Arts Center of Yates County
2016 Painting & Photography Juried Exhibition
June 6 – July 18, 2016
Arts Center of Yates County
127 Main Street, Penn Yan, NY 14527
Phone: 315-536-8226
www.artscenteryatescounty.org
CALENDAR:
Jan 1 - April 20
Entries will be received by Show Submit until midnight EDT on April 20
May 8
Notice of acceptance
May 31-June 3
Shipped Paintings & Photographs Due
June 6
9 am – 12 Hand delivered work due to Arts Center of Yates County
June 6-8
Judging of Show
June 10
5:00-7:00 pm Opening Reception & Awards Presentations
June 7-9
Lyn Asselta Plein Air Workshop (optional & available through ACYC)
July 18
10 am – 4 pm Pick up art work
JUROR/JUDGE OF AWARDS:
Painting: Lyn Asselta is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America (PSA) and a
Master's Circle recipient of the International Association of Pastel Societies. She is the founder
and Co-President of the First Coast Pastel Society (FL), and is a member of several other pastel
societies. She participates in plein air events, especially those that benefit anything having to do
with land conservation. In 2009, Lyn had the honor of being an Artist in Residence for the
National Park Service at Acadia National Park in Maine. Lyn teaches both studio and plein air
pastel landscape workshops and classes. Her home and studio are in St. Augustine, FL.
Photography: Willie Osterman is a Professor and Program Chair of the Fine Art
Photography Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology where he has been teaching,
researching and working as an active artist since 1984. He received his Bachelors of Fine Arts
degree in photography with a minor in art history from Ohio University and a Master of Fine Arts
degree in Visual Design and Photography from the University of Oregon. His work is in
numerous collections including: The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago;
International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman House, Rochester; and several
other national and international museums.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists with residence in New York State and Pennsylvania.
ORIGINAL 2-Dimensional paintings and photography only. Work must be wholly designed and
executed by the artist. Not done under supervision. Paintings and photographs must have been
created within the last 4 years. Overall size, including frame, should not exceed 38”x38”. Work
must be sturdily and attractively framed and wired for hanging. No saw-tooth hangers. Artwork
can be framed with or without mats.
ENTRY FEE: $30 for ACYC members, $35 for non-members - for up to 3 entries. Payment will
be made through the on-line art entry service, Show Submit, by credit card. If in doubt of your
membership status, please contact ACYC.
DIGITAL ENTRY FORMAT: All entries must be digital images and submitted online at:
www.artscenteryatescounty.org where you will be linked to Show Submit, an on-line art
entry service.
Please follow the instructions carefully regarding the preparation of your images.
1. Set your camera for a very high quality image that is not less than 300 dpi. This will be a large
file size. Make sure your camera is square with the painting when you shoot, so that the
image is not skewed or distorted. Use of a tripod is suggested. You may make adjustments,
but only as needed to make the image look more like your painting.
2. Crop the image. No mat, frame, or extraneous material should appear other than the painting.
Now make a copy of this image (SAVE AS). Keep the original for your own records.
3. Resize the copy image to 900 pixels on the longest side with a resolution of 300 dpi.
4. Give the image a new filename, as follows: Last name_first initial_painting title. For example
if your name is Jane Doe and your painting is titled Early Sunday Morning and, the name you
would give the digital image is: Doe_J_EarlySummerMorning.
5. Save the image as a high quality jpg. (Use the "Save As" function to select jpg and the
highest quality.) The image title will now end with .jpg For example:
Doe_J_EarlySummerMorning.jpg
6. Images not meeting the requirements may be disqualified.
NOTIFICATION of acceptance will be made via email by an e-mail through Show Submit
(jbaker@showsubmit.com) by May 8, 2016 or earlier.
ACCEPTED WORK must be labeled with artist’s name, title, medium, and price on back of art
work in lower right corner. Artwork must be identical to the accepted image. No substitutions
permitted. All accepted artwork MUST be delivered to the exhibition. Digital entry is a good faith
obligation and should be honored.
DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED WORK:
Artwork should be delivered to the Flick Gallery at the Arts Center of Yates County, 127 Main
Street, Penn Yan on Monday, June 6 between 9 am and 12 noon. Shipped artwork must be
received between Tuesday, May 31 and Saturday, June 4, 2016.
RETURN OF ACCEPTED WORK:
Artwork must be picked up from the Flick Gallery at the Arts Center of Yates County, 127 Main
Street, Penn Yan, NY on Monday, July 18 between 10 am and 4 pm unless otherwise prearranged. ACYC will not be responsible for packing and shipping any artwork.
WAIVER: Due care will be taken with all artwork. However, the ACYC nor any member thereof
will not be held responsible for loss or damage to exhibited and/or shipped artwork. Artists may
wish to acquire insurance to cover loss and/or damage.
AWARDS: Presented at 6 pm on June 10th during the Opening Reception
$250: Florence Middlebrook Excellence in Painting Award
$250: Stephen & Elise Rosenfeld Excellence in Photography Award
Juror Awards: merchandise and/or services
Merit Awards: merchandise and/or services
SALES: Sales are strongly encouraged but artwork is not required to be for sale. Artists who
sell their artwork in the show will be charged 35% commission to the Arts Center of Yates
County to help defray their costs related to the exhibit.
ACCEPTED ARTWORK: All accepted artwork must be submitted and displayed for the duration
of the show.
USE RIGHTS: By submission for jurying, artists whose submissions are chosen for the
exhibition grant the Arts Center of Yates County the right to use their images for the purpose of
marketing the exhibition, marketing the ACYC programs and subsequent display on the ACYC
website of past exhibitions. Artists grant the use of their image(s) as stated without further
contact or compensation from ACYC.
ACCEPTANCE of all the above conditions in this prospectus is acknowledged by completion of
Entry Form and submission of jpg files.