PEOPLE AND THE WORLD THEY LIVE IN – a photography competition – 2024

CALL TO ARTISTS! – Prospectus

Reception- OCTOBER 5- Show continues through October 24

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:

• All artwork must be original fine art quality conceived and created solely by the entering artist.
• Artwork previously accepted into any EGFAC Competitions will not be accepted.
• EGFAC has the right to reject artwork that does not look like the digital image.
• All artwork must be framed and ready to hang, and no larger than 40”x40” including the frame.  Unframed oils/acrylics accepted only if the painting extends around edges. Artists are responsible for all shipping costs. Including the return shipping paid shipping label.
• All art must be for sale.
• The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center will handle all sales from the exhibition and retain a 40% commission from all sales.

SHOW DESCRIPTION: We’re exploring the richness and variety of the human race, in this contest that fuses portraiture with documentary. Around the world, we have different styles of dress, different skin tones, different shapes and sizes, and different landscapes and settings within which we live and work. You may enter images of people in your own neck of the woods, or maybe you’ve been lucky enough to travel, and take images of people far from your home.

JUROR- Darrell O’Sullivan – is a landscape and nature photographer based in California.  Specializing in creative imagery of rivers, lakes, seascape, cityscape, deserts, water and black & white images.  He enjoys bringing a new vision to every image.  His images are available as signed prints in a variety of sizes. 

CATEGORIES : - Photographs, manipulated or not.  

AWARDS - RIBBONS AND MONETARY AWARDS:

Best of Show- $100; 1st Place - $75; 2nd Place - $50;

ENTRY FEE : - $15 Gallery Artists  / or $20 fee per entry per piece (non-refundable) – limit 3 entries per artist. To enter go to www.elkgrovefineartscenter.org and click on the Exhibitions Tab and then Calendar of Events

IMPORTANT DATES:

Exhibition Date – October 5 – October 24

Application Deadline – September 19

Acceptance Notification – September 23 via email.

Receiving Accepted works at EGFAC – September 27 and 28 -   9020 Elk Grove Blvd Suite 101, Elk Grove, CA 95624,

11am – 5pm  

Artist Reception – October 5 , 4-7pm, at 5:30pm awards will be announced.

Pick Up Art Works – October 25 and 26  , 11am – 4pm

EXPRESSIONS IN PLEIN AIR – 2024

CALL TO ARTISTS! – Prospectus

Reception- SEPTEMBER 7 - Show continues through SEPTEMBER 26

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:

• All artwork must be original fine art quality conceived and created solely by the entering artist.
• Artwork previously accepted into any EGFAC Competitions will not be accepted.
• EGFAC has the right to reject artwork that does not look like the digital image.
• All artwork must be framed and ready to hang, and no larger than 40”x40” including the frame.  Unframed oils/acrylics accepted only if the painting extends around edges. Artists are responsible for all shipping costs. Including the return shipping paid shipping label.
• All art must be for sale.
• The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center will handle all sales from the exhibition and retain a 40% commission from all sales.

SHOW DESCRIPTION: – Plein Aire painting is about leaving the four walls of your studio behind and experiencing painting and drawing in the landscape. The practice goes back for centuries but was truly made into an art form by the French Impressionists. Their desire to paint light and its changing, ephemeral qualities, coupled with the creation of transportable paint tubes and the box easel—the precursor to the plein air easels of today—allowed artists the freedom to paint “en plein air,” which is the French expression for “in the open air.”

JUROR:  Marilyn Eger -   Because I have a strong connection to the land and come from a long tradition of farming, I am primarily a plein air painter. When capturing a specific scene on-site is not possible, I work from my own photos as a point of departure. My paintings are inspired by my love of the area I live in and the things around me, such as the Acampo landscape, old tractors and cars, curious cattle, and old homesteads. I believe they bring me back to the earth.
    While my media of choice is oil, as well as pastel and acrylics, I feel like a sculptor when painting because I can chisel out the images as though they were stone. I am also drawn to reflected light and I have a deep passion for vibrant color. My intent is not to be a camera but to convey my feelings and sensations at that moment in time. My paintings are impressionistic in style as I try to catch the fleeting light of the golden hour.

