The Berkeley Arts Council announces the Ninth Annual Art and Earth Juried Art Exhibit. The exhibit has the theme ‘Art and Earth: My Art – My World’. Entries should reflect the artist’s view of nature, the environment, or reflect an Earth Day related theme. Any medium or technique, 2-dimension or 3-dimension, is acceptable.

The exhibit will open April 3, 2019 in the Berkeley Art Works, 116 North Queen Street in Martinsburg. The exhibit will be on display through May 4, 2019. There will be a reception at the gallery on Sunday, April 7 from 2-4pm.

The exhibition is open to all visual artists throughout the continental United States over the age of 18 in all media. Entries must be original works of art that have been completed within the last three (3) years, and have not been previously exhibited in The Berkeley Art Works.

Juror: The juror for the 2019 exhibit is Jay Pastore, currently a design consultant to the Roberto Clemente Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He previously served as the Artistic Director of the Rehoboth Art League, Rehoboth, Delaware, where he oversaw all aspects, from conception to deinstallation, of over thirty exhibitions each year.

Entry fee: The entry fee for the exhibit is $35 for the first two works. Artists may submit one or two additional works for $10 each for a maximum of four works.

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DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES:
March 1, 2019 (Midnight)

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Notification of Accepted Work: The notification announcing the juror’s selections will be sent by email and be posted on our web site (this page) on or about March 6, 2019.

Awards: Best in Show $500 Total prizes $1,000.

Entries: Entries for the Art and Earth exhibit must be submitted as digital images for jurying. You may submit up to four works to be juried for this exhibit.

The image file format should be normal (“baseline”) JPEG. Do not save as “progressive” JPEG. The images should be 1200 pixels on the long dimension with the other dimension proportional. Save at 72 PPI at high quality setting (8 out of 10 or 80% is good.) Set your filename to lastname_title_WxHxD_entrynumber.jpg. (example: jones_pretty-girl_11x14x1_no1.jpg).

Dimensions should include the frame.

One additional image to show detail for 3-dimensional work is allowed.

Accepted Work: Below are general guidelines. Additional details will be provided at the time of acceptance notification.

If accepted, the original works must be ready for hanging and must not exceed 48 inches in width, including frame. Paintings and works on paper must be suitably framed. All entries to be hung must be equipped with wire, ready for hanging. Three-dimensional works, must not exceed 72 inches in height and 36 inches in width or depth. Three-dimensional work must be free-standing. No substitution, exchange, modification, or withdrawal of works is permitted after they are accepted for the exhibition.

The Berkeley Arts Council will retain a commission of 30% on sold works.

Works accepted for the exhibition are to be hand delivered or shipped to:

Berkeley Art Works
116 North Queen Street
Martinsburg, WV 25401

All accepted work must arrive between March 25 and March 30, 2019

For hand delivered work, The Berkeley Art Works hours are Wed (Mar 27), Thu (Mar 28), Fri (Mar 29) 11-5, Sat (March 30) 11-4.

Shipping: Work must be shipped prepaid to The Berkeley Art Works in sturdy, reusable packing. (Please no styrofoam peanuts!) Plexiglass must be used on all shipped works, no glass.

Shipped works must arrive between March 25 and March 29, 2019 for inclusion in the exhibit. The Berkeley Art Works does not receive US Mail at the gallery address. Do not ship to the gallery address by US Postal Service. Please use UPS or FEDEX. Please email us with tracking information at berkeleyartswv@gmail.com. If you are unable to use UPS or FEDEX to ship your work, please email us for instructions.

For return shipping a <b>prepaid shipping label must be included.

Calendar:

Deadline for digital entries: March 1, 2019 (Midnight)

Notification emailed & acceptance posted by: March 6.

Delivery & shipment of accepted works of art to the Berkeley Art Works: March 25 – March 30

Exhibition: April 3 -May 4, 2019.

