November 6, 2020– January 29, 2021 Florence O’Donnell Wasmer Gallery
Monsignor Mullen Bldg.
Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, Ohio
$2800 in Cash Awards
Online Registration is REQUIRED!
SUBMISSIONS OPEN online on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 5 PM EST SUBMISSIONS CLOSE online on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 by 11:59 PM EST
FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CONTACTsupport@artcall.org
Closed in March due to the pandemic, Ursuline’s Florence O'Donnell Wasmer Gallery re-opens in a beautiful new home in November to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
The gallery has moved to the Monsignor Mullen Building, the main academic and administrative building facing Lander Road. It re-opens with “New Masters 2: Women Artists of Northeast Ohio,” on view Nov. 6. through Jan. 29, 2021.
Due to the pandemic, Wasmer Gallery is open by appointment only, Tuesday-Friday, 12:00-5:00 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1:30-4:30 p.m. (closed Monday). Sign up for a time to visit by calling Gallery Director Anna Arnold at 440.646.8121 email: aarnold@ursuline.edu. Or view the exhibition online, starting Nov. 6, at 6 PM.
Thank you for your interest in The New Masters 2: Women Artists of Northeast Ohio, A Juried Art Exhibition. Please read and follow instructions carefully.Please read the Terms and Conditions. Print this prospectus for reference. No entries or images will be accepted after 11:59 PM, Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Entries will only be accepted if entry forms, digital images and fees are received at the time of entry and by the deadline. Entry fees are non-refundable. The submission of entries/images does not guarantee that your work will be selected for this highly competitive juried exhibition. Each artist may submit a maximum of three (3) artworks.
The Florence O'Donnell Wasmer Gallery will manage The New Masters 2: Women Artists of Northeast Ohio, A Juried Art Exhibition using artcall.org, a highly secure, online, juried art show system. Personal information, entry fee payment, image uploads, jurying and artist notification will all take place within this robust web application. Entrants must have a valid email address.
URSULINE COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT
Ursuline College offers holistic education that transforms students for service, leadership and professional excellence by providing undergraduate and graduate programs that foster lifelong learning and personal wisdom in an environment characterized by:
Catholic and Ursuline heritage
Women-centered learning
Values-based curricula
Inclusive, global perspective
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
The Florence O'Donnell Wasmer Gallery and Ursuline College are excited to host a stunning exhibition of diverse artistic disciplines along with a free online opening reception and awards ceremony. In honor of women's creativity, we’re intentionally showcasing the creative excellence of our talented women artists who live and work in the region. The New Masters 2: Women Artists of Northeast Ohio, A Juried Art Exhibition is open only to emerging and professional women artists 18 years of age and older currently residing in the the 18 counties of Northeast Ohio including:
Ashland, Ashtabula, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, and Wayne, Ohio.
HOW TO SUBMIT
To submit art work, please create an account by clicking the light blue "Register" button at the top right of the screen.
Once you've created your account, please log in. Follow on-screen prompts to submit your art.
All works must be ORIGINAL, your own concept and creation. Artwork done under supervision or instruction in schools, classes or workshops is NOT ELIGIBLE. Copies of another artist's photos, drawings or paintings, etc. will NOT be accepted. Giclee reproduction prints or enhanced giclees of original art, or other forms of reproductions (except for signed & numbered limited editions of prints or photography) are not acceptable. Artwork previously exhibited at Wasmer Gallery is ineligible.
Each artist may enter up to three (3) digital entries created within the last three (3) years.
To resize photos, please follow info in the video below.
No CDs, DVDS or photographs will be accepted through the mail. Please do not email photos to the Gallery Director.
All digital images submitted must be of the highest quality, since all jurying and awards will occur online. Work not suitably photographed will be declined by the jury.
Images must be cropped to not include matting or frame, watermark and artist’s signature should not be visible.
Digital entries should have a filename that includes the artists last name as well as the entry number (#1 or #2).
