ANNUAL ARTS FESTIVAL

67th.Arts Festival 2022

June 17 - 19

Arts Festival

SOUTH SHORE ARTS FESTIVAL - 2022

67th Annual South Shore Arts Festival
June 17 - 19, 2022


ARTS FESTIVAL HOURS

Friday, June 17, 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Saturday, June 18, 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

Sunday, June 19, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm


EXHIBITIONS CALL FOR ENTRIES
Over $5000 in cash prizes!

• Juried Art Exhibition

• Members' Show

• Young Artists' Show


JURIED ART EXHIBITION

Receipt of Entries:

Thursday, May 5 through Saturday, May 7

South Shore Art Center

119 Ripley Road

Cohasset, MA

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Deliver all artwork to South Shore Art Center

Wednesday, May 11

Jurying panel deliberates. Accepted entries announced via email and website: Thursday, May 12, end-of-day.
Pick up unselected work: Friday, May 13; Saturday May 14 or Monday, May 15
Hours: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm


Pick-up Festival artwork:
Sunday, June 19

Cohasset Common

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

If unable to pick up artwork in person, please make arrangements with a colleague to do so. Under NO circumstances may work be removed before the close of Festival at 5:00 pm Sunday, June 19.

 

All work must be original, have been completed within the last three years, and have not been previously exhibitied at South Shore Art Center (SSAC) or at the Arts Festival. No work will be accepted for the Juried Art Exhibition after 4 pm on Saturday, May 7. All artwork for the Juried Exhibition must be for sale.

Categories:

Media categories for the Juried Exhibition are: Oil and Acrylic, Drawing and Pastel, Watercolor, Printmaking and Mixed Media, Sculpture / 3D, Black & White Photography, Color Photography / Digital Media, Fiber Arts.

Fees:

A nonrefundable $15M/$18NM fee per entry (no limit on number of submissions) is payable upon delivery of artwork. You will be notified of acceptance by email on May 12 end-of-day.


Cash Awards:

$300 Best in Show

$200 First Prize, $150 Second Prize, $100 Third Prize in each media category.




MEMBERS' EXHIBITION

Receipt of Entries:

Friday, May 13; Saturday, May 14 & Monday, May 16

South Shore Art Center

119 Ripley Road

Cohasset, MA

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Deliver all artwork to South Shore Art Center

Fees:

A nonrefundable $15 fee per entry is payable upon delivery of artwork. No work will be accepted for the Members' Show after 4 pm on Saturday, May 14 (only one entry per person). Membership must be current through June, 2022. Members may choose to list work as NFS, but must list value.


Cash Awards:

Members' Show: Grand Prize $200

Farbush COLOR Prize of $150

Four (4) Awards of Excellence of $100

Lis Koopman-Wyman Faculty Award of $75

Pick-up Festival artwork:
Sunday, June 19

Cohasset Common

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm


YOUNG ARTISTS' EXHIBITION

All two-dimensional work must be either matted or framed. There is no entry fee for young artists. (One entry per person)

Cash Awards for Young Artists Show:

Gift and Product Awards of Excellence.

 

 


GENERAL INFORMATION
Presentation Guidelines:

Please take proper precautions in suspending or supporting your work. Artwork intended to be framed must be securely framed, wired and ready for hanging on S-Hooks. Two-dimensional work not intended to be framed must also be ready to hang on S-Hooks. Clamped glass as a method of framing is not acceptable. Sculpture and three-dimensional entries must be accompanied by a sturdy, stable pedestal.


Sales: Juried & Members' Show:

The artist receives 60% of the purchase price. Mark your label with price. No POR (price on request) listings will be accepted. No pricing changes will be allowed after receipt of entry.

Liability

All due care will be exercised in handling work submitted. As long as the presentation of the artwork is carefully prepared, SSAC will accept responsibility for damage to work submitted. Entry in South Shore Art Center Arts Festival constitutes acceptance of all rules and regulations as stated in the call-for-entries including use of images for promotional purposes. South Shore Art Center will not be responsible for work uncollected at the time indicated above. Regrettably, storage beyond the pick up hour is unavailable.

 



 

SSAC Arts Festival

 

 

 



About South Shore Art Center

A non-profit organization formed in 1954, South Shore Art Center is dedicated to enriching the communities south of Boston by fostering an understanding and appre­ciation of the visual arts through exhibitions and educa­tion. In addition to a nationally-recognized exhibition program, the Art Center offers courses and workshops for adults and children, and enrichment programs to area schools.



 

Massachusetts Cultural Council

MCC Festival Badge

Funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Councils' Festivals Program

 


 

Contact Patrice Maye, Executive Director, pmaye@ssac.org