2018 Annual Juried Art Competition

Dates

  • Online Entry Deadline: May 26
  • Juror Announcement: June 8
  • Art work Due at SAAC: July 1
  • Exhibit Opens: July 6
  • Artist’s Reception: July 9
  • Last Day: July 29
  • Artists Pick-up Work: August 1
  • Shipped Art Returned: August 2-5

Submit any number of entries by digital image.
All entries are $10 each.

    • 2-D and 3-D Fine Art Media
    • Artists 18 and Older in the US
JAC Deadline

Entries can be submitted online or by mail.  For more information or assistance with an entry contact the South Arkansas Arts Center 870-862-5474 or e-mail juriedart@saac-arts.org

Awards

Over $2000 in Prize Money

  • BEST of SHOW • $600
  • 1st Place • $350
  • 2nd Place • $250
  • 3rd Place • $150
  • Honorable Mention • $50
  • Peoples’ Choice • $100
  • Purchase Award • $600

PURCHASE AWARD 
One piece from the competition will be purchased for SAAC’s permanent art collection. The Annual Purchase Award is made possible through an endowment from the family of Wilma Riley in memory of her commitment to the arts, her community, and SAAC.

Juror Taylor Jasper

SAAC is excited to welcome Taylor Jasper, of The Momentary in Bentonville, Arkansas, the juror for the 2022 Annual Juried Art Competition.

Taylor Jasper is the Curatorial Associate at The Momentary: a contemporary art satellite space to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. In her role, she curates artist-driven projects in the Momentary’s galleries and auxiliary spaces, multidisciplinary projects in collaboration with the Performing Arts team, and a process-driven residency program that emphasizes the research and development of creative work.

Before her time at the Momentary, Jasper most recently served as a Curatorial Research Assistant in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, where she worked on the major traveling exhibition The Dirty South: The Southern Impulse in Visual, Material, and Sonic Culture, currently on view at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Jasper received her BA in Africana Studies and Art History from The College of William & Mary, and is originally from Richmond, Virginia

Exhibit Prospectus

ELIGIBILITY

The exhibition is competitive and open to artists 18 years of age or older living in the United States, no international addresses accepted. All 2-D and 3-D fine arts media accepted, including photography and computer generated work. Pieces must be original and completed in the last five years. 

  • 2-D works must be completely ready for gallery display – a clean, neat, professional presentation with a secure hanging method. If subject to damage, works should be framed under plexi or glass. Work not ready to hang may be disqualified.
  • 3-D works and Multi Media Presentations must be display ready. Work weighing over 50 pounds, presenting complex installation problems or requiring electrical power should be approved by the gallery manager prior to paying the entry fee. Work unsuitable for installation in the gallery may be disqualified.
  • The juror and gallery manager have final authority to define what constitutes an acceptable entry. Works may be rated unacceptable if considered unsafe or appear to be significantly different from the image submitted to the juror.  Artwork completed under classroom supervision and/or reproduced from work by other artists or published material is not accepted.

DEADLINE: May 26, 2022. Entries must be submitted online or delivered to the South Arkansas Arts Center by May 26,2022.

ENTRY & IMAGE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Artists may submit any number of entries by digital image. A second image of the work to show a detail or alternative view is allowed. If video is incorporated in a multi media presentation, do not send a video file but provide a link to where it can be viewed on the web. ONLINE ENTRY: Upload images with the online entry form. Click the green button above and follow the instructions. MAIL-IN ENTRY: Mail entry form, entry fee and digital images to SAAC Juried Competition, 110 East 5th Street, El Dorado, AR 71730. Save all images on a SD card, Memory Stick or CD labeled with the artist’s name.

ENTRY FEE: All entries are $10 each. Payment can be made by PayPal, credit card, check or cash. Make checks payable to SAAC. Entry fee is non-refundable.

NOTIFICATION: June 8. Juror’s notification of accepted works will be announced on June 8. A list will be posted online at www.saac-arts.org and artists will be contacted by email.

DELIVERY/SHIPPING: July 1.  Deliver accepted work to SAAC by July 1. Artists are responsible for delivery and pick up of all works. Return shipping instructions must be included when work is received. Work can be picked up in person on Monday, August 1 or by appointment. If using a shipping company, please make arrangements for pick up of your work August 2-5. After 30 days, unclaimed work will become the property of SAAC.

EXHIBITION: July 6-28, 2022. All accepted works will be on exhibit in the SAAC Galleries July 6-28, 2022.  All work must remain for the duration of the exhibit.

SALES: A commission of 35% will be charged on all sales. Work that is not for sale must be clearly marked on the entry form as NFS.

LIABILITY: Artists are responsible for the transportation of accepted entries and expected to carry their own insurance if shipping the artwork. South Arkansas Arts Center is not responsible for damages during transport. Every precaution will be taken during packing and unpacking for the safety of each entry, but neither SAAC, its board, staff, nor volunteers will be responsible for loss or damage caused during transport. If artwork is accepted in the exhibit, artists agree to allow the artwork to be reproduced for promotional purposes. The receipt of an entry in the juried exhibition will constitute agreement by the artist with all conditions set forth in the prospectus.