The Rickie Report loves that “season” never ends for the Artists’ Guild of The Boca Museum of Art!  Their newest exhibit opens on April 7th and there will be a public reception on April 11.  Supporting The Boca Museum of Art is only part of their mission.  These community-based artists serve as local high school teachers, mentors and more.  What a great way to support the arts community!  See you there!

Season Never Ends

at the

Artists’ Guild of The Boca Museum of Art 

You are invited to

Opening Reception

April 11, 2013

6:00 – 8:00 PM

512 East Atlantic Avenue  Delray Beach

Exhibition April 7 through May 4, 2013

 The Artists’ Guild of the Boca Museum of Art continues to present juried art exhibits along with events for art lovers year round. Coming next month, the April 2013 Artists’ Guild Gallery Juried Art Exhibition, from April 7 through May 4, showcases fine art paintings, sculptures, and photography created by Guild members. The public is welcome to its opening reception, held April 11 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at The Artists’ Guild Gallery at 512 East Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach.

“A visit to the gallery is always an interesting experience,” said Roni DiSabello, Gallery Director. “The gallery is staffed by the artists who show there, who are always happy to discuss art.”

Boca Community High School Instructor, Jessica Berman

The Artists’ Guild Gallery presents a fascinating opportunity to view and purchase an eclectic array of traditional and experimental art. Breathtaking portraiture and landscapes are on display alongside exploratory works of photography that integrate video and construction; and life-sized sculpture that includes painting and video. With over 80 artists contributing works, there is always something remarkable to see.

Two additional juried art exhibitions will be presented in May and June. The May 2013 Artists’ Guild Gallery Juried Art Exhibition will be on display May 5 through June 6, with an opening reception May 9 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. The June 2013 Artists’ Guild Gallery Juried Art Exhibition will be on display June 9 through July 7, with an opening reception June 13, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. A portion of artwork sales benefit the Boca Museum of Art.

Artist, Margarita Jourgensen, with her Sculpture

The Artists’ Guild, is an auxiliary of the Boca Museum of Art. The Guild is an active organization of artists, art lovers, and supporters of the arts. Its goals are to support the mission of the Museum and provide an association of artists in all media to interchange ideas, support and educate members, and to provide quality venues for the exhibition of their original fine art. The Artists’ Guild Gallery is located at 512 E. Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, FL. For more information contact the Artists’ Guild Gallery at 561.278.7877 or email gallerydirector@bocaguild.com  or visit www.bocaguild.com

Roni DiSabello and Judith Hochroth at an Opening Event

The Boca Museum of Art is one of the leading cultural institutions in South Florida, achieving international recognition as a world-class visual arts institution for its dynamic, changing exhibitions from acclaimed artists and its distinguished permanent collection. The Museum’s many public programs include artist presentations, family activities, art films, the Annual Art Festival, and more than 100 classes per week at its studio Art School. Museum Auxiliaries include The Artists’ Guild, Friends Auxiliary, and Collectors’ Forum. For more information call 561.392.2500 or visit www.bocamuseum.org

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 We know it doesn’t make geographical sense, but the Artist’s Guild Gallery of the Boca Museum of Art is located in Delray Beach.  What DOES make sense to The Rickie Report is for you to stop by for any one (or more) of their programs!  Located on Atlantic Avenue, it is easy to find. Read more about their schedule of events in this article.

The Artists’ Guild Gallery of the Boca Museum of Art

 512 E. Atlantic Avenue   Delray Beach

The Artists’ Guild of the Boca Museum of Art presents changing exhibitions throughout the year in its beautiful, contemporary gallery located at 512 E. Atlantic Avenue in downtown Delray Beach.  Throughout the year, local professional artists exhibit their fine art paintings, sculpture and photography in the gallery.

Numerous special events are hosted in the gallery, such as the upcoming presentation by Carol Ann Sherman “Slippery When Wet” watercolor painting on Yupo paper on Sunday, February 10 from 7-9 pm. The Guild also sponsors exhibits throughout the community.

One such project at Boca Raton Community High School allows students to exhibit their artwork alongside professional Guild artists in an intergenerational collaboration, teaching students how to display artwork in a gallery setting and exposing them to career opportunities as working artists. 

