McKay Art
Centre
May 20 – May
24, 2015
197 Main
Street, Unionville, Markham
Closing date for Entries:
Midnight May 10, 2015
Juror: Jake Mol
Spring is on the way! Bayview Watercolour Society is calling
members for entries to our Luminosity
2015 juried show to be held at the Mckay Art Centre in Unionville. Luminosity
is always a well-attended show in a familiar setting for our group and we hope
as many members as possible will enter.
Jurying will take place at the McKay Art Centre on Tuesday, May
19 and paintings will be hung immediately afterwards. Members with accepted paintings in the show
are required to sit the show. Artists entering the jurying process may submit
cards, giclee prints or original paintings for the Gift shop free of
charge. Artists not entering the juried
show can also participate in the Gift shop at a nominal fee of $5. See Gift Shop Submission Criteria for
details.
Please
remember to renew your membership for 2015-6 to be eligible for entry.
Membership form is obtainable from our blog.
Entry Deadline: Entries must be received by midnight May 10, 2015.
Painting size: Only one painting larger than 25” x
33” is permitted per artist; glass framed, canvas, board or mixed media.
Entry Fee: $20 for up to 3 paintings, $5 for each additional
painting. There is no limit to the number of paintings to be submitted.
Only one large painting is allowed for each member (ie. Larger than 25” x 33”). You can pay by cash or cheque
(payable to Bayview Watercolour Society) when you drop off your paintings at
the McKay Art Centre on Tuesday, May 19.
How to Enter
the Show
Please send
your entries with the appropriate information to Marion
MacDonald at macsart@yahoo.com.
Entry Information:
For each painting you enter please provide:
1.
Title
2.
Image size (in inches)
3.
Frame size (in inches)
4.
Medium used: watercolour, acrylic or mixed media (if mixed media, please specify
which variety of media was used)
5.
Price (both framed price if
applicable and the price of the painting matted but without frame or
canvas/board only)
6.
Preferred sitting time (see table
below*)
Jurying of Paintings: Painting labels will be provided the week
prior to jurying. Please print 2 copies,
attaching one to the front and one to the back of your painting. Submitted paintings will be juried between 1:00
pm-2:30pm on May 19, 2015. Artists need to return to McKay Art Centre after
jurying at 2:45-3pm to pick up unaccepted paintings and see jurying results.
Delivery of paintings: Paintings should be hand delivered to the
McKay Art Centre for jurying between 12 noon
and 12:30 pm on Tuesday, May, 19, 2015.
You or your representative will be required to sign the intake sheet on
delivery.
Collection of accepted
paintings: At the end of
the exhibition, paintings need to be collected promptly at 5:00 pm on Sunday,
May 24, 2015 by the artist or artist’s representative. Any paintings not collected will be subject
to a $25 storage fee made payable to BWS.
Please be sure to sign out with your name so that we have a written
record that you have picked up your artwork. Paintings cannot be collected
earlier than 5:00pm on May 24.
*Choice of sitting time:
Wednesday May 20 10am-1:30pm; 1:30-5pm
Thursday
May 21 10am-1:30pm; 1:30
-5pm; 5-8pm
Friday
May 22 10am-1:30pm;
1:30-5pm
Saturday May 23 10am-1:30pm; 1:30-5pm
Sunday
May 24 11am – 2pm; 2-5pm
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Conditions and Rules
of Entry
The exhibition of original, water
based media is open only to members of the Bayview Watercolour Society.
Entries must be original works of
art, entirely the work of the entrant. Digital images,
prints, art work produced in a class or workshop, likenesses of other artists’
work, or other published source or reference material not attributable to the
artist will not be permitted.
Entries must have been executed
within the last three years and not exhibited in any previous BWS juried show.
All entries have a professional
appearance using archival materials in accordance with the BWS Basic Show Rules
2012 guidelines. The painting must be ready for hanging with
wire. No saw tooth hangers are
permitted. Matts, when used, must be
white, off-white, or neutral in colour and of archival quality. Narrow frames are preferred. All canvases and
wood panels should have edges painted.
All entries must be executed in
water-soluble media
– transparent or opaque watercolour or acrylic done in either transparent or
opaque manner, tempera, casein, inks and dyes, aqueous oils, water soluble
pastels, watercolour pencils or gouache.
Artists may not substitute another
work after time of entry, nor withdraw that work once it has been entered.
All paintings that are juried in will hang for the duration of the
exhibition. Failure to meet any of these
conditions will result in disqualification of the entry.
