JUNE 10 – JULY 20, 2024
Rosewood Arts Center in Kettering, Ohio announces a call for entries for the 30th annual The View, a juried exhibition for Ohio artists presenting landscape or land imagery, environmental themes and world issues. Submissions will be accepted starting Friday, March 1, 2024 on Call for Entry. Entries must be original works in any media (2-D or 3-D), completed within the last four years. Jurying will take place from digital images. Work previously exhibited at Rosewood is not eligible. Completed entries (entry form, digital images, and non-refundable entry fee of $25 for up to 3 works), will be on CallforEntry.org through April 18, 2024. The exhibition runs from June 10 through July 20, 2024. Both the exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.
The exhibition prospectus, which includes labels for accepted artworks, can be found here.
Artists must agree to the Gallery Virtual Group Exhibition Agreement to participate in a group exhibition.
THE VIEW 2024 CALENDAR
ENTRY FOR ARTWORK SUBMISSIONS OPENS:
Friday, March 1, 2024 on Call For Entry
ENTRY DEADLINE:
Thursday, April 18, 2024, 11:59 p.m.
NOTIFICATION TO ARTISTS:
By May 11, via email
ARTWORK DROP-OFF/SHIPMENTS DUE:
Saturday, May 25, 10 am – 3 pm
Tuesday, May 28, 4 – 8 pm
EXHIBITION:
June 10 – July 20, 2024
RECEPTION:
Saturday, July 20, 1 – 3 pm
ARTWORK PICK-UP:
July 20, 3 – 4 pm (following reception)
July 22, 12 – 8 pm
ELIGIBILITY
- Entrants may submit up to three works of art per entry. Multiple entries are permitted
- Entrants may provide up to two images per artwork
- All media considered
- Artwork must be created within the last four years
- Artists must be residents of Ohio
- Works previously exhibited at Rosewood Gallery are not eligible
ENTRY PROCEDURE
Jury is done from digital files. A non-refundable entry fee of $25 for up to three artworks must accompany each entry. Multiple entries are permitted. Accepted artworks must be ready to hang/install upon arrival at Rosewood Arts Center, and must be labeled with artist’s name and artwork title on the piece or its packaging.
JUROR
Jessimi Jones is the Executive Director of the Springfield Museum of Art. Since joining the SMOA in 2020, she has transformed the facility and programming with the completion of the North Wing renovation and launched several new initiatives and partnerships focused on broadening community engagement. She has over 20 years of museum experience developing innovative programs that foster creativity, learning, and community engagement. Before coming to Springfield, Jones was a museum educator at the Columbus Museum of Art and Director of Education and Public Programs at the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jones has served as a board member of the Ohio Art Education Association and the Museum Education Roundtable. She has been an Animating Museums Fellow through the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, a fellow for the Future of Learning Institute at Harvard University’s Project Zero, and regularly presents nationally.
AWARDS AND SALES
Awards totaling $1,100 will be distributed at the discretion of the juror. In addition, a People’s Choice Award will be awarded by the Joan W. McCoy Memorial Art Fund through the Kettering Parks Foundation. Rosewood Arts Center encourages sales, for which the City of Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department retains a 30% commission.
LIABILITY
Every precaution is taken in handling exhibiting artwork. All work is insured during the installation process and while the work is on display. The Gallery Coordinator reserves the right to reject work if it differs from the work presented in the original application, violates any conditions set forth in this prospectus, or is unsafe to display for any reason. Artists who are shipping their work are responsible for shipping charges both ways. Return shipping must be pre-paid with a pre-paid label through UPS or FedEx. If no such arrangements are made, the artwork will not be returned. All wall pieces must include proper hanging materials or instructions. Participating artists must agree to be bound by the Gallery Group Exhibition Agreement.