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The Event: Our October 2008 Fall-Winter show
30 Major U.S. Galleries join with AJAS in the jury process
AJAS has slashed its entry fees by 20% to help artists hit by the spiraling cost of living!
Remember: All artists receive jury feedback
All accepted artists are sent news release forms of proven effectiveness
Plus - Cash prizes
Instructions For Artists
Enter Our 2008 Fall/Winter Exhibition
The deadline for submissions (postal or email date) is October 28, 2008.
Divisions (Media)
Our juried shows have five media divisions. They are:
1. Acrylic/Oil
2. Collage/Mixed Media
3. Pastel, Colored Pencil, Graphics
4. Photography, Print- Making; Digital Art
5. Water Media.
Who is Eligible:
Artists living anywhere in the world who are at least 16-years old may enter.
Entries must have been completed within the past three years.
An artist need not have physical possession of any work entered. That is, the piece can be hanging in a gallery, entered into
another juried art show, or even sold when it is entered for our show. The important thing is that we see the level of skill.
There are no special themes, content, or style required.
How to Submit
Images may be emailed to us as digital attachments, sent on slides, or sent on CDs. Mail slides or CDs to:
AJAS
921 Englewood Lane
Plano, Texas 75025
If you mail us slides be sure to include a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE). If you mail us CDs and want them
returned include an SASE that will fit the CD.
Image Requirements
Digital images should be in JPEG format, saved at 72 dpi resolution, with longest dimension about 600 pixels. Identify as
the file name for each digital image its title, dimensions (height x width; x depth for 3-D work) in inches, media (one of the six
listed above), and the artist's name. Crop your images; do not show frame or mat.
We do not edit the image clarity of digital submissions, so please send the images as you want them to be displayed.
Please make sure that the images are clear and of good quality. You can either photograph your art and make digital
images yourself ( See how here), or have it done professionally
Each slide image should be labeled with its title, dimensions in inches, and the artist's name. Indicate Top in the upper right
corner.
If slides are juried into the show we will digitize them at our expense, but, if slides are dark, the digital images will be dark.
You may want to have your art work photographed professionally to create slides. But our experience suggests that once
you have slides you will get better image quality if you have the slides digitized professionally or if you can scan and adjust
them yourself on your computer.
How Many Entries May An Artist Submit?
There is no limit on the number of submissions.
Suggestion: Keep a record of the images you enter to be juried.
What Does It Cost To Enter?
There is a non-refundable entry fee of $ 8 per image, based on the definition listed above. If your total entry fee is under
$40.00 you must pay by check; if $40.00 or more you may pay by check or PayPal.
If using PayPal, go to your PayPal account; select "Send Money;" enter the amount ($ 8 per image, based on the definition
listed above); Our PayPal identifier is: director@artjury.com The category for the transaction is services.
Mail checks to:
AJAS
921 Englewood Lane
Plano, Texas 75025
If images are sent by email and payment is not received within 5 business days of sending them, those images will be
deleted from our database.
Entry Form
Click Here For Entry Form. An Entry form is provided that can be completed and sent at the same time you send your
images by email, as an attachment to the email letter, or embedded (pasted) into the email text. You can send it as hard
copy through regular mail when you send your CD or slides. Do not send the entry form as a JPEG image; we cannot work
with that.
How We Evaluate Your Art
The art you enter is judged by our professional staff The outcome is not based on chance. We use a well designed model
of analysis. Here are the five analytical categories that comprise the model:
When judging a work, each category is given a number by the jurist. The feedback shows the average scores given in each
of the five analytical categories. If your work is not accepted we refer you to the evaluation you will receive so you can keep
improving and try again.
Participating artists receive jury scored feedback (evaluation) on all work submitted so they can learn from the experience. If
your work is accepted, art gallery owners and directors will view it with an eye toward possible portfolio review,
representation, placement or sale.
Knowing the areas that the jury considers can guide you in the evaluation of your work and aid in your submission
selections. Consider colors that offer visual impact; unique and original content; composition that invites the viewers gaze
into the painting and has a sense of movement; work that is both pleasing to the eye and exciting to view. Composition can
provide dynamism that contributes to visual excitement. Landscapes should have color and value variation throughout.
The Sequence Of Events for The Fall / Winter Show
October 28, 2008 - Deadline (postmarked or email date) for submitting images.
November 8, 2008- Accepted artists are notified by email.
November 22, 2008- Final date (postmarked) for payment of voluntary Allocation & Marketing fee.
November 25, 2008 (or before) - Accepted art is placed in temp gallery, artists invited in to check color balance of their
accepted work. This is the First Pass Inspection.
December 2, 2008 - First Pass Inspection completed.
December 10, 2008 - Final Date for accepted artists to inspect for overall correctness of their images placed in the AJAS
Gallery of Accepted Art. This is the Final Pass Inspection.
