NJ State Senior Citizens
Annual Juried Art Contest & Exhibition
Salem County Seniors Juried Virtual Art Show
Rules, Categories, and FAQs
Annual Juried Art Contest & Exhibition
Salem County Seniors Juried Virtual Art Show
Rules, Categories, and FAQs
Please note: Because of the COVID-19 (coronavirus), both the Salem County and State Senior Art show will be held virtually on-line this year.
IMPORTANT DATES
Saturday, August 15
Deadline for entering artwork which includes submitting a registration form and at least one photo of artwork. Details are below.
Saturday, August 29
The winners of the Salem County Senior Art Contest will be announced during a Zoom meeting at 2 pm. The results will also be on the Salem County Art League Facebook Page and web site. Ribbons will be mailed to the winners
Friday, October 23
New Jersey State Senior Art Show will open. The show is online. Award certificates will be mailed to winners. More details are still being determined.
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CONTEST RULES
General Rules
Registration Options
There are two components to registering for the show this year. The first is the registration form and the second component is photo(s) of your artwork. Below are details. 1. Registration Form
OR
Artwork/Display Rules
Devitt Pepper Trio 2,
Devitt Pepper Trio 3.
Tips for taking photos of artwork using your cell phone can be found at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIDdsj3iMiw
Artist Classification
Professional:
An artist who meets 2 or more of the following criteria:
An artist who does not meet 2 or more of the above criteria.
** Exceptions: Any artist who only enters their County Senior Art Show and who never exhibits art work in any other show or venue do not have to identify him or herself as a Professional Artist.
Medium Categories
Questions?? Call Annette Devitt, 856-299-0236 or Sarah Tarpine, 856-466-7237
Saturday, August 15
Deadline for entering artwork which includes submitting a registration form and at least one photo of artwork. Details are below.
Saturday, August 29
The winners of the Salem County Senior Art Contest will be announced during a Zoom meeting at 2 pm. The results will also be on the Salem County Art League Facebook Page and web site. Ribbons will be mailed to the winners
Friday, October 23
New Jersey State Senior Art Show will open. The show is online. Award certificates will be mailed to winners. More details are still being determined.
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CONTEST RULES
General Rules
- Open to all Salem County Artists, 60 years and up.
- Art work must be no older than 3 years.
- Artists may enter only one work per category up to 3 entries. Categories include: Acrylics, Craft (original creations only), Digital Imagery, Works on Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Print, Sculpture, and Watercolor.
- Entries winning first place automatically advance to the State Competition.
- There are separate contests for Professional and Non-Professional Artists.
Registration Options
There are two components to registering for the show this year. The first is the registration form and the second component is photo(s) of your artwork. Below are details. 1. Registration Form
- Complete the attached form and mail or email it to Annette Devitt
- Complete the form on-line at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SCSeniorArt2020 2.
- Photos can be emailed to Annette Devitt at [email protected]
- Upload the photo files to the on-line registration form
OR
- Contact Annette Devitt at 856-299-2036 to arrange for a time to have the artwork photographed at Home Coming Art Studio once the studio opens after July 13.
Artwork/Display Rules
- Hanging artwork, photos, or crafts must be no more than 30” and no less than 10” in any dimension including matting and framing.
- Sculpture or 3-D crafts may not exceed 20” in any dimension (measurements must include any base for the sculpture).
- Work should not exceed 40 pounds in weight.
- All artwork must be the original creation of the artist. No reproductions (such as giclee or other digital copies) of original art work will be accepted.
- No work made using kits or copies of another person’s artwork will be accepted.
- Up to three photos of the artwork may be submitted. One photo of the entire artwork including frame (if framed) is required. Two additional photos may be submitted such as a photo of the artwork alone without frame or matting or details of the artwork. The photo file name should include the participant's last name, title of artwork, and a number if sending in multiple photos; ex.
Devitt Pepper Trio 2,
Devitt Pepper Trio 3.
Tips for taking photos of artwork using your cell phone can be found at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIDdsj3iMiw
Artist Classification
Professional:
An artist who meets 2 or more of the following criteria:
- has sold artwork through commercial channels (including galleries, on line galleries, craft shows, art shows, etc.)
- has been exhibiting their work for 2 or more years in professional galleries and/or professional art exhibits**
- had work selected in 2 or more Juried art or craft shows**
- has received 2 or more awards for their artwork **
- holds (or has held professional membership in a guild or association)
An artist who does not meet 2 or more of the above criteria.
** Exceptions: Any artist who only enters their County Senior Art Show and who never exhibits art work in any other show or venue do not have to identify him or herself as a Professional Artist.
Medium Categories
- Acrylics
- Craft - one-of-a-kind original creations only. NO craft kits or molds
- Digital/Computer Art – artwork generated or altered using computer - graphics
software. - Works on Paper – includes hand-drawn work in mediums including charcoal,
colored pencil, graphite, pen + ink - Mixed Media – art that combines two or more media, no one of which clearly predominates: includes collage and assemblage
- Oil Painting
- Pastel – includes chalk and oil pastel
- Prints – includes drawings all print forms including etching, linoleum block, lithograph, woodcut, monoprint, silkscreen, etc.
- Photography – includes color, black & white or tinted photographs taken with a film-based or digital camera
- Sculpture – any work designed in 3-dimensions, carved or constructed in any medium, abstract or figurative, painted or unpainted.
