Art in the Windows, New Canaan
*The event has already taken place on this date: Thu, 05/30/2019
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Calling all Artists, children and parents! Art in the Windows 2019 has a new theme: TRUE COLORS!
Do you enjoy creating art or have a budding artist in your household? Would you like to see your art displayed in a store window in New Canaan?
The Carriage Barn Arts Center and New Canaan Society for the Arts in partnership with the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce have opened a call for works for “Art in the Windows” 2019 inviting 2D art (prints, paintings, drawings, photography, mixed media, and otherwise) and small 3D sculptures to fill New Canaan storefront windows and walls.
The new theme for 2019 is TRUE COLORS and artists may submit their best representational or non representational work with a concentration on one color or a multitude of colors. So encourage artists in your household to enter, let their imaginations run wild and submit a colorful piece of art to this local exhibit and help celebrate local talent!
Submission fee for Artists: $21/up to 3 entries for members/students; $36/ up to 3 entries for non-members. There is a youth category for young artists ages 5-16.
Program sponsorship and support for Art in the Windows are provided by DiRusso & Brooks Law Group, Hutchinson Tree Care Specialists, Inc., Karl Chevrolet, the New Canaan board of Realtors and Reynolds & Rowella.
Artwork will be displayed from May 30th-June 14th in participating store windows throughout downtown New Canaan. To mark the kick off on May 30th there will be a Color Walk around town between 5.30 and 7pm. You can take part in a number of special activities: artist receptions where you can hear from a specific artist, ask questions and learn more about their craft, enjoy wine tastings, and colorful art activities to help decorate downtown New Canaan and celebrate True Colors in style! There will also be opportunities to win through a grand prize draw.
There will be an extensive social media campaign promoting #ArtInTheWindows #truecolors. All displayed works will be for sale with 50% or half of the proceeds (before tax) returning to the artist and 50% or half of the proceeds benefitting the NCSA (New Canaan Society for the Arts). Works must be wired for hanging and may be placed on easels.
Important Dates: Entry deadline: Wednesday, May 1st; Online notification of Accepted Artwork: Monday, May 10th; Drop off: (delivery of artwork by the artists to the designated stores): May 29th and 30th between 10 and 3pm; On view: Thursday, May 30th – Friday, June 14th; Pick up: Saturday, June 15th, between 10-5pm (Note: work not picked-up by this designated time will be charged a $20/day storage fee). More details and online entry form:
https://carriagebarn.org/2019-art-in-the-windows/
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