Winners will be selected after all accepted works have been received. The awards will be announced and presented at the opening of the exhibition.

• The Juror’s Award winner will have a gallery show the following year at the Wright Museum of Art.
• Prizes for 2nd and 3rd place will be given.
• A Peoples Choice Award will be presented at the opening. The winner will be featured on the front cover of the catalog the following year.

Artists age 16-24 will be judged in a separate category: “Beloit & Vicinity Emerging Artists”. Entries received in this age category will be juried by the same B&V jurors and will compete for prizes within their own category. Their work will appear alongside regular B&V entries.

Emerging artists pay a reduced entry fee of $7 per artwork.

Jurors are comprised of prominent artists and museum curators. This year, we are pleased to announce Beth A. Zinsli, Curator, Wriston Art Galleries at Lawrence University, and Scott Terry, Visual Artist and owner of Mahogany Gallery and Cultural Center. Scott Terry is owner and operator of Mahogany Gallery in Racine, Wisconsin. He is also a practicing visual artist having exhibited at University of Wisconsin Parkside, Chicago Museum of Science & Industry, and other galleries around the Midwest. Beth A. Zinsli is the Curator of the Wriston Art Galleries and an Assistant Professor of Art History at Lawrence University. Her areas of research and teaching include the history of photography, museum studies, and contemporary art history.

1. The Beloit & Vicinity Exhibition is open to all artists residing in Wisconsin and neighboring states.
2. Original works executed by the artist which have not been previously displayed in a Beloit & Vicinity Exhibition are eligible.
3. Paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, textiles, performance pieces, and photographs are accepted.
4. No dimension of any work may exceed seven feet.
5. No weight may exceed 150 pounds.
6. Artists are limited to three entries.

• A non-refundable $15 jurying fee per artwork must accompany each entry.
• Students entering the Emerging Artists competition (ages 16-24) must submit a non-refundable $7 jurying fee per artwork.

1. Incomplete entries will not be considered.
2. Entry fee is not refundable.
3. Accepted works must be hand-delivered.
4. The Wright Museum of Art accepts no responsibility for unpacking works.
5. No shipments will be accepted.

 

You must submit your entry online by using Submittable. You will be asked to input your personal information, artwork information, and upload a digital photo for each artwork. You can also pay your entry fee using a credit card.

https://wrightmuseumofart.submittable.com/submit

It is vital that images—whether submitted online or on CD/DVD—be of suitable quality in the event that the artwork is included in the color catalog. JPEG format is required if submitting online. Actual file sizes should be at least 1 megabyte per image.

Entries accepted into the show will be included in the printed color catalog. Artists acknowledge that works included in the exhibition may be used by the Wright Museum of Art for advertising purposes. Catalogs will be available at the opening reception.

Beloit & Vicinity acknowledges generous contributions from Beloit College, Kohler Community Engagement for the Arts, Visit Beloit, and the community.