2020 Salem County Senior Art Contest/Show
Updated News
Updated News
Due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus), the Senior Show originally scheduled for the end of June has been postponed and will be an on-line/virtual show this year rather than an in-person show. While this is a change, we would like to help you to submit the registration form and photo(s) to make this virtual show a success. Here are the details.
TIMELINE FOR THE CONTEST
Saturday, August 15 - Deadline for entering artwork which includes submitting a registration form and at least one photo of artwork.
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 winners.
Friday, October 23 - New Jersey State Senior Art Show will open. The show is on-line. Award certificates will be mailed to winners. More details are still being determined.
CONTEST RULES
The rules for the contests are attached. The categories and medium remain the same. The main change is the registration process.
HOW TO REGISTER
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. You will need to submit both for each piece of artwork you plan to submit for the contest/show. Here is how you can do that.
1. Registration Form
-Complete the attached form and mail or email it to Annette Devitt
OR
-Complete the form on-line at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SCSeniorArt2020
2. Photos of artwork
- Photos can be emailed to Annette Devitt at amdevitt@comcast.net
OR
-Upload the photo files to the on-line registration form. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SCSeniorArt2020
OR
-Contact Annette Devitt at 856-299-0236 to arrange for a time to have the artwork photographed at Home Coming Art Studio once the studio opens after July 13.
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE ARTWORK PHOTO(S)
Tips for taking photos of artwork using your cell phone can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIDdsj3iMiw
While this is a change in process from the past, we hope that we will still be able to enjoy all the wonderful artwork created by senior citizens from Salem County. If you have any questions at all about the process, please feel free to contact me at 856-299-0236 or at amdevitt@comcast.net. If you are having some technology issues, you can contact us or perhaps recruit kids and/or grandkids to help you with the process.
Thank you,
Annette Devitt
Co-chair, 2020 Salem County Senior Show
Sarah Tarpine
Co-chair, 2020 Salem County Senior Show
TIMELINE FOR THE CONTEST
Saturday, August 15 - Deadline for entering artwork which includes submitting a registration form and at least one photo of artwork.
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 winners.
Friday, October 23 - New Jersey State Senior Art Show will open. The show is on-line. Award certificates will be mailed to winners. More details are still being determined.
CONTEST RULES
The rules for the contests are attached. The categories and medium remain the same. The main change is the registration process.
HOW TO REGISTER
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. You will need to submit both for each piece of artwork you plan to submit for the contest/show. Here is how you can do that.
1. Registration Form
-Complete the attached form and mail or email it to Annette Devitt
OR
-Complete the form on-line at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SCSeniorArt2020
2. Photos of artwork
- Photos can be emailed to Annette Devitt at amdevitt@comcast.net
OR
-Upload the photo files to the on-line registration form. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SCSeniorArt2020
OR
-Contact Annette Devitt at 856-299-0236 to arrange for a time to have the artwork photographed at Home Coming Art Studio once the studio opens after July 13.
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE ARTWORK PHOTO(S)
- 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 you are sending in multiple photos; ex.
- Devitt Pepper Trio 1,
- 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
While this is a change in process from the past, we hope that we will still be able to enjoy all the wonderful artwork created by senior citizens from Salem County. If you have any questions at all about the process, please feel free to contact me at 856-299-0236 or at amdevitt@comcast.net. If you are having some technology issues, you can contact us or perhaps recruit kids and/or grandkids to help you with the process.
Thank you,
Annette Devitt
Co-chair, 2020 Salem County Senior Show
Sarah Tarpine
Co-chair, 2020 Salem County Senior Show
If you unable to upload this information using the directions above, CLICK HERE to print this information and the registration form.