"ART OF THE GARDEN" GUIDELINES

“ART OF THE GARDEN” ENTRY GUIDELINES

      “…let us cultivate our garden.” Voltaire, from Candide

FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP FREE LIBRARY:

                         “Art of the Garden”

                          April 8, 2011 –June 21, 2011

                Reception Friday, April 8th, 5:30-8:30 PM

                           Free and open to the public

                              Deadline: March 10th
                           Artwork Due by April 4th

All artists are invited to apply to a special exhibition, “Art of the Garden,” a group show of 150 artworks on the theme of Gardens, to serve as the second annual event of its kind to be held at the Haverford Township Free Library. “Sowing the Seeds of a New Library” is the cause for which artists are sought who will donate 20% of the purchase price of their artworks, sold during the show, to the library’s upkeep, seriously curtailed in the last two years by a 33% budget cut totaling more than $300,000.00. As Haverford Township’s only library and an essential social hub to an active and cultured population of all age ranges, the HTFL is the perfect gateway to a diverse new audience of collectors and viewers for local, national and international artists.

Artists will also have the special opportunity to avail of the library’s website. Jpegs and bios will be posted on the website for the length of the exhibition, and by special arrangement with the library, artists will be able to negotiate for website display on an annual basis.

A “Master Gardener” series of talks will be held at the library

throughout the exhibition, drawing much interest to the show, and culminating in a “Garden Tour” through local gardens in June.

The Friends of The Haverford Township Free Library

1601 Darby Road

Havertown, PA 19083

Telephone: 610-446-3082

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To participate in this exclusive art exhibition, you are invited to send three jpegs of your artwork, in any medium, including photography and sculpture, with a size limitation of 54”, on the theme of gardens, flowers, trees, landscaping and cultivation, sized 72 dpi, saved at quality 8, no larger than 1280 pixels on the longest side, to lightnessofbeing2011@yahoo.com or artofthegarden@gmail.com by the deadline March 10, 2011. Please title your jpegs as follows: LastName_FirstName_Title.jpg. If your name is too long for the title, please use the first two letters of your first name for FirstName or truncate your title. Please title your application form the same way. 
The jurying fee is $35.00 for three entries. Additional entries can be sent for jurying for $5.00 each. If you prefer,  please mail slides to “Art of the Garden” Friends of the Haverford Township Free Library, POB 264, Merion, PA 19066. If you include a self-addressed, stamped envelope, they will be returned to you after the viewing process. 

-Selections will be made by Laura Jean Zito by March 11, 2011.

Notifications will be sent out by March 12, 2011.

-Artwork is to be delivered by hand or shipped to the library by

Monday, April 4th, 2011.

-Delivery dates for hand delivery will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

-Pickup dates after the show closing will be Wednesday June 22nd, 10-9 and Thursday June 23rd, 10-6.

-For those for whom these times are not possible for delivery and pickup, special arrangements can be made by appointment by calling 215 879 4696.

All artwork must include the theme of gardens but this does not preclude a portrait in a garden setting, a garden in a landscape setting, or an abstract garden. Please visit www.artofthegarden11.blogspot.com to read the Curator's Statement and to see updates and photos of the library.  

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Please accompany your submission with the completed form by March 10, 2011 by email to lightnessofbeing2011@yahoo.com or artofthegarden@gmail.com

AND SIGNED by regular mail to:

          “Art of the Garden”

          The Friends of The Haverford Township Free Library

          P.O.Box 264 Merion, PA 19066

Enclose payment of $35.00, for jurying, administrative, handling and hanging fees, by check made out to Friends of the Haverford Township Free Library and mailed to the above address. Entry fees are nonrefundable.

The following PRIZES will be awarded at the opening reception on Friday, April 8th, 2011 at 6:45 PM:

First prize $300.00

Second prize $200.00

Third prize 100.00

Three honorable mentions of $50.00 each

Special prizes may be awarded by the Library’s sponsors.

A "Grand Prize" will be given by a Grand Prize Committee: Barbara Greenfield, former head of the Womens' Committee at PAFA,  Melinda Moritz, chairwoman of the Philadelphia Flower Show and botanical illustrator, and Alan Fetterman, Michener Museum featured Bucks County artist. 

