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What every artist should know about jurying

Posted by Connie Mettler on January 9, 2018 at 3:45pm

New to the business? Tired of getting rejected? What images should I use for my application? What are the jurors looking for?

2 chances to find the answers: 

8869184093?profile=original1. January 20, Saint Louis, MO

ZAPP and the Saint Louis Art Fair are offering artists an opportunity to have their images critiqued through a Mock Jury workshop. If you are interested in this option (your work part of the critique) the deadline to submit was January 2. However this workshop is open to anyone that would like to attend and learn. 

What we'll cover: 

  •  Learn how to make your application more competitive.
  •  Looking for help to improve your jury submissions?
  •  See how your images look enlarged and projected on a screen. 
  •  Are you testing the waters with a new body of work?  This is a great way to get some feedback. 

Here’s how it works:

  • The Mock Jury will take place on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Grey Eagle Distributors - 2340 Millpark Drive, Maryland Heights, MO 63043.
  • We will begin promptly at 9am.
  • Jurors will speak openly about submitted artist images.
  • Everyone is welcome to join us in person to experience the mock jury. 

For more details: Laura Miller, lmiller@saintlouisartfair.com, phone: 314.863.0278

8869183685?profile=original2. February 10 & 11, Columbus, OH

The Columbus Arts Festival jury will choose the Festival artists at a two-day public meeting in February at the Westin Columbus located at 310 S High St, Columbus, OH 43215. Jury panelists will review more than 1,000 artist applications from across the country to determine the approximately 300 who will be invited to participate in the 2018 Columbus Arts Festival.

Artists will be chosen in the following categories:  2D Mixed Media, 3D Mixed Media, Ceramics, Digital Art, Drawing & Pastels, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Leather, Metal, Painting, Photography, Printmaking & Graphics, Sculpture, Wood, and Emerging Artists. A jury panel selected by the GCAC staff conducts a blind jury process, where jurors review the artists’ images and technical statements without seeing any personal information. The top scores, allowing for a balanced show across mediums, are invited to participate in the Festival.

2018 Columbus Arts Festival Jurors

April Sunami (Painting); Eva Kwong (Ceramics); Tyler Cann (Associate Curator, Columbus Museum of Art); David Butler (Painting); Sherrie Hawk (Gallery Owner)

2018 Columbus Arts Festival Jury

Westin Columbus located at 310 S High St, Columbus, OH 43215
February 10-11, 2018 8:30a-5pm

Feel free to Contact Festival Director Sean Kessler at 614-221-8625 with any questions.

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Open Jury in St. Louis - March 18 & 19

Posted by Connie Mettler on February 9, 2010 at 9:30am
Ready to see some great art images? Want to see your images stack up for one of the most competitive art fairs in the country? Here's your answer:
Saint Louis Art Fair Reception and Open Jury
Jurying will be held at the St. Louis Art Artists’ Guild, 2 Oak Knoll Park, Clayton, MO 63105. Parking is available in front of the Guild. We will be in the 1st floor Gallery on the right as you enter the front door.

Thursday, March 18
• 6:00 – 7:30 pm Reception at the Artists’ Guild.
Cultural Festivals will provide local artists an opportunity to learn more about the jury process. The reception will allow them to see their images projected as well as images of other artists that applied to the show. CF staff will give a demonstration on the Zapplication process.

Friday, March 19
Jurying begins promptly at 1:00 p.m. – round one of the jury process. Artists and others, interested in seeing the process, are invited to come and observe the Saint Louis Art Fair process in action.

If you have questions please contact Laura Miller at 314-863-0292, (c) 314-749-1998 or lmiller@culturalfestivals.com, or Cindy Lerick at 314-863-4485, or clerick@culturalfestivals.com.
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Attend an Open Jury in Columbus, Ohio

Posted by Connie Mettler on January 13, 2010 at 4:32pm
Every time we get a rejection from an art fair we are puzzled. What went wrong? Here is an excellent opportunity to get some good insight into what is happening. Larry Berman is always telling you to do this and I absolutely concur. You will be amazed at what you learn, maybe just some tweak to your images, but most importantly you will see the competition in your category. If you live within a two hour drive of Columbus, you should be there. Here are the details: COLUMBUS ARTS FESTIVAL TO HOLD PUBLIC JURY PROCESS TO SELECT 2010 VISUAL ARTISTS COLUMBUS, Ohio – A jury panel for the Columbus Arts Festival presented by Time Warner Cable will choose the 2010 event artists at a two-day public meeting Feb. 6-7 at the City of Upper Arlington Municipal Building, 3600 Tremont Rd. Panelists will review the hundreds of artist applications from across the country to determine the approximately 230 who will be invited to participate in this year’s event, produced by the Greater Columbus Arts Council. The jury will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 6 and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sun., Feb. 7. To attend all or part of the jury, please RSVP to Amanda Teague, Columbus Arts Festival Coordinator, at 614-224-2606 or ateague@gcac.org. Each year, artists who wish to be considered for the Festival apply through ZAPPlication™, an online application tool, by submitting four digital images of their work and one image of their booth display. A jury panel, selected by the GCAC staff, conducts a blind jury process, where jurors review the artists’ images and technical statements without knowing the artists’ names or hometown. The top scores, allowing for a balanced show across mediums, are invited to participate in the Festival. The jurors for the 2010 Columbus Arts Festival are: - Dr. Annegreth Nill, an art historian and independent curator - Kelly Malec-Kosak, a jewelry/mixed media artist and faculty member of the Columbus College of Art & Design - Matt Reber, manager and buyer for the Wexner Center for the Arts - Eva Kwong, a ceramic and printmaking artist and adjunct faculty member of Kent State University - Tony Cray, a glass artist from St. Louis, Mo. Artists will be chosen in the following categories: Metal; Digital Art; 2D Mixed Media; 3D Mixed Media; Jewelry; Printmaking & Graphics; Photography; Fiber; Drawing & Pastels; Clay; Glass; Sculpture; Painting; Leather; and Wood.
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