SPRING 2023 JURIED ART EXHIBITION AT THE MUSEUM OF THE SOUTHWEST

SPRING 2023 JURIED ART EXHIBITION AT THE
MUSEUM OF THE SOUTHWEST

March 21 – June 11
Opening Reception and Awards April 20, 6-8 pm.
https://www.museumsw.org/
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midlandartsspringshow@gmail.com

JUROR: Matthew Ward Senior Director of Curatorial Affairs, Museum of the Southwest, Midland, Texas

Greetings!

Spring is in the air, and we are planning our annual Exhibition at the Museum of the Southwest. A show prospectus is below. Please note that there are a few changes since last year.

2023 Spring Show prospectus

The max size for works is a bit smaller, the show starts earlier, and the reception doesn’t correspond with the first week of the exhibit. 

As in the past, submissions are by emailed photos, all media are welcome, and there are no categories for entries and awards.

An MAA membership form also is attached. Please send a check to: P.O. Box 4252,
Midland, TX 79704

MAA Membership Form 2023

The membership year goes from January 1 to December 31, so please get your checks in the mail!

Hoping to see all y’all soon!

Liz Bartlett Culp, President, Midland Arts Association

Best of Show $1000
1st Place $750
2nd Place $500
3rd Place $250

QUESTIONS?
Please contact Liz Culp at 405-570-9381, lizandrick1982@gmail.com

45th Annual Fall Juried Art Exhibition

Midland Arts Association and Midland College

present the

45th Annual Fall Juried Art Exhibition

October 13 – November 11, 2022

McCormick Gallery, Allison Fine Arts Building

Midland College, 3600 N. Garfield, Midland, Texas 79705

MAA 2022 Fall Show Prospectus

Calendar
Saturday, Oct. 8:        Entries received at Midland College Fine Arts Building 10 am–2 pm
Tuesday, Oct. 11:       Accept/Non-accept notices emailed
Oct. 13 – 15:               Pick up non-accepted work, Allison Fine Arts Hallway 10 am–6 pm
Thursday, Oct. 13:     Show opens in gallery and online. Awards announced. 6-8 pm
Friday, Nov. 11:         Show closes 5 pm
Saturday, Nov. 12:    Pick up exhibited work 10 am–2 pm

Juror/Judge Midland Artist Don Parks. Don is a master of painting the Texas landscape in oils.
As a member of the “Southwest Impressionists,” Don exhibits annually at the Haley Library.

Awards Over $2000 in cash awards: Best in Show plus 1st, 2nd, 3rd in each category

Entries Limited to three per artist. Work must be the artist’s original concept and creation and not shown at a prior MAA exhibit. Two-dimensional work must be properly prepared to hang on the wall. NO saw tooth hangers. NO wet paint.

Categories Oil/Acrylic, Watercolor, Drawing/Mixed Media, Printmaking, Photography, 3D

Entry Fees MAA members: $45 for up to 3 entries.
Non-MAA-members: $55 for up to 3 entries.
Students with valid ID: $20 for up to 3 entries.

Conditions MAA takes a 20 percent commission on all sales from the exhibit. All selected entries must remain for the duration of the show. No exceptions.

Non Liability Midland Arts Association and/or Midland College, including employees and agents, shall not be liable for loss or damage to any works of art entered. Participation indicates that the entrant understands and accepts this clause and conditions as stated.

Midland Arts Association retains the right to screen entries.
We cannot guarantee the safety of artwork not picked up on time. For late pick up, contact Dagan Sherman: E-Mail: dsherman@midland.edu; Phone: (432) 685-4653.
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For further information contact Liz Culp, 405-570-9381, email lizandrick1982@gmail.com or find MAA on Facebook

SPRING 2022 JURIED ART EXHIBITION AT THE MUSEUM OF THE SOUTHWEST

Happy New Year, Fellow Artists!
Our first exhibit of 2022 will be the annual
Spring Show at the Museum of the Southwest. 
You will enter your works by emailing digital photos. Accepted works will be hung by the museum curators, then judged in person. There are no judging categories for this show.
At present we expect to have a live opening reception April 28.
The prospectus is attached. 2022 Spring Show prospectus
Please send us your best works!

Thank you.
Liz Bartlett Culp
President
Midland Arts Association

MAA Membership renew 2021

Hello, MAA Members, and Happy New Year!

Thank you to all of you who have renewed your membership for 2021! Others, please take a moment to print and fill out the form below and mail it in with your check. Your support is greatly appreciated to help us run our programs in 2021.

MAA Membership Form 2021

Here are some of the things we have planned for the coming year, that your membership dues help to support:

Spring:  Juried Show

Summer:  Evening studio drawing sessions with live models every two weeks

Fall:  Juried Show

Throughout the Year:  A workshop or two

 

Thank you for your continued interest in Midland Arts Association!

 

Liz Bartlett Culp

President

Midland Arts Association

THREE-DAY OUTDOOR PAINTING WORKSHOP with Fran Allisor

This workshop is not to miss!

MAA is extremely excited to have Fran Ellisor (www.ellisorart.com) teach this 3-day workshop in early October.
Class size is limited to 12, social distancing will be observed, so sign up early!
Thank you to Arts Council of Midland for providing subgrant for this workshop.

Oct. 9-11, 2020 at the Palette Club 907 W. Wadley
$275 MAA Members/$375 Non-Members

Prices already reflect subsidized cost for MAA members (not a member? – sign up to get a discount admission).

Fran Ellisor https://www.ellisorart.com/

An award winning professional artist since 1990, Fran Ellisor specializes in plein air and alla prima painting of landscapes, figures and still lifes. She has traveled the world to capture impressionistic images in oils, acrylics and pastels. She is a veteran of the annual En Plein Air Texas art festival and outdoor painting competition in San Angelo. Fran lives and works in Conroe, TX. To learn more, go to ellisorart.com and to enpleinairtexas.com/competition artist info.

Questions? Contact Liz Culp at lizandrick1982@gmail.com

The FAFA GALLERY “I (We) SURVIVED” Call for Artist Submissions

Dear MAA Members and Interested Artists,

Jeff Neely at the new FAFA Gallery in Midland is hosting a juried show in Jan./Feb., 2021 in the main lobby of the Midland Community Theater themed “I (We) Survived.” 

This is an exciting and timely concept! MAA encourages every artist to create a special work(s) of art that represent(s) his/her own interpretation of Spring 2020 events, and submit before December 1st, 2020 to FAFA. There is no entry fee, Jeff will provide frames for the works, works will be for sale.

Feel free to contact Jeff with any questions by phone at 432-689-3004, by email at jeff@thefafagallery.com, or on Facebook @thefafagallery

To a Memorable Show!…

The show guidelines are found here: FAFA 2021 show prospectus