Upcoming Artists’ Guild events:

• February 10 from 7-9 pm; presentation by Carol Ann Sherman “Slippery When Wet” watercolor painting on Yupo, free and open to the public
• Through Saturday, February 23; February Artists’ Guild Gallery juried art exhibition
• February 5 through March 4; Guild sponsored exhibit at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts. Opening Reception: Thursday, February 14, 6:00 to 8:00 pm; free and open to the public
• February 18 through April 8; Signature members exhibit at the FAU Living Room Theatre, Boca Raton Campus
• February 24 through April 6, 2013; March Artists’ Guild Gallery juried art exhibition.  Opening reception: Thursday, February 28, 6:00 to 8:00 pm; free and open to the public

The Artists’ Guild, an auxiliary of the Boca Raton Museum of Art, was established in its current form in 1984 by the Board of Trustees of the Boca Raton Museum of Art. At present The Artists’ Guild has over 350 members, both Associate and Signature Members. Many of our Signature Members actively participate in our premier exhibition venue, the Artists’ Guild Gallery on Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach.  For more information call the Gallery 561-278-7877 or visit Bocaguild.com 

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Who would not enjoy multi-tasking when it comes to grocery shopping and looking at artwork?  Whole Foods in Wellington makes it a habit to support community-based artists.  They’ve partnered with Wellington Art Society by offering exhibit space and a catered reception for a member of WAS.  The next one is February 15th!  The Rickie Report knows you won’t want to miss Marie Letine’s artwork, so get your grocery list ready and we’ll see you at Whole Foods in Wellington! As you will read in this article, Marie is a multi-tasker, too! Her life philosophy keeps her focused end energized.

Artists Reception Honoring Marie Lentine

Friday, February 15th

6:30 – 8:00 pm

Whole Foods Market cafe

  2635 SR7     Wellington, FL

Exhibit Runs Through February 28

Congratulations to Wellington Art Society member Marie Lentine who currently has a solo show of her artwork at Whole Foods Market!  The Whole Foods Market on SR7 in Wellington has a large cafe, lined with windows which offer nice natural lighting. It’s a perfect setting to display art and Wellington Art Society is pleased to partner with Lauren Belinsky of Whole Foods to bring this show to the community. Whole Foods will provide music, hot and cold appetizers, and drinks. Please RSVP to Suzanne Redmond at sredmond75@comcast.net. 

A Little Bit of Heaven

Marie’s artwork will be displayed in the Cafe, which is on the left side of the market. Marie paints in acrylic and watercolors and has a dozen paintings in this show.  In addition, artists often bring limited editions and prints to sell the evening of their reception.  Marie’s artwork will be on display until February 28th.  Mark your calendars now for Friday, February 15 from 6:30 – 8:00. Whole Foods will provide a reception and yummy snacks and drinks. There is a $5. fee to attend, which is used for WAS Scholarships for local art students pursuing a higher degree in art.

Marie Lentine is an artist, yoga instructor and Holistic Health Educator.  She began painting in 1981 and is primarily self-taught.  Understanding that learning through others is an integral part of being an artist, Marie is a member of Pen Women of America, Palm Beach Watercolor Society, the Boca Museum, Armory Art Center and Wellington Art Society.  She tells us, ” I have acquired knowledge and techniques along the way from very gifted artists regarding surface design and watercolor.  My style is light, colorful, playful and sometimes considered provoking.”

     

Tools of My Trade

                                          

Out of The Quagmire Into Clarity

“What I have found, is that I paint because I have to…before realizing this about myself, I was not really content from the inside out, and as soon as I gave myself permission to just do what came through from inspiration to canvas, my whole world changed, I became ME.”

Bold and Beautiful

Marie explains more about her involved lifestyle. “Coming from a very creative family, I am fortunate to have some innate talent, which I first discovered and used during the many years that I was a Hair Stylist and co-owner of a Beauty School in Boston.  For the past 30 years while living in Florida, I have worked with interior designers and clients creating hand painted fabrics, murals and custom commissioned paintings.  For several years my artwork took a back seat while I was directing Art Galleries, Antique Shops and teaching Yoga in Palm Beach.”    

Marie’s painting arm was shattered and reconstructed after an accident in 2001.  How did she cope with this?  She tells The Rickie Report, “painting and making jewelry again emerged as a healing method to regain my mobility and motor skills.  With Yoga, I was able to rehab not only my body but my entire being…and use that life lesson as a transformative experience……” We can see how her inner strength and strong sense of creative purpose motivated her.  

