The James Library & Center for the Arts Presents
The Fifth Annual Spring Juried Art Exhibition
Opening RECEPTION: March 22, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm
On View March 22 through April 27, 2024
Sponsored by The Frame Center and The Cordelia Family Foundation, The Norwell Chamber of Commerce, and the Hanover, Marshfield, Norwell, and Scituate Cultural Councils, local agencies supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Juror Larisa Grollemond’s Statement
I’d like to extend my thanks to all of the artists who submitted such a wide variety of beautiful, thoughtful, and technically proficient work in such a diversity of media. The creativity and care on display in this selection of works is truly impressive; it was my pleasure to jury works from such a skillful group of artists.
Larisa Grollemond
Assistant Curator of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts
Getty Museum
Awards
Best in Show: At the Waterline, Brenda M. White Henriquez
2nd Place: Fences I, Barbara Canney
3rd Place: Subway Token, Frank Greco
Honorable Mentions:
Arm Candy, Laura Harvey
Puzzle Box, Virginia Holloway
Manta Ray, Ken Lindgren
Tintamarre, Jan McElhinny
Atlas, Diane Panarelli Miller
On the Horizon, Peggy Roth Major
Surf’s Up, Tina Watson
Full List of Accepted Works
Joan Appel, Playin' the Blues
Alicia Arnold, Row Boat Excursion
Dina Brennan, all night 'til the break of dawn
Dina Brennan, kinda warm beneath my feet
Andrea Brown, Chattered serving bowl
Andree Brown, 6
Andree Brown, 856
Barbara Canney, Fences I
Mary Casey, Bustling Along
Nancy Colella, Winter Twilght
Nancy Colella, Yellow Light
Molly Dee, Claudia(n)
Martha Donovan, Kitchen Table
Donna Goes, No Words Were Spoken
Frank Greco, Subway Token
Larry Guilmette, Complex/Shield
Laura Harvey, Arm Candy
Jim Henderson, I loved you
Virginia Holloway, Puzzle Box
Katie Jurkiewicz, Mexican Hat, Utah
Donna Keene, Abandoned house
Ken Lindgren, Manta Ray
Jan McElhinny, Tintamarre
Judith Montminy, Displacement
Terri Nickerson, A Night at the Fair
Elizabeth Noble, Meditations of a Quilter's Granddaughter
Andy Osborne, Squares
Andy Osborne, Yew Vase
Janis Owens, Waiting
Dianne Panarelli Miller, Atlas
Dianne Panarelli Miller, Lily
Dianne Panarelli Miller, Somewhere in Time
Mary L. Peng, Unsettled
Anthony Pilla, Lovers in the Garden
Stephanie Roberts-Camello, Repose
Donna Rossetti-Bailey, On the Rocks
Peggy Roth Major, On the Horizon
Soteris Roussi, Air to Breathe
Stephen Sheffield, Fowl Play
Maureen Spinale, Under the Cover of Winter
Tina Watson, Surf’s Up
Erik Weikert, No. 0764
Brenda M. White Henriquez, At the Waterline
Brenda M. White Henriquez, 50% Chance of Rain
Hollianne Wood Carruthers, TYPEFACE #1 and #2
IMPORTANT!
Art Drop-off is this Wednesday and Thursday, March 6 & 7, 2024, between 1 and 5 pm at The James Library & Center for the Arts, 24 West Street, Norwell. Please bring a completed Accepted Work Submission Form with you to drop-off (1 form per piece please).
EXHIBTION PROSPECTUS
The James Library & Center for the Arts 5th Annual Spring Juried Show
SPONSORED BY The Frame Center, the Cordelia Family Foundation, The Norwell Chamber of Commerce, and the Hanover, Marshfield, Norwell, and Scituate Cultural Councils, local agencies supported by The Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Exhibition Dates: March 22, 2024 to April 27, 2024
Opening Reception: March 22, 2024 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
All work will be available for viewing and purchase in person and on our online gallery at JamesLibrary.org
EXHIBITION THEME: Open - Non-specific
ELIGIBILITY
Open to all mediums. All painting and drawing, media, sculpture, graphics, photography, ceramic, textiles, wood or metal work, and mixed media. Works should generally not exceed 72 inches in any dimension (including diagonal) or weigh more than 150 pounds. Works must be framed or otherwise ready for hanging/installation. Any sculpture or 3D pieces that require a pedestal must be included in entry and available for use should the piece be accepted.