- Watercolor – includes gouache
Questions?? Call Annette Devitt, 856-299-0236 or Sarah Tarpine, 856-466-7237
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2020 New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q. Do “Digital Photographs” go in the Digital/Computer Art category?
A. No. Photographs taken by a camera of any sort (including digital camera) should be entered in the Photography category – unless the artist has manipulated and digitally altered the image beyond any outcome they could have gotten using a traditional darkroom setting.
Q. Are Watercolor paintings that include some ink or pencil considered Mixed Media?
A. No. Traditionally, watercolorists have often used graphite (pencil) and ink in their work. Watercolor pieces should only be included in Mixed Media if the artist combines some watercolor painting with other media such as collage, decoupage, oil pastels or hand- stitching, for example.
Q. If a sculpture is made from more than one material, is it considered Mixed Media?
A. No. Sculptures are often made from several different media. With few exceptions, most 3-D art object should be entered either as Sculpture or Craft.
Q. What about paintings that include small photos or other materials – Mixed Media?
A. Not necessarily. If a painting is almost entirely created in oils or acrylic, for example – and the artist includes tiny elements of another media, such as tiny photos, stencils, or small pieces of paper or cloth, it can still be entered as an Oil or Acrylic Painting, as long as the clear majority (more than 85%) of the piece is painted with oil or acrylic.
Q. What’s the difference between Sculpture and Craft?
A. Traditionally, if an object is functional – if it is designed to be used (like a bowl or vase) or worn (like jewelry) or to showcase mastery in a specific craft field (such as wood-working, needlepoint, quilting, leather-work) – it is considered a CRAFT. Sculpture is more likely to be created to illustrate or express something, and generally not designed to be functional. A craft item can often be duplicated, with slight variations. A sculpture is rarely duplicated by the artist unless it is cast and recreated in editions.
Q. Why must artwork be done within the past three years?
A. This Show celebrates current artists who happen to be senior citizens. Requiring work to have been done within the past 3 years ensures that the artist submitting the work is still actively pursuing her or his artistic passion, rather than taking older artwork out of storage.
Q. If only one or two pieces are entered in a Category on the County level, can one be selected to go on to the State Show? Or, does that ONE automatically have to go on to the State Show?
A. In the past, rules required that there be 3 or more entries in a category on the County level for a First Place winner to be selected from that category (to go on to the State). In 2016, the NJSCA approved a change in that requirement. Even if there is only a single entry in a category on the County level, the Juror/s of the County show has the option of awarding it First Place if it is an artwork of High Merit. NOTE: Jurors are not required to advance a solo piece in a category to the State. County Jurors may decide to award only an Honorable Mention to a solo piece that s/he believes is not sufficiently strong to receive a First Place award. It is highly recommended, however, that in categories with 3 or more entries, the Juror select a First Place winner to move on to State.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q. Do “Digital Photographs” go in the Digital/Computer Art category?
A. No. Photographs taken by a camera of any sort (including digital camera) should be entered in the Photography category – unless the artist has manipulated and digitally altered the image beyond any outcome they could have gotten using a traditional darkroom setting.
Q. Are Watercolor paintings that include some ink or pencil considered Mixed Media?
A. No. Traditionally, watercolorists have often used graphite (pencil) and ink in their work. Watercolor pieces should only be included in Mixed Media if the artist combines some watercolor painting with other media such as collage, decoupage, oil pastels or hand- stitching, for example.
Q. If a sculpture is made from more than one material, is it considered Mixed Media?
A. No. Sculptures are often made from several different media. With few exceptions, most 3-D art object should be entered either as Sculpture or Craft.
Q. What about paintings that include small photos or other materials – Mixed Media?
A. Not necessarily. If a painting is almost entirely created in oils or acrylic, for example – and the artist includes tiny elements of another media, such as tiny photos, stencils, or small pieces of paper or cloth, it can still be entered as an Oil or Acrylic Painting, as long as the clear majority (more than 85%) of the piece is painted with oil or acrylic.
Q. What’s the difference between Sculpture and Craft?
A. Traditionally, if an object is functional – if it is designed to be used (like a bowl or vase) or worn (like jewelry) or to showcase mastery in a specific craft field (such as wood-working, needlepoint, quilting, leather-work) – it is considered a CRAFT. Sculpture is more likely to be created to illustrate or express something, and generally not designed to be functional. A craft item can often be duplicated, with slight variations. A sculpture is rarely duplicated by the artist unless it is cast and recreated in editions.
Q. Why must artwork be done within the past three years?
A. This Show celebrates current artists who happen to be senior citizens. Requiring work to have been done within the past 3 years ensures that the artist submitting the work is still actively pursuing her or his artistic passion, rather than taking older artwork out of storage.
Q. If only one or two pieces are entered in a Category on the County level, can one be selected to go on to the State Show? Or, does that ONE automatically have to go on to the State Show?
A. In the past, rules required that there be 3 or more entries in a category on the County level for a First Place winner to be selected from that category (to go on to the State). In 2016, the NJSCA approved a change in that requirement. Even if there is only a single entry in a category on the County level, the Juror/s of the County show has the option of awarding it First Place if it is an artwork of High Merit. NOTE: Jurors are not required to advance a solo piece in a category to the State. County Jurors may decide to award only an Honorable Mention to a solo piece that s/he believes is not sufficiently strong to receive a First Place award. It is highly recommended, however, that in categories with 3 or more entries, the Juror select a First Place winner to move on to State.
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