Abstract Art Exhibit
TWISTED VISIONS: 2022 Abstract Art Exhibit
Receiving: Friday, April 1, 12 - 3 PM / Saturday, April 2, 10 - 1
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 9 / 12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM
On Exhibit: April 9 - April 28, 2022
Judge: Cynthia Y. Cooper
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 9 / 12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM
On Exhibit: April 9 - April 28, 2022
Judge: Cynthia Y. Cooper
“Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible.”
- Paul Klee, Creative Credo
We constantly seek to support new artists, new voices, new work. By dedicating an exhibit to abstract art, we hope to attract those new voices as well as provide exposure for our member artists' more experimental, less traditional work. Paintings, drawings, photographs, and digital compositions will be accepted. Our broad definition of abstract art, based on the definition below from the Tate Gallery, will cover a wide range of expressions:
"Abstract art is art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but instead use shapes, colours, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect."
- Tate Gallery
Twisted Visions: the 2022 Abstract Art Show will be on exhibit in the gallery through the month of April. Plus, you'll have the option of being included in the virtual exhibit and social media. To be included in the online exhibit and social media, please submit your work digitally after you deliver your physical pieces to the gallery (NOTE: Gallery 53 takes a 40% commission).
"Abstract art is art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but instead use shapes, colours, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect."
- Tate Gallery
Twisted Visions: the 2022 Abstract Art Show will be on exhibit in the gallery through the month of April. Plus, you'll have the option of being included in the virtual exhibit and social media. To be included in the online exhibit and social media, please submit your work digitally after you deliver your physical pieces to the gallery (NOTE: Gallery 53 takes a 40% commission).
ELIGIBILITY
FEES:
FRAMING/PRESENTATION
SALES COMMISSION
PICKUP: April 29 & April 30
LOSS/DAMAGE
Gallery 53/ACAM assumes no responsibility for loss or damage sustained to any piece at any time. Every reasonable effort will be taken to prevent damage or loss. Work submitted must be appropriate to be viewed by visitors of all ages, including children. The Gallery 53 Board of Directors reserves the right to reject any work that is not appropriate for our audience.
Your signature on the entry form signifies your agreement with the terms above.
- Members $25.00 1st entry, $5.00 2nd entry
- Non-Member $30.00 1st entry, $5.00 2nd entry
- Limit 2 entries
- All entries must be original - your own design, composition, and execution.
FRAMING/PRESENTATION
- All pieces must be wired and ready for hanging.
- NO SAWTOOTH HANGERS
- Framed work more than 42” in width accepted at discretion of a selection committee
- Labels must be completed, signed and accompany each piece. Each label has 2 parts, (top and bottom) containing the same information
- Affix the label to the lower left-hand corner of the work on the back of the frame. One half of the label will extend below the frame
SALES COMMISSION
- A 25% commission will be taken on sold items
- NO price on request.
- Not for sale is OK
PICKUP: April 29 & April 30
LOSS/DAMAGE
Gallery 53/ACAM assumes no responsibility for loss or damage sustained to any piece at any time. Every reasonable effort will be taken to prevent damage or loss. Work submitted must be appropriate to be viewed by visitors of all ages, including children. The Gallery 53 Board of Directors reserves the right to reject any work that is not appropriate for our audience.
Your signature on the entry form signifies your agreement with the terms above.
PRIZES
BEST IN SHOW l Ellie Bender Award - $150
1st Place Award - $100
2nd Place Award - $100
3rd Place Award - $ 75
3 Honorable Mention Awards
1st Place Award - $100
2nd Place Award - $100
3rd Place Award - $ 75
3 Honorable Mention Awards
submit digital images
If you would like to be included in the virtual exhibit and social media, please forward a digital image after you submit your physical pieces to Gallery 53:
- Logon to G53's Online Exhibit Entry Form
- Submit 1 form per piece
- Include:
- Name
- Exhibit
- Title
- Medium
- Selling price
- 1 Digital Photo
- Optional: Dimensions, Description, 1 Additional Photo
- G53 prefers JPEG images, 72 dpi, less than 250 MB
- You may send a Dropbox or Google Drive link
- Gallery 53 reserves the right to decline to use images that are not acceptable quality
ABOUT CYNTHIA Y. COOPER
Cynthia Y. Cooper is a Connecticut artist who is best known for creating geometric paintings that burst outward with exuberant color. Ms. Cooper holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Pennsylvania State University and also studied at University of Hartford Art School and Mechanicsburg (Pennsylvania) Art Center. In 2021, her work was awarded Best in Show in the 104th Annual Bendheim Gallery Exhibition, Greenwich, CT by juror Allison Rudnick of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her exhibition history includes 2nd Place in the Nor'easter Exhibition at New Britain Museum of American Art, which also holds a large Cooper painting in its permanent collection.