Ventures in Creativity 2015

CALENDAR
June 13th (Sat.)
Entry deadline postmark date
Drop off work/Late registration
(Gallery)
June 22nd (Mon.)
2:00-6:30 pm
June 23rd (Tues.)
9:30 am-12:30 pm
Judging (not open to the public)
Workshop
June 24 (Wed.) Lecture 6 pm-9 pm
June 25 (Thur.) Class
9:30 am–4 pm
June 26 (Fri.) Class
9:30 am–4 pm
————————————Pick up unaccepted work (Gallery)
June 29th (Mon.)
2:00-6:30 pm
June 30th (Tues.)
9:30 am-12:30 pm
Opening Reception
July 11th (Sat.)
Awards
6:00-8:00 pm
7:00 pm
Gallery Hrs M-F
Sat.
9:00 am-5:00 pm
1:00 pm-5:00pm
August 7th (Fri.)
Last day of Show
Pick up Artwork (Gallery)
August 10th (Mon.)
2:00-6:30 pm
August 11th (Tues.)
9:30-12:30 pm
Fort Wayne Artists Guild
The purposes of the FWAG are:
 to further the interest and knowledge of fine arts in
the membership and in the community,
 to encourage fellowship between our members
and those of similar organizations and
 to provide opportunities for artistic growth.
We are members of Arts United and Indiana Federation of Art.
The Guild is a non-profit organization and operated to
conduct, support, encourage, and assist charitable and
educational programs in and around our community.
Therefore we donate yearly to the arts program at St
Francis University and Concordia High School.
The Fort Wayne Artists Guild and
University of Saint Francis
School of Creative Arts
Present the 38th Annual
Ventures in Creativity
2015
Membership is open to all individuals who pay annual
dues at the “Member” level and are entitled to participate in meetings and educational activities of the
Guild. They shall be entitled to register with the Exhibits Chair of the Corporation, to participate in Guild exhibits and shall be entitled to exhibit work in the Annual
Members’ Show.
A Signature Artist Member is open to Members who
have three (3) individual works juried into one or more
Ventures in Creativity Shows and who pay dues at the
Member level. A Signature Artist Member may participate in all Guild events and may exhibit work in the
Annual Members’ Show.
www.fortwayneartistsguild.org
July 11th – August 7th
Judge & Workshop
Kathryn Clark
www.kathrynclarkfineart.com
Our judge and workshop instructor this year is
Kathryn Clark from Brookston, IN. In undergraduate school at Wittenberg Univ., she had a BFA dual
major in Printmaking and Ceramics, with her MFA
in Printmaking from Wayne State Univ. After
school, she and her husband founded Twinrocker
Handmade Paper and were instrumental in the revival of hand papermaking in America. During
those years, she developed many techniques using
cotton paper pulp to create artistic imagery of which
her personal works were mainly non-objective, employing some collage. She exhibited those art works
across the US and in England, Austria and Italy. In
the 1980’s, they developed fine drawing and watercolor papers which led to her interest in painting
and drawing. Her paintings and drawings have won
many awards including those from the Hoosier Salon, Indiana Heritage Arts and the Indiana Artist
Club. They can be seen at the Brown County Art
Guild in Nashville, the Hoosier Salon in Carmel, in
invitational exhibitions and in her Brookston studio
by appointment. She welcomes you to join her
monthly email newsletter on her web site.
Workshop Info
Date: June 24, 25, 26 2015
Place: Heartland Church, 1025 Vance Ave.,
Fort Wayne, IN
Time:
June 24 (Wed.) Lecture 6 pm-9 pm
June 25 (Thur.) Class
9:30 am–4 pm
June 26 (Fri.) Class
9:30 am–4 pm
Cost: Wed. night lecture only - $25.
All 3 days - Members $150.
Non-members $180.
Entry form online atwww.fortwayneartistsguild.org
“Ventures in Creativity”
Eligibility: Artists must be 18 years or older. Each entry must be an
unassisted original work by the artist, not previously exhibited in the
Ventures Show and completed within the last three years. Copies of
other artists’ work or published photographs, computer generated art,
photography, installment art, giclees are not acceptable. Artwork must
not depict images of violence, sexual conduct or the degradation of race,
creed or religion.
