95th ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION
The Bendheim Gallery of the Greenwich Arts Center
299 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich CT
March 1 – March 30
Viewing hours: Weekdays 10-5, Thursdays until 7, Saturdays 12-5; Sundays 12-4
Reception: Friday, March 2, 6pm-8:00pm

JUDGE: Marla Prather, Curator in the Department of Nineteenth Century, Modern and Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. She is currently preparing two exhibitions, Ellsworth Kelly: Plant Drawings and Regarding Warhol: Fifty Artists, Fifty Years. She was Curator for American Art at Tate Modern, London from 2005 to 2007. Based in New York, she was charged with helping Tate develop its collection of American art, working closely with the Director of Collections, Jan Debbaut. She was Curator of Postwar Art at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York from1999 to 2004. She joined the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC in 1986, becoming Curator and Head of the Department of 20th Century Art at the museum from 1996 to 1999. From 1982 to1984, she was Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, where she was also a lecturer in the history of art. Among her exhibitions at the Whitney were Unrepentant Ego: The Self-Portraits of Lucas Samaras (2003-4), American Legacy: A Gift to New York (2003) and Agnes Martin: Lovely Life (2000). At the National Gallery of Art, her projects included the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden (1998), Alexander Calder (1998), Claes Oldenburg: An Anthology (1995) and Willem de Kooning: Paintings (1994), which traveled to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Tate Gallery. She is a Trustee of the Archives of American Art. She is the author of many publications on nineteenth and twentieth-century art.

ENTRY: Saturday, February 25th, 2pm-4pm and Sunday, February 26th, 2pm-4pm. Please bring work to the Bendheim Gallery, 2nd floor and follow the signs for entry circuit.

ELIGIBILITY: Entrants must be current Greenwich Art Society members. Members must pay the current years dues if in arrears and new members may join on entry day. (G.A.S. Membership forms can be downloaded here) Works are not eligible if previously accepted for one of our juried exhibitions; if they have been exhibited in the Bendheim or G.A.S.Galleries; or if completed prior to 2009. All submitted work must be attractively and appropriately matted, framed and/or presented. All works must be for sale. If a portrait, the price of a similar commission must be stated. No PORs. The Bendheim Gallery reserves the right to final approval of the selection of artwork for the exhibition. Entry fees will not be returned if the Bendheim chooses to remove a work from eligibility for exhibition.

CATEGORIES: Oil/Acrylic, Pastel, Watercolor, Sculpture, Photography, Computer Art, Other Media.

IMAGES OF ARTWORK: G.A.S. will produce an online catalogue. All works exhibited will be included. Each artist whose work is accepted will be asked to provide a high-quality digital image of the work. The G.A.S. reserves the right to use images of the work in its website, catalogue and other media. A high-resolution (but no more than 1MB) digital image should be in a jpeg format and emailed to – gasbendheim2012@optonline.net -- NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2012.

SIZE: Wall-hung works are limited to a 5’ height and 5’ width including frame. Works must be dry, with sturdy frame, wired securely for hanging. Freestanding sculptures are limited to 8' in height mounted and 12' square floor area. Sculptors must provide bases if needed; secure small works firmly; and install difficult to handle pieces. Works not meeting these requirements will not be accepted.

ENTRY FEE: $30 for one piece, $15 for a second. Limit two, payable in cash or check. NO credit cards accepted.

AWARDS: Cash and other awards totaling over $3500 will be presented at the opening reception including the
Barbara Kurtz Memorial Prize for Best in show of $1000.

JUDGING: If your work is selected, you will be notified by phone no later than Monday, February 27th between 7-9pm.

REMOVAL OF WORK NOT SELECTED: If you do not receive a call, you must pick up your work Tuesday, February 28th from 4-8pm. The penalty of $25 a day for each work picked up late will be enforced without exception. Entry constitutes agreement to this condition. PLEASE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH A FRIEND TO PICK UP YOUR WORK IF YOU CANNOT DO SO AT THIS TIME.

REMOVAL OF SELECTED WORK: Saturday, March 31st, 12-4pm. No early removals. Same penalty for late pick-up as above. Entry constitutes agreement to these conditions.

LIABILITY: Although care will be taken, neither the Greenwich Art Society, the Arts Council nor the Town of Greenwich will be responsible for loss or damage. Entry constitutes agreement to this condition.

SALES: The Arts Council will reserve 30% of the price of each work sold as a result of this exhibition. Sales of displayed works within 3 months of the close of the exhibition will be subject to this charge.

CHAIR: Anna Patalano

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Welcome to a Milestone year for

the Greenwich Art Society
GAS Turns 100 Years Old in 2012!

Thank you for your support!
Greenwich Art Society

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100 for 100 Centennial Campaign

Letter from Greenwich Art Society President Anna Patalano

On the behalf of the Greenwich Art Society’s staff and board, I want to thank you for your continued support of our organization.

With our upcoming Centennial Anniversary approaching in fewer than two years, the Greenwich Art Society has grown and evolved much since it’s founding in 1912. The core of our mission remains the same and that is to continue to support the artistic growth of our community through our various programs.

In support of our mission, we feel that the Greenwich Art Society needs to grow in ways that will take it into its next 100 years. To think that this is the oldest arts organization in Greenwich (and possibly in the region) with professional artists as the majority of its membership base is quite astonishing to me. This organization has grown and survived with the ongoing help of its members – many of whom have been and are artists who understand the importance of an artistic community and how that supports our individual artistic efforts and growth. Having said this, we will be initiating a community-wide campaign to raise a substantial sum of money with which to grow beyond our first 100 years.

“100 for 100” came out of a conversation I had with one of our members who was suggesting ways in which we can grow and utilize funds to do things that we presently cannot do such as develop more outreach-type programs that will bring art into other areas of the community; expand our website to include a comprehensive, online artists’ gallery through which artist/member’s artwork can be sold; create a student ID program that will allow students (or any member) the ability to use an ID card for discounts at art supply vendors such as A.I. Friedman, Pearl Paint, NY Central, NY Art Students League, and other local art supply retailers; advertise and publicize the organization beyond the local level to include advertisements in national art publications; pay for nationally recognized artists to do workshops and lectures for our members; and hire full time administrative staff in order to execute the aforementioned projects.

Thus, the idea for “100 for 100” came into being. I sincerely believe that the continued growth and support of our artistic community will create other opportunities for both economic and cultural growth in Greenwich. People who avail themselves of our offerings often find occasion to shop, dine, and potentially seek out other services from our local businesses. We recognize that no organization or business can succeed on its own and that we are interdependent for one another’s continued success.

Therefore, in order to help achieve our immediate goals, we are asking our present members and the community in Greenwich to contribute at least $100 per individual towards a fund that can reach a goal of $150,000 by January 2012. With this kind of base, we can begin to transform many of our ideas into reality. This can be a tremendously exciting time as we move further into the new millennium. Please help us toward this goal so that we can retain our place in Greenwich history as a unique and thriving arts organization.

Our 2010 – 2011 year is about to kick off and we don’t want you to miss a minute, so renew your membership now. Enclosed is the form to complete and send in along with your check or credit card information. I also invite our members to our next Annual Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 28. Please stay tuned to a forthcoming announcement for time and location.

Sincerely,

Anna Patalano
President

 

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