CALL FOR ART: ANNUAL FALL MEMBERS' EXHIBITION
- Roth Preap
- Jul 28
- 2 min read
Members are invited to register through September 2nd at 2 PM
THE CALL
Members are invited to enter up to 2 pieces. Artists may register as either professional or non-professional. Each piece is registered and transacted individually. Registrations are non-refundable and extra registrations will not be accepted. This exhibition is limited to 100 submissions.
The annual Fall Members' Exhibition offers YAA members a chance to showcase their art alongside their peers. This members only exhibit is not themed, so works of any genre and medium are welcome! (If you are not a member and would like to participate you can join our group of amazing artists and art lovers by going to: JOIN US, to initiate your membership.)
This exhibition is limited to 100 submissions. Registration is required.
There are 2 categories of artists for entry: PROFESSIONAL AND NON-PROFESSIONAL
Enter as a Professional Artist if ANY of following APPLY: a) regularly sell and exhibit your work, b) have won three YAA awards (honorable mention does not count) c) provide classroom instruction in the fine arts or) hold a degree in fine art or graduated from an art atelier.
AWARDS
AWARDS: Professional and Non-Professional: First: $250, Second: $200, Third: $150, Best of Show: $300. Photography Award: $200
Register Now
YAA Members and non-members are invited to register now through September 2nd at 2 pm (or until registration fills).
Save the date!
The public is invited to the exhibition's opening reception on September 14 from, 2-4 pm.
MEET THE JUDGE
John Brandon Sills received his BA In Fine Art at Towson State University in 1984, while a student at Towson State John studied studied Renaissance Art in Florence, Italy . John then attended the Schuler School of Fine Art in Baltimore, Maryland, graduating in 1988. His paintings are in numerous collections in the United States as well as collections in Canada, England, France, Jamaica, Grand Cayman B.W.I. and Australia.
John has won many awards including First place in the 2010 and 2012 Have De Grace Plein Air Competition. First place in the 2013 Paint Annapolis Plein Air Competition. Best Painting by a Maryland Artist Award in the prestigious Plein Air Easton Competition in 2010 and 2012, Artist's Choice Award in 2011 and in 2014 John was the Plein Air Easton Grand Prize winner. In addition, John received the Award of Excellence in the 2014 Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational. John was the 3rd place winner in the Plein Air Easton Competition. John paints nature in all its forms, choosing to emphasize those aspects that create an awareness of the environment.
Toward this end, his landscapes exhibit the sensitivity that urges the viewer to appreciate and recognize the spiritual aspects of the Earth and actively participate in its protection and preservation. John believes that art is form of communication, so he places a high value on the inspiration behind the creation of a painting. In this respect John encourages young artists to look within themselves for the most beautiful vision that they as an artist can conceive of and courageously offer it to world to enrich and raise the consciousness of the viewer. This meditative process guarantees that the artist will produce the most sublime art of which they are capable.
