Call for Entries--9th Annual Keystone Fine Art Juried Exhibition

Name: Call for Entries--9th Annual Keystone Fine Art Juried Exhibition
Start: 2025-03-28T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-31T20:00:00-04:00
Location: 220 Parkway, Schuylkill Haven, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17972

Schedule

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025 at 12:00 pm to Mon, 31 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 pm

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Location

220 Parkway, Schuylkill Haven, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17972 | Schuylkill Haven, PA

The 9th Annual Keystone Fine Art Juried Exhibition will run from April 4-19, 2025.
Submissions will be accepted during the following dates and times:
· Friday, March 28, 2025 10 am to 4 pm
· Sunday, March 30, 2025 2-5 pm
· Monday, March 31, 2025 12-3 pm & 6-8 pm
PICK UP OF UNACCEPTED WORK: Wednesday, April 2, 2025, before 4pm. Any artwork not picked up will be charged $50/day.
Artists will be contacted by WIAC only if your work is not accepted. Calls will go out Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Please check your voice and/or email – we will use the info you supply with submission.
PICKUP OF ACCEPTED WORK: Monday, April 21, 10 am-2 pm thru Friday, April 25, 10 am-2 pm. Any artwork NOT picked up will be charged $50/day.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
· Must be hand delivered
· Adult non-refundable entry fee of
o $25 for first artwork
o $15 for second artwork
o $10 for third artwork
o $0 for fourth artwork
· Student 17 and Under non-refundable entry fee of
o $10 for first artwork
o $5 for second artwork
o $5 for third artwork
o $0 for fourth artwork
**NEW THIS YEAR, SAVE UP TO $5 IF YOU PRE-REGISTER ONLINE.
· Payment Method: Cash, credit card (add a 3% processing fee) or checks can be made out to the Walk In Art Center

MAIN GALLERY HOURS:
Monday – Friday 9 am to 4 pm and Saturday 1 pm to 5 pm.
ENTRY CRITERIA: Artists must be residents of Pennsylvania. All pieces submitted must be original & not previously exhibited at the Keystone Fine Art Juried Exhibition.
All artwork must be ready to hang with a wire, framed or gallery wrapped – no saw tooth, fast frames or clips. Artwork not ready to hang will be denied acceptance.
SIZE CRITERIA: All artwork must be no larger than 32” x 42” max – which includes the frame. NO EXCEPTIONS.
CATEGORIES: There are six categories, please place your artwork in the category it is 90% of.
· Oil/Acrylic
· Watercolor
· Pen & Ink/Graphite, Charcoal, Pastel
· Photography
· Other Media
· Sculpture
· Student 17 & Under
AWARDS: Prizes totaling $1625.00. Prizes given in each adult category of $200 for 1st place & $100 for 2nd place. Prizes given in the student category of $75 for first place and $50 for second place. A category winner can place 1st or 2nd, but not both. Someone placing 1st or 2nd can also win an honorable mention. There is a People’s Choice winner which has no monetary prize.
MARKETING: By submitting work, you are giving the Walk In Art Center permission to photograph accepted works for promotional materials for the exhibition.
SALES: All pieces must be for sale. The Walk In Art Center will deduct a 30% commission. Artist’s portion of the sale will be mailed within 30 days of the show closing.
LIABILITY: All reasonable care and security will be taken in handling and displaying the works submitted. Artists are responsible for insuring their own works of art. The Walk In Art Center assumes no responsibility for work lost, stolen or damaged by any possible cause while in the Walk In Art Center’s possession.
Meet the Juror
Cari Freno (b. Cleveland, Ohio) is an artist working in video in, sculpture, drawing, and sound installation. She has exhibited her work both nationally and internationally including venues in Chongqing, China and Berlin, Germany. She has also spent time as a Landscape Experience Fellow at Mildred's Lane in Beach Lake, Pennsylvania. Most recently she was nominated for the Louis Comfort Tiffany Award.
Freno draws inspiration from the fields of psychology and education because of their focus on the human condition. The emotional landscape of childhood development remains charged with a force that she uses to expose and express unconscious themes, which impact anyone who tries to make sense of themselves and their past.
Freno is currently an Associate Professor of Drawing and Sculpture at Ursinus College and Chair of the Art and Art History Department there. She lives and works in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.