Gualala Arts Promoting public interest and participation in the arts since 1961
August 17 through September 9, 2023
62nd Annual Art in the Redwoods Fine Arts Exhibit
changes to your entry can be made at art intake
Important Dates
Monday, July 10
Delivered or postmarked Entry Form deadline. Only 350 entries accepted
Friday, August 11
Installation of wall glass, large or fragile artwork, call for appointment before July 30
Sat & Sun, August 12 & 13
Noon. – 4 pm Deliver artwork to Gualala Arts Center (no work will be accepted after 4 pm)
Thursday, August 17
4-7 pm Hats Off in the Garden Dinner and Fine Art sneak preview
Friday, August 18
4 – 7 pm Champagne Preview
4 pm – 6 pm champagne served, Outdoor Artists Vendor Booths preview, 4:30 pm Fine Art Exhibit opens.
Back by popular demand
6:15 pm Judges’ Critique & Awards Ceremony
$20 admission
Saturday, August 19
10 am – 4 pm Fine Art Exhibition open, Outdoor Artists Vendor Booths, food & drink, live music and family entertainment
Admission: $10 in advance at the Dolphin, $20 at the gate
17 and under free
Sunday, August 20
10 am – 4 pm Fine Art Exhibition open, Outdoor Artists Vendor Booths, food & drink, live music and family entertainment
3 pm Raffle drawing and Most Popular artwork announced
Admission: $10 in advance at the Dolphin, $20 at the gate
17 and under free
Sunday & Monday, September 10 & 11
Pick Up Art Work
Artworks released to artists and buyers Sunday & Monday, Noon – 3 pm thereafter, $5 per day storage fee per piece of art
CATEGORIES (Category numbers required to be posted on Entry Form)
- Oil, Acrylics, (single surface)
- Water Media single surface (with adhesives, enter in mixed media)
- Prints & Graphics (originals only, no giclees or reproductions)*
- Sculpture (any material)
- Monochromatic Photography
- Color Photography
- Digital Art
- Pastels & Drawings
- Woodworking
- Glass (large Wall/Window pieces hung Thursday Aug 4)
- Jewelry & Ornamentation (limited editions of 250 or less)
- Clay & Mosaic
- Fibers, Textiles & Soft Sculpture
- Quilts
- Collage, Mixed Media & 2-D Assemblage
- Weaving
Prints and Graphics which are produced in multiples must each be signed and numbered by the artist
AWARDS
Best of Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500
Best Local Work (Jenner to Elk) . . . . . . . . . $100
Most Popular (voted by viewers) . . . . . . . . . $100
1st Place each category (blue ribbon)
No entry minimum required . . . .. . . . . . $100
2nd Place each category (red ribbon)
5 entries minimum required. . . . . .. . . . . .$ 75
3rd Place each category (white ribbon)
10 entries minimum required. . . . . .. . . . . . .$ 50
Judges Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . Ribbon
Presidents Award . . . . . . . . . . . . $100
Redwood Coast Land Conservancy. . . . . . . $100
Friends of the Gualala River . . . . .. . . . $100
Mendonoma Sightings . . . . . . . . $100
Beading Excellence . . . . . .. . . . . . . $100
Emerging Artist (best work under 18). . . . . . . $100
Judges’ critique and award presentations will be made at approximately 6:15 p.m. on Friday at the Champagne Preview.
