8th Annual Best of America

About the Event

Artist Eligibility

• All NOAPS members: 18 years of age or older residing in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Other International NOAPS Member artists may apply but please take into consideration shipping and custom fees since this is a gallery show.
• The Best of America SMALL WORKS National Juried Exhibition is a juried competition open to current members of NOAPS.

Entry Process

• Digital files should be saved in universal .jpeg format. For further information on artwork specifications see the Image and Filename Specifications section below.
• Jurors will not consider entries that are not displayed correctly. Please crop your image to include ONLY the painting; no frame or other background should appear in your image. Be sure the image is right side up.

Terms and Conditions

• Artwork must be original two dimensional with mediums limited to oil and acrylic paints.
• Completed in the last three (3) years
• Not previously accepted in any other NOAPS Exhibit (including NOAPS Best of America National Exhibitions, Fall and Spring International Online Top 200, and Associate Online Exhibition).
• Maximum size of the art excluding frame shall not exceed 320 square inches (Example: 16 x 20 in= 320 square inches).
• All artwork should be original and created from conception to completion by the artist’s own hand in Oil and/or Acrylic only.
• Artists are permitted to use their own photos as reference materials in the creation of their artwork, but not photos from other sources.
• No mixed media, painted giclee prints, painted over photographs, or any other type of digital or photographic reproductions in conjunction with the Oil & Acrylic qualify.
• No artwork copied from other artists work or published photos, or created in an instructional setting are eligible.
• No use of Artificial Intelligence, either in the conception or development of the painting is permitted.
• Entry fees are non-refundable.
• Only one application per artist (maximum of 5 works per artist).

Entry Fees

• Members Only: $35 for the first image, $10 for each additional image up to a maximum of 5 images.
  
  Example: maximum of five (5) images = $75 (US Currency)
• Annual dues fee, paid through noaps.org/members is $62.

Membership

Awards Judge

Awards

Selection Process

Signature and Master Artist Guild Qualifying Information

• 6 points total over 5 years are needed to qualify for Signature Status
• Acceptance into the "Best of America International Juried Exhibition" will count for 1 point per year
• Acceptance into the 'Best of America' Small Works International Juried Exhibition will count for 1 point
• One point for 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in the Associate Online
• A maximum of 2-3 points attainable per year
• After Signature Status is achieved, the awarded artist may use the initials NOAPS on original works of art and in their correspondence.

• when a Signature Artist receives three (3) TOP Master Qualifier Awards in a five (5) year period in the “Best of America National Juried Exhibitions” they are now qualified to make a submission to the Masters jury committee headed up by NOAPS Master Artist, Cheng Lian
• Email [email protected] – title the email “Masters Submission”
• Please submit: 10 original artwork images, Biography and any published articles or related achievements
• These TOP Qualifier Awards will be clearly identified as Masters Qualifier Awards before the start of the Best of America Exhibits. They include Best of show, 1st, 2nd, and all “Best of” category awards.
• With 2 International exhibitions per year, there will be 10 opportunities in a 5 year period to qualify for Master.
• Upon approval of the Master designation, the awarded artist may use the initials NOAPSM on original works of art and in their correspondence. This honor is awarded for life, unless forfeited by nonpayment of annual dues or resignation.

Selection Notification

Art Accepted for the Exhibit

• FRAMING: Gallery quality wood frames and finished (painted) edge gallery wrap are acceptable
• NOAPS strongly recommends Strong Boxes from Airfloat Systems. (they provide a 20% discount to NOAPS members, promo code NOAPS). Similar shipping containers can also be accepted. All art received and displayed will not be returned until after the exhibit has closed.

• If the artwork is sold after acceptance but before shipping it to the exhibit, artist must contact NOAPS ([email protected]). The artwork should still be sent to the gallery, and commission should be paid to the art gallery.
• Selected paintings will be showcased on www.NOAPS.org, in the NOAPS Blog, and in NOAPS Social Media.
• By entering, entrants are consenting to having a reproduction of their work used for promotion of the NOAPS Exhibits. You are confirming the work entered is your own and images from other sources incorporated in your work have not been used.

Sales

Liability

Commission

Shipping

***Include in the shipping container:

1. Return shipping label - Fedex or UPS (this is created by the shipping agent)
2. HOW TO create a return shipping label- example - If using UPS -Must open an account, then use their online program to "Create a return" - Enter all the information and print the label but do not schedule a pickup. Enclose return label in envelope for the gallery or email to the gallery ([email protected]). There are no charges until the UPS driver picks up the parcel and scans the shipping label.
3. $25 check made payable to The Eisele Gallery for unpacking/repacking fees.
4. Hand deliveries DO NOT require a handling fee.
5. Artwork label attached to back of painting (this is included in the acceptance letter from ShowSubmit)

Questions