Deadline to Submit: January 3, 2024 at midnight

Exhibition Runs:  January 26, 2024 - March 29, 2024

Theme: FULL CIRCLE

JUROR: KEITH GARUBBA

Members are free to explore any ideas or concepts inside this year’s theme, “Full Circle”.  Any work that fits into this loose concept is welcome to enter with a preference of printmaking, papermaking, book arts, and works on paper.

AWARD: 

One artist will be selected for the Raritan Valley Arts Association Award in the amount of $100

ELIGIBILITY

• All current Frontline Arts members (Excluding the Arts Admirer level) are welcome to enter. Membership must be current at time of submission. Not a member? Sign up for one of our membership levels and submit your artwork! https://www.frontlinearts.org/membership/

• Original works will be selected in disciplines including traditional printmaking, works on or utilizing handmade paper, book arts, and works on paper. Digital reproductions of work previously created in other media will not be accepted.

• Artwork must have been completed within the last two years. Work previously displayed in our gallery will not be accepted.

• Two-dimensional artwork may not exceed 24” in any dimension.

• Three-dimensional artwork may not exceed 24” in any dimension.

• All artwork must be ready to hang with proper hardware attached. Frames for 2-D work are not mandatory but are recommended. Hanging artwork should have eyehooks and wire if framed; unframed artwork should have all necessary hanging attachments in place at time of drop-off.

ENTRY SPECIFICATIONS

• There is no entry fee for the Annual Members’ Exhibition. Not a member and want to enter into the show and see our other perks of membership? Sign up here! (must be Individual/Student/Senior/Veteran Artist level and above)   https://www.frontlinearts.org/membership

• Artists MUST submit at least TWO pieces of art for the selection committee. The selection committee will select works and include a minimum of one piece per qualified artist.

• Up to THREE total images may be sent for EACH piece of artwork (the artwork as a whole and two detail shots)

• Images, in JPEG or PNG format, must be digitally submitted with your online registration. 

• In the Registration tab (linked down below), you will be asked to submit:

1. Your name, address and phone number
2. Title, Date, Medium, Dimensions
3. Sale Price or Not For Sale (NFS) (If NFS, you must include the artwork’s value for the insurance policy)

Q: Who can submit work to the annual Members’ Exhibition?

A: Members who are Individual/Student/Senior/Veteran Artist level and above can submit to the Members’ Exhibition. The only membership tier that cannot submit to the Member’s Exhibition is the Arts Admirer membership tier. 

Q: Do I have to submit new work to the annual Members’ Exhibition?

A: No, you do not have to submit brand-new work to the Members’ Exhibition. The work just has to have been made within the past 2 years and not been shown in a Frontline Arts exhibition yet. 

Q: Is the theme very strict?

A: No, the theme is not very strict. The theme, "Full Circle," can be interpreted very liberally. The theme is just a jumping off point to give artist inspiration!

Q: What kind of media is accepted into the Members’ Exhibition?

A: Original works in disciplines including traditional printmaking, works on or utilizing handmade paper, book arts, and works on paper will be accepted into the Members’ Exhibition. Digital reproductions of work previously created in other media will not be accepted.

ABOUT THE JUROR

Keith Garubba creates abstract visual artworks that restage and reinvent iconic symbols, charging them with mythic meaning, making works to ignite deeply-felt daydreams.

Garubba was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1987. He grew up surrounded by brothers and friends who loved to collaborate creating comics and videos. He fell in love with storytelling, and drawing became his voice. At Keystone College he studied visual arts, meeting mentors who inspired his curiosity and gave him a foundation of principles and craft. He graduated from Keystone College as the Outstanding Graduate in 2010. In 2014, he earned his Masters of Fine Arts from The Ohio State University, where his mind was opened to contemporary ways of working and ideas that would fuel work for years. The artist returned to Pennsylvania that year, where he built his studio and began working in the Lehigh Valley, creating his artwork and teaching art in all contexts and all ages. Garubba was awarded the Arts Ovation Award as Emerging Artist of the Year by the Allentown Arts Commission in 2016; he felt he had a home-base for his art, and a community in which he could grow.

His works are exhibited regularly throughout the US. He holds leadership roles in regional arts organizations, and recently served as President of the Printmakers Society of the Lehigh Valley from 2018 to 2022. Visiting higher education institutions across the country as a visiting artist offering talks and workshops is one of his honors and joys. He is a resident artist at the Banana Factory in Bethlehem, where he holds a studio, participates in community activities, and teaches private lessons. Garubba continues to make work in marbled paper, glass, printmaking, paint, multimedia installations, and interactive performance.

CONTRACT AGREEMENT

If accepted into this exhibition, you agree to the terms outlined in these guidelines and agree to sign and date a written contract as part of your acceptance into the exhibition. No artwork will be exhibition without a signed contract.

If accepted into this exhibition, you agree to the terms outlined in these guidelines and agree to sign and date a written contract as part of your acceptance into the exhibition. No artwork will be exhibition without a signed contract.

PUBLICITY AND SALES  

Frontline Arts reserves the right to photograph, video, and reproduce accepted artwork for the purposes of publicity and documentation of this exhibition for future marketing and promotion of the organization. Artists will be credited for artwork in photographs used in marketing that solely focus on one artwork. The price of your artwork should include a 35% commission to Frontline Arts. All artwork sold will be subject to the commission rate and will incur current NJ sales tax rates.

LIABILITY & INSURANCE

Artwork will be handled with care.  Frontline Arts will insure accepted work for 65% of the selling price for the duration of the exhibition.  No coverage exists for work in transit or work left at the Gallery beyond the closing of the exhibition.

If you have additional questions, please contact Lindsey Knipe at lindsey@frontlinearts.org or call 908-725-2110.

Our gallery is located on the second floor, accessible at this time only by stairs located inside of the building.

For our full accessibility information, please visit our webpage here:https://www.frontlinearts.org/accessibility-services/

DATES TO REMEMBER:

January 3, 2024 at Midnight                   Deadline to Submit

January 12, 2024                                     All Entrants Notified

January 16-21, 2024                                Artists Drop-off Selected Works

January 26 - March 29, 2024                   Exhibition Dates

February 3, 2024                                     Opening Reception

February 17, 2024                                   Opening Reception Snow Date

April 1-5, 7, 2024                              Artists Pick-up Artwork from Gallery