Competition JurorDavid Butler
David Butler brings a wealth of experience in varied areas of the visual arts and museum practice, having worked as a registrar, educator, and administrator in large and small academic and public art museums for nearly 45 years. His academic training in Italian Renaissance and Baroque art (B.A., M.A. Florida State University; Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis) has necessarily been supplemented by decades of intensive on-the-job training in museum practice and community development.
He has been an art museum director for the past 30 years, at the Emerson Gallery at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York; the Swope Art Museum in Terre Haute, Indiana; and the Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University. Since 2006 he has served as executive director of the Knoxville Museum of Art, an institution with deep community roots that celebrates the rich, diverse visual culture of East Tennessee. David retires from the KMA at the end of December 2023 and is looking forward to spending more time painting in his own studio.
Awards
Awards will be presented at the exhibition opening reception on Friday July 7th, 2024 at 6:00pm.
• First Place: $800
• Second Place: $500
• Third Place: $300
• Honorable Mention: $100
• Honorable Mention: $100
• Honorable Mention: $100
To be awarded at the close of exhibition:
• Purchase Award selected by museum staff & collections committee
REQUIREMENTS: Media
Images - Minimum: 0, Maximum: 10
Video - Minimum: 0, Maximum: 3
Total Media - Minimum: 2, Maximum: 10
Rules
• DEADLINE FOR ENTRY April 16th, 2024.
• By entering the competition, the artist agrees that all entered work will be available for exhibition if chosen. No substitutions will be allowed.
• Each artist may submit TWO full view (multiple views of 3D works can be put into one file) works of art with a non-refundable entry fee of $40.
• Additional works may be submitted for a fee $20 per each entry.
• Entries will be blind juried by digital images.
• All digital images submitted must be smaller than 5MB and saved as a JPG at the highest resolution possible, be full screen and square. 3D entries can submit more than 1 image.
• Video files must be a maximum of 100 MB. Video entries must not exceed 30 minutes in length.
• No work should exceed seven (7) feet (84”) in any direction, and/or 200 lbs. in weight. Entries exceeding these limitations will automatically be disqualified.
• All works must be framed and/or ready to exhibit, and adhered to a backing for exhibition, nothing will be painted or adhered directly to the museum walls. (No vinyl or paint will be applied directly to the museum walls)
• If digital images are not accurately representative of work chosen, AMoA has the right to disqualify the entry from the exhibition.
• By entering the competition, the artist agrees to allow their work to reproduced for the purpose of publicity.
• Entry must include digital images, entry fee, and a required maximum 100-word artist statement for catalog and label use only (not available to juror before selected).
• ALL SELECTED WORKS MUST ARRIVE PRE-PAID BY June 14th, 2024 – ALONG WITH A PRE-PAID RETURN ADDRESS LABEL (no order forms will be accepted, must be a completed label).
• Artists who do not adhere to any of the above rules will be subject to disqualification at the discretion of museum staff.
• All works must be available for exhibition during entire exhibition period, July 1 - September 28, 2024.
• Artists will be notified by email if piece is selected for exhibition
Exhibitor Obligations
• Selected work must be display ready.
• All 2-D work should be wired or fitted with D-rings for hanging, and where appropriate, framed with Plexiglas.
• Any work notably different from the submitted digital file will be disqualified.
• Any submitted artwork must be available for exhibition. No substitutions will be allowed.
• All works must be framed and/or ready to exhibit, and adhered to a backing for exhibition, nothing will be painted or adhered directly to the museum walls. (No vinyl or paint will be applied directly to the museum walls)
• Entry must include digital images, entry fee, and a required maximum 100-word artist statement for catalog and label use only (not available to juror before selected).
Calendar
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April 23, 2024: Application deadline.
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May 10, 2024: Jury notification by email. No phone calls please.
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June 14, 2024: Deadline for receipt of accepted works and pre-paid return shipment label.
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July 12, 2024: Opening Reception, Juror Gallery Talk and Awards
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September 28, 2024: Last day to view exhibition.
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October 18, 2024: Deadline for pick-up of hand delivered work.
Return shipping of art work with pre-paid return label (provided by the artist) will begin between October 4th and November 6th, 2024.
Exhibit Delivery and Packaging
• After notification of selection, ship entries to:
Alexandria Museum of Art, 933 Second Street, Alexandria, LA 71301.
• All artwork must arrive no later than June 14, 2024.
• ALL SHIPMENTS MUST HAVE A PRE-PAID RETURN LABEL FOR THE RETURN OF WORK. (Example: FedEx, UPS, or USPS.) NO ORDER FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
• Be sure to select a carrier that delivers to Alexandria, LA.
• Hand deliveries will be accepted Tues.-Fri., 10am-5pm.
• Please do NOT include personal checks for return shipping.
• All artwork must have a completed identification card attached to the backside.
• All shipped works must be in sturdy reusable packaging.
• Do not use Styrofoam peanuts or pieced boxes.
• Opening instructions should be printed on the outside.
• All necessary installation instructions must be included with the work.
• All damaged packages will be returned unopened C.O.D.
• When open packages contain damaged works the artist will be consulted.
• Return shipping of artwork will begin between October 4th and November 6, 2024.
• ALL WORK WILL BE SHIPPED USING THE PRE-PAID RETURN LABEL SUPPLIED BY THE ARTIST.
• AMoA will not take responsibility for works returned undeliverable.
• Art work unclaimed after one year becomes the property of AMoA.
Sales and Liability
• A 30% commission will be charged on all sales.
• Every reasonable precaution will be taken to assure protection of entries, but the Alexandria Museum of Art assumes no responsibility for loss or damage from any cause during transit.
• Works will be insured for the duration of the show while on AMoA premises.
• Any entries delivered without insurance value will be assigned a maximum value of $500.
Eligibility Requirements
• All entries must be completed via CaFÉ:
• All artists over the age of 18 – working in any medium – are eligible.
• All work must be original and must have been completed in the last two years (2022 or later).