BLYTH – The Blyth Festival Art Gallery is looking for art hobbyists, amateur crafters, professional artisans or recognized visual artists interested in exposure to local audience or maybe even have a career breakthrough.
Area residents are invited to submit one or two pieces in any media for the Gallery’s 2012 Community Show. Artists may complete the Blyth Festival Art Gallery community submission form.
This is an annual, non-juried exhibition and features the creations of dozens of Huron County’s professional and hobby artists.
The work will be accepted on the morning of Saturday, May 19, and the show opens the same evening in the Bainton Gallery, situated in the Blyth Memorial Hall beside the Festival box office. The exhibition runs until June 15.
Included among the pieces on exhibit will be a wide range of media, from oil paintings and acrylics to photography, ceramics, and glass. Not even the show curator is ever sure what exactly will be shown until the artists bring in their creations on Saturday morning.
Artists are asked to bring their works to the gallery between 9 a.m. and noon.
Two-dimensional pieces must be framed or mounted suitable for hanging and not exceed 36” x 36”. Free standing sculptures must be no wider than 36”. A nominal fee of $10 per piece is charged, and the work will be included in the exhibition. Parties interested in buying a work of art will be directed to the artist and no commission will be charged.
All art must remain in the gallery for the complete length of the show and must be picked up on June 16.
Members of the public are invited to meet the artists and join in the festivities with family and friends at the official Opening Reception on Saturday, May 19th at 6:00 pm. Refreshments will be served. The Bainton Gallery is open during Blyth Festival box office business hours. You can view this exciting show until June 15. For information, please call Carol McDonnell at 519-523-9715 or email [email protected] .
