2020 - Spring Art Exhibition and Sale
Invitation to Enter the
2020 Spring Art Exhibition & Sale!
Monson Arts Council 27th Annual Juried Spring Art Exhibition & Sale!
Weekends April 4 - 19, 2020
House of Art,
200 Main Street, Monson, MA
$4200 in Prizes!
$1000 Best of Show
$2400 in Prizes in 4 Categories!
$500 1st Prize / $100 2nd Prize in
- Painting
- Photography
- Multi-Dimensional Art
- Graphic Arts (Printmaking, Drawing).
$850 in additional awards :
President’s Award ($300)
Outstanding Monson artist award ($300)
Committee Choice ($200)
Emerging Artist Award
($50 Gift Certificate from Giclee of New England), People’s Choice Award
Voted by the visitors at Opening Reception.
Calendar of Events - 2020
March 4, (Wed.) Final date for entries for hand delivered art
Mailed entry forms must have been delivered by this date / Online entries should be submitted by 9pm
If you do not have an e-mailed confirmation [or phone call if you have no e-mail],we do not have your entry. (Please call)
March 7, (Sat.) • 9am - 11am (Snow date March 8) - Hand delivered entries.
Walk-ins w/o prior applications may hand deliver artwork for additional fee of $15 per form.
(Note! You can avoid this fee by entering Online by the previous Wednesday night. See guidelines for details).
March 11, (Wed.) • 8pm - Final Day for Digital Entries submitted online
March 14, (Sat.) • Noon - 5pm (Snow date March 15) - Jurying Process
March 18, (Wed.) Artwork selected by jurors will be listed by Artist last name and Title of artwork.
As soon as the results are verified, they will be posted at monsonartscouncil.org (18th is the latest date.)
(Visiting this site is the only official source for notification - See Notification in the guidelines)
March 21, (Sat.) • 9am - 11am (Snow date March 22) - Pickup of hand delivered art that has not been selected by jurors.
11:30am - 1pm: Delivery of digitally submitted art that has been selected.
9:00am - 1pm: Delivery of Sales Shop Items
***Note! A change this year: All ENTRANTS may submit items for the Sales Shop, not just those selected.
Exhibition Hours - 2020
April 4 (Sat) • 10am - 5pm - Exhibition Open - House of Art
1pm - 4pm - Festival of Art - Memorial Hall
3pm - Prize Winners Announced - Memorial Hall
1pm - 4pm - Artists Reception - House of Art
April 5 (Sun) • Noon - 5pm - Exhibition Open - House of Art
April 7 (Tue) • Starts 6:30pm - Introduction to Life Study of Figure Workshop
April 9 (Thu) • 5pm - 8pm - Exhibition Open - House of Art
Sponsored by Dana's Main Street Tavern
April 11 (Sat) • 10am - 5pm - Exhibition Open - House of Art
1pm - 4pm - "Artists at Work" (to be confirmed)
April 12 (Sun) • Closed
April 14 (Tue) • Starts 6:30pm - "Poets Look at Art" - A Poetry Workshop
April 16 (Thu) • 5pm - 8pm - Exhibition Open - House of Art
Sponsored by Dana's Main Street Tavern
April 18 (Sat) • 10am - 5pm - Exhibition Open - House of Art
April 19 (Sun) • Noon - 5pm - Exhibition Open - House of Art
1pm - 4pm - Closing Day Reception
April 25 (Sat) • 9am - 11am - Art Pickup/Artists’ Breakfast - House of Art
- Sales Shop Pickup (unsold items)
May 2 (Sun) • 9am - 10am - Final Pickup - House of Art
- Sales Shop Pickup (unsold items)
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
Click the logo to visit their website