She has been practicing yoga for 45 years and teaching since 1975.  Marie enjoys working with those that have special needs, rehabbing  either physically or emotionally or dealing with cronic illnesses.  Marie is devoting more time to painting and sharing Yoga as a way of life! She teaches seniors in different communities and also at “gentle Yoga class” at Moksha Yoga Studio in Wellington.  

Gathering Hope Along the River of Life

Although I use different techniques, there is continuity in my work that comes from deep within that wants to express the beauty of life and seems to reflect life’s little lessons that are not always apparent.   Flowers are not just flowers, trees are not just trees, black and white is not just that…they are friends, family….memories…lessons and philosophies…!

Opening To The Fruits of Life

WAS and Whole Foods will have a new artist SOLO exhibit every three months. Artists must apply for this show, must be Wellington Art Society members, and submit at least 12 paintings for display. The minimum size is 16″ x 20″.   Since some of the spaces are large, 2 – 3 paintings may fit near each other. For more information about joining WAS or their events, http://wellingtonartsociety.blogspot.com/  or go to: www.wellingtonartsociety.org

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The Boca Art Museum understands that supporting the arts entails many activities.  While going to the Museum itself is an opportunity, you don’t want to miss these occasions to see what the Museum’s Artists’ Guild is creating.  The Guild membership includes local as well as nationally acclaimed artists.  Located on Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach, it is easy to find time to stop by.  Here is their schedule of upcoming events, which The Rickie Report encourages you to see. And we hope you will consider joining this group of artists to network and grow!  Their next event is December 20, so plan on it!

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 The Boca Raton Museum of Art is one of Palm Beach County’s cultural pillars. The Rickie Report is excited to announce that the Museum’s Artists’ Guild will be hosting a Silent Auction in time for the holidays.  This is an opportunity to enjoy the Delray Beach vibe, enjoy some outstanding artwork, raise money for a good cause and make your holiday gift list shorter!  They’ll even wrap it for you!

Saturday December 15th

Free and Open to the Public

Bidding Opens   6 – 8 pm

Winners Announced  8- 9 pm

512 E. Atlantic Avenue   Delray Beach, FL

 The annual silent auction for the Artists’ Guild in Delray Beach on Saturday, December 15, 2012 celebrates the work of their signature members, while raising funds to maintain an appealing venue in which to display outstanding artwork all year round. The exhibition center, The Artists Guild Gallery, located at 512 E. Atlantic Avenue, displays original fine art in many mediums, as well as archival prints and holiday ornaments. The public is invited to meet the artists, enjoy light refreshments, and view and bid on artworks from 6 – 8 p.m. that evening. The highest bidders can claim their selections between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. where the art will be wrapped and ready to hang or mount in one’s home, office, or as a gift item.

Fine art is a gift that grows in value while giving enjoyment in the present. This fundraiser presents professional quality artwork by the artists who sponsor the Artists’ Guild Gallery. Portions of the proceeds go to them and to assist the gallery with expenses. In time for the holidays, a variety of styles will excite art lovers such with landscapes, seascapes, abstracts, sculptures, and photography that appeal to a variety of tastes.

The Artists’ Guild has been an integral arm of the Boca Raton Museum of Art for over 60 years. The exhibition center is home for Guild artists of exemplary skills to display and sell their work at reasonable pricing. Membership provides them with many juried opportunities in other sanctioned venues as well in Palm Beach and Broward counties.

The Boca Raton Museum of Art – The Artists’ Guild, an auxiliary of the not-for-profit museum, hosts exhibits every five weeks with original fine art from juried signature level artists. View The Artists’ Guild Event Calendar for year-round dates at www.bocaguild.com. The exhibition center is located at 512 E. Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach, Florida, open Sunday through Wednesday from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. For more information about the gallery and its current exhibit and reception, call 561-278-7877.

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The Rickie Report urges artists to apply for this wonderful show.  Then we suggest you stop by the show and see it!

OPEN CALL TO ARTISTS FOR THE 27^th BOCA FESTIVAL DAYS EXHIBITION HOSTED BY THE WYNDHAM GARDEN HOTEL IN BOCA RATON

Deadline July 31^st

For entry form go to: http://www.bocaguild.com/open-exhibition-entry-forms.html

Exhibition:

Monday, August 6, through Saturday, August 25,2012

Opening Reception: 

Thursday, August 9^th from 5:30 – 7:30

 in the Event Center Ballroom

The Artists’ Guild, auxiliary of the Boca Raton Museum of Art, is scheduled to exhibit an array of fine artwork in the 27^th Annual Boca Festival Days, a juried art exhibition at the Wyndham Boca Raton Hotel Event Center Ballroom. In collaboration with the Boca Raton Chamber, members of The Artists’ Guild come together in promoting local cultural growth within this supportive community.   Complimentary refreshments and wine are sponsored by the Wyndham on Thursday, August 9th from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., located at 1950 Glades Road, two blocks from the Boca Town Center.

