2021 Best of Show
Frosted by Tammy Cothran
IT’S BACK!! A REGIONAL, JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT
MAG GALLERY
AND
MURRAY CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
206 South 4th Street
(exhibit will be split between two venues)
April 13 - 30
Second Place
Past the Madness, by Paige Rogers
Third Place
Crescent by Denise Schmittou
Honorable Mention
Roller Skating by Ann Gosser
Honorable Mention
Dark Journey to the Light by Tina Sexton
2021 Junior First Place
Birds on a Fence by Madelyn Tutor
Junior Honorable Mention
Cormorant Rough Landing by Caden Hibbs
Junior Honorable Mention
Growth in Winter by Madelyn Tutor
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SCHEDULE:
Exhibition / 4.13 - 4.30
Submissions Due / 3.2 - email to magentries@gmail.com / “proofs21” in subject line
Notifications / 3.12
Deliver Work to MAG / 4.1 - 4.2
Awards Announced on Facebook Live / 4.16 @NOON
Pick up Work at MAG / 5.4
Eligibility / Specifications
Participation is open to all interested, divided into two categories: YOUTH (student artists 18 years and younger) and ADULT.
Only photographic processes will be accepted. Work must be original and have been completed in the past 3 years and not previously exhibited in a juried MAG exhibition. Work emailed to: magentries@gmail.com
Work must be ready for gallery presentation. Presentation will be considered as a factor in the awards process. If actual piece does not meet presentation standards of quality of digital expectations, the juror has the right to refuse entry.
Each exhibited piece must be labeled on the back, corresponding to entry form information.
All work must remain in the exhibition for entire length of show.
Artists must be able to deliver and retrieve work on said dates.
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SUBMISSIONS
There is no limit on number of entries. All entries will be selected from digital images submitted as email attachments. It is to the artist’s advantage to submit high quality images.
File format must be JPG, at least 300dpi but not exceed 8MB.
Each file name should contain title, and framed image size (ex: “Night” 24”x 36”).
ENTRY FEES & INSTRUCTIONS
Entry fee is $20 for one or two entries, and $7 for each additional entry.
Youth / student entry fee is $10 for two entries and $5 for each additional entry.
Fees may be paid by check (deliver to MAG or mail along with entry form to 500 N 4th Street, Murray, KY 42071) OR pay online at our website murrayartguild.org.
Entry fees are non-refundable.
Entry form should accompany digital image email, or be included with fee payment.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD & PRINT ENTRY FORM
SALES are encouraged. MAG’s commission is 25% for members and 35% for non members. Please include commission in your sale price.
There will be no price changes after acceptance. MAG will process all sales, including sales tax. Payment to artists for artwork sold is made through the Art Market with checks issued at the end of the quarter.
AWARDS will be assigned by the juror and include the following: Best of Show $300, Second $200, Third $100. For Youth Division: Jr. First Place $50, 2 Jr. Honorable Mention(s) $25
SELECTION Juror will make selections from digital images. Awards will be assigned from digital images, or actual work at time of installation based on juror’s discretion.
DISCLAIMER / LIABILITY Proofs is a juried exhibition. There is no assurance implied that any given entry will be accepted into the show.
The Murray Art Guild will take the utmost care in the handling of all artwork but cannot be responsible of loss or damage to any artwork during the exhibition period.
DELIVERY / RETRIEVAL Accepted, installation ready, work should be delivered to MURRAY ART GUILD (see SCHEDULE for details).
Work may be shipped prior to installation date to Murray Art Guild 500 N 4th Street, Murray, KY 42071. Please alert MAG office of intentions.
Works may be picked up at the close of the show (see SCHEDULE for details).
Failure to pick up on designated day will result in a penalty of $10/day for 30 days. Any work not picked up after 30 days will be considered abandoned.
ACCESSIBILITY MAG events and exhibitions are open to all interested persons without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, national origin or disability.
SCHEDULE
March 2
Deadline to enter / digital entries, forms & fees.
March 12
Notifications sent via email.
April 1-2
Accepted work delivered to Murray Art Guild / 10-4
April 13 - 30
PROOFS, MAG GALLERY: Open Tues - Fri 10-4 / Sat 10-2
MURRAY CVB: Open Mon-Fri / 9-4
April 16
Awards announced on Facebook Live @ Noon
May 4
Pick up work from Murray Art Guild
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Juror
Michelle Burdine, Visiting Assistant Professor at Murray State University
Michelle Burdine is an interdisciplinary artist who relies on photographic vocabulary and processes to make her multi-media works. Burdine’s extended study of the humanities and photography built the foundation for her visual exploration of socially constructed systems. Her work attempts to understand and make visible the physical, psychogenic, and material interchanges between social institutions and personhood. Repetition, landscape, organic materials, and story-telling play recurring roles in her sociological investigations. Her current work explores time, loss, family, and her own menstruating body.
Michelle Burdine holds a Master of Fine Arts from The Ohio State University (2019); a Master of Humanities from Wright State University (2013); and a BA in humanities from Antioch Midwest (2005), and an AAS from the Ohio Institute of Photography (1995). Burdine has been teaching photography at the post-secondary level since 2007. She is currently the Visiting Assistant Professor of Photography at Murray State University in Murray Kentucky.
