New Brunswick Art Salon, Spring 2013, Water Color and Mixed Media, Call for Artists

The Alfa Art Gallery New Brunswick Art Salon has been a successful program for the last three years. Previously twice, now three times (Winter: Photography, Spring: Water Color / Mixed Media, Fall: Oil Color / Mixed Media), during the year, we present salons exhibiting emerging and professional artists in different mediums. The goal of these salons is to bridge the gap between artists and their communities, as well as unifying the diverse city of New Brunswick through the use of art.

Originating in Paris in the 18th century, art salons were the most anticipated annual and biannual events. These salons provided artists with the opportunity to exhibit their work alongside their contemporaries while receiving critical as well as public responses. Inspired by the Parisian Salons, Alfa Art Gallery holds Salons to showcase the talent of nearby artists to the New Brunswick public.

CALL FOR ENTRIES:
2013 will be the 4th year of these juried Salons. The Alfa Art Gallery would like to invite artists to submit work for the New Brunswick Art Salon, Spring 2013. There will be two artist categories: Newly emerging artists and professional artists.

All submissions must be in by Friday, March 15th
Artists will be notified if their work is accepted by Monday, March 18th
The exhibition opening will be held on Thursday, April 4th

Exhibition Duration: April 4th – 30th

MEDIA:
For this exhibition, artists must work in the mediums of watercolor or mixed media.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
All applicants must be artists who exhibit in New Jersey. Students and faculty member of Rutgers University and neighboring schools are encouraged to apply. You must at least be perusing an undergraduate career to participate.

To enter for consideration, please fill out our “Portfolio Submission Form” and follow the submission instructions listed in it. There is no entry fee. (NOTE: The “Portfolio Submission Form” is located on the Alfa Art Gallery website. Follow this link: http://www.alfaart.org/programs/new-brunswick-art-salon/new-bruns-art-salon-spring-2013-watercolor-mixed-media-call-for-artists and click “Portfolio Submission Form” below “Submission Requirements.”)

PRIZES:
Historically prizes were awarded to 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners. Monetary prizes consisted on $500 for 1st, 2nd place $300, and 3rd place $200.

The Alfa Art Gallery is a non-profit organization dedicated to the discovery and support of emerging and well-established artists. A vital player amongst visual arts organizations, the Alfa Art Gallery serves local, national, and international artists in exhibiting, initiating, supporting, presenting, and preserving artwork. Within the diverse community of New Brunswick, the gallery strives to provide a focus for interdisciplinary art and criticism, where visual mediums are enhanced by poetry, dance, and musical performances. We believe that art is a universal form of expression that can be used to bridge the diverse cultural gaps within our community by providing a forum for these voices to be heard. The gallery additionally seeks to forge collaborations with other local organizations in the same effort. Other services that the Alfa Art Gallery provides are consultation for first-time art buyers and season collectors interested in enhancing their art collection, open art studios for the community to understand artists' processes, and professional criticism and guidance to exhibition artists by seasoned art curators.

Alfa Art Gallery
108 Church Street
New Brunswick, New Jersey
08901

Phone Number: (732) 296-6720
E-mail: info@alfaart.org

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