum exhibitions.
Submission Guidelines:
- Artworks will be considered through online submission of digital images (*See Below). Submissions are limited to a maximum of FOUR entries/artworks.
- Acceptance into the exhibition is not guaranteed with entry.
- The Monmouth Museum reserves the right to reject work delivered at the time of the exhibition that is not the artist’s accepted work or does not meet the criteria set by the curator.
- Selected artwork must be wired, framed (if media applicable) and ready to hang (no saw-tooth hangers). Painted, gallery-wrapped canvas is acceptable.
- Wall-mountable artworks must be less than 7 feet in height or width and sculpture must be less than 10 feet in height or width and able to fit through a standard door.
- Entered and accepted work cannot be substituted.
- All work must be available for the duration of the exhibition.
- If accepted, appropriate equipment for video/film submissions must be provided by the artist and pedestals must be provided by all NJ artists for all three-dimensional works (when appropriate).
Online Submissions Via Submittable Only!
SUBMISSIONS MUST INCLUDE:
- Contact Information (Name, Address, Phone and Email)
- Artist Statement (Not over 250 words). Please be careful when submitting your information to include proper spelling and grammar as changes cannot be made after submission. Statement should be written in the first person and specific to the work/s you are submitting.
- Artwork List (With a unique Title of each artwork, Media, Size (HxWxD), Year completed and Price)
- Images of your Artwork/s (300 dpi/ppi* Jpeg preferred format – See Below) *IMPORTANT: Please upload JPEG Image Files with the preferred resolution of 300 dpi /ppi. Re-name files to include image number (Corresponding to Artwork List).
- Submission Payment
Digital Submission Specifications: DO NOT submit more than 4 entries in your submission. 1 Detail is permitted per work submitted but not required.
*Frequently Asked Questions:
- The image specifications stated above are preferred due to the PR and printing needs of the Museum. Images of different resolutions and formats can still be submitted, for example 72 dpi/ppi and 92 dpi/ppi or PNG and TIFF files, etc. can be submitted and will not exclude your work from consideration.
- If your work is selected for promotional purposes you may be asked for a 300 dpi/ppi JPEG image at a later date.
- The Museum will not re-size images or offer tutorials on the re-sizing of your images. Please visit the internet for an abundance of various sources and YouTube tutorials on how to re-size your images.
- HINTS: iPhone and Smart Phone photographs are usually compatible with our requested format. Remember to only photograph the artwork – not the frame, glass or wall – and crop the image when needed.
- The requested Artist Statement has a limit of 250 words. Please write your statement in the first person and state HOW & WHY you created the specific work/s being submitted. Please do not use identifying markers such as your name or website in this section. This section is not a CV or Biography. If selected by the Jurors for exhibition the Public Relations Department may contact you for additional materials if needed.
Name images with consecutive numbers from 1 – 4.
Images must be labeled:
Title_EntryNumber_Media_Size_Year_Price
Example:
Ideas_1_Acrylic_24 x 36_2018_$2000
FEE: $20 per entry/artwork. You may enter 1 – 4 entries.
Example: 1 entry/artwork = $20; 2 entries/artworks = $40; 3 entries/artworks = $60 and 4 entries/artworks = $80, One image detail is allowed per entry but not required.
PAYMENT: Payment must be made at time of online submission of your entry/entries. Amex, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover are accepted through PayPal via Submittable.
THERE ARE NO REFUNDS.
Announcement of Accepted Artists:
Artists selected for exhibition will be contacted directly via email by December 18, 2018 Midnight EST. Artists declined will also be notified via email by December 18, 2018 Midnight EST.
CALENDAR (If Accepted):
- Receiving (In Person Drop – Off): Friday, January 4 , 2019 10am to 8pm
- Shipping Due Date: Friday, January 4, 2019 from 10am to 8pm (See Below**)
- IMPORTANT: Accepted artwork not received by 8pm on 1/4/19 will not be considered for awards.
- Exhibition: January 12, 2019 – March 10, 2019
- Opening Reception: Saturday, January 12, 2019 from 4 – 6 pm
- Pick-up Artwork (In Person): Monday, March 11, 2019 from 10am – 5pm
- Shipping Return**: Send a pre-paid return label with your artwork/s. Artists are then responsible to schedule pick-up with their own shipping provider for either Tuesday, March 12th or Wednesday, March 13th. Schedule pick up between 10am and 4:30pm.
There is a $5 per day late fee for all works left at the Museum after the in person pick-up date of Monday, March 11, 2019 from 10am – 5pm. You may not remove your artwork from the exhibition early. The $5 per day late fee applies for shipped works left at the Museum beyond Wednesday, March 13, 2019.**
Sale of Artwork: The Monmouth Museum encourages the sale of exhibited artwork. The Monmouth Museum will collect the purchase price for all work, take a 20% sales commission and issue a check for the remainder to the artist at the close of the exhibition.
Media/Public Relations Release: The Monmouth Museum reserves the right to use digital images of accepted and exhibited artwork for media and website PR and advertising.
**SHIPPING: All work shipped via FedEx, UPS, DHL, Private Shipper or USPS must arrive at the Museum by 8:00 pm Friday, January 4, 2019. Schedule deliveries between 10am and 4:30pm.
**NOTE:
All shipping costs and liability of artwork during shipment are the responsibility of the artist. All entries must have a prepaid downloaded FedEx, UPS, DHL or USPS return shipping label with barcode included in the package. PLEASE NOTE: Do not use “FED EX OFFICE” for return shipping labels as they provide no pick-up at the Museum and the Museum does not make deliveries. Artists are responsible to schedule pick up with their own shipping provider for either, Tuesday, March 12th or Wednesday, March 13th. A late fee of $5 per day applies after Wednesday, March 13, 2019 for works that were shipped (Schedule pick up between 10am and 4:30pm).
Receiving (In Person Drop – Off):
Monmouth Museum, 765 Newman Springs Rd., Lincroft, NJ 07738
On the Campus of Brookdale Community College, take Campus Drive to Museum Drive to Parking Lot 1
Shipping address for accepted works delivered via FedEx, UPS, DHL and Private Shipper:
Monmouth Museum, 765 Newman Springs Rd., Lincroft, NJ 07738
Shipping address for accepted works via USPS delivery ONLY:
Monmouth Museum, PO Box 359, Lincroft, NJ 07738
For submission assistance:
Dawn DiCicco
Artist Liaison
Tuesday – Thursday
ddicicco.mmgalleryasst@gmail.com
732-224-1995 (direct)
For more information:
Catherine Clark
Arts & Fund Development Manager
cclark@monmouthmuseum.org
732-224-1989 (direct)
www.monmouthmuseum.org
NOTE: After reading the following prospectus, at the bottom of this webpage you will find the button/link to create or log in to your Submittable account. This is the first step in submitting your artwork/s for consideration. There is no cost to create a Submittable account to submit to the Monmouth Museum’s Call for Entries, you only pay for making your submission. Remember to confirm you have selected the correct exhibition opportunity.