COLOR 2021: 4th Annual International Juried Exhibition
Deadline for Submission: April 19, 2021
COLOR 2021, 4th Annual International Exhibition. Pure and raw. A splash of color, lines of colors, dabs of color, colored fabric, colored hair, color color color! Throw yourself full force into the world of color and unleash your creativity! This exhibit is going to highlight color in every way. The 4th Annual COLOR Exhibit is here this 2021!
Color theory is taught in art foundation training. Remember the color wheel, primary colors, and secondary colors? And how they can play off each other. An entire generation of artists influenced by abstract expressionism created a movement called Color Field painting. This isn't the 50s and 60s when great artists like Mark Rothko, Joan Miro, Jackson Pollock, Helen Frankenthaler, Clyfford Stil roamed the streets of New York made their mark. However, we now have electronics, neon, LEDs, Post-It notes, computers, videos, markers, and endless other new arrays of materials and tools to use. We want to see what you can imagine when you get colorful!
Juror: 3 Square Art Juror Members
Image Credit:
“Whirlwind” by Stephanie Holznecht
Details
Exhibit Date: Friday, June 4, 2021 – Friday, July 16, 2021
Opening Reception: Friday, June 4, 6-9pm
Deadline for Submission: April 19, 2021
Media Type: All Media
Juror: 3 Square Art Juror Members
Entry Fee: $39 for 1-3 images, $45 for 4 images, $51 for 5 images (Entry fee is non-refundable)
Click here for submission instructions
(online entry form, entry fee & submission images by email is required)
Eligibility
COLOR 2021 4th Annual International Exhibition is open to artists who are at least 18 years old (by the time of entry) and submitting original works of art created within the past 3 years.
Each artist may enter up to 5 artworks.
The competition welcomes all media, including painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, digital art, and textiles (No reproduction prints). Note size restrictions in Rules for Entry.
All artworks must be original. You warrant that your entry is your original work, which your entry does not infringe the rights of any third party, and that you have all the rights necessary to submit the entry. No copies from other artists' works or paintings/drawings from other artists' photographs or from published material will be allowed. Source material must be original-- For artworks based on reference photographs, eligibility requires that the artists must have taken their own reference photographs (artwork must be created on your own photography). Compositions based on published material or other artists’ work are NOT considered original and are not eligible.
The enclosed entry/entries must be independently created, composed and executed. Artwork that originate from a workshop or a class under the direction of a teacher or instructor are not eligible.
Artworks must be recent that created within the past 3 years; any artworks completed before April 18, 2018 will be disqualified.
Artwork that were previously exhibited at 3 Square Art Gallery are NOT eligible to submit.
Artist who has withdrawn accepted artwork/artworks in any previous exhibitions are not eligible to enter.
The competition is open to all artists who are at least 18 years old (by the time of entry).
All entries must be submitted electronically through the online submission page, which opens January 1, 2021 and closes April 19, 2021, at 11:59 pm midnight MOUNTAIN TIME (Denver, CO).
There is a nonrefundable entry fee of $39 for 1-3 artworks, $45 for 4 artworks, or $51 for 5 artworks.
Please review all ENTRY GUIDELINES & SUBMISSION AGREEMENT before submitting.
Awards & Benefits
3SA GOLD AWARD: $300 + Award Certification
3SA SILVER AWARD: $150 + Award Certification
3SA BRONZE AWARD: $75 + Award Certification
Honorable Mention: Certification
Selected artists for the exhibition receive the following benefits:
Juried Exhibit
Posting to 3SA website and social media platforms
Professional exhibition space and display of artwork
One of top galleries in Northern Colorado (great addition to resume)
Accepted artists will be listed on the 3SA website with their work and link to their website
Press releases on exhibition sent to 3SA media outlets
Schedule
Submission Deadline: April 19, Midnight
Notification: April 28
Agreement Due: May 5
Artwork Due: May 28
Artwork Drop Off Day: May 28, 1-5pm
Opening Reception: June 4, 6-9pm (Pending)
Exhibition dates: June 4 – July 16
Pick Up Day: July 17, 1-5pm
Artwork Shipping Process: July 19 - 24
Juror
3 Square Art Juror Members
Kumiko S. McKee
Kumiko is an award-winning artist creating large oil paintings of Japanese-themed historical subjects as well as extremely detailed portrait drawings in large scale format revealing the true spirit of her subjects. She started formal Atelier-style academic training at the Koriyama Kaisei Gakuen Art School in Japan where she learned classical drawing and painting skills. She received a BFA from the University of Wyoming and has received prestigious awards in National and International Competitions and Juried Exhibitions including 1st Place Award four times.
Amanda Gress
Amanda Gress is a contemporary figurative artist working in Colorado. She received a BFA in 2005 and MFA in 2008 from Laguna College of Art and Design in California. Her classical training in both drawing and painting are rooted in historical techniques covering several mediums. Her work has been widely exhibited and collected throughout the western U.S. She has also taught art privately and academically for the past 15 years.
Craig McKee
Fine Artist, Graphic Designer, Entrepreneur, Business Development & Owner, International Sales and Marketing, Recently (Distilling & Brewing).
He received a BFA with Magna Cum Laude honors from Kenyon College in Ohio.
Jim Benest
Award-winning Abstract Artist and Photographer.
Over the years, Jim's love of photographing landscapes and florals led him to travel to South America, Italy and the American Southwest. From 2004 to 2009, Jim opened and managed his own gallery, The Collective Fine Art Gallery in the Historic Old Town District of Fort Collins, Colorado.
Curator
Kumiko S. McKee