Entries are now closed for this exhibition.

Juror notifications will be sent and posted online on APRIL 28.

Thank you to all the applicants.

Entries open: February 3 — Final day to enter: April 7

Juror Notification: April 28

THEME: 

WAX-ON Wax-IN 

Wax-ONline only or Wax-INperson 

This year, the Museum of Encaustic Art is offering accepted artists the option to showcase their artwork online instead of shipping it to the museum. In this case, a jpeg of the juried work and the artist’s information will be displayed in the museum instead of the actual artwork. However, artists who prefer to ship their work can do so and have it exhibited in the museum for the exhibit’s six week run, while also being displayed online like in previous exhibitions. We have received feedback from many artists that the shipping cost and the need to provide a return shipping receipt have deterred them from submitting their work. We hope this option provides greater flexibility and encourages more artists to participate.

This exhibition offers an opportunity for artists to explore the versatility of wax as a medium and to showcase whatever they are currently working on in their studios. We welcome wax-based art of any type, including encaustic, cold wax, mixed media and 3D works, and we hope that this exhibition will inspire artists to create unique and stunning pieces that will captivate the imagination of our visitors.

JUROR – NANETTE NEWBRY, Contemporary Artist

Nanette Newbry has exhibited her work since 1990. She received her BA in Visual Arts from the University of California with graduate studies with Barbara Kruger, Eleanor Antin and Paula Roland. She had a leading role in Eleanor Antin’s film The Ballerina, which explored issues of gender, race and identity. Later, Ms. Newbry took on a male persona, Henri Bobo, exploring cultural expectations and gender differences. She performed in a number of notable performance artworks including The Bride, Henri Bobo Goes to Town, Crossfire and Sandboxed. 

She owned N. Newbry gallery from 2000 to 2009 where she exhibited her work and held numerous performances and exhibitions. She teaches encaustic, collage and monotype workshops in her studio in Carlsbad, CA. Her work is in the permanent collection at the Museum of Encaustic Art and with corporate and private collectors.

Click here to read Ms. Newbry’s CV.

TO ENTER:

Entries are submitted through our jury management program, EntryThingy. Once you’ve read through the eligibility details and all of the entry requirements, click the button below to begin your entry. For instructions on how to use EntryThingy, watch this video put out by EntryThingy. 

Entries open on February 3 and close at midnight on April 7.

Note: support/assistance will only be available until 5 pm MDT on April 7.

Click HERE to Enter

 

ELIGIBILITY:

Any artwork created using wax-based media in 2-D or 3-D form is acceptable to submit for consideration by the juror. Wax-based media includes all forms of encaustic, hot or cold wax, and encaustic mixed media (with any combination of media). There are no parameters to your expression other than, as noted in the entry requirements, the artwork is current and made from wax-based media.

This exhibition is open to all artists working in wax media (encaustic & cold wax) whether they are members of EAI or not.

Artists juried in to the exhibition may participate in the in-person exhibition and the online exhibition, or may elect to show their work online only.

All work must be for sale and will be exhibited online & in the Museum of Encaustic Art, New Mexico, USA.

  • we encourage you to submit work done in the last year
  • artists may submit TWO (2) pieces of art  for consideration,  juror will not select more than one piece per artist

All entrants: Please carefully read and follow all the entry requirements and instructions below before beginning your entry.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS & DETAILS:

  • All forms of encaustic/wax, as noted above, are acceptable media to submit for consideration by the juror – including cold wax, and mixed media – as long as wax is a key component.
  • All artwork must be for sale – and remain eligible for sale – from the time the entry is submitted (Feb 3 through April 17) and if an artwork is selected by the juror – until the close of the exhibition (July 6). 
  • Commission Fee for this juried exhibition: 50% to the artist/50% to Encaustic Art Institute.

  • Entry Fee: $25 for Encaustic Art Institute members/$35 for non-EAI members, payable within your EntryThingy entry, via PayPal or credit card, or you may send a check to EAI.

  • Image specifications: Entrants may submit two (2) artworks (as high-resolution jpegs) with the option to submit additional detail/close-up views of the artwork depicted in the 2 primary images for consideration by the juror. We suggest the images be saved at 300 dpi as the resolution. (Minimum dpi: 150 dpi). Image dimensions: 1500 px minimum. File size up to 10 MB.

