81st Muskegon Museum of Art Regional

Deadlines: (Hand Delivery) & (RECEIVE)

May 5, 2009 (RECEIVE) for items shipped via carrier
May 7-9, 2009 (Hand Delivery)

81st Muskegon Museum of Art Regional
Muskegon Museum of Art
Muskegon, Michigan
May 28—Aug. 5 2009

Eligibility: All artists 18 years or older residing within the Michigan 231/616/269 area code calling areas may enter.

Number of Entries: Each artist may submit up two works in any medium. Video entries may not be submitted.

Work Eligible: Only original works completed in the past two years and not previously exhibited at the Muskegon Museum of Art are eligible. Commercial reproductions, including giclée prints, will not be accepted. Traditional print media, photography, and digital art are not considered reproductions, but should be from a limited edition. Two-dimensional pieces may not exceed 6 feet wide by 8 feet high, and three-dimensional pieces may not exceed 8 feet high x 6 feet x 6 feet.

Only work easily handled by two people will be accepted. Installation entries must be entered by photograph only.

Questions? Please call the MMA at 231.720.2575.

Sales of Works: All accepted work is eligible for sale, if desired, through the MMA Store. The MMA commission has been reduced to 30%, and must be included in the purchase price, without exception, for all works sold during the exhibition. Work offered for sale will be sold as exhibited. If work is not for sale, please indicate “NFS” on entry. Price On Requests (PORs) will not be accepted.

Entry Fee: Artists may submit one OR two works. The fee for the first entry is $20 and $15 for the second ($35 total for two entries). The fee for MMA members is $15 for the first entry and $5 for the second ($20 total for two entries). MMA Artist Membershps are $45 and may be obtained at the Museum.

Awards:

$750 Best of Show
$500 2nd Place
$300 3rd Place
$250 Director’s Choice
$250 Curator’s Choice
$250 Friends of Art
$250 Robert and Veronica Youngman Memorial
$150 West Michigan Potters Guild–Eleanor Smith Memorial
Three $100 Honorable Mention
$100 People’s Choice
Purchase Awards
Other awards may become available.

Download the artists forms and instructions: muskegonartmuseum.org/mmaregionalprospectus09 [pdf]

Visit the website: muskegonartmuseum.org

Muskegon Museum of Art
296 W. Webster Avenue
Muskegon, Michigan 49440
P: 231.720.2570
F:231.720.2585