Chosen artists may also exhibit up to five matted but unframed pieces no larger than 24” x 36” in the bin during the opening reception. Sculptors may promote their work from photographs for the bin pieces. Bin pieces will be the responsibility of the individual artists, and it will be expected that the artists will remove them from the library after the party on April 8, 2011 by 9:00 PM. For artists who cannot be present at the reception who would like to have pieces in the bin, special arrangements can be made to handle the extra pieces.

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For accepted artists that hand-deliver and pickup their work, there will be no other fees associated with this show. If artwork is shipped, a prepaid return shipping form must accompany the artwork delivery, or arrive during the course of the exhibition. A $25.00 handling fee will be charged for repackaging all shipped items. Please be sure to include enough for shipping insurance. All shipping without insurance covered will be at the artist’s own risk.   Artworks will be repackaged for travel in a safe and professional manner in the original packaging and wrapping in which they arrived. Please be sure shipped artwork is TIGHTLY bubble-wrapped three times and with corners. Double-boxing is also recommended. The transport of the artwork to and from Haverford Township Free Library will be done through the postal systems or carried out personally, to arrive to the HTFL by April 4, 2011, and the transport will be at the artist’s risk and expense in both directions, as the artwork will be insured only while housed at Haverford Township Free Library. A receipt will be  given or sent to each artist as soon as the works arrive at the library. Artists will be required to sign off on their work as it is removed. For the security of everyone involved, photo identification, such as a license or passport must be shown to take the artwork away. Art will be stored after July 5th at the artists’ own risk. The artwork will be stored in the director’s office (locked) until it is hung. Artwork not sold or for which no prepaid shipping label is provided, or not taken away by the artists after the show closing June 21, 2010, will be removed from the walls of Haverford Township Free Library on June 22, 2011, wrapped well in bubblewrap and stored in the library in the director’s office (locked) until picked up by the artists during the next two days, or longer if storage arrangements must be made. If longer than two weeks, that is, after July 5th, the artwork will be removed to storage to await pickup by the artists by appointment and storage fees of $10.00 a week will be collected to retrieve the artwork. The artwork will be handled only by Laura Jean Zito, who will hang it and take it down, being sure to handle it and corner it for zero damage. Utmost care will be given to surfaces, temperatures, frames, handling, and the artworks’ safety. 

Contact Information: call Laura Jean Zito at 267-701-1503 

in case of emergency contact Janae Alberts at 610 642-7831 or through www. friendsoftheHTFL.org. 

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The Library will retain 20% of the purchase price of all artworks sold towards its “Sow The Seeds of Our New Library” fund. DONATIONS OF THE TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE OR ANY PART THEREOF WILL ALSO GLADLY BE ACCEPTED AND MOST APPRECIATED. All artworks must be for sale.

The library will be open to the public for viewing M,T, W 10-9, Th 10- 6,F 1-5, Sat 10-2, Sun 1-5.

WEBSITE PROMOTION:

The Library offers the artists a great chance to promote themselves through the Library’s website, www.haverfordlibrary.org. All the jpegs of accepted entries will be viewable online during the months of the exhibition. For a small hosting fee payable to the Library, the images can remain for one year after the conclusion of the show, along with links to the artists’ individual websites, as well as biographical information and artists’ statements. A separate negotiation with the library may be entered into for this website use for the year. The Library would be pleased to accept at the artists’ discretion a 10% donation for any works sold through its website that were not works in the actual show.

Accepted artists should supply 3 copies of an 8” x 10”printout of their accepted work labeled on the back with name, title, medium, size, price, and any other pertinent information for notebooks to be displayed during the exhibition and kept as a permanent record afterwards.

The HTFL receives over 800 visitors a day and 400,000 people a year, more than a small museum! The Library is a remarkable institution with a wide audience for all the wonderful cultural activities it sponsors. Participation in the show will benefit both the artists involved and the survival and growth of this most precious cultural enclave, the Haverford Township Free Library.

The Friends of The Haverford Township Free Library

1601 Darby Road

Havertown, PA 19083

Telephone: 610-446-3082             www.artofthegarden11.blogspot.com