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11th Master Circle Division
2023 Juried Fall Webshow October 13, 2023 – October 13, 2024 |Online
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The 11th Master Circle Division of the Fall Exhibition will be displayed on the IAPS Website, iapspastel.org. This is an online exhibition only and no work will be shipped.
Awards
- Prix de Pastel - $2,000
- Gold Award in Honor of Daniel Greene - $1000
- Silver Award in Honor of Elizabeth Mowry - $600
- Bronze Award in Honor of Bill Creevy - $400
- four Awards of Excellence - $200 each
Eligibility
Eligible Work
- Works must be in dry pastel. No oil pastels. Mixed media must be predominantly dry pastel.
- Work must be original, not copied from other artists or published materials and from your own reference. Any reference provided by an instructor is not eligible, including an instructor- provided photo, still life setup or model setup.
- Work that was done in a classroom or workshop scenario is ineligible.
- All artwork must be originally drawn and not created on top of any type of photographic image.
- All work must have been created within the last two years.
- Paintings of nudes will be considered for acceptance.
- Work may not have been accepted in any previous IAPS Exhibitions. This does not include IAPS Member Society shows (see details below).
- Work may be for sale. NFS is acceptable.
IAPS reserves the right to exclude from exhibitions any artwork deemed offensive, or any artwork that violates the laws of the United States, or of state or local governments.
- The top layer of the painting should be at least 80% dry application of pastel.
- We recommend that you submit work that has not been included in a national show during the last 12 months and has not won an award in any previous exhibition. We suggest that you not submit your entries into shows that will be running concurrently.
Honors Points: IAPS Eminent Pastelist
Entry Fee
Notification
Notice of change to payment of awards
Award recipients will be paid by check (US artists only) or by PayPal transfer (non-US artists). We can no longer use bank transfer methods. If you are unable to accept payment by these methods, you should consider the award a donation to IAPS.
Entry procedures for artists outside the United States
Sales
Questions?
For any other questions, please send email to Susan Weber at [email protected].
Judge of Awards
Her website: www.ctexier.com presents some of her works as well as the calendar of exhibitions in which she participates.
Additional Notification Information
Notifications will be emailed and posted in your ShowSubmit account by the end of the day on October 13, 2023.
You may view the notification in your ShowSubmit account by logging in and clicking tapping the Notifications at the top right of the screen, or in your Entry History (Accepted works will be notated by a green check.)
If you do not receive your email, login and view the notification in your account. We cannot respond to inquiries regarding the status of notifications.
Note: Entries made prior to 2023 may not display the View Notification link.
Image and Filename Specifications
- File Format: Submit original, high-quality JPEG image files. Other formats (e.g., PNG, TIFF) are not accepted.
- Crop Your Image: Ensure only the artwork itself is visible in the image. Do not show any visible matting, frames, or background distractions.
- Orientation: Make sure your image is oriented correctly (right side up) so that the artwork appears in its intended viewing direction.
- Image Size: You do not need to resize your image files before uploading. The system will automatically resize them. Smaller images cannot be enlarged to meet the requirements, so ensure your images are high resolution before uploading.
- File Names: You do not need to rename your files before uploading them. The system will handle any file naming requirements.
- File Size: There is a 30mb maximum file size limit. Larger image files will take longer to upload and process.
Additional Entry Information
- You will pay for your entry by credit or debit card using our secure checkout system.
- After your entry is submitted and paid for, you may log back in to review your entry, edit artist and image information, and add or substitute images up until the entry deadline (September 6, 2023.)
- Entry fees are not refundable and must be submitted and paid by the entry deadline.
- Entries cannot be accepted or changed after the deadline. Incomplete entries will be disqualified.
Support
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