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55th National Juried Exhibition March 6 – May 4, 2025 |Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
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Clarksville, Tennessee, is a charming town located one hour north of Nashville on the banks of the Cumberland River. The Customs House Museum & Cultural Center, located in the city’s historic district, was originally constructed in the ornate Victorian style and served as a US Post Office during the tobacco boom in 1898. Clarksville was named “Best Place to Live in America” by Money Magazine, September 2019.
Venue
Clarksville, Tennessee 37040
Judge of Awards
Exhibition Overview
For the first time ever, there will be a Miniature Wall! The Custom House Museum has reserved one entire wall for miniature paintings and sculptures.
We expect over $20,000 in awards from both corporate and private donors to be awarded.
ALL Associate, Signature Members and Master Signature Member’s works will be juried for acceptance.
Only online entries will be accepted.
- Open to all 2024 WAOW members in good standing.
- Paintings executed in, but not limited to, the mediums of oil, acrylic, watercolor, casein, tempera, gouache and pastel. Work must have been completed within the last 3 years (2022-2024).
- Drawings executed in, but not limited to, the mediums of pastel, ink, pencil, crayon, charcoal, and scratchboard. Work must have been completed within the last 3 years (2022-2024).
- Sculptures executed in, but not limited to, the mediums of wood, metal, stone and clay. Work must have been completed within the last 7 years (2018-2024).
- Work must not have been shown in a prior WAOW National Juried Exhibit.
- Maximum size (excluding frame) is 48 inches on the longest edge.
- Maximum size for 3D: No size limit. Weight limit of 75 lbs.
- Maximum entries: six (6)
- Maximum of three (3) pieces of artwork MAY be included in the exhibition per artist.
- Prices on all works (excluding miniatures) must be $2,000 or above.
- Prices on all miniature work must be $500 or above.
- No reproductions of original work allowed.
- Entries must be of original concept and design: from your own personal reference material/photo taken by YOU and must have been created solely by you. No work from any other person’s drawing, painting, sculpture or photo. Work must be originally conceived. No work created in an instructional setting. Work created from photos taken by the artist herself at professional photoshoots is acceptable. The artist must be able to provide signed documentation of total copyright should WAOW request it.
- Digital apps and programs may be used for cropping your reference photos, etc., but no digital, mechanical, photo, or other transferring to the substrate of any kind is acceptable. You must draw and/or paint the image on your substrate yourself.
- The artist retains copyright to her image(s). However, accepted images do become part of WAOW archives and may be used for WAOW event promotion. Artist agrees that accepted images may be displayed on WAOW and the museum’s websites, Facebook, Instagram pages and other social and/or print media.
- All work must be for sale. No NFS. Work should be artist’s current pricing structure. Work must be available for sale after acceptance and available to exhibit during the entirety of the show.
- An artist who withdraws an entry after acceptance into the exhibition or removes the piece before the end of the show shall not be eligible to enter any WAOW exhibitions for the next two years.
- All jury fees are non-refundable.
- The Customs House and WAOW reserves the right to refuse to exhibit and/or allow judging for awards of any work.
- By entering the exhibition, you agree that you have read and will abide by all rules outlined in this prospectus.
Entry Submission
*LARGE WORKS:
A limited number of larger 2D pieces will be accepted into the show. If you would like your work considered for this opportunity, select Large under Artwork Size Designation in the Add Work form when submitting. There are spaces for four to six pieces with a maximum width of 48” (unframed dimensions).
NEW! MINIATURE WORKS:
Select Mini under Artwork Size Designationin the Add Work form when submitting.
- 2-D works: 20-25 works will be accepted. 8”x10” maximum size, excluding frame.
- 3-D works: 10-15 sculptures will be accepted, no larger than 10”x10”.
Images should be in JPG format, at least 1500 pixels at the largest dimension. Images for jurying should be of the art only, no mat or frame and make sure it is right side up. Sculptors may submit two views per piece.
NOTE: The committee has the right to not accept artwork submitted or to remove items from the show for any reason at any time. The results of the selection process are final. No refunds will be made on unaccepted entries.
Technical Help
Contact Naomi Shachar [email protected]
Or see the Support section below.
Entry Fee
- Open to all 2024 WAOW members in good standing.
- $55 is the flat fee for one to three works.
- Each additional work is $5 up to a maximum of six entries.
- Fee is paid on the ShowSubmit website by credit card. Fees are non-refundable.
If you are paying by check, please contact WAOW. ShowSubmit will not release your entry to the jurying committee until payment to WAOW is verified.
Accepted Works
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Awards
- $1,000 Best of Show
- $1000 Best of Master Signatures
- $750 Best of Signatures
- $750 Best of Associates
- 1st Place 2-D $500
- 2nd Place 2-D $250
- 3rd Place 2-D $100
- 1st Place 3-D $500
- 2nd Place 3-D $250
- 3rd Place 3-D $100
- 1st Place 2-D Miniature $200
- 1st Place 3-D Miniature $200
- Honorable Mention, 3-D
- Honorable Mention, Watercolor
- Honorable Mention, Acrylic
- Honorable Mention, Pastel
- Honorable Mention, Oil
(Corporate Sponsors and private donor prizes will be added as soon as they are gathered)
Additional Notification Information
Notifications will be emailed and posted in your ShowSubmit account by the end of the day on December 2, 2024.
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
- Submit your original JPEG image files.
- Crop out all parts of the photo that are not the actual work; do not show mat, frame, etc, only the work itself.
- Image must be displayed right side up.
- You do not need to resize your image files.
- You do not need to rename your image files.
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 (November 11, 2024.)
- 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
For questions about the entry process or this website please contact ShowSubmit Support at [email protected]. We will get back to you between 9am and 6pm Eastern Time, Monday to Friday. You can also view the Support Center, Entry Guide, or our FAQ.