OPENING RECEPTION: The Ridgefield Guild Of Artists - Juried Member Show 2013

Exhibition Opening: Saturday, April 13, 4-6pm, Snowdate April 14th

JURIED MEMBER SHOW  (April 13 – May 12, 2013)

About The Exhibition

The Ridgefield Guild of Artists celebrates the artistic talent of member artists with our annual Juried Member show. This exhibit gives member artists an opportunity to have their work viewed by Ms. Hardesty. She will select approximately 50 works to be in the exhibition. All media is welcome. She will also award 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. We encourage all members to participate.

About The Juror

 We are pleased to have Susan Hardesty as our juror for this year’s Annual Juried Member Show. Ms. Hardesty is the Director of Norwalk Community College’s Art Galleries and Art Collection. The art galleries and collection use artworks as an everyday part of the educational environment, a teaching tool for art related courses and a means to create a visually stimulating environment. The art galleries focus on exhibiting regional and nationally recognized artists and feature approximately five exhibitions per year on local organizations and issues. The NCC art collection is housed throughout the NCC campus. More than 600 national and internationally known artists can be seen in classrooms, corridors, offices and community spaces throughout campus. The collection focuses on contemporary art which has been acquired primarily through generous donations and annual allocations from the college.

Entry/Fees                                                                                                          

The Guild’s new 3-part entry forms are available to fill out when you bring your work for receiving, so there is no downloadable form.

Open to all Ridgefield Guild of Artists members. Up to 3 works per artist. Fees are $15 per entry for regular members; $10 for senior and student members. Payable by cash, check, money order, Visa/Mastercard. Fees are nonrefundable and payable to RGA. Any artists joining the Ridgefield Guild of Artists by April 2, 2013 are eligible.

Important Dates

•                Deliver Work to Guild:  Saturday, March 30, Monday & Tuesday, April 1 and 2, 12-4pm. Note: the Guild is closed on Sunday, March 31 for Easter.

•                Notification of Accepted Work:  Friday April 5 by 9pm (via website)

•                Pick Up of Non-Accepted Work:  Saturday and Sunday, April 6+7, 12-4pm

•                Submission of Accepted Artists’ Statements or Resumes:  Wednesday, April 9th (via membershowrga@gmail.com)

•                Exhibition Opening:  Saturday, April 13, 4-6pm, Snowdate April 14th

•                Pick Up After Show:  May 12, 4pm, May 13-14, 12-4pm

PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO DOWNLOAD A PROSPECTUS: www.rgoa.org

The Guild is a not-for-profit volunteer organization open to all.  We promote the appreciation, enjoyment and practice of art.  We are a regional and community-based art organization that promotes the visual arts and arts education by providing high quality gallery space for exhibitions, art classes for children and adults, opportunities for artist-in-residency programs and art lectures on-site and in collaboration with other cultural organizations.

Ridgefield Guild of Artists

 34 Halpin Lane, Ridgefield, CT  06877    

203-438-8863 (T)     rgoa@sbcglobal.net (E)     www.rgoa.org (W)

Gallery Hours:  Wed – Sun, 12-4pm

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC