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Cape Fear Studios is excited to announce its next national competition exhibition. This exhibit will feature artwork of all media, with one dimension being 6 inches, up to a maximum of 6” x 18”. We will announce an open call for artwork, with a maximum number of three entries per person. Entry fees will be $30 for your first entry, with your second and third entries being $15 each. This will be juried, and awards will be given for 1st place ($450), 2nd place ($200), and 3rd place ($100). Entry deadline is 8/4/2024

Light refreshments will be served at 6 PM opening night.

Show your small works of art at Cape Fear Studios! The 6 by Exhibit caters to visual artists of any medium. One dimension of each creation must measure 6” before framing. Each artist may submit up to three pieces of original work, no prints or mass produced work please. Participants 18 years old and above. Enter on: https://www.callforentry.org

Judging performed by Leslie Pearson, a multimedia artist and business owner who utilizes many fiber-based materials, processes and techniques to create sculptures, installations, encaustic paintings, and handmade books in which she explores themes of memory and identity.  She pursues her passions as a studio artist, community arts advocate and educator, as well as owning and operating Curate Essentials Herbal Apothecary in Haymount.  In 1998, she earned a Batchelor’s degree in Fine Art from Southeast Missouri State University and was heavily involved in community arts programming as the Assistant Director of the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri and co-curator of Gallery 100 and the Lorimier Gallery in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  In 2000, she earned a Master’s degree in Museum Studies at Newcastle University in England and completed an internship at the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art in Sutherland, UK.  In 2011, she earned an MFA in Textile Design at East Carolina University’s School of Art and Design in Greenville, North Carolina.  Pearson exhibits her work nationally and internationally.

Delivery: Accepted works, shipped or hand-delivered, must arrive at Cape Fear Studios between September 18th-21st. Shipped entries must include a prepaid return shipping label.  Please attach the exhibit label to the upper left corner of the back of your entries.  Late entries will not be accepted.

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 entry submission signifies your agreement with the terms and conditions stated, including granting permission to Cape Fear Studios to reproduce accepted paintings for advertising

CAPE FEAR STUDIOS 148 Maxwell Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301 * (910) 433-2986 * artgallery@capefearstudios.com WWW.capefearstudios.com * HOURS: Tuesday-Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday 10am-2pm.