The Sharon Historical Society & Museum Announces Call for Works
“No Place Like Home”
Juried Exhibition Open Call
The Gallery @the SHS – May 6 through July 7, 2017
SHARON, CT: The Sharon Historical Society & Museum is pleased to announce an open call seeking entries for its upcoming show in The Gallery @the SHS, “No Place Like Home”, a juried exhibition and sale running from May 6 through July 7, 2017. This exhibition will feature as its centerpiece the first public display of the SHS’s recent acquisition, a large oil portrait of three members of the Carley family of Sharon.
The Gallery @the SHS invites artists to submit for consideration original works in any medium (e.g. Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Photography, Pastel, Ink, Graphite, Drawing, Print, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Assemblage, Fabric, Stone, Clay, Metal) which respond to, and reflect the artist’s interpretation of, the themes Home or Family. The definition of the word home is a moving target, meaning different things to different people, but at its heart, it means the same thing: that soft place to land at the end of the day that supports and provides shelter. Often “home” describes a feeling as much as a place. For purposes of this exhibition, “Home” and “Family” may be defined as broadly as the artists’ imaginations permit, each entrant is free to express what the words mean, what they taste like, how they should feel. Artists are encouraged to “think outside of the box” and judging will reward creative thinking.
There is a non-refundable entry fee of $25.00 for up to two (2) works of art, $10.00 for each additional submission. The show’s Judge will select the art to be exhibited and award cash prizes of $100, $75, and $50 to three pieces. In addition, guests who attend the show’s opening night will have the opportunity to select their favorite work of art which will receive the “SHS Crowd Pleaser” award. Submissions must be delivered on Saturday, April 29. The Prospectus, Entry Forms and detailed Terms and Conditions are available on the Art Gallery page (follow the link under Museum > Exhibiting at the SHS) of the Sharon Historical Society & Museum’s web site, sharonhist.org, or can be picked up at the SHS during regular hours.