Entries must be for sale and priced with the intent to sell
and at a price that reflects the time taken to produce original artwork (minimum
price $100). Once entered, the price of
your painting cannot be changed. A
commission of 20% will be deducted from sales by BWS. Please bear this in mind and the cost of
framing when stating your sale price.
Utmost care will be taken in handling
artwork. However, BWS and/or its representatives will
not be responsible for damage or loss from any cause.
Acceptance into the exhibition and
Awards will be judged from the original paintings. The juror’s decision is final.
Any painting
sold within 30 days after the closing of the exhibit as a result of having been
exhibited in the BWS Show will be subject to the exhibition commission of 20%
and payable to BWS.Permission is assumed by BWS to reproduce accepted artwork for promotional use. Digital images of accepted works will be retained for the BWS archives.
Timetable
Date
|
Time
|
Action (s)
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Reminder
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May 10 Sunday
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Midnight
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Deadline for Submission of paintings and Gift shop
items
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Email info to Marion MacDonald at macsart@yahoo.com.
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May 19
Tuesday
|
12noon -12:30pm
|
Bring paintings to McKay Art Centre for jurying
Bring Gift shop items
|
Bring cash or cheque payable to “Bayview Watercolour
Society” for jurying.
Bring $5 for entry if you do not have paintings in
the juried show.
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May 19
Tuesday
|
1:00pm -2:30pm
|
Jurying
|
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May 19
Tuesday
|
2:30pm -5pm
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Show hanging & set up
|
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May 19
Tuesday
|
2:45-3pm
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Return to McKay Art Centre to see jury results
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Pick up paintings that are not accepted into the show
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May 24
Sunday
|
2:30pm
5pm
|
Awards Presentation & reception
Pick up paintings
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Paintings not picked up will be charged a storage
fee of $25.
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Gift Shop
Submission Criteria
Deadline for
Submission: May 10, 2015Send information to: Marion MacDonald at macsart@yahoo.com
Entry fee:
·
Free for artists
entering the juried show. There is no limit of items that they may wish to
sell.
·
$5 for members
not entering the show. They will be permitted to have 25 items on
display at a time. These artists will also be expected to sit the show.
Information to include:
· Number of cards (individual), packs of cards (if applicable), prints,
original paintings etc.
·
Preferred sitting
time*
Wednesday
May 20 10am-1:30pm; 1:30-5pm
Thursday May 21 10am-1:30pm; 1:30 -5pm; 5-8pm
Friday
May 22 10am-1:30pm;
1:30-5pm
Saturday
May 23 10am-1:30pm;
1:30-5pm
Sunday May 24 11am – 2pm; 2-5pm
Criteria
1.
All Open Show
Rules regarding the originality of work shall be observed.
2. ONLY art
cards, giclees, prints and original paintings by BWS members are accepted.
3.
Make sure that
your art cards have your name somewhere in order to track sales.
4.
Each artist MUST
submit the information required before the deadline to facilitate tracking
inventory.
5.
All items sold in
the gift shop will be subject to a 20% commission to be paid to the Bayview
Watercolour Society.
6.
All artists
submitting items into the gift shop (and not the juried show) must be prepared
to sit the show.
7.
While BWS takes
great care in handling gift shop items submitted, participating members agree
not to hold BWS liable for any loss or damaged items during the display period.
You or your proxy (person delivering your work) will be asked to sign a waiver.
This document then releases BWS, its executive and members from any liability
regarding your gift items, during the show.
MATERIALS / MATTING /
DISPLAY CRITERIA
1. Paintings or prints on paper shall be matted using acid free mattes, archival tape and paper or foam backing. Paintings on canvas, board, etc are also accepted.
2.
White or
off-white matt is preferred. Coloured mattes will be accepted.
3.
All prints or
small paintings must be in clear bags which are labelled individually with
the ARTIST’S NAME, TITLE OF PAINTING OR PRINT, and PRICE.
4.
Cards are to be
packaged in clear bags and priced individually.
5.
Sale items are to
be displayed in the artist’s own, small boxes or baskets. The executive
reserves the right to re merchandize your items in our display baskets to
create a more cohesive presentation.
6.
Items kept in reserve
may be used to replace those sold or in order to try something new.
Responsibility for this is solely at the discretion of the member.
7.
The Executive
reserves the right to reject any items not meeting the criteria.
8.
The Executive
reserves the right to supervise the end display.
Thank you for your participation. We
look forward to seeing your beautiful paintings!