All entries for this exhibit must be submitted online through entrythingy.com.
No pieces may have been shown or displayed previously at The James.
All works must be original, having been created within the last three years.
Artists, or an assigned representative, must submit accepted works in person. No exceptions. All pieces must be labeled on the back with artist name, title of work, and contact information on the standard form provided on the James Library & Center for the Arts website.
Any work accepted for the exhibition that is not deemed representative of what was presented in the submission process is subject to rejection with no reimbursement of entry fees. This includes any changes or modifications to the work.
All work must be available for sale. A 35% commission/donation to The James will be due within 14 days from close of the exhibit.
All pieces must be available for exhibit throughout the duration of the exhibition. No early pickups. No exceptions.
Large 2D pieces normally framed in glass that exceed 48 inches in either direction must be framed using an acrylic glazing (such as Plexiglas) only. No clamped glass, cardboard, paste-on or saw tooth hangers.
Due to safety concerns, any work found to not be suitably framed may be disqualified and rejected from the exhibit with no refund of entry fees.
Due to space constraints, all 2D pieces must not exceed 48 inches x 72 inches and 3D pieces must not exceed 36 inches x 60 inches. No pieces may be larger than 72 inches on the diagonal.
NOTE: Special exceptions may be requested in advance of entry. Email Art Gallery Director William Houser at: bill.houser@comcast.net
SUBMISSION FEES
$15.00 per entry or 3 for $40.00
Limit 6 entries per artist
*All fees are non-refundable
Juror: Larisa Grollemond, Assistant Curator of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts, Getty Museum
Larisa Grollemond has been Assistant Curator of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts at the Getty Museum since 2017 after earning her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Her research areas include late medieval and Renaissance French illuminated manuscripts and paintings, early printing, and modern medievalisms. Her exhibition projects have included Book of Beasts: The Bestiary in the Medieval World (2019), Blurring the Line: Manuscripts in the Age of Print (2019), The Fantasy of the Middle Ages (2022), Graphic Design in the Middle Ages (2023-2024), and Blood: Medieval/Modern opening in February of 2024.
AWARDS
$250.00 Best in Show
$125.00 Second Place
$75.00 Third place
*Four honorable mentions
IMPORTANT DATES:
January 17, 2024 through February 24, 2024 at 11:59 pm: Online entries accepted on entrythingy.com
March 1, 2024: List of accepted works will be posted on The James Library & Center for the Arts website after 8:00 pm.
March 6, 2024 & March 7, 2024: Drop off of accepted works during business hours. See website for current hours of operation.
March 22, 2024: Opening Reception, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
April 27, 2024: End of exhibition
Pickup of unsold artwork: April 30, 2024, May 1, 2024 & May 2, 2024: Pick up works during business hours. Check website for current hours of operation.
*Artists will be charged a $5.00 per day fee for any work not picked up by May 10, 2024
RULES/DISCLAIMER/LEGAL
The James Library & Center for the Arts will use care in the handling of all work, but in no way is responsible for any damage that may occur in moving or hanging artwork. The James is also not responsible for any loss or theft of artwork. Artists should obtain their own insurance as deemed necessary.
The James Library & Center for the Arts reserves the right to disqualify and reject any work that cannot be displayed in a safe and secure manner (including poorly framed or wired work).
You hereby grant The James Library & Center for the Arts an irrevocable, assignable, worldwide, royalty-free right to copy, excerpt, adapt, distribute, publicly display, and use photographs of any works accepted for the exhibition, whether provided by you or created or modified by The James (including without limitation, images or photographs provided in the submission process) in The James’s publications and promotional materials in any and all forms and media, including on its website. The James Library & Center for the Arts will use its best efforts to include an attribution with the artist’s name and title of the work in any such use.
You understand that The James Library & Center for the Arts requests a 35% donation/commission for any pieces sold during the run of the exhibit and a 10% donation/commission for any pieces that sell within 60 days after the close of the exhibit and are sold as a result of being included in this exhibition.
By submitting artwork for consideration, you hereby agree to all said terms and conditions stated above.