2023 National 2D Competition
2023 National 2D Competiton
Entry deadline May 1st 2023
CAFE callforentry.org (Cafe will be posted the week ending 28 January 2023)
Cape Fear Studios is proud to announce its 11th National 2D Competition. This juried competition is open to all artists, 18 or older, in the United States. The exhibit will be on display June 23rd – July 25th, 2023 in the Cape Fear Studios Main Gallery in Fayetteville, NC.
Best of Show:$700 First Place: $300 Second Place: $20
Honorable Mention (3): $50 each
Show Juror: Russell Jewell Ed.D., AWS, NWS, TWSA
Russell Jewell is an internationally recognized plein air painter with signature memberships in the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society and The Transparent Watercolor Society of America. His work traveled with the 2021 American Watercolor Society exhibition. Jewell’s accomplishments include a doctorate in Art Education from the University of Georgia and a Fulbright Memorial fund scholarship to Japan.Jewell’s most recent awards include: 2021 Mountain Maryland Plein Air: Best Architecture, 2021 Gloucester Arts Festival Plein Air: Best Architecture and The Eastern Shore Plein Air Agricultural Collection museum purchase during the 2021 Plein Air Easton competition. In January 2020 Russell Jewell’s work was published in a feature article “Freezing the Sun” in Plein Air Magazine. Other works and Jewell’s patented plein air viewfindercan be seen at: www.russelljewell.com.
“A simple black square is a window to everything in the world… in the dark. Therefore, regardless of the subject or medium, all that matters is light. Just as the Suprematist artist retorts to the fundamental, I have fundamentally reduced my artist’s statement: “All that matters is light”. In other words, without light there is no form, only the dark square – an image of everything in the world… in the dark. Visually, only light allows for observation. Exponentially, only enlightenment pushes aside shadows within ourselves. Is it then not true the world we observe and the world we imagine both demand light for observation, thus creating enlightened worlds to be shared with others?”
Entry Specifications:
- Maximum of two 2- dimensional entries per artist.
- Works must be completed in the past 2 years and not copied from any other artist or published materials, created under supervision, nor previously exhibited in Cumberland County, NC.
- Must be for sale.
- May not exceed 36 x 36 including frame and must be properly wired for hanging. No saw tooth hangers.
- Work requiring extraordinary installation will be declined. *Plexiglass required on all shipped works on paper.
Media:
- All 2-D painting and drawing media, hand pulled prints, and collage
- Diptych and triptych only accepted when created as a single concept in multiple frames, judges discretion shall rule.
- Photographs, recolored image transfers and digitally produced images will not be accepted.
Entry Fee:
$35 for 1st Entry. $15 for 2nd Entry. Up to 2 entries.
Accepted Entries:
- Artists will be notified of acceptance/decline no later than Thursday May 17th 2023.
- Dates for delivery work, shipped or hand delivered, are shown below in the schedule.
- Exhibit label must be filled out and attached to the back of the work.
- The artist is responsible for insurance and cost of shipping to/from Cape Fear Studios. Shipping guidelines and additional information will be sent with notification of acceptance.
• Shipped entries must include a pre-paid return label.
*Any artist withdrawing an entry after acceptance will not be eligible to enter this competition for 2 succeeding years.
Sales: All works must be for sale. In the event a work is sold, Cape Fear Studios will retain a 30% commission of the sale price. State sales tax is applicable to all sales. No work may be withdrawn early from the show. Payment from sales will be made to the artist within 30 days after the close of the exhibit. Price must remain the same as listed on the entry form.
Disclaimer Agreement: Work is submitted at the risk of the artist. While all possible care will be taken, Cape Fear Studios, its’ members or representatives, will not assume responsibility for any loss or damage incurred before, during, or after the exhibit. Cape Fear Studios reserves the right to refuse any work that does not comply with all specifications or differs greatly from submitted digital images. Your submitted entry signifies your agreement with the terms and conditions stated herein, including granting permission to Cape Fear Studios to reproduce accepted paintings for advertising the 2023 Exhibition.
Competition Schedule:
- Sunday April 30th 2023 at midnight entry deadline through CAFE at www.callforart.org
- Wednesday May 24th. Accepted/declined notifications posted
- Accepted works shipped or hand delivered must arrive June 14/15/16/17 and 20th to Cape Fear Studios.
- Cape Fear Studios is open between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday; and closed on Sunday and Monday. Address: 148 Maxwell Street, Fayetteville, North Carolina.
- Friday June 23rd 6-8 pm: Reception and Awards Ceremony .
- July 25th Exhibit closes (pick up hand delivered works July 26th– 28th from 11a.m.to 5 p.m.)
- Return shipping will begin July 26th 2023.
Contact information: Cape Fear Studios, (910)433-2986 or artgallery@capefearstudios.com
Labels for accepted works of art: Please attach to back of the piece in upper right hand corner.
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Watch a master watercolorist at work!
Cape Fear Studios in downtown Fayetteville, NC welcomes internationally acclaimed watercolor artist Russell Jewell Ed.D. as juror for our 2023 National 2D Competition. Russell will present a painting demonstration from 3-5 pm on Friday, June 23rd. Limited seating is available for the demo and tickets are $25 per person. Light refreshments will be served. For ticket information visit www.capefearstudios.com (events page) call 910/433-2986 or drop by the studio at 148 Maxwell Street, Fayetteville NC.
Visit Russell’s website at www.russelljewell.com to see his work.
The exhibit opening and awards ceremony follow the demo, 6-8 pm, and is free and open to the public.
CFS 2023 National 2D Competition Exhibit events schedule:
Demonstration by Juror Russell Jewell (ticketed) June 23rd 3-5 pm
Awards Ceremony (open to all) June 23rd 6-8 pm
Exhibit dates June 23-July 25, 2023
