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UPCOMING EXHIBITS:
Philadelphia Society
of Botanical Illustrators
Exhibit at Medford Leas
One Medford Leas Way
Medford, New Jersey 08055
800-331-4302 or 609-654-3000
Drop Off Date: Thursday, March 25, 10 a.m. till 4 p.m.
Paintings from the Flower Show should
be so marked and
we will attempt to keep them together, marked as such.
Link to ENTRY
LABELS
Stop at the reception desk for directions to drop off site.
Exhibit Dates: April 1 - May 30, 2010
Pick Up Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Entry Fee: $20 for up to 3 pictures
Reception: April 11, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
in the gallery
This is a member's
choice show and you may submit up to
three paintings of any size, with any frame and any matting.
For once we have lots of room.
Please remember to properly wrap
your paintings in bubble wrap.
Any questions,
call Barbara Neswald.
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Painted-Feather Bromeliad by Ann Marie Williams |
How
to Make a Bubble Wrap Envelope
Artist's
Pre-Submission Checklist
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SIGN UP for YOUR TURN!
As we did last year,
we will serve shifts at the Flower Show interacting with the public
and demonstrating our art.
Each
exhibitor is expected to serve at least one 3-hour shift.
A free entry ticket is provided for
each shift taken, and you may view the rest of the show before
or after your shift.
Non-exhibitors are welcome to take a shift, also.
Check the online PSBI CALENDAR
for available shifts. We
need two people per shift. (It is
very enjoyable to share a shift with a friend, or to get to know
another PSBI member better!)
To sign up for your shift, please contact
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JURYING
Our
jurors are professionals in the area of art, botany and exhibit
design. They will be looking for work related to the theme of
the show, as well as contributing to a colorful, attractive exhibit.
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addition, they have to consider how many entries will fit in the
gallery space, how many of certain flowers, fuits, vegetables,
and plant in certain colors they have already selected, and which
will show best in combination.
In
past years, many very good paintings, by excellent artists who
are very active contributors to the ongoing life of PSBI, have
not been accepted into the Flower Show. This happens! These artists
are still expected--and have voluntarily accepted--to do their
part in staffing the demonstration table and interacting with
visitors to the exhibit. And after all, anyone who staffs the
exhibit gets a free ticket to the show!
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RULES for Flower Show ENTRY
First, you must be a member of PSBI.
Subject matter must be plants, flowers, or vegetables of the
World. Think colorful! A pale white rose may not show well on
the large exhibition walls.
Enter only 2-D work that is original, no collages and no
gicleés.
You may enter two pieces only
Entry fee is $30 for either one or two pieces
White or off-white backgrounds only. (No black or colored
background. Do not paint a white "background" on an oil
or acrylic painting. Leave the ground of the canvas as it naturally
is, painting only the botanical itself.)
Maximum frame size is 30"x36".
Simple (not patterned), "L-shaped" or beveled
frames in gold or light to medium color wood, (bamboo, ash,
pecan; not dark walnut or mahogany) no painted frames, and no metal.
Mats should be white or off white; liner mats, if
used, may be colored.
Wire neatly on the back, ready for hanging. You must use wire.
No toothed metal hooks on the back of the frame.
Label information must be complete on every line. If you
do not wish to sell your painting, put NFS on the price line. If
there is not enough room on a label for the title or Latin name,
write the info on another piece of paper, and attach it to your
entry label for that piece.
In wrapping, you need to leave a 2" clearance on each side
so workers can get the painting in and out of the bubble wrap easily.
Artists will be asked to work at least one 3-hr shift at the
show. Artists will share a shift, so that one can demonstrate
and the other can field questions, discuss sales, and talk with
visitors at the other end of the exhibit space. A free ticket
will be sent out for each day a shift is taken to each one who will
be working a shift. Artists are encouraged to take more than one
shift if able.
Artists who sell are asked to donate 10% of the selling price
to Philadelphia area Living Beyond Breast Cancer organization,
so set your price accordingly.
Each
exhibitor is expected to serve at least one 3-hour shift.
A free entry ticket is provided for each shift taken, and you may
view the rest of the show before or after your shift. Check the
online PSBI CALENDAR for available
shifts. We need two people per shift.
To sign up for your shift, please contact
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