  • There will be an online component to the exhibit consisting of the jpegs submitted as entries. Please be mindful when editing your jpegs to submit. Choose the best quality images possible to represent your work to the public (as well as to the juror). 

  • Ensure that the email address you use in your entry is a current address you actively monitor. If you use a different name for any reason in any part of your entry (e.g. you use a legal name on your entry but you go by an “artist name”) or  the address/name associated with a PayPal account or credit card you use for your entry fee is different from your own – be sure to let us know. 

  • Size restrictions on the original artwork submitted to the juror:
    • 2-D artwork must be 24 x 24 inches equivalent (or under)
    • 3-D artwork must be 20 x 20 inches equivalent (or under) 

  • Entrants may opt to only participate in the online portion of the exhibition, in that case you will not ship your work to us, your work and statement will be posted online and a jpeg will be posted in place of your piece in the in-person exhibit, and if sold, the artist will ship directly to the buyer. Entrants who are shipping their work for the in-person portion of the exhibition must supply a prepaid return shipping label  included with the accepted artwork for the return of the work, if not sold. No exceptions. Details on shipping to us, and the process to ship work to buyer will be sent to accepted artists. 

 

 

EDITING OR CHANGING YOUR ENTRY:

If at any point after you have submitted your entry through EntryThingy (but before the closing date for entries), you realize you need to edit or adjust anything in your entry, contact eainm.info@gmail.com with your request to change the status of your entry. We will set your entry to “unsubmitted,” allowing you to return to EntryThingy and make your edits. No changes may be made after entries close. Be sure to complete the entry process with enough time to contact us to change the status to allow you to make any edits. Entries close at midnight on April 7, but support is only available until 5 pm (so you must contact us BEFORE 5 pm MDT April 7 for edits). When you’re finished, submit your entry to complete the process.

If you are editing an entry and have already paid your entry fee on the original submission, but the system will only allow you to submit your revised entry if you pay your fee again, contact us and we will refund the fee.

IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES 

Call For Art opens on  FEB 3  and closes for entries on APRIL 7:

Entries open on February 3 and are due no later than midnight on April 7 – however, support/assistance will not be available after 5 pm MDT on April 7. This deadline is firm and we will not accept entries after the entry period closes. All entries must be complete in order to be considered, no exceptions.

Please note, we strongly suggest that you do NOT wait until the last day to submit your entry. You should allow yourself enough time to familiarize yourself with the EntryThingy system before the deadline so you don’t run into problems close to the deadline. Please give us (and yourself) at least a one day cushion in case you need to correct something, or we need to contact you to clarify something in your entry.

Notification of Juror results:    APRIL 28

We will notify artists of the juror results via email on April 28 through EntryThingy, and accepted artists’ names will be posted to the EAI website by April 29. The notification emails will be sent to the email address you’ve used in your EntryThingy profile and will come from an alerts@EntryThingy email address. Watch for the notification, and ensure that your email is a current address you actively monitor when submitting your entry. Remember to follow up and check your email for the notification or the website to see the juror results. Once we have sent the notices, we will not contact you to verify you’ve seen the results – this is your responsibility. However, we will email accepted artists around April 30 with detailed shipping instructions, and artists will be required to confirm all of their entry information. We will ask you to verify whether you will be shipping your artwork for the in-person exhibition OR if you will be participating only in the online exhibition and not shipping your work to us. Please watch for an email from eainm.info@gmail.com and immediately respond with any edits. Additionally, accepted artists may check the website (located in the drop-down menu under the Call for Art) for the shipping info/next steps – this page will be added to the website menu after April 30. Remember, the juror chooses the artwork only by your entry number, not your name.

SHIPPING/DELIVERY:  Shipped Artwork must arrive at the Museum of Encaustic art BEFORE MAY 18

Hand-delivery of artwork to the Museum of Encaustic Art by MAY 19

Detailed shipping instructions will be emailed to accepted artists (see note above under Juror notification). Click here to find the label to affix to the back of your accepted work (or bottom of 3-D work). 

Exhibition opens: MAY 25 and runs through JULY 6 with an opening at the Museum of Encaustic Art from noon to three on May 25.

You’ll find additional instructions on how to use the EntryThingy portal on the EAI website, or here.

For questions regarding entry or anything related to the exhibition, contact Douglas Mehrens at

Mehrens@eainm.com or 505-424-6487.

Be inspired and enjoy the process!