This juried exhibit is open to outside artists and Guild members whose works are selected through the jurying process and cash prizes are awarded.  For more information, please go to the online application form. Go to open exhibitions entry forms under menu. http://www.bocaguild.com/open-exhibition-entry-forms.html. Please let your artist friends know of this opportunity for great visibility through the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Boca Raton, and the Boca Raton Museum of Art.

For more information about the Artists’ Guild go to: www.bocaguild.com  or contact:  Grace Greenberg, Public Relations Chair  512 E. Atlantic Ave  Delray Beach, FL 33483  Email:  PR@bocaguild.com

How easy is it to become obsessed with getting somewhere quicker, finishing a project sooner, and doing almost everything faster than we did before?  The Boca Museum of Art is offering everyone an opportunity to experience “Slow Art Day”, and The Rickie Report thinks this is a great idea!  

Let us know what you thought after you experience life at a different pace.  How did you feel?  Did you enjoy the experience?  What would you suggest for next year’s program?

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The Boca Museum of Art at Mizner Park announces “GLASS ACT: THE CONTEMPORARY STUDIO GLASS MOVEMENT TURNS 50″.  The installation will run from March 27 through October 14th.

This survey of contemporary studio glass will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Studio Glass Movement in America.  Studio glass describes one-of-a-kind fine art glass pieces made in individual studios rather than glass factories.  This movement started in the early 1960s, when Harvey Littleton – today considered the father of the studio glass movement – built his own glass-making furnaces in a freestanding studio.

Aerialists from Circus Vessel Series by Dan Dailey

Glass Act will showcase art glass representative of the full breadth of this defining period in contemporary glassmaking.  This exhibition demonstrates the different ways in which glass is used as a medium for contemporary art. The display focuses on unique objects that explore ideas by the leading glass artists today including Howard Ben Tré, Dale Chihuly, Dan Dailey, Kyohei Fujita, Harvey Littleton, Concetta Mason, Danny Perkins, Christopher Riesand and others.

This exhibit has been organized in conjunction with Habatat Galleries, West Palm Beach.  The Boca Museum of Art Hours: Tuesday – Friday 10 AM-5 PM Wednesday – 10 AM-9 PM Sat. & Sun. Noon -5 PM.  Closed Mondays & Major Holidays.  It is located at  501 Plaza Real   Boca Raton, FL 33432  Phone 561.392.2500. www.bocamuseum.org

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MEET ME AT THE MUSEUM is a series of individually themed evenings featuring a tour of current exhibitions, live music, light refreshments, wine, and socializing at the Boca Museum of Art.

Wednesday, March 7 5:30 to 8:00 PM

Lights, Cameras, Action

 Join us at the Boca Raton Museum of Art for an evening of photo frenzy! Watch out for the paparazzi on the red carpet and enjoy guided tours of photographic exhibitions, Martin Schoeller: Close Up and Natura Morta: Photographs by Patrizia Zelano. Steven Maklansky, Museum Director and specialist in the history of photography, will provide you with tantalizing insight into the Museum’s photography collection.

Marilyn Monroe by Garry Winograd

Strike a pose in our oversized picture frame and take home a memento of your evening at the Museum.  We’ll meet you there!

Tickets:  Members  $8 in advance, $12 at the door; non-members $18 in advance, $22 at the door.  Tickets include live music, light appetizers and two glasses of wine (cash bar available by Potions in Motions).   Boca Raton Museum of Art, Sculpture Garden  501 Plaza Real (north end of Mizner Park)   Boca Raton, FL.   For more information call 561.392.2500 ext. 208  or www.bocamuseum.org

Elaine Baker Gallery Presents:

STEVE TOBIN

An opening reception at GALLERY CENTER Thursday, March 8th, 6 – 8 PM. Meet the artist!

