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Our juror for the People and Portrait Show is K.A. Letts

Prospectus

The Toledo Artists Club’s next online and live gallery show is the People and Portraits show. Submit your best portraits or tell a story of people in the work place, at leisure, or in everyday life. Media may include, but are not limited to, paintings, drawings, photography and sculpture. You do not have to be a member of the club to participate. Artists are invited to submit digital images (.JPG) of up to three original works of art..

The show will be promoted on the TAC Facebook page, to the public and to area art organizations. All artworks must be original, completed within the last 4 years, and not produced in a class or workshop. Artwork that received an award in any previous show at the Toledo Artists’ Club may be submitted but is not eligible for an award. The club retains the right to reject any entry it considers inappropriate or inappropriately framed.

Entries accepted for display in the gallery should be dropped off at the Toledo Artists’ club, located in the Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Drive, Toledo, Ohio 43615. All entries to be displayed in the gallery must be suitably framed with Acrylic (no glass except for soft pastels), and ready to hang. Saw tooth hangers are not acceptable. Sculpture must be ready for display and weight is limited 25 pounds. Back labels will be provided to the artists for the accepted works. The label must be attached to the back of the frame or the bottom of the sculpture by the artists. The maximum framed size should not exceed 36 inches on any side.

Key dates

• Entry deadline: August 29, 2021. ENTRY IS CLOSED.
• Notifications of accepted works: September 2, 2021.
• Artwork drop off: September 11-12, 2021 between 1:00 and 4:00 pm
• The show opens on September 17, 2021.
• The show closes October 30, 2021
• Pick-up artwork from the artists’ club October 31, 2021, between 1:00 and 4:00 pm
• Drop-off and pick-up may be by a person other than the artist with written permission from the artist.

Awards

• Best of Show $150
• First place $100
• Second place $75.00
• Third place $50.00
• Four Honorable Mention ribbons
• The People’s Choice Award

The People's Choice Award is selected by visitors to the Toledo Artists Club Gallery who may vote for their favorite work of art. The artist whose work receives the most votes will receive recognition and the work will remain on display until December 29, 2021.  The People’s Choice Award will be announced in the October Sketchpad.

Awards reception: September 26, 2021, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.

The reception will be held in the Gallery at the Toledo Artists' Club.

All art work must be for sale; the club retains a 25% commission on sales. The contact information of any buyer will be provided to the artist shortly after the close of the show. The artist is responsible for arranging delivery of sold work to the purchaser. The sales price minus commission will be remitted to the artist within 30 days of the end of the show.

Entry Fees

Active members of the Toledo Artists’ Club whose dues are paid: $25.00 for the first entry, $5.00 for each additional entry.

All others: $35.00 for the first entry, $5.00 for each additional entry.

All entries are submitted via the application below. Fees are paid when submitting entries.

Image files should not exceed 2 MB in size and must 1,920 pixels on the longest side. .JPGs only. The file name must contain your first initial, last name, title of the work, and medium. Separate all words with an underscore; do not use a space.

For example: dsmith_garden_flower_watercolor.jpg

 For more information, or for help photographing your work and/or sizing your images, contact the club.