Framingham Artists' Guild

Shows & Awards

Shows
                                        

            The Guild schedules at least two shows of its own and has two shows at the Premier Image Gallery in Ashland, Don Gordon proprietor.

          The Guild has two shows at the Framingham Public Library, one in June and one in December. These are for two to four week periods.  The spring show (June) will be held from June 7 to the 28th.  Entry's are due by May 21, 2008.  Delivery of art work will take place between 10 AM and 12 PM at the Library on June 7.

          One show at the Premier Image Gallery is strictly for the Guild and lasts for a month. The second show available to Guild members is a show open to members of all area visual art organizations and lasts about a month also.

         These shows are for all paid-up full membership practicing artists. The fees for Guild shows are $7.00 per piece entered to a maximum of two pieces. The fees at Premier Image Gallery are set by the proprietor.  Show information is provided in the Guild's monthly newsletter.

Awards

        At all shows, judging is held in three or four categories depending on the number of pieces received. The usual categories are Oils, Watercolors, Mixed Media. Ribbons and cash prizes are awarded for First, Second, and Third place. Ribbons are awarded for Honorable Mentions. Also, there is a prize for Best of Show. Usual cash awards are: First- $50; Second- $25; Third- $10. Best of show, which is selected from the First prize winners, is an additional $25. On occasion a fourth prize may be awarded.

       In addition, at the Guild Spring Show, the Delia McDonald Award for Excellence in Oils is given. The cash prize is $25.  Best of Show winner also, receives the Katherine Eames Silver Bowl for that year. Their name is engraved on the Bowl and the Bowl is exhibited in the Guild room.

       At the Guild Winter Show, the Lillian Ginns Procter Award for Best of Show is given. The cash prize is $25 and the winner's name is engraved on a Plaque which is exhibited in the Guild room.  Also, the Norman Feather Award is given for Excellence in the Use of Color. The cash prize is $25 and the winner's name is engraved on a Plaque which is exhibited in the Guild Room. Ribbons are awarded also.

       The amounts of the cash prizes awarded at the Premier Image Gallery is dependent on the number of entries. Ribbons are awarded in several categories and for First, Second, Third and Honorable Mentions. An Owner's Choice may also, be awarded.

Notes

     The Guild requests a twenty percent commission on all art sales. The commission at the Premier Image Gallery is thirty percent at the Guild show. Twenty percent goes to the Gallery and ten percent to the Guild. The Gallery's normal commission is higher but is held to only thirty for the Guild membership.

       All members entering artworks are requested to assist in the hanging and take down of the shows. Pieces not picked up at take-down are subject to a $5 storage charge.

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