Delivery and Pick-up of Works: The artist is responsible for delivery and pick-up of the artwork. Please deliver to: Artists whose work has not been chosen for the show may opt to pick up Red River Exhibition Place at 3977 Portage Avenue their artwork on Wednesday, June 10 from 4 - 7 pm. Artwork that is displayed at the Perimeter Highway in Winnipeg, MB R3K 2E8 on in the show and any remaining unselected artwork, must be picked up on Tuesday, June 2 from 4 - 7 pm or Monday, June 22 from 4 - 7pm. All unclaimed artwork will be charged a $10/day/piece handling fee. Wednesday, June 3 from 10 am - 2 pm If someone other than the artist is to pick up the artwork, please provide him/her All artists will be notified by email to inform them whether or not their artwork with the receipt or a signed letter of permission. has been selected for the show. Only selected artwork will be on display from Questions? Email [email protected] or call 204.888.6990 June 12-21, 2020. Art Show Application Form OFFICE USE ONLY ENTRY DEADLINE: 4:00 pm Friday, May 29, 2020 Date Received: _________________________________ Please mail this form with processing charge of $5.00 per piece to: Red River Exhibition, 3977 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3K 2E8 Receipt No: ____________________________________ Telephone: 204.888.6990 Fax: 204.888.6992 Name: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Email: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ City: ______________________________________________________________________ Postal Code: ____________________________________________________ Telephone: ______________________________________________ Over $2,500 ■ Please indicate if you are entering as Teen in CASH to Title Category Sale Price be won! PLEASE NOTE: The Red River Exhibition Association will take every precaution to safeguard any exhibitor’s property while such property in the Association’s care and custody. The Association assumes no responsibility for loss, damage or injury of any kind and however caused to any exhibit or exhibitor. The Association, its officers, directors, employees and volunteer workers are released by the entrants/exhibitors from any liability. The Association reserves the right to refuse any entry. CONDITIONS OF ENTRY ACCEPTED (Signature) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Attach securely to back of work Attach securely to back of work NAME: ____________________________________________________________________ NAME: ____________________________________________________________________ MEDIUM: _________________________________________________________________ MEDIUM: _________________________________________________________________ TITLE: _____________________________________________ PRICE: _______________ TITLE: _____________________________________________ PRICE: _______________ Attach securely to back of work Attach securely to back of work NAME: ____________________________________________________________________ NAME: ____________________________________________________________________ June 12 - 21, 2020 MEDIUM: _________________________________________________________________ MEDIUM: _________________________________________________________________ www.redriverex.com TITLE: _____________________________________________ PRICE: _______________ TITLE: _____________________________________________ PRICE: _______________ ENTRY DEADLINE: MAY 29, 2020 General Rules: Categories: 1. Each artist who is a resident of Manitoba (residing therein for at least 6 months) may submit up to four (4) works. The juror will This is an Open competition. First, second and select the works to be hung and his or her decision is final. third place will be awarded in each of the 2. An entry fee of $5.00 per piece will be charged and will be payable to the Association upon delivery of the work for consideration by following categories. One Best in Show award the juror. will be presented. 3. All works must be original, unaided work of the artist. Painting: Watercolours, oils, acrylics or mixed Copies will not be considered. media generally presented in a frame Showcasing Manitoba’s creative artists 4. Accepted artworks must have been completed in the last two years. and ready for hanging 5. You will be notified by email if your art has been accepted. Drawings: Pencil, coloured pencil, pastels, pen working in Painting, Drawing, 6. Two dimensional works must be labelled, suitably framed or and ink, charcoal, etc. generally matted Mixed Media and Sculpture presented with wire and ready for hanging. Framing systems and framed and ready for hanging with only glass, a backing and clips are not acceptable. Charcoal, pastel, watercolour or pencil works must be protected under Mixed Media: Items such as artist prints (no giclees), Deadline for the receipt of entry forms is: glass or plexi. All work is to be no larger than 32" x 40" when textiles, cartoons, scratchboard, air May 29, 2020 at 4:00 pm framed. brush, computer generated images other than digital photographs, collage, 7. Sculpture and mixed media works are restricted to a 36" cube and or combinations of more than three Forms may be mailed to the may weigh no more than 40 lbs. If special display is required, the media Red River Exhibition Assoc. artist must provide this. 3977 Portage Ave. Winnipeg, MB R3K 2E8 8. A label with the artist’s name, address and phone number, picture Sculpture: Artist’s choice of medium, may be or delivered by hand to the address above. title and price, must be firmly attached to the back of each art stone, wood, clay, ceramic, etc. piece (or the bottom of a sculpture). (See attached label forms.) (see rule 7 for size and weight 2020 Juror: Lita Fontaine 9. No repeat artworks will be accepted. restrictions) Fontaine is of Dakota, Anishinaabe and Metis descent. Fontaine is a mother, art educa- 10. No WET artworks will be accepted. tor and visual artist. She attended the University of Manitoba School of Art and Teen: For artists 13 to 19 years of age attained a BFA-Diploma in drawing and black and white photography. She later pursued 11. The Red River Exhibition will retain a 20% fee for the sale of art (works may be submitted for judging a higher education at the University of Regina, Visual Arts Faculty where she also works and artists are advised to price their work accordingly. unframed but if selected must be attained a Master of Fine Arts (MFA Intermedia) specializing in Mixed-media. Fontaine has exhibited her art in several solo and group exhibitions and her work can be found (Upwards to 200,000 people may view the works over the course of framed for display.) Should a Teen wish on murals in Winnipeg, publications Manitoba and the Winnipeg Art Gallery the show.) Works must be marked NFS if they are NOT offered for to enter the main categories above and Collection. Fontaine is currently employed by the Seven Oaks School Division as the purchase. not as a teen, they may do so. If a Teen Artist in Residence. She has been with the Seven Oaks School Division for 19 years. Prior to this, Fontaine also worked as an early childhood educator, youth care worker 12. Submission of entries implies acceptance of all rules of the wishes to enter both the main and a paraprofessional. Fontaine’s practice is predominantly studio based and her competition.All entries must be accompanied by fully completed categories AND the Teen category, they methodology in the area of arts education is hands on, where creative processes play must enter different pieces in each. an integral role in learning. Fontaine believes the visual arts acts as a catharsis that and signed entry forms and fees. nourishes emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual growth while making art. 13. The Exhibition assumes no responsibility for loss, damage or injury of any kind and however caused to THANK YOU TO OUR any exhibit or exhibitor. AWARD SPONSORS: NEW for 2020 ONLY! 14. Prize winning entrants, and/or guardians of entrants, consent The Richardson Foundation Celebrate Manitoba’s 150 birthday by showcasing the to the use of each participant’s name and photo in any public theme, “Celebrate Our Province” in your piece. recognition. The Exhibition reserves the right to reproduce any Keith Drybough This category is not age nor medium specific. entries for publicity related to this contest unless otherwise stated. Any entry that showcases the theme will be considered. David Sinclair There will be only one winner in this category. The Winnipeg Foundation.