St Catherine's Patron of the Arts Association

Dear Artist: Thank you for your interest in the St. Catherine of Bologna 16th Annual Photo, Art & Poetry Exhibition and Sale, featuring Musical Performances. Please read the attached guidelines carefully and return your application, along with your fee no later than February 20, 2015 to: David J. Nocera St. Catherine of Bologna Patron of the Arts Association 112 Erskine Road Ringwood, NJ 07456 This year, entries will be accepted on a first-come, first served basis and we will be declining entries after our maximum number is met. Please see www.stcatharts.org to check the status of open entry slots for this year’s exhibition. I'm sure all of our artists are aware of our display space limitations. In order to give as many artists as possible the opportunity to participate in the exhibition, we are reducing Art and Photography entries to 2 for the $40.00 hanging fee. If an artist wishes to include a 3rd piece in the exhibition, there will be an additional $10.00 application fee. Receiving day for your photography, art, sculpture and poetry entries is Sunday, March 8, 2015 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM at St. Catherine of Bologna Parish Center,112 Erskine Road (right side of the upper parking lot), Ringwood, NJ . All artwork must be received on March 8 so it can be catalogued, tagged and safely stored for the exhibition. If you cannot make it March 8th, please have a friend drop it off for you. In addition to your submissions to be judged, please consider donating an additional original piece of artwork to our Silent Auction. Once again our judges will be giving a special Ringwood Award for the best piece of art, photography, and poetry depicting Ringwood. Please mark your entries depicting Ringwood in the designated spot on your application and labels. In order to celebrate our 16th Exhibition this year, we will award a special "Sweet Sixteen" prize. Interpreting the theme is entirely up to the artists. If you have a piece of photography, art, sculpture or poetry you wish to be considered for this award, mark your entries in the designated spot on both the application and label. We provide an opportunity for artists to display business cards. Please note these must be regulation size cards, not oversized. Please drop them off on March 8th. For those submitting photography and/or art, please attempt to make multiple prints available for sale through special order, in case more than one patron is interested in purchasing your work. Once again, thank you for your support. We look forward to viewing your artistic work and seeing you at the Exhibition. If you have any further questions, please visit our website at www.StCathArts.org or call Linda at (201) 314-8045 or email her at info@stcatharts.org. Sincerely, David J. Nocera, Exhibition Coordinator

2015 Exhibition Prospectus


Eligibility This exhibition is open to all professional, amateur and student photographers, artists, and poets submitting their original works. Media Photography Painting Drawing Digital Photographic Art Sculpture Poetry Submissions from previous St. Catherine Exhibitions will not be accepted for judging, but may be donated to the silent auction.	Hanging Fees (Check or Credit Card) Adult Artists Art, Sculpture, and/or Photography - (New this Year) a $40 fee for up to two (2) Entries. There will be an additional fee of $10 for a 3rd entry. Maximum of 3 Entries. In addition, Adult Artists submitting Art, Sculpture and/or Photography may also submit up to 3 poems at a discounted rate of $5 per poem ($15 maximum). Poetry Only - There will be a $30 fee, up to and including a maximum of 3 entries. High School Artists (Grades 9-12) Art, Sculpture, Photography and/or Poetry - a $15 fee for up to and including a maximum of 2 entries. Student Artists (Grades K-8) Art, Sculpture, Photography or Poetry - a $7 fee. Limited to one entry only. No applications will be accepted after Friday, February 20, 2015.

Receiving Day: Receiving Day for all entries is Sunday, March 8, 2015, 12:00 - 5:00 PM at the Parish Center 112 Erskine Road Ringwood, NJ. (upper parking lot on right side) Guidelines: All hanging entries, Art, Photo, Poetry & Children, must be professionally presented and suitable for hanging, including framed & matted (all photo & poetry), gallery wrapped, Plexiglas, etc. All work must be ready for hanging, complete with appropriate wire hanging support (i.e. screw eyes with wire). No Tape, No String, No Clips. NO EXCEPTIONS! There is a 50 Lb. weight limit on all pieces, including sculpture. Note: A fee of $5.00 will be imposed to supply hanging materials at drop-off. Due to pastoral guidelines, we cannot accept any entry containing inappropriate or suggestive material, and have the right to reject pieces that depict nudity, violence, etc. Please print out, complete and attach the labels found on this website to the back of each submission. Please choose your piece’s category carefully, as it will be hung with and judged in the category you designate. See list of categories at bottom of label page. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR ENTRIES, PLEASE CONTACT DAVID PRIOR TO DROP OFF DAY. Silent Auction: In addition to your submissions to be judged, please consider donating to our silent auction. Silent Auction submissions will not be judged.	Biography: We encourage you to submit a "brief" artist biography to be printed in our program. Please provide a brief, 75 word maximum bio in the online application by February 20, 2015. Your bio may be subject to editing; no bios accepted after that date. Liability: All submissions will be handled with reasonable care. St. Catherine of Bologna Patron of the Arts Association shall not be responsible for damage, loss or theft. Submitting an entry in this exhibition shall imply agreement on the part of photographer, artist, poet, sculptor or film maker with all of the conditions outlined in this prospectus. Winning entries will be posted on our website in non-reproducible form. Judging: Awards will be presented for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and Honorable Mention in each category. There will be a Judge’s Choice Award given by each judge and a Special Ringwood Award for best piece of art, photography, poetry and sculpture depicting Ringwood. Students K-8 (new this year); a Judges Choice Award will be given by each Judge for this age group. High School and Adult Poetry will be judged separately. Winning Pieces: You will receive notification on Friday March 13, 2015 via email if your piece(s) has won an award. Please send us a jpeg of that piece via email so we may post it on this website. Sales: A 25% minimum donation is required on all sales and any commissioned work. Artists whose works have sold will receive a check within 30 days.


Artists' Receptions We will hold two receptions for artists and their invited guests: The Photographer’s Reception will be held Friday, March 13th from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. The Artist’s and Poet’s Reception will be held Saturday, March 14th from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.	Entry Pick Up You must arrange to have your entries picked up on Sunday, March 15th, between 3:15 to 4:15 PM. Entries may not be removed until the end of the exhibition. St. Catherine Patron of the Arts Association will not be responsible for entries left behind. Please be courteous and pick up your entries promptly.