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SUMMARY:49th BAC Art Comp
DESCRIPTION:49th Annual Art Comp\nOPENING\nAwards Reception Saturday\, May 9th\, 2026 | 2PM-4PM\nIn Beverly Arts Center’s Simmerling Gallery \nNOTIFICATION\nArtists selected for ART COMP 49 will be notified no later than Tuesday\, April 14th at 4PM. \nArt Comp 49th will selections will be juried by Kathy Weaver. Art Comp 49 selections will be judged by artists Nat Soti and Ashley January.   \nThe Beverly Arts Center proudly announces the open application period for ART COMP 49.  This annual juried gallery exhibition celebrates the talent and creativity to local and regional artists. Since 1976\, ART COMP has supported artists with prize money and the opportunity to show their work in the BAC’s Jack Simmerling Gallery.  \nSubmission Form \n49th Annual Art Comp Submission Form Here \nAdministrative Fee \nAdministrative Fee Payment Here \nThe fee for entry is $20\, or $15 for BAC members or college students. All payments must be in by submission deadline to be considered for selection. \n\nThe deadline for submissions is midnight\, Wednesday\, April 1st\, 2026\n\nForms with missing information or forms submitted without payment will be considered incomplete and will be ineligible for consideration. \nSelected artworks can be dropped off during the week of Monday\, April 20th – Sunday\, May 3rd. BAC will accept mailed in artwork with return postage included in the packaging. \n  \nHISTORY OF ART COMP\nIn 1976\, real estate developer Arthur Rubloff and local artists William and Judie Anderson\, all original supporters of the Beverly Arts Center\, decided to honor their good friends\, Alice and Arthur Baer\, by establishing a juried art competition in their name. Each year\, the Beverly Arts Center awards over $5000 in prize monies to local and regional artists whose works are selected for exhibition. \nART COMP 49 is made possible through the generous support of Beverly Bank and Trust. \n \n\nPRIZE MONEY\nBeverly Bank Best of Show: $1000 Alice and Arthur Baer Award $750 \n\nBill and Judie Anderson Award –  $750\nHonorable Mention 1 –  $350\nHonorable Mention 2 –  $350\nHonorable Mention 3 –  $350\nHonorable Mention 4 –  $350\nHonorable Mention 5 –  $350\nBeverly Arts Center Purchase Award –  Up to $500\n\nRETURNING WORK\nShipped work will be mailed by Tuesday\, June 11th\, 2026. All other work must be collected between Saturday\, June 6th and no later than Saturday\, June 20th.  Work may only be picked-up during hours that the BAC Front Desk is staffed – Mondays – Thursdays\, 12noon – 7pm\, Fridays\, 12noon – 5pm\, and Saturdays\, 9am – 2pm.  The BAC is not responsible for uncollected works. \nLIABILITY & INSURANCE\nThe BAC does not insure artwork. Artists are responsible for demonstrating proof of insurance for their own work. \nSALES\nThe BAC retains a 30% commission of any item sold based on the sale price determined by the Artist in advance of the Exhibition. All sales of pieces exhibited at ART COMP 49 for the duration of the show\,  Saturday\, May 9th\, 2026 and Friday\, June 5th\, 2026 will be processed through the Beverly Arts Center’s point of sale system.  Artists whose work is purchased during this period will receive payment from the BAC no later than Friday\, June 26th\, 2025. \nMARKETING\nThe BAC reserves the right to photograph all exhibited works and to use those photographs for catalog and/ or publicity purposes. \nINCLUSION\nThe Beverly Arts Center is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness. We empower the creative vitality of every identity and encourage work from all communities\, groups\, and individuals
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LOCATION:Simmerling Gallery
CATEGORIES:Art Gallery,Exhibit Opening,Shows
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