Hamptons Juried

Exhibition Overview

Exhibition Theme: The Energy of Light

Venue

Awards

• Best in Show – Solo Show at ARC Fine Art Gallery, East Hampton, NY – Spring 2027
  The strongest overall work based on excellence, originality, execution, and impact.
• Juror's Choice Award – $1,000
  A work selected by the jury recognizing the piece that perfectly captures the ‘Energy of Light’, honoring how illumination transforms the East End, creating emotional depth and revealing the dynamic atmospheric vitality unique to the hamptons.
• People's Choice Award
  Selected and awarded by all attendees who attend the show throughout its run (Oct 30th-Nov 28th)

Awards Criteria

• Originality
  Does the work feel distinctive, fresh, personal, or inventive
• Technical skill
  Quality of execution within the chosen medium
• Conceptual strength
  Clarity and depth of idea. Does the work communicate something meaningful, layered, or compelling?
• Emotional or visual impact
  Does the work hold attention? Does it create a strong response or linger in the viewer's mind?
• Use of medium
  How well the artist uses the chosen materials or process. This is especially useful when comparing very different types of work.
• Cohesion between idea and execution
  Does the finished piece successfully realize the artist's intention?
• Fit with the exhibition
  For Hamptons Juried, this could mean how well the work contributes to the strength and identity of the East End exhibition. This does not necessarily mean the work must depict the Hamptons.

Distinguished Jury

• Adrienne Ruger Conzelman founded ARC Fine Art in 2009, a contemporary gallery and advisory that has mounted more than 35 solo exhibitions and numerous group shows in Fairfield CT, New York City, Charleston, East Hampton and Shelter Island. After 16 years in Fairfield, the gallery has re-opened in Amagansett NY with a special focus on artists who live in or have strong ties to the East End.
  
  Adrienne holds a BA in Art History from Hamilton College and a Masters in Art History from Williams College, worked as a specialist in American Paintings at Christie’s and brings decades of advisory experience to the jury table.
• Fairfax Dorn is an arts leader, designer and co-founder of Ballroom Marfa, an internationally recognized contemporary art and performance space in West Texas, established in 2003. She served as Ballroom Marfa’s Executive Director until 2013 and later as Artistic Director, helping shape its reputation for ambitious contemporary art, performance, site-responsive and landmark projects such as Elmgreen and Dragset’s Prada Marfa. Dorn is also the Principal of Fairfax Dorn Projects and serves on several arts boards, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, Calder Gardens, Foundation of Art and Preservation in Embassies/FAPE and theJudd Foundation.
• Coco Myers is the founder and curator of @folioeast.art and author of Light, Sand, and Sea: Hamptons Artists and Their Studios.
  
  Coco grew up in East Hampton among the artists of the Abstract Expressionist movement — many of them family friends whose paintings hung on her parents' walls. After earning a degree in art history at Princeton and years as a magazine editor at Elle and Allure, she returned home and founded folioeast in 2015.
  
  Coco curates the annual ‘Hamptons Artist for Haiti’ auction with over 60 artists participating and served for several years on the East Hampton Arts Council. She has showcased the work of more than 100 East End artists across 100+ exhibits, from Ashawagh Hall to the Watermill Center.
  
  Few people know this community's artists — and its light — better.
• David Netto is a New York-based interior designer and writer. He has written on architecture and design for the The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Cabana, and other publications, and he currently writes the “Case Studies” column for Town & Country. He is the author of monographs on François Catroux and Stephen Sills, and most recently, authored a monograph on architect Rosario Candela. His interiors have appeared in Vogue, Elle Decor, Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, House & Garden, Town & Country, and Veranda. In 2023, a self-titled book representing 20 years of his own designs was published with Vendome.

Artist Eligibility

Artwork Requirements

• Medium: Original Paintings, Sculpture, Mixed Media
• Size: No size limitations
• Number of Works: Artists may submit up to 3 works for consideration. Show will feature one piece maximum per selected artist.
• Date of Work: Artwork must have been completed within the last 5 years from the date of show.
• Hanging Ready: All pieces must be delivered to ARC Gallery ready to hang.

Entry Fee

• $45 for up to 3 works

Delivery

Artwork Pickup

Sales

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