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This exhibition is open to all professional, amateur and student photographers, artists, poets and film makers submitting their original works.
Exhibition Times are:  Friday March 18, 2011 6PM - 11PM,  Saturday March 19, 2011 3PM -11PM,  Sunday March 20, 2011 10AM - 4PM.

Contact Information: Call Linda at (201) 314-8045 or email her at info@stcatharts.org


Media

  • Photography

  • Painting

  • Drawing

  • Digital Photographic Art

  • Sculpture

  • Poetry

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. Submissions from previous St. Catherine Exhibitions will not be accepted for judging, but may be donated to the silent auction.

Receiving Day: Receiving Day for all entries is Sunday, March 13, 2011, 12:00 - 5:00 PM  at the Parish Center.

Hanging Fees

Photography/Art*

  • Adults - $40  (limit 3)

  • High School - $15  (limit 2)

  • Students K-8 - $7 (limit 1)

Poetry Gallery

  • Adults - $30 (limit 3)

  • High School - $15  (limit 2)

  • Students - $7 (limit 1)

* Anyone submitting photography and art may also submit poetry at a discounted rate of $5 per poem: Adults limit 3, High school limit 2 and Students limit 1.
No applications will be accepted after Tuesday March 1st, 2011.
Submissions from previous St. Catherine Exhibitions will not be accepted for judging, but may be donated to the silent auction.


Biography: We encourage you to submit a "brief" artist biography to be printed in our program. Please provide a brief, typed bio via email by Monday, Tuesday March 1st, 2011 to Linda@StCatharts.org (Your bio may be subject to editing; no bios accepted after that date)

 

Guidelines: All hanging entries, Art, Photo, Poetry & Children, must be professionally presented, properly framed, matted (all photo & poetry) and ready for hanging, complete with appropriate wire hanging support (i.e. screw eyes with wire). No Tape, No String, No Clips, NO EXCEPTIONS!

Due to pastoral guidelines, we cannot accept any artwork, photography, sculpture or poetry containing inappropriate or suggestive material.

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.

 

Donations: A 25% minimum donation is required on all sales and any commissioned work.

Jury Awards: Awards will be presented for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and Honorable Mention in each category. A cash prize of $100 for Best of Show will be awarded for art and photography. 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.

High School students will be judged separately. High School and Adult Poetry will be judged separately. Students K-8 and Silent Auction submissions will not be judged.

New this year: The People’s Choice Awards! By popular demand, all Exhibit attendees will receive a ballot and choose their favorite piece of Art, Photography, Poetry, Student submission and High School submission. Winners will be announced Sunday at 11 AM.

Winning Pieces: You will receive notification Friday March 18, 2011 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.

Silent Auction: In addition to your juried submissions, please consider donating to our silent auction.

Sales: Artists whose works have sold will receive a check within 30 days. Unsure of how to price your work? The average price of works sold last year was between $25 and $50.  Very few works priced higher than $200 were sold.  Today's economic landscape should also be considered when pricing your works.


ARTISTS' RECEPTION

We will hold two receptions for artists and invited guests: 

  • The Artist’s Reception and Poet’s Reception will be held Friday, March 18 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.

  • The Photographer’s Reception will be held Saturday, March 19 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.

Entry Pick Up

You must arrange to have your entries picked up on Sunday March 20, 2011 between 4:15 to 5:15 PM. Entries may not be removed until the end of the exhibition St. Catherine Patron of the Arts Assoc. will not be responsible for entries left behind. Entries that are left behind run the risk of being damaged since they will be transported to the Rectory and stored there for one week. Rectory Phone: (973) 962-7032.

 

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