Enter a Juried Art Exhibition
A juried art exhibition is a thrilling exercise for novices and experienced artists alike. Having qualified judges inspect and rule on your work according to a set of guidelines provides an objective appraisal of your progress as an artist. If you are looking to enter a juried art exhibition follow these steps.
Instructions
1. Get your piece ready. You should have your piece ready, or almost ready, for submittal before you apply to the exhibition. Make sure you feel the piece is finished and have a few friends, instructors or acquaintances give you their own opinions of the piece prior to your application.
2. Find the right exhibition. Juried art exhibitions vary. Often, there is a strict set of guidelines that determines who can submit pieces and what type of pieces can be submitted. Check out art newsletters like ArtList.com and art deadline lists to see which art exhibitions are coming up.
3. Read the guideline and deadline information carefully. It's important that you submit a suitable piece, submit the piece in the required manner and submit on time to be considered. Every juried art exhibition publishes its submittal and judging criteria in advance, so find out as much as you can. Don't waste time on an irrelevant exhibition.
4. Maintain perspective. It's important for you to keep your perspective through the process. If you don't win the prize, or you don't even make it into the exhibition, you should not give up. Judges estimate art by their own personal criteria. You always can enter other exhibitions.