Shoe Wall by Steve Tobin

Steve Tobin transforms the wonders of nature into steel, glass and ceramic sculpture. His allegorical works capture both the world we see and the meanings and implications overlooked.  Tobin gained international acclaim in 2004 with the dramatic installation of the Trinity Root near Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan.  This sculpture is a bronze cast of the stump and roots of a historic sycamore tree that saved St. Paul’s Chapel on 9/11.  The works titled Steel Roots are an expansion on this idea of hidden strength. Tobin’s glass sculptures include a series of translucent Doors intended to stop viewers’ physical movement but allow their minds to enter. The artist’s cast bronze shoes reflect his interest in combining man and nature. Each shoe is displayed on a rack and filled with cookies, nuts or even a pastrami sandwich. While standing in front of the installation, the artist’s message “you are what you eat” rings loud and clear.

Gallery Center  608 Banyan Trail Boca Raton FL 33431 t. 561.241.3050.  RSVP to info@elainebakergallery.com

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All Florida Competition

 and Exhibition

61st Annual All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition

May 30 – July 8

All entries must be submitted online no later than Friday, March 16, 2012.

The Boca Museum of Art’s All Florida exhibition annually showcases the best prominent and emerging Florida artists working in all media today. As the state’s oldest annual juried competition, the Museum’s All Florida has introduced the work of thousands of Florida artists – emerging, under-recognized, and established younger and mid-career artists.

Representing a dynamic contemporary cross-section of our state’s talent, the 61st All Florida Juried Exhibition reinforces the Museum’s commitment to Florida artists, provides professional exhibition opportunities for emerging artists, and reveals a provocative glimpse – through Florida artists’ eyes – of the state-of-the-art today.

The juror for the 61st Annual All Florida will be Valerie Cassel Oliver. Valerie is senior curator at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston where she has been based since Fall, 2000. Prior to this, she was director of the Visiting Artist Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1996-2000)  and program specialist at the National Endowment for the Arts (1988-1995).  In 1999, she was selected as part of a team of curators that co-organized the 2000 Biennial for the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. She has lectured widely and has published extensively on contemporary art. In 2006, she received a Getty Curatorial Research Fellowship and, was among the ten fellows selected for the 2009 class for the Center for Curatorial Leadership in New York.  In 2010, she was the recipient of the prestigious David Driskell Prize which honors  contributions to the field of African American art and art history.
She is on the advisory editorial board of the journal, Callaloo and functions in an advisory capacity for RxArt (New York) and Charlotte Street Foundation (Kansas City). She is also on the board of directors for Project Row Houses Houston. Cassel Oliver is a graduate from the University of Texas at Austin where she received a BS in Communications in 1987 and; Howard University in Washington, DC, where she earned a MA in Art History in 1992. As a result of her Curatorial Leadership training through CCL, she received a certificate of Executive Education from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business in 2009.

The Museum is once again utilizing the electronic online web-service, CaFE™, to accept all applications. Go to the CaFE™, www.callforentry.org website, fill out an artist profile, choose the Boca Raton Museum of Art 61st Annual All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition from the list of calls available and then fill out the application forms. Upload your photos and you’re finished!

ENTRY INFORMATION

1. Carefully review all sections of the online CaFE™ directions and application.
2. Complete ALL portions of the CaFE™ application. Any incomplete application fields will disqualify the submitted artwork without refund. THIS INCLUDES THE DATE THAT THE PIECE WAS CREATED.  Review your application before submission!

DEADLINE FOR ENTRY

All entries must be submitted online no later than Friday, March 16, 2012. Unless you are a video artist, do not send anything to the Boca Raton Museum of Art, it will be returned to you.

FEES and IMAGES

There is a non-refundable entry fee of $35. For the $35, an artists may submit 1, 2 or 3 artworks. Payment is accepted online only by credit cards. Enter credit card information at the end of the application process.  No personal checks or cash will be accepted. Please access the “Image Prep” button on the CaFÉTM main menu page for detailed information regarding image specifications and upload directions.

Please Read The Following Application Instructions Carefully:

1. 2D artists MAY submit up to three (3) artworks, one (1) image each. (NO DETAIL shots will be accepted, and if uploaded will subsequently be “dumped” from the application.)
2. 3D artists MAY submit up to three (3) artworks as well, with no more than two (2) images allowed per work so that the work may be seen “in the round”.
3. Video and time-based artists must complete the full Boca Raton Museum of Art 61st Annual All Florida application on CaFE™. They must include two (2) still images per artwork submitted that represent the visual component of the work. In addition, copies of the video or sound based materials must be sent separately to: Kelli Bodle, Curatorial Assistant, Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, Florida 33432. Sample video or sound work must be in readable CD or DVD format. DVDs must be able to be played in a standard DVD player. Video or sound materials must be POSTMARKED by Thursday, March 8, 2012.
4. Failure To Comply With These Rules Will Result In Disqualification.

