Call for Entries

The Parkersburg Art Center invites all artists living in Ohio and West Virginia to submit artwork for the 2024 Juried Exhibit.

Opening Reception & Awards Presentation: Sunday June 23, 2024
Jurors: Alison Helm and Ardine Nelson

RIVER TIMELINE
Digital Submissions Due: May 25, 2024
Notification of Acceptance: June 3-4
Shipping & Delivery: Accepted work delivered to PAC June 11 and 12
Opening/Awards Presentation: June 23 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Exhibition Closing: July 27, 2024

AWARDS: $1,000 Best of Show, $500 José Rizo Prize, and $500 WVU Medicine Sponsor’s Purchase Prize, as well as cash awards for excellence in 2-D, 3-D, and photo/digital and theme categories.

THEME: Commitment

In honor of one of our exhibit sponsors, we are suggesting a theme for “The River” for the first time.  If they so choose, artists may produce work that suggests the theme of “Commitment,” which is one of the values of WVU Medicine/Camden Clark Medical Center’s approach to modern healthcare.  

“Commitment” is defined as ‘taking responsibilty for the results of what you want.’ How might that manifest as a work of art? What is your definition of Commitment? The artist whose work best typlifies the concept of “commitment” in their work will be awarded a $500 purchase prize from the sponsor.

RULES OF ENTRY

  • Artists must be at least 18 years of age and reside in West Virginia or Ohio.

  • Entrants must be professional or semi-professional artists.

  • Artists may submit up to five (5) works of original art in two- or three-dimensional media.

  • Artwork may not exceed eight (8) feet in any dimension, or weigh in excess of 70 pounds.

  • Works must have been created within the last five years, and not previously shown at PAC.

  • Time-based media, performance art, and installations will not be accepted.

  • Entrants agree to grant PAC permission to use their images for exhibition promotion.

  • Entries must remain in the gallery for the duration of the exhibition to be eligible for awards.

  • Artists are responsible for the cost of delivery and/or shipping and must arrange for return shipping via prepaid shipping labels.

ENTRY FEE

  • $30 non-refundable for up to three works ($20 for PAC members)

  • additional works (up to five total) $10 each

  • Pay online below and get instructions to send your images and information via e-mail.

NOTIFICATION & DELIVERY

  • The juror’s results will appear on the Parkersburg Art Center (PAC) website on Tuesday, June 3.

  • Accepted artists will also be notified by phone and/or e-mail on Monday or Tuesday, June 2 and 3.

  • Accepted works must be delivered to the Art Center, 725 Market Street, Parkersburg, WV, by no later than 5:00 p.m. SATURDAY, June 15. Shipped works must also arrive at the Art Center by that date.

GENERAL GUIDELINES

  • Selected artwork must be framed, (if applicable) wired and ready to hang. (Saw-tooth hangers are not acceptable.) If canvas is unframed, it must have finished edges. No clips or plastic poster frames will be accepted.

  • PAC reserves the right to reject work that differs from the artist’s accepted work, is not suitably presented, or is deemed unsuitable.

  • For the purposes of this exhibition, the Parkersburg Art Center defines “professional/semi-professional” as an artist who is: well-trained, with high standards in the field of visual arts; earns at least part of his or her livelihood through the visual arts, or has a college degree in the field of visual arts.

  • All work must be picked up on or after July 27, 2024. Works unclaimed after Sept. 1, 2024 will become the property of PAC and sold at auction.
    While on exhibit at the Parkersburg Art Center, works are covered by the Center’s insurance policy.

    JURORS

    Ardine Nelson is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Art’s Photography program at Ohio State University. She has exhibited nationally and internationally. Nelson’s work has been recognized through a Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts and with a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship.

    Alison Helm is a sculptor and director of the School of Art & Design at West Virginia University. She has a BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art and MFA from Syracuse University. Her work is represented in numerous private and public collections and has been exhibited in museums and sculpture parks in the US, Japan, Taiwan, and Mexico.

Pictured below: 2D Winning artwork by Beth Nash "Cat with Flowers", The winners from The River 2022, and “Red” 2022 Best-in-Show by Chris Krupinski

Thanks to our sponsors, WVU Medicine Camden Clark and United Bank.