December 12, 2008 - Gallery of Accepted Art opens. Major North American galleries are invited to access the site. Awards
of Excellence and Merit are announced.
December 14, 2008 - News release forms are made available to accepted artists for them to complete and send to their
local news media
December 15, 2008 - Commencement of fund disbursement to award winners
June 12, 2009 - Exhibition officially closes.
Accepted images whose artists pay the voluntary Allocation & Marketing fee of $40.00 will have their art remain in the
Gallery for viewing until December 12, 2009.
What Are The Rewards?
1. Gallery Review of Accepted Work
All accepted work is linked from the tool bar of Gallery Notes: Front Page edition - News of the Visual Arts, USA for three
issues (6 months).
Since artists wish to protect their privacy due to the increasing spam problem, we have cooperated to solve the problem.
Whenever a gallery is interested in one of our accepted artist's work or style, that gallery makes first contact with us. We, in
turn, immediately send an email to the artist, supplying the gallery's name and email address. At that point we are out of the
loop on that contact. We take no commission.
2. Jury Feedback Is Supplied To All The Artists Who Enter
All participating artists receive jury feedback on all work submitted. We do this every show and artists value it. You will know
why you were or were not juried into the exhibition. These evaluations are sent out as soon as they are collated. Due to the
many hundreds of entries this distribution time can vary from two to six weeks following announcement of the accepted art.
3. Cash Prizes
Each of our five exhibition media divisions has a $200.00 Award of Excellence cash prize.
4. Personal Website Pages for Selected Artists
Artists who are accepted in more than one show and have each time paid the voluntary $40.00 Allocation & Maintenance
fee are given dedicated pages on our website. These artists are designated as having attained Master Class or Master
Class Plus status. A Master Class artist must have been juried into two consecutive shows. A Master Class Plus artist must
have been juried into more than two consecutive shows.
Master Class Plus artists are invited to show 10 works from their portfolios in our galleries, in addition to all their accepted
works. Master Class artists are invited to show three works from their portfolios in addition to all their accepted works. This
art remains in our galleries for one year. AJAS pays for the programming and network space. To date AJAS has gifted more
than $35,000 in programming and network costs to these talented artists.
For More Information About the American Juried Art Salon, Click on the Following Links:
Entry Form
Current and Past shows
Master Class and Master Class Plus websites
Front Page
About us
Checklist
Participating Galleries
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
30 Major U.S. Galleries join with AJAS in the jury process
AJAS has slashed its entry fees by 20% to help artists hit by the spiraling cost of living!
Remember: All artists receive jury feedback
All accepted artists are sent news release forms of proven effectiveness
Plus - Cash prizes
Instructions For Artists
Enter Our 2008 Fall/Winter Exhibition
The deadline for submissions (postal or email date) is October 28, 2008.
Divisions (Media)
Our juried shows have five media divisions. They are:
1. Acrylic/Oil
2. Collage/Mixed Media
3. Pastel, Colored Pencil, Graphics
4. Photography, Print- Making; Digital Art
5. Water Media.
Who is Eligible:
Artists living anywhere in the world who are at least 16-years old may enter.
Entries must have been completed within the past three years.
An artist need not have physical possession of any work entered. That is, the piece can be hanging in a gallery, entered into
another juried art show, or even sold when it is entered for our show. The important thing is that we see the level of skill.
There are no special themes, content, or style required.
How to Submit
Images may be emailed to us as digital attachments, sent on slides, or sent on CDs. Mail slides or CDs to:
AJAS
921 Englewood Lane
Plano, Texas 75025
If you mail us slides be sure to include a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE). If you mail us CDs and want them
returned include an SASE that will fit the CD.
Image Requirements
Digital images should be in JPEG format, saved at 72 dpi resolution, with longest dimension about 600 pixels. Identify as
the file name for each digital image its title, dimensions (height x width; x depth for 3-D work) in inches, media (one of the six
listed above), and the artist's name. Crop your images; do not show frame or mat.
We do not edit the image clarity of digital submissions, so please send the images as you want them to be displayed.
Please make sure that the images are clear and of good quality. You can either photograph your art and make digital
images yourself ( See how here), or have it done professionally
Each slide image should be labeled with its title, dimensions in inches, and the artist's name. Indicate Top in the upper right
corner.
If slides are juried into the show we will digitize them at our expense, but, if slides are dark, the digital images will be dark.
You may want to have your art work photographed professionally to create slides. But our experience suggests that once
you have slides you will get better image quality if you have the slides digitized professionally or if you can scan and adjust
them yourself on your computer.
How Many Entries May An Artist Submit?
There is no limit on the number of submissions.
Suggestion: Keep a record of the images you enter to be juried.
What Does It Cost To Enter?