Artists are requested and encouraged to attend the award presentations
ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS
Entries limited to four (4) entries per artist
- Each Entry must:
- Be an Original – one of a kind or one of a limited edition of numbered multiples
- Gualala Arts carries no inventory of multiples
- Artists responsible for delivery of multiple sales
- Prints & Graphics produced in multiples must be numbered and signed by the artist
- Entered by a living artist who created the entry within the last two (2)years
- Never have been exhibited in Art in the Redwoods before
SIZE AND WEIGHT
- Single wall hung entry maximum of 60” wide
- Second wall hung entry maximum of 48” wide or less
- Third wall hung entry maximum of 48” wide or less
- Diptych and Triptych entries maximum of 60” wide
- Diptych and Triptych entries are one entry each and cannot be sold as individual pieces
- 70 weight limit for each entry
- Any entry may be refused if it:
- is exceptionally fragile
- space is not available
- does not adhere to these Exhibition Rules
- See Exceptions and Special Circumstances for Glass entries and additional Weight
PREPARING ENTRIES
- Ensure paintings are thoroughly dry
- Picture Frames:
- Must be strong and will be tested for sturdiness
- Avoid plastic or clip frames – Plexiglass recommended
- Use strong metal picture wire minimum of 2” affixed so that wire or hanger will not show when hung (saw tooth hangers discouraged)
- Jewelry and small sculptures should be in display cases or shadow box frames for protection
- Fabric entries must have handing tabs/sleeves with rod/dowel labeled with artist’s name
ARTIST/ENTRY INFORMATION
- Exhibit Artist Binder will be available for one sheet per entry (description, artist statement, artist bio, )
- No supplementary materials allowed next to or around entries (labels, books, promotional materials )
EXCEPTIONS AND SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Weight & Glass Information & Exception
- Entries within the weight limit – artists are requested to assist in handling large 3-dimentional artwork or furnish display stands if artwork requires
- Entries exceeding weight limit – artists are required to participate in Special intake required**
- Glass entries proposed to be suspended, are fragile or complex – Artists are required to participate in entry Special intake required**
Outdoor Entries Information
- Must be non-permanent and removable
- Must remain outdoors for the duration of exhibit
- Must be installed by Friday, August 4
** Special Intake on August 12 must be scheduled in advance – call 707-884-1138 to schedule an appointment.
FEES
- Membership in Gualala Arts is required in addition to Exhibit Entry Fee
- Individual Membership $30
- Family Membership $50
- Exhibit Entry Fees:
- $10 per entry
- $20 per entry not for sale (NFS)
- Entry Fees for Artists under 18 years old are waived
- Entry Fees are non-refundable
- $5 Fee will be charged for changes/addition to the Entry Form after submission
Special Note: The completeness of your entry form is important. Changes made after the Entry Form deadline will not be reflected in the ICO “Art in the Redwoods Official Show Program”
- Gualala Arts provides no insurance for exhibited artwork. If the artist feels that insurance is needed, they are encouraged to purchase it. Proof of insurance may be required for work priced over $5000
COMMISSIONS
- Gualala Arts will retain 30% commission on all entry (or multiples) sales
- Artist payment checks will be issued within two weeks of the end of the month in which sale was made
- It is Gualala Arts policy to request the artist to submit to Gualala Arts 10% of any future sales generated as a result of the Art in the Redwood Exhibit
PAPER ENTRY PROCEDURE
- Complete the 2023 Entry Form for up to four (4) entries
- Print Clearly
- Fill in all entries accurately (see reference in fees)
- Submit with total fee due no later than July 10
- USPS mail with total fee(s) to: AIR-‐FA Entry, PO Box 244, Gualala, CA 95445 (last postmark accepted July 10, 2023)
- Scan Entry Form and send e‐mail to: info@gualalaarts.org Subject: AIR Entry (last e‐mail accepted dated July 10)
- Call 707-884-1138 to arrange fee payment
- Deliver Entry form and fee(s) directly to Gualala Arts
- Entries are not accepted until fee(s) are paid
- Total entries for the exhibit are limited to 350
- Entries received are published weekly on our website GualalaArts.org
Or Fill Online Form Below for Each Entry by July 10
If you have questions or changes, contact Kendra Stillman at info@GualalaArts.org before July 10, after July 10 changes can be made when you drop off your artwork
ARTWORK DELIVERY
- Deliver artwork, noon – 4pm., Saturday and Sunday August 12 & 13, to Gualala Arts Center, 46501 Old State , Gualala
- Deliver in person at the above designated time
- Shipped or mailed entries will not be accepted. No exceptions!