Submissions are due online 11:59 PM WEDNESDAY,September 23, 2020
PRESENTATION OF ACCEPTED WORK
All accepted artworks must arrive ready for installation. All 2D works must be properly matted, backed and under glass or plexi-glass and framed with hardware (screw eyes or D-rings) and wires securely attached to the back strong enough to hold the weight of the piece. (NO SAWTOOTH HANGERS, clips or plastic poster frames will be accepted.) Works not wired will not be accepted. All art must be signed, dated and labelled.
Glass or plexi-glass must be clean (inside and out), unscratched.
Frames must be in good condition (no scratches or loose corners).
Mats must be clean and smoothly cut with no warping.
Paintings on canvas must be appropriately presented: framed, or painted on the outside edges of “museum wrapped” canvas with no visible staples.
All entries must either have a sale price or be marked not for sale (NFS) and include a price for insurance value.
The Gallery Director reserves the right to disqualify any work that is significantly different from the submitted image including: artworks that are a different size than stated on the application, artworks that do not show the quality represented by the submitted image, and artworks that arrive damaged.
Wasmer Gallery staff will use all reasonable care in handling works of art and will not be held responsible for artwork that is damaged due to improper mounting or framing, or is unstable.
Work not properly presented will not be exhibited.
Artists are responsible for all delivery and pick up during the stated days and times. No shipped works will be allowed or accepted. Late deliveries will not be accepted.
MEDIA
SIZE AND WEIGHT LIMITATIONS
2D ARTWORK size (including mat and the frame) must be no larger than 30” X 40” WORKS IN A SERIES: Will be judged as one work which must be no larger than 30” X40” combined and must not consist of any more than three (3) pieces. Please include the numbers in the series as part of the file name. FREESTANDING SCULPTURE: must not exceed 40 pounds in weight.
• Painting: Oil, acrylic, water color, gouache, encaustic • Works on Paper: Drawing, printmaking, charcoal, chalk, pastels, pencil, wax, crayons, inks and collage. • Photography: Traditional, Digital prints, Computer Enhanced • Mixed Media: Two or more artistic media, that are combined in a single composition • Digital Media: Digitally or partially digitally generated art, including digital art that is embellished with paint or other techniques and photographs that are significantly altered using digital/computer techniques. Must be numbered individually. • Sculpture: Including wood, metal, stone, glass, mosaics, ceramics, fiber and recycled materials. All vessels and sculptures must be hand-built by artist. • Glass: All glass pieces must be hand blown or hand cut and fused by artist. • Fiber: Fine Art Weaving, Quilting, Soft Sculpture
JURYING PROCESS
The juror will only review online entries. At no time will the juror have access to artists’ personal information. Notification of the juror’s results will be sent in an email on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Please make sure to provide a valid email address when registering.
1. Juror receives anonymous online submissions consisting of images, media, dimensions, year completed, weight, where applicable 2. Juror scores images using a 1 to 5 star rating system for each submission based on this criteria: demonstration of artistic mastery, creative excellence and innovation and outstanding execution of chosen medium.
Decisions of the Juror and the Wasmer Gallery with respect to originality and eligibility criteria are binding and final.
CASH AWARDS
There are $2,800 in cash awards. Award winners will be announced during the VIRTUAL reception. Award winners will be posted on the Ursuline College website.
Best in Show - $1,000 Purchase Award
1st Prize- Award of Excellence - $750
2nd Prize - Award of Distinction - $500
3rd Prize - Award of Merit - $250
3 Honorable Mentions - $100 each
Prize winners will be asked to complete a W9 form to receive prizes.
OUR DISTINGUISHED JUROR
Mary Urbas, Gallery Coordinator/Exhibition Curator and Diversity Program Specialist at Lakeland Community College
Mary Urbas is the Gallery Director/Exhibition Curator for The Gallery at Lakeland Community College, (Kirtland, OH.). She has held this position for 15 years.