Category: Open to all framed and gallery wrapped painting media,
drawings, pulled art, collages and three dimensional art including sculpture, ceramic and jewelry. Artists shall classify each entry on the Entry
Form and Identification Label according to one of the four judging categories listed below.
Oil/Acrylic: Oil or acrylic paintings on canvas, artist board, wood panel
or masonite.
Water Media: Watercolor, gouache or acrylic on paper, yupo or watercolor board.
Dry Media: Pastel, charcoal, graphite pencil, colored pencil, colored
marker, ink, fabric and woodcut on paper substrate.
Three-Dimensional Art: Sculpture, sculptural relief, ceramics, art pottery and jewelry.
Artists submitting a mixed media work shall classify their entry into one
of the above categories on the basis of the predominant medium or
dimensionality of the work.
Size Limitation: Hanging art can be no larger than 40” in either direction, including frame. None of the artwork entered can weigh more than
50 lbs. Dimensions of sculptures may not exceed 18”w x 18”d x 24”h. All
2-D work must be dry and ready to hang. No saw tooth hangers.
Entry Fee: $30 FWAG members / $40 non-members entitles the artist
to submit three entries. $10 for each member / $15 non-member for one
additional entry. Limit four, total. Make checks payable to Fort Wayne
Artists Guild. Entry fee is not refundable.
Entry procedure: Complete entry form. Entry form with check must be
sent and postmarked by Saturday June 13th, 2015. Nancy Longmate,
2404 Caravelle Dr., Fort Wayne, IN 46814. Parts marked "labels" and
"Jury notification” will be needed when dropping off work. Late registration will be $5.00 extra per artist.
Delivery: Deliver works with tags attached and Jury Notification form
attached to a stamped and self-addressed envelope to the Mimi and Ian
Rolland Art and Visual Communication Center, at the University of Saint
Francis, 2701 Spring Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46808. (Entrance is located
off of Leesburg Road on the East side of university campus) delivery
dates are Monday June 22nd, 2-6:30 pm and Tuesday, June 23rd, 9”30
am-12:30 pm. Drop off area will be clearly marked as you enter the
building.
Notification: The jury notification will be returned with notification of
acceptance or non acceptance between June 26th and June 29th,
2014
Return of entries: Artwork not accepted into the show is to be
picked up on Monday June 29th, 2:00-6:30 pm or Tuesday June
30th, 9:30am-12:30 pm. Artists will be charged $5. a day for artwork not picked up on time, no exceptions.
Awards: One entry shall receive a Best In Show award for which all
of the above listed media classes are eligible. First place and runner
-up awards shall be given for each classification. In addition to the
class awards, all entrants will be eligible for memorial Awards and
Merit Awards. Some of these awards will be genre or style based in
order to encourage a greater variety of media and subject matter.
The genre/style based awards will honor achievement in the areas
listed below. These awards are open to all media.
Portraiture. Abstract Art. Collage/Mixed Media. Still Life. Tonalism,
Fantasy Art.
Awards and Sales: Over $2,000 in prizes will be awarded. Works
may be priced for sale or marked NFS. A 35% commission will be
retained on the sales.
Reception: A reception for the artists and public will be held at the
Weatherhead Gallery in the Mimi and Ian Rolland Art and Visual
Communication Center on Saturday, July 11th, 2015, 6-8pm.
Awards will be given out at 7:00 pm. .
Location: All artwork is to be dropped off and picked up at the
Weatherhead Gallery.
Pick up: Pick up artwork after the show closes on Monday, Aug.
10th at 2:00-6:30 pm or Tues., Aug. 11th at 9:30 am – 12:30 pm.
Chairman: Anita Gildea 260-403-7851
Support: Robert Einhaus 260-744-4282,
Nancy Longmate 260-271-9252, Karen Harvey 260-312-6364,
Barb Yoder 260-602-3740, John Kelty 260-415-9251.
Agreement: Your registration implies agreement and consent to all
terms and conditions of the show. All accepted work must remain
hanging through August 7, 2015. A reasonable effort will be taken to
protect the safety of the works, but neither the Fort Wayne Artists
Guild nor University of Saint Francis will be held responsible for loss
or damage. Permission to reproduce works for publicity is granted.
Prospectus and Entry form online at
www.fortwayneartistsguild.org