prospectus - Ouray County Arts Association

Ouray County Arts Association
55th Annual Artists’ Alpine Holiday
July 31 – August 8, 2015
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Due to rising costs, 2015 marks the last year we will be mailing a paper version of the prospectus. If you wish to
receive the electronic prospectus for future shows, please subscribe to our newsletter at www.ourayarts.org
The prospectus will also be available for download on our website.
Beginning in 2015 we are accepting online registration and submission of digital images only. Your entries will be
juried electronically and only those juried in will be accepted at the show. Those juried out should not be
delivered.
Dates to Remember:
JUNE 15
July 15
July 25
July 26
July 27
July 29
July 30
July 31
Aug 1 – 2
Aug 3 - 8
Aug 9
Deadline for online registration and submitting digital images at www.ourayarts.org Entry fee
due upon submission.
Email notification of selection.
Deadline for shipped delivery of accepted artwork.
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Agent delivery of accepted artwork. Ouray Community Center, 340 6 Ave Noon-4PM
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Individual delivery of accepted artwork. Ouray Community Center, 340 6 Ave 10 AM-4PM
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1 , 2 , 3 awarded in each medium. Purchase awards selected.
Benefactor / Sponsors early purchases. General Reception 7 PM
Exhibition open 10 AM – 7 PM
Exhibition open 10 AM – 6 PM
Exhibition open 10 AM – 5 PM
Pickup artwork Noon to 3 PM. There will be a $15 / day storage fee for work not picked up.
ENTRY REGULATIONS
1. You may submit up to 3 images. Original works only, not shown previously at an Artists’ Alpine Holiday. All
artwork must be original in content and execution, and no works copied from photographs will be allowed, unless
you have taken the photo yourself as a reference for your own use. Do not submit images for framed, 2dimensional art exceeding 9 square feet in size. Art that is larger than 9 square feet will be disqualified.
$35 nonmembers, $30 members, $1 for each student entry.
2. The following media will be accepted: Watercolor, Drawing, Oil/Acrylic, Pastel, Mixed Media, Sculpture,
Photography/Digital Art, Student (under 13), and Student (13 to 18).
3. FILE FORMAT: Images are to be cropped (showing only the work) formatted to 1200 pixels on the longest side as
either a “.jpg”, “.jpeg”, “.JPG”, or “.JPEG” file type. If sizing is a problem, submit the largest image your camera
will take and we will re-size it. Unless you have special lights, take the picture in natural daylight for accurate
colors. If the image is manipulated to not faithfully show the artwork, the artwork will be disqualified.
Submit images and online registration at www.ourayarts.org
4. Selection notification will be sent by email on July 15. Presentation and shipping instructions for accepted work
will be included.
AWARDS
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Cash awards total up to $ 7,300 for 1 ($500), 2 ($300), and 3 ($100) place awards in all categories. The entry
judged BEST OF SHOW will be awarded $750. PE OPLE’S CH OICE will be awarded $50. Student awards potentially
total $200 at the discretion of the judge. Student work will be judged and shown as a separate category.
Purchase Awards: Citizens State Bank, Alpine Bank, and the Mildred M. Baker Memorial will each purchase an
exceptional work for their permanent collections.
Merit awards for exceptional pieces in the show will be selected by The Ago Gallery, Mildred M. Baker Merit
Award and the Dave & Mary Wood Achievement Award.
The Mildred M. Baker Memorial will select an outstanding student artwork to receive the Mildred M Baker Student
Achievement Award.
Scholarships
OCAA annually awards the $1,500 Wayne Mayfield Memorial Scholarship to a deserving high school senior from
Ouray County, planning on a fine arts major in college.
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Ouray, Colorado
at the Ouray Community Center in beautiful
July 31 – August 8, 2015
Artists’ Alpine Holiday
55th Annual
We invite you to participate in the
Ouray County Arts Association
PO Box 167
Ouray, CO 81427
Our Artistic Judge for 2015
Carl Purcell
Carl Purcell taught painting and drawing at Snow
College in Utah for 30 years. He is currently
retired from the college but is a popular painting
and drawing workshop instructor, having
conducted workshops throughout the West, from
Alaska to Arizona , and in Great Britain.
Carl is the author of the North Light publications,
Painting With Your Artist’s Brain (a watercolor
book) and Drawing With Your Artist’s Brain. In
addition his art has been featured in numerous
articles published in The Artist’s Magazine and in
Splash I. He has been invited to jury exhibits in
Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada,
Michigan and Califonia.
Carl has achieved signature member status in the
National Watercolor Society and was given honor
member status in the Utah Watercolor Society for
his contributions to watercolor in the state. He
has won numerous awards, including a purchase
award in the 2008 National Watercolor Society’s
international exhibition. In 2009 Carl was chosen
as one of the panel of three judges for the
National Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition.
“Stone Cadence” is one of a series of paintings I
have been working on that explore the rhythmic
patterns I see and feel in rock surfaces. I am
drawn to the contrast of vertical fissures and
cracks that cut through the horizontal layers of
rock strata. To me these counter thrusts are like
the unplanned events that cut through the welllaid plans of our lives. I see these rocks as living
forms, moving and dancing to the rhythm of life.”
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While his primary medium of choice is
watercolor, Carl also loves to work in oil and
acrylic. Carl lives with his wife Nan in Manti, a
small town in central Utah. His paintings reflect
his love of nature, especially the rock canyon
country of Utah.
Our Photography Judge for 2015
Natalie Heller
Statement by the artist:
My first trip to Telluride in 1994 is what inspired
me to take up photography. Before I knew it, I fell
in love with it and since moving to Ridgway in
2005 it has become my passion. How could one
help but not be swept away by the breathtaking
beauty of the San Juans?
I have always been in love with “the west”, having
grown up on western movies. So just as thrilling
to me has been my good fortune to photograph
some our local ranching life.
Photography is my way of preserving the visual
delights and discoveries I encounter. It is my way
of embracing the beauty around me. My joy is in
sharing my photography with others.
My work is dedicated to my husband whose love
of travel affords me the opportunity to be in so
many wonderful places and whose guidance has
taught me how to really see. I am forever grateful
to my friends and family for their encouragement
in pursuing this engaging passion.
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Join OCAA and get the member
discount on the show entry fee. Join
online at www.ourayarts.org and
experience the benefits of supporting
your local county visual arts
organization.
For question and further information
please contact:
DeAnn McDaniel 970-626-3212
Judy Hazen 970-626-5513