Mary was the Assistant Director/Gallery Curator at the Valley Art Center in Chagrin Falls, OH from 2001-2005 and also owned and operated The Gallery in Chagrin Falls, a fine art and contemporary crafts gallery, from 1997-2001. From 1979 to 1997, Mary Urbas was the Gallery Manager and head of shipping and receiving at Sylvia Ullman’s American Crafts Gallery.
With a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art, Mary's work as a textile designer has been exhibited throughout Northeast Ohio and Pennsylvania, receiving many honors including several Best in Crafts awards from juried shows. She is a member of the Surface Design Association of America and the American Crafts Council, as well as a participant in several regional artist guilds and associations.
DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED WORKS
Saturday, October 24 from 10AM to 3 PM
Florence O'Donnell Wasmer Gallery at Urusline College.
Any special requirements for hanging must be discussed with the Gallery Director in advance of delivery.
Artists or their representatives are responsible for the delivery and pick up of artwork to and from the exhibit. No shipping to the gallery is allowed or offered. If artwork is not delivered on the designated days and times, it will not be included in the exhibition.
Late entries will not be accepted
Accepted work may not be removed from the exhibition for any reason before the close of the show on Friday, January 29, 2021at 5 PM.
PICK UP
Saturday, January 30th, 10 AM to 3 PM
Florence O'Donnell Wasmer Gallery, Monsignor Mullen Building Ursuline College 2550 Lander Road Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124 (440) 646-8121
VIRTUAL ARTISTS' RECEPTION and AWARDS CEREMONY
Friday, November 6th, 6 PM via Zoom.
Online registration will be required. Details soon.
INSURANCE
The Florence O’Donnell Wasmer Gallery does insure all accepted works of art on display. Artists are encouraged to insure their own works, as well.
SALES AND COMMISSIONS
Work on exhibit does not have to be for sale except for the Purchase prize winner. Wasmer Gallery will handle ALL sales transactions and a commission of 20% will be deducted. Gallery does not collect sales tax. The artist(s) will be paid by check by Ursuline College within two (2) weeks of the sale. All purchases must be paid in full by the closing of the show.
Purchasers of artwork may pick up sold works at the Florence O’Donnell Wasmer Gallery after the exhibition ends, between 10 AM and 3 PM on Saturday, January 30, 2020.
Under no circumstances can work be withdrawn before the end of the show due to a sale, another exhibit or any other reason.
REPRODUCTION OF IMAGES AND PROMOTION
Copyright and all other rights to the artwork will remain with the artist. Wasmer Gallery and Ursuline College reserves the right to post accepted artists’ images for marketing, publications, and promotional purposes. These include, but are not limited to, ads, articles, marketing materials, press releases, event presentations, slide shows and videos, brochures, post cards, catalogs, posters, event mailers, and for use on the Ursuline College website and the gallery’s social media networks. Artist will be credited.
IMPORTANT DATES
Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 5 PM: Online submissions open
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 11:59 PM : Online submission deadline
Thursday, September 24, 2020- Saturday, October 3, 2020L: Jury in session
Tuesday, October 6, 2020: Email artist notification of juror results
Saturday, October 24, 2020: Delivery of Art Work
Between 10 AM and 3 PM
Florence O’Donnell Wasmer Gallery, Monsignor Mullen Building
Ursuline College
2550 Lander Road
Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124
(440) 646-8121
Friday, November 6: Virtual Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony
6 PM
November 6, 2020 - January 29, 2021: Dates of the Show
Free and by appointment only from 12 noon to 5pm on Tuesdays through Fridays and 1:30 to 4:30 on Saturdays and Sundays, CLOSED Mondays and holidays.
Saturday, January 30: Pick up unsold work at the Wasmer Gallery
Between 10 AM and 3 PM
FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CONTACTsupport@artcall.org
All other questions and communications should be directed to the Gallery Director at aarnold@ursuline.edu
The New Masters 2: Women Artists of Northeast Ohio through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts and Culture Foundation.