- Special intake on Friday, August 11 must be scheduled in advance ‐ call 707-884-1138 to schedule an appointment
(see EXCEPTIONS AND SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES)
- Removable labels will be produced and attached by Gualala Arts to the back of each entry upon take‐in
- On take‐in day you will be provided:
- Artist receipt for claiming unsold artwork at exhibit close
- One Sunday AM Festival Ticket
POST SHOW PICK‐UP
- Unsold artwork must stay up for entire exhibit
- Buyers will be requested to leave purchases through Sunday August 20 or as long as possible but may take items upon purchase
- Artist must claim unsold artwork Sunday, September 10, Noon – 3 pm or Monday September 11, Noon – 3 pm
- Artist of Sales receipt will be used for ownership or proof of purchase at pick-up
- Artwork much be signed out
- Gualala Arts is not responsible for the art left after 4 pm September 12
- $5 daily storage fee assessed to artist for unclaimed artwork after September 12
RESPONSIBILITY
Gualala Arts, Inc. is not responsible for loss, theft, or damage of artworks entered in the exhibit at any time in the exhibit process
- Exhibitors solely responsible for their work
- Gualala Arts carries no insurance for exhibited artwork. Exhibitors should insure their work if they deem necessary
- Gualala Arts will not ship purchases
- Should potential buyer require shipment Gualala Arts will contact Artist
- When Artist confirms their agreement/responsibility to package and ship Gualala Arts will complete the sales transaction
- Submission of an entry implies acceptance of all conditions stated in this document
- GUALALA ARTS RESERVES THE RIGHT
- To change category classification of any entry.
- To its sole discretion to refuse to display any artwork.
- Gualala Arts Hanging Committee has complete discretion placing or positioning entries.
- Artists may not request location of their work.
Register Here
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EACH ENTRY NEEDS TO BE FILLED OUT SEPARATELY – 4 entries…no problem… do this online process 4 times.
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OR download hardcopy PDF and deliver to arts center.
Gualala Arts Membership is required for entry, need to renew? Click here.
Don’t Like Online Registration? Want to pay by check? Find Paper Registration Form here
Meet the Fine Arts Exhibit
Judges
Deric Torres
Deric has a very strong, decades long background in American Furniture and Decorative Arts circa 1870-1950, with an emphasis on California. His education and mentorship have focused on California related Furniture, Decorative, and Fine Art including Early California from 1870 through the Bay Area Figurative movement, and contemporary California art.
With nearly twenty five years in the field both as a collector and representing high level private collectors and institutions, Deric has a keen sense of market trends and current market values. Deric is Senior Vice President and partner at Clars Auction Gallery in Oakland, CA, the West Coast’s largest full service auction gallery. In addition to being the Director of the very strong Furniture and Decorative Art department, Deric is also an auctioneer at the gallery. Deric is an Accredited Member of ISA, and his work is truly his love and his passion.
Robert Sain
Extensive leadership experience in the positioning of American museums and visual arts organizations as beacons for learning and sites for convening. Known for realizing transformative visions and applying experimental approaches in making education central to the life of museums. Having worked with large, encyclopedic institutions to small entrepreneurial start-ups with a determined quest to engage people of all ages and from all walks of life in ideas that matter though the power of art. Noted for commissioning artists to address concerns of our time, often by activating permanent collection works, generating strategic community partnerships resulting in new models for impact. This work has entailed leading boards and managing staff through complex and difficult issues, raising funds, institutional repositioning and re-branding, curating large-scale thematic exhibitions, implementing innovative educational strategies including re-thinking artist’s residencies, cross-departmental collaboration, and initiating effective alliances, all designed to showcase the pivotal role of museums in life-long learning while fostering new knowledge and ways of seeing. Taking inspiration from Yeats, “education is not filling the pail, it’s lighting the fire”.