Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts
2010 Applications:
The Artist’s Centennial Vision: A Juried Exhibit
The registration deadline for this exhibit is 5:00 PM March 5, 2010
Click here to download a prospectus/entry form
Click here to download the Curator's letter
Mail applications to : Centennial Exhibit, Festival of the Arts, PO Box 385, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
ABOUT THIS ONE-TIME ONLY EXHIBIT
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the City of Lake Oswego, the Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts is excited to announce a one-time only very special exhibit entitled, "The Artist's Centennial Vision: A Juried Exhibit." This juried exhibit will feature artworks inspired by the formative years of Lake Oswego, Oregon where time stood still between the banks of the Willamette River and Oswego Lake.
A ONE-TIME ONLY $1,000 JUROR’S AWARD
WILL BE PRESENTED TO ONE PIECE IN THIS EXHIBIT
To honor the city's heritage and our artists' contribution to its character, an unprecedented cash award of $1,000 will be given to the recipient of the "Jurors' Award" during the Festival.
Artists are encouraged to visually interpret the decade that launched the now distinctive City of Lake Oswego between 1910 and 1920. This period is noted as a transitional time when Oswego began its transformation from a gritty iron town to a gentrified residential and recreational paradise. Both two and three-dimensional works executed in a variety of media that demonstrate unique references to this time period in Lake Oswego are sought for submission.
We hope this exhibit will creatively challenge artists to explore themes of pre-World War I. We are particularly eager to see and encourage works that interpret or reflect how life was lived, viewed and/or celebrated in this unique period of time.
Let your imagination soar! Themes to explore might include transportation, recreation, architecture, food, holiday celebrations, fashion, agriculture, family gatherings, historical events, natural resources, tools, lifestyle, entertainment, etc.
Information about Oswego life in the 1910s can be found in the Lake Oswego Library's historic photo collection which is available online at: http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/photos/. Another resource is Ann Fulton's illustrated history of Lake Oswego titled Iron, Wood & Water.
Artworks executed in a variety of media that illustrate or demonstrate the above are encouraged for submission. To download a prospectus on our website and entry form, click here.
Eligibility: The Artist’s Centennial Vision Juried Exhibit is open to all Northwest artists, 18+. Curator retains the right to reject any work that does not meet the criteria below.
Entry Fee: $15 nonrefundable fee for up to 3 entries. Artists not accepted for inclusion may, however, apply fee to the Open Show exhibition entry fee.
Works Eligible: Up to three (3) original 2D or 3D works executed in any permanent medium suitable to the fine arts that are the original creations of the artist and completed in the last two years. No giclee, student work, or work created under instruction in a class or workshop is eligible. No work created from imagery of another artist, photographer or any copyrighted work is eligible. Size Limitations: 2D works shall have an outside measurement of NO GREATER than 60” in either direction and NO SMALLER than 10” x 12” (including matting and framing). 3D works are limited to 60 lbs. and a maximum of 60” in any direction. Drawings, prints, paintings and photographs must be framed and ready for hanging with secure wire across the back.
Sales: A 40% commission will be retained from all sales. All artwork submitted MUST be available for sale in the exhibition.
Juror: Susanna Kuo and Cheryl Snow, Executive Director, Clackamas County Arts Alliance. Special note: For this exhibit only, a “Jurors’ Award” of $1,000 will be awarded to one piece during the Festival.
Jurying: Will be done exclusively from digital images. Submit 1 image of each entry on CD-ROM.
All images must be jpeg format (.jpg) with medium compression. Images not in JPEG format are unacceptable.
Please do not use Windows program “Media Center.”
Images should be at a 300 dpi (dots per inch) resolution and no larger than 1024 x 768 pixels.
Please double check your CD images for readability prior to submittal.
Each image on the CD should be labeled with your last name, first initial, entry number (as below), and title only
(e.g.: smith.a.01.title.jpg).
Entry Form: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AN ENTRY FORM. Please mail your entry form along with payment, CD and self-addressed, stamped (correct postage) envelope for notification and return of CD. Mail entries and CD to:
Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts
The Artist’s Vision Juried Exhibit, PO Box 385, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Deadline: Entry forms, payment and CD must be received by 5:00 PM on March 5, 2010. Results will be mailed out the week of April 12, 2010. All accepted work must be hand delivered on Sunday, June 20, 2010.
- Click here to download an entry form to the Juried Centennial Exhibit
- Click here to download the Curator's letter
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ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Mission statement: The Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts’ primary goal is to educate by promoting, supporting, coordinating and exhibiting the arts of the region.
The Festival of the Arts, celebrating its 47th year, is a major regional non-profit arts event, presenting the creative endeavors of recognized and emerging artists from all facets of the art world. The Festival enjoys an outstanding reputation for bringing special exhibits of quality and diversity to the weekend that are accessible to everyone. Documented numbers show that the Festival attracts 25,000 visitors during the three days of the event. The Festival provides three major exhibition opportunities for artists during the event: The Open Show (an unjuried exhibition open to Northwest artists), The Artist’s Vision (a juried exhibit open to Northwest artists) and the Craft Faire (open to artisans and exhibitors of fine craft work throughout the U.S.).
The Festival, a sub division of Lakewood Theatre Company/Lakewood Center for the Arts, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit arts organization, is committed to arts education, performance and exhibition. Contributions to the Festival are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Our tax ID number is 93-0700108.
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