Event History
Vision - to empower and strengthen Appalachian women artists in an open welcoming environment, while encouraging a positive community connection. Mission - to provide the opportunity for a diverse group of woman artists to exhibit their work, receive recognition and encouragement so they might continue to thrive, and to expose the community to one of Appalachian Ohio’s greatest assets, its artists. Focus - The focus will be centered on producing an exhibit that is representative of the vast talent of this area while representing a diversity of lifestyles and personal backgrounds. We are women of Appalachia, from diverse backgrounds, ages and experiences who come together to embrace the stereotype — to show the whole woman; beyond the superficial factors that people use to judge her.
Copyright Policy
Submission of work to this competition by the entrant shall constitute an agreement on the part of the entrant to all the conditions set forth. This will also grant The Dairy Barn Arts Center the rights to reproduce and distribute the images through print and electronic media for promotion of the exhibition and entrants. Artists will retain all copyrights on their work.
Exhibition Prospectus
RULES AND REQUIREMENTS
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AUTHORSHIP All work must be the result of independent effort unless the work is a collaboration between multiple artists. If work is collaborative, all collaborators must be listed on the submission form. Collaborative pieces can only be submitted once, by one artist. Anyone who has artistic and/or intellectual say in the design and/or conception of the work is considered a collaborator. Entrant(s) must be 18 years or older.
Work cannot be created for or the product of an instructional setting in which another artist or instructor has provided guidance. The work must be an original design, not a copy or a variation on the original design of another artist working in any medium.
The exhibition’s goal is to highlight to voices of artists who identify as women and are living in or are deeply influenced by the Appalachian region.
MEDIA/GENRE All media are welcomed, including, but not limited to: photography, painting, printmaking, ceramics, fiber-art, installation, sculpture, and performance art.
ENTRY FEE A non-refundable entry fee of $35.00 (thirty-five US dollars) will accompany the entry of one to three artworks. Each entrant may pay the entry fee only once to submit up to three works, maximum.
DEADLINE Submissions must be received by November 15, 2020 at 11:59pm EST.
DATE & PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF WORK All entries must be NEW artwork – completed on or after January 1, 2018. The recent modification of an older or previously dated work does not make the work eligible unless the artist can provide significant documentation of differences between the original and revised versions of the piece. This artwork cannot have been submitted to a previous Women of Appalachia Project Fine Art Exhibition.
All accepted artwork will exhibit at The Dairy Barn Arts Center Sauber Gallery in Athens, Ohio, January 22 – March 13, 2021.
ENTRY SUBMISSIONS Online submission will be accepted via The Diary Barn Arts Center website beginning October 1, 2020 – November 15, 2020. The following information will be required on the entry form: Entrant name, contact information, the title of work, completion date, dimensions of work (length and height in inches), materials, techniques, statement and photo description. All collaborators must be listed on the entry form. Additional information may be requested on the submission form.
ENTRY IMAGES Entries will be accepted in digital format only. Image quality is extremely important in determining acceptance into a juried art exhibition. The work in the entry image should appear as you would wish it to be reproduced. The Dairy Barn Arts Center reserves the right to reject any artwork that is significantly different from the entry image.
DIGITAL IMAGE FILE SPECIFICATIONS Maximum file size is 5MB. All files must be submitted as JPEG and follow with the .jpg or .jpeg extension. Poor/low quality files may result in exclusion from the exhibition.
NOTIFICATION All artist, accepted or otherwise, will be notified by email by Monday, December 14, 2020*.
*Notification Date revised on 10/5.