There is a non-refundable entry fee of $ 8 per image, based on the definition listed above. If your total entry fee is under
$40.00 you must pay by check; if $40.00 or more you may pay by check or PayPal.
If using PayPal, go to your PayPal account; select "Send Money;" enter the amount ($ 8 per image, based on the definition
listed above); Our PayPal identifier is: director@artjury.com The category for the transaction is services.
Mail checks to:
AJAS
921 Englewood Lane
Plano, Texas 75025
If images are sent by email and payment is not received within 5 business days of sending them, those images will be
deleted from our database.
Entry Form
Click Here For Entry Form. An Entry form is provided that can be completed and sent at the same time you send your
images by email, as an attachment to the email letter, or embedded (pasted) into the email text. You can send it as hard
copy through regular mail when you send your CD or slides. Do not send the entry form as a JPEG image; we cannot work
with that.
How We Evaluate Your Art
The art you enter is judged by our professional staff The outcome is not based on chance. We use a well designed model
of analysis. Here are the five analytical categories that comprise the model:
- Color/Value Usage
- Design/Composition
- Content
- Originality
- Technique
When judging a work, each category is given a number by the jurist. The feedback shows the average scores given in each
of the five analytical categories. If your work is not accepted we refer you to the evaluation you will receive so you can keep
improving and try again.
Participating artists receive jury scored feedback (evaluation) on all work submitted so they can learn from the experience. If
your work is accepted, art gallery owners and directors will view it with an eye toward possible portfolio review,
representation, placement or sale.
Knowing the areas that the jury considers can guide you in the evaluation of your work and aid in your submission
selections. Consider colors that offer visual impact; unique and original content; composition that invites the viewers gaze
into the painting and has a sense of movement; work that is both pleasing to the eye and exciting to view. Composition can
provide dynamism that contributes to visual excitement. Landscapes should have color and value variation throughout.
The Sequence Of Events for The Fall / Winter Show
October 28, 2008 - Deadline (postmarked or email date) for submitting images.
November 8, 2008- Accepted artists are notified by email.
November 22, 2008- Final date (postmarked) for payment of voluntary Allocation & Marketing fee.
November 25, 2008 (or before) - Accepted art is placed in temp gallery, artists invited in to check color balance of their
accepted work. This is the First Pass Inspection.
December 2, 2008 - First Pass Inspection completed.
December 10, 2008 - Final Date for accepted artists to inspect for overall correctness of their images placed in the AJAS
Gallery of Accepted Art. This is the Final Pass Inspection.
December 12, 2008 - Gallery of Accepted Art opens. Major North American galleries are invited to access the site. Awards
of Excellence and Merit are announced.
December 14, 2008 - News release forms are made available to accepted artists for them to complete and send to their
local news media
December 15, 2008 - Commencement of fund disbursement to award winners
June 12, 2009 - Exhibition officially closes.
Accepted images whose artists pay the voluntary Allocation & Marketing fee of $40.00 will have their art remain in the
Gallery for viewing until December 12, 2009.
What Are The Rewards?
1. Gallery Review of Accepted Work
All accepted work is linked from the tool bar of Gallery Notes: Front Page edition - News of the Visual Arts, USA for three
issues (6 months).
Since artists wish to protect their privacy due to the increasing spam problem, we have cooperated to solve the problem.
Whenever a gallery is interested in one of our accepted artist's work or style, that gallery makes first contact with us. We, in
turn, immediately send an email to the artist, supplying the gallery's name and email address. At that point we are out of the
loop on that contact. We take no commission.
2. Jury Feedback Is Supplied To All The Artists Who Enter
All participating artists receive jury feedback on all work submitted. We do this every show and artists value it. You will know
why you were or were not juried into the exhibition. These evaluations are sent out as soon as they are collated. Due to the
many hundreds of entries this distribution time can vary from two to six weeks following announcement of the accepted art.
3. Cash Prizes
Each of our five exhibition media divisions has a $200.00 Award of Excellence cash prize.
4. Personal Website Pages for Selected Artists
Artists who are accepted in more than one show and have each time paid the voluntary $40.00 Allocation & Maintenance
fee are given dedicated pages on our website. These artists are designated as having attained Master Class or Master
Class Plus status. A Master Class artist must have been juried into two consecutive shows. A Master Class Plus artist must
have been juried into more than two consecutive shows.
Master Class Plus artists are invited to show 10 works from their portfolios in our galleries, in addition to all their accepted
works. Master Class artists are invited to show three works from their portfolios in addition to all their accepted works. This
art remains in our galleries for one year. AJAS pays for the programming and network space. To date AJAS has gifted more
than $35,000 in programming and network costs to these talented artists.
For More Information About the American Juried Art Salon, Click on the Following Links:
Entry Form
Current and Past shows
Master Class and Master Class Plus websites
Front Page
About us
Checklist
Participating Galleries
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
