Fall Juried Art Show
Showcasing the best in local and regional art!
On view from November 17 to December 16, 2023
Opening Reception: Friday, November 17, 2023 | 6 to 8 pm
Free and open to the public during business hours
Generously Sponsored by The Frame Center of Hanover, The Norwell Chamber of Commerce, and The Cordelia Family Foundation
The James Library’s Fall Juried Art Show will be juried by Misty Flores, Assistant Curator, Rienzi, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Deadline for submissions is Sunday, October 29, 2023. Only online entries will be accepted. Entries are open to all mediums. Cash and prizes will be awarded to winners. Accepted entries will be announced on November 5, 2023.
Juror’s Statement
I want to thank Bill Houser and the James Library & Center for the Arts for inviting me to serve as the judge for the 2023 Fall Juried Exhibition. It has been an honor and privilege to view the excellent work submitted. Judging is a challenging task. First, I give honor, praise, and respect to anyone who has the inclination to and/or takes the time to make a work of art, no matter what the medium. Art production is a difficult task, even when it seems or looks easy. It is both a physical and an emotional commitment. And successfully producing a work of art, in my opinion, makes anyone a winner despite competitions and contests. So, congratulations to all who have embarked on this creative journey.
This said, then, in this capacity as judge and jury, the most difficult part of my task was selecting one work of art over another. But of course, I know that “judging” is what a judge has to do. So, my first act towards inclusion and elimination was to separate from the pack the works that, at first glance, induced a gut or visceral reaction in me. My goal was to choose works that were excellent in design and execution and had a cohesive underlying concept. I looked for pieces that would have an impact on the viewer, and there were many of those that succeeded in entirely different ways. The submissions showcased originality, artistic voice, and intense technical skills.
I hope the audience enjoys the show as much as I enjoyed looking at the images and selecting the works. Some of the work deeply moved me; I was awed by the beauty of some pieces and intellectually challenged by several pieces. Congratulations, and thank you to all the artists who have submitted work.
Misty Flores
Assistant Curator for Rienzi
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Awards and Honorable Mentions
Best in Show: Susan Denniston, Broken Pathways
2nd Place: Heather Quay, Broadway Scene
3rd Place: Stephanie Roberts-Camello, Gush
Honorable Mention: Dennis Roth, Bathing Rocks 27
Honorable Mention: Bruce Wilson, Dancing in the early evening
Honorable Mention: Mary Tennaro, Off Season
Honorable Mention: Stephen Sheffield, Two Blue Memories
Honorable Mention: Donna Keene, Glacier from the Sky
Honorable Mention: Dorothy Pilla, Passage
Full List of Accepted Works
Susan Ahearn, The Bench
Susan Ahearn, Portage
Joan Appel, Curtains
Stephen Boczanowski, Clarendon Street
Carol Branton, Light in the Piazza
Carol Branton, La Fenice
Eileen Casey, Little Love Nest
Nancy Colella, Pink Barn
Susan Denniston, Untitled (veils)
Susan Denniston, Broken Pathways
Susan Denniston, The terminus of the glacier No. 1
Nicole Doyle, Stray Birds Strut
Kathy Folino, Siege
Susan Gallagher , Spiral Staircase, Luma
Mary Gilmartin, Boathouse View
Jeff Iacovelli, Arbiter's Moon
Donna Keene, Glacier from the sky
Cindy McEachern, “Words to live by”
Judith Montminy, Sisterhood
Marguerite Moore, Riverside
Laurinda O’Connor, Colors of Fall
Dorothy Pilla, Winter Times
Anthony Pilla, Heaven and Earth; Sicilian Landscape
Dorothy Pilla, Passage
Heather Quay, Broadway Scene
Heather Quay, Waiting
Heather Quay, Special Delivery
Page Railsback, WHITE ROSES
Jody Regan, Break Time
Mark Richards, Redeemed
Marc Rifkin, The Shape of Things to Come
Marc Rifkin, Country Living
Stephanie Roberts-Camello, Gush
Dennis Roth, Barn Beach 16
Dennis Roth, Bathing Rocks 27
Dennis Roth, Front Beach 18
Peggy Roth Major, Blanketed
Eileen Rotty, That Which Remains
Eileen Rotty, Dissolution
Stephen Sheffield, Two Blue Memories
Stephen Sheffield, Clandestine Meeting
Erica Sloan, Crescent Flats
Erica Sloan, Transcendence
Susan Strouse, Country Comforts
Mary Tennaro, Off season
Pamela Webster-Walsh, At Summer's End
Pamela Webster-Walsh, Picasso on the Beach
Phyllis Wenzel, Get Out of Town
Bruce Wilson, Dancing in the early evening
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 & Thursday, November 9, 2023: Drop off of accepted works during business hours (1-5 PM).
Prospectus
The James Library & Center for the Arts Fall Juried Show
Sponsored by Frame Center of Hanover and The Cordelia Family Foundation
Exhibition Dates: November 17, 2023 to December 16, 2023
Opening Reception: November 17, 2023 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 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 upon sale.
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.
NOTE: Special exceptions may be requested in advance of entry. Email Art Gallery Director William Houser.
SUBMISSION FEES
$12.00 per entry or 3 for $30.00
Limit 6 entries per artist
*All fees are non-refundable
Juror Misty Flores
Misty Flores is the Assistant Curator for Rienzi, the European decorative arts house museum part of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. A native of Houston, Texas, she received her B.A. in Art History and History from The University of Houston and her M.A. in Decorative Arts and Historic Interiors from the University of Buckingham in collaboration with The Wallace Collection, London. Her primary area of interest is the decorative arts and material culture of 18th-century England and New Spain.
With over ten years of experience in the curatorial field, she has curated numerous exhibitions including Hidden Hands: Invisible Workers in Industrial England, which examined the unattributed roles of women and children in the craft trades in England during the 18th and 19th centuries and Material of Empire: Colonial Narratives, which explored the stories that objects reveal as well as conceal within the complex and entangled legacies of empire. Prior to her work with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, she served as a Documentation Assistant with English Heritage, London.
AWARDS
$250.00 Best in Show
$125.00 Second Place
$75.00 Third place
*Four honorable mentions
IMPORTANT DATES:
September 15, 2023 through October 29, 2023, 11:59 pm: Online entries accepted at entrythingy.com
November 5, 2023: List of accepted works will be posted on The James Library & Center for the Arts website after 8:00 pm.
November 8, 2023 & November 9, 2023: Drop off of accepted works during business hours. See website for current hours of operation.
November 17, 2023: Opening Reception, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
December 16, 2023: End of exhibition
Pickup of unsold artwork:
December 20, 2023 and December 21, 2023 Pick up 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 January 8, 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, as a result of being in this exhibition.
By submitting artwork for consideration, you hereby agree to all said terms and conditions stated above.