Reception: Sunday, April 7 from 2-4pm

Pick up Work: Saturday, May 4, Sunday May 5.

Berkeley Arts Council Members’ Exhibit is on display through February 23.

Come in and vote for your “Fan Favorite!”

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again! Our January 13 open house was wiped out by the weather and the January 20 exhibit reception was limited by the weather so we are going to try again to get everyone together on Saturday, February 23. from 12-4pm at the Berkeley Art Works.

This will be the closing day for he members exhibit and will be the last chance to view the exhibit and vote for your “fan favorite” award, which will be announced at the end of the day.

It’s free and open to the public to to come in and meet some of the artists and Berkeley Arts Council Board Members. We will have information about the BAC’s programs, exhibits and classes, including new opportunities for artists and opportunities even for folks who are not artists but wish to find ways to support the arts.

Gallery hours are Wed-Fri 11-5, Sat 11-4. Berkeley Art Works, 116 North Queen Street in Martinsburg.

Call for Artists: “In the Abstract” at the Berkeley Art Works

*** No Entry Fee ***

The Berkeley Arts Council announces “In the Abstract”, a juried art exhibit to showcase the many variations of abstract art. All 2-dimensional artwork framed up to 36 inches in the long dimension, including but not limited to painting, photography, and mixed media is eligible. 3-dimensional works are acceptable. The exhibit will be displayed from May 8 – June 8, 2019 in the Berkeley Art Works, 116 North Queen Street in Martinsburg, WV.

Entries are by digital images. Begin by entering the information about yourself and your submissions

Enter Here:
https://goo.gl/forms/vNupV4d9SfEEO63v2

Deadline April 15, 2019

When you submit the form you will be given a link to upload your digital images.

Deadline for entries April 15. There is no entry fee. Accepted artists will be notified by email. Accepted artists are asked to make a donation to support the gallery at the time work is delivered. Jurying of the digital submissions will be done by a committee of Berkeley Art Works artists by April 19 and work is to be delivered to the gallery between April 29 and May 4. Detailed instructions will be provided at the time of acceptance. For more information email berkeleyartswv@gmail.com or call 304-620-7277.

The Berkeley Art Works, a project of the Berkeley Arts Council, is the realization of the long-held dream of the arts community in Martinsburg and Berkeley County West Virginia: to have a community-based arts facility that supports local and regional artists, brings quality arts experiences for the members of the public, and provides a wide range of arts learning experiences for local residents, artists, and artisans. The Berkeley Arts Council is on the Web at http://www.berkeleyartswv.org.

Call for Artists: 2019 Berkeley Arts Council Members’ Exhibit

All artists who are members of – or who join – the Berkeley Arts Council are invited to exhibit one or two art works in the Berkeley Art Works gallery, January 16 through February 23, 2019. There will be a reception on Sunday, January 20 from 2-4pm.

The exhibit is not juried. Any current member (2019) of the Berkeley Arts Council may participate in the exhibit. Artists who are not current members may join or renew online or at the gallery when the artwork is delivered for the exhibit. There is no entry fee other than membership dues. Participation in the exhibit is a benefit of membership.

To participate, deliver one or two art works to the Berkeley Art Works, 116 North Queen Street in Martinsburg during regular hours on Wednesday, January 9 (11-5pm), Thursday, January 10 (11-5pm), Friday, January 11 (11-4pm), Saturday, January 12 (11-4pm), or Sunday, January 13 (2-4pm) during our Open House.

Although the exhibit is not juried, work must be properly framed or otherwise well presented for display. Framed work must be wired for hanging. Three-dimensional fine art and fine crafts are welcome. An identification card or tag must be attached to each piece.

If for sale, the tag must indicate the price of the work. The Berkeley Art Works will retain a 30% commission on sales of work in the exhibit. Please direct questions via email to berkeleyartswv@gmail.com or 304-620-7277.

Membership applications are available in the gallery or online at berkeleyartswv.org/join-us/.