CATEGORIES : - all mediums are accepted

AWARDS - RIBBONS AND MONETARY AWARDS:

Best of Show- $100; 1st Place - $75; 2nd Place - $50;

ENTRY FEE : - $15 Gallery Artists  / or $20 fee per entry per piece (non-refundable) – limit 3 entries per artist. To enter go to www.elkgrovefineartscenter.org and click on the Exhibitions Tab and then Calendar of Events

IMPORTANT DATES:

Exhibition Date – September 7 – September 26

Application Deadline – August 17

Acceptance Notification – August 24 via email.

Receiving Accepted works at EGFAC – August 30 & 31  9020 Elk Grove Blvd Suite 101, Elk Grove, CA 95624,

11am – 5pm  

Artist Reception – September 7, 4-7pm, at 5:30pm awards will be announced.

Pick Up Art Works – September 27 & 28  , 11am – 4pm

BIG ART (Large format) Competition – 2024

CALL TO ARTISTS! – Prospectus

Reception- August 3^rd  - Show continues through August 29^th

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:

• All artwork must be original fine art quality conceived and created solely by the entering artist.
• Artwork previously accepted into any EGFAC Competitions will not be accepted.
• EGFAC has the right to reject artwork that does not look like the digital image.
• All artwork must be framed and ready to hang, and no larger than 60” x 60” including the frame.  Unframed art accepted only if the painting extends around edges. Artists are responsible for all shipping costs. Including the return shipping paid shipping label.
• 3 D artwork should be no larger than 4 feet tall and 2 feet wide.
• All art must be for sale.
• The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center will handle all sales from the exhibition and retain a 40% commission from all sales.

SHOW DESCRIPTION: – This is our first official Large Format Art Competition.  Those who like to go BIG please join us for this open juried competition of big pieces of art.

JUROR:  Robin Johnson

CATEGORIES : - water media, oil, 3-D, mixed media, acrylic, collage.

AWARDS - RIBBONS AND MONETARY AWARDS:

Best of Show- $100; 1st Place - $75; 2nd Place - $50;

ENTRY FEE : - $15 Gallery Artists  / or $20 fee per entry per piece (non-refundable) – limit 3 entries per artist. To enter go to www.elkgrovefineartscenter.org and click on the Exhibitions Tab and then Calendar of Events

IMPORTANT DATES:

Exhibition Date – August 3^rd – August 29^th

Application Deadline – July 22^nd

Acceptance Notification – June 24^th in the afternoon

Receiving Accepted works at EGFAC – July 26 & 27   2020 Elk Grove Blvd Suite 101, Elk Grove, CA 95624,

11am – 5pm  

Artist Reception – August 3^rd , 4-7pm, at 5:30pm awards will be announced. Note- also at the reception will be a second show from Velma Davidson called “The Joy of Landscapes : color for all seasons"

Pick Up Art Works – August 30 & 31  , 11am – 5pm

FIRED ART COMPETITION – 2024

CALL TO ARTISTS! – Prospectus

Reception- JULY 6 - Show continues through JULY 25

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:

• All artwork must be original fine art quality conceived and created solely by the entering artist.
• Artwork previously accepted into any EGFAC Competitions will not be accepted.
• EGFAC has the right to reject artwork that does not look like the digital image.
• All artwork must be framed and ready to hang, and no larger than 40”x40” including the frame.  Unframed oils/acrylics accepted only if the painting extends around edges. Artists are responsible for all shipping costs. Including the return shipping paid shipping label.
• All art must be for sale.
• The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center will handle all sales from the exhibition and retain a 40% commission from all sales.

SHOW DESCRIPTION: – Art that is made using a flame or heat. We are looking for metal, ceramic, glass, encaustic art.

JUROR: Freddy Santana

CATEGORIES : - all mediums are accepted that uses a flame or heat to create artwork.

AWARDS - RIBBONS AND MONETARY AWARDS:

Best of Show- $100; 1st Place - $75; 2nd Place - $50;

ENTRY FEE : - $15 Gallery Artists  / or $20 fee per entry per piece (non-refundable) – limit 3 entries per artist. To enter go to www.elkgrovefineartscenter.org and click on the Exhibitions Tab and then Calendar of Events

IMPORTANT DATES:

Exhibition Date – July 6 through July 25

Application Deadline – June 17

Acceptance Notification – June 20 via email.

Receiving Accepted works at EGFAC – June 28 & 29  9020 Elk Grove Blvd Suite 101, Elk Grove, CA 95624,

11am – 5pm  

Artist Reception – July 6, 4-7pm, at 5:30pm awards will be announced.

Pick Up Art Works – July 26 and 27  , 11am – 4pm