DIGITAL IMAGES

Instructions on how to format images to CaFE™ specifications can be found at Image Prep. Failure to comply with the image specifications will prevent the successful electronic submission of applications.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Only original artworks completed AFTER January 1, 2010 and not previously exhibited at the Boca Raton Museum of Art are eligible.
• No digital reproductions of original artworks will be accepted.  If a work of art already exists (as a painting, watercolor, drawing, photograph, etc.) and is copied by digital or photographic means and printed on an offset press, serigraph press  or through a computer by means of an ink jet or electrostatic printer, this would be a reproduction.  All prints in the Digital and Photography category must be signed and numbered in a limited edition of 250 or less.
• No works containing live plants, perishable items or works requiring consistent maintenance will be accepted.
• No artwork measuring more than 8 feet in any direction or weighing more than 100 pounds will be accepted without prior written permission from the Curatorial Department.
• Every artwork must be ready to install. ALL 2D works MUST BE wired or have hanging devices ALREADY attached and in place and ready for hanging (we will NOT include any artworks in the exhibit if they are delivered unprepared for installation).
• All works must be properly identified with a secured, legible and fully completed label on the reverse (which will be provided in the acceptance email notifications).
• Canvases larger than 48 inches in any direction should be reinforced with cross braces.
• Do not use glass on works exceeding 16 x 20 inches.  Plexiglass is encouraged but not required for works of this size.
• Canvases with wet paint and frames in fragile condition will be disqualified.
• The Museum does not provide audio visual equipment for video works; the artist must provide their own.
• The juror’s decisions are final. NO refunds will be given for any rejected entries.
• No substitutions will be permitted.

SHIPPING OF ORIGINAL WORKS

1. Accepted artists are responsible for all shipping arrangements and expenses. Roundtrip shipping expenses must be pre-paid and return shipping arrangements should be explained in writing. Those sent collect will not be accepted. Please allow two weeks for shipment.
2. All packing material must be sufficient for safe return. When possible, use screws instead of nails to secure wooden crates.
3. All crates must be clearly and properly labeled for return shipment.
4. All artwork to be shipped must meet shipping agents’ requirements.
5. Do not use glass on artworks to be shipped.
6. Shipped works must be received by May 21, 2012.

DROP-OFF & PICK-UP OF ORIGINAL WORKS

Original artwork accepted for exhibition must be dropped off between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM on May 22 or 23, 2012, and picked up between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM on July 9 or 10, 2012. Artworks will not be released to any person other than the artist without written authorization from the artist to the Boca Raton Museum of Art.

STORAGE CHARGES

Unless prior written permission is arranged, artworks not picked up by 5:00 PM, July 10, 2012 will be subject to an initial charge of $20 plus $5 for each additional business day. If not retrieved by August 31, 2012, any artwork will be considered a donation to be sold in the Annual Auction to benefit the Museum. Artists will be liable for all additional expenses including packing, transportation, insurance and off-site storage. No exceptions will be made.

SALES

The Boca Raton Museum of Art does not participate in the sale of artwork. Neither will the Museum provide any documents of authenticity. All inquiries will be directed to the artist or their representative.

CONTACT

Address all general questions via email correspondence to kbodle@bocamuseum.org

Address specific questions regarding shipping and handling to mhanahan@bocamuseum.org

CASH AWARDS

$4,000.00 will be distributed as follows:

IMPORTANT DATES

FRIDAY, December 23

Call for Entries announcement card is mailed out to Florida artists

TUESDAY, January 3

CaFE™ begins accepting online 61st Annual All Florida applications

FRIDAY, March 16

Deadline for entry (NO EXCEPTIONS)

FRIDAY, March 23 through THURSDAY, March 29

Jurying of entries

THURSDAY and FRIDAY, April 5 and 6

Email notifications of acceptance and/or rejection

TUESDAY, May 22 and WEDNESDAY, May 23 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Drop-off of works selected for exhibition

SATURDAY, May 26 and SUNDAY,  May 27

Juror selects award winners

TUESDAY, May 29

Opening reception, 6:00  to 9:00 PM

Awards Presentation 7:00 PM

WEDNESDAY, May 30 to SUNDAY, July 8

Exhibition open to public

MONDAY, July 9 and TUESDAY, July 10 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Pick-up of artworks  

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