2023 Member Art Show Registration

new categories & prizes

• Professional Artist* 
• Amateur/Emerging Artists (New this year!) 
• Youth (18 and younger)

We now offer a youth category for artists 18 years and younger. Monetary Prizes are to be awarded to the school art program of each winner. Prize winners will receive a certificate of recognition and gift certificate.

*Definition of Adult Professional Artist: The artist has been accepted into a major juried show, or accepted in a major gallery, or has been a professional art educator, or has an advanced degree in art.

calendar

prizes

judge

Tim Kennedy paints the observed world. He embraces all of the genres but has repeatedly returned to themes that include the figure in both domestic interior and landscape settings. In most cases he works directly from his motif perceptually. He received a BFA from Carnegie-Mellon University and an MFA from Brooklyn College. He attended the Skowhegan School during the summers of 1979 and 1980. Kennedy has received individual artist grants from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, the Indiana Arts Commission, the Arts Council of Indianapolis and the Clark Hulings Fund. In 2019 he participated in the Platform Arts & Humanities Laboratory sponsored by a partnership between the College Arts and Humanities Institute at Indiana University and the Mellon Foundation. His work has been reviewed in The New York Sun, The New York Observer and the Indianapolis Star. Articles on his work have appeared in The Artist’s Magazine, American Artist Magazine and Watercolor Magazine. An interview with Tim Kennedy is featured on Larry Groff’s blog Painting Perceptions. He exhibits his work at First Street Gallery in New York where he has had nine solo exhibitions. He is a Senior Lecturer of Painting at Indiana University in Bloomington where he has taught since 2000.

eligible artists

Artists with active membership in the Friends of T.C. Steele are invited to enter the show. Non-members are welcome to the show after the completion of the membership application.

specifications for artworks

• New in 2023: Adult Categories divided into Professional & Amateur/Emerging Artist 
• Up to 2 artworks may be entered but may be limited to 1 displayed work, depending on available space. Entry #1 will be hung if only one work is displayed. 
• Artwork must be original, not produced in a class or workshop, and not exhibited in previous Friends of T.C. Steele art shows. 
• 2D and 3D artworks on any medium are accepted, including photography. 
• 2D artworks are limited to 48” before framing, in any direction. 2D artworks must be dry, framed or fully painted gallery wrapped and ready to hang with flat hangers and wire. No sawtooth or screw-eyed hangers. 
• 2D artworks are limited to 50 lbs. or less. A table will be provided, or the artist should provide special equipment for display as appropriate. 
• Artworks should be labeled: Title, Artist Name, Medum, Size, Price (NFS if not for sale). 
• Place the label on upper left corner of the back of 2D works. 
• All works must remain on display until the end of the show. 
• The show committee reserves the right to exclude works due to highly objectionable content or non-compliance with specifications. 

sales & commission

A 35% commission will be deducted from the sale price: 25% to the Brown County Art Gallery and 10% to the Friends of T.C Steele.

registration fee

The processing fee is $10. You can pay securely with debit or credit when you register online, or include a check if you choose to print and mail your registration.

how do i enter?

Use the online registration form below or download, print and mail your entry form to:
Friends of T.C. Steele
PO Box 1070
Nashville, IN 47448

Online Registration

Liabilities & Publicity

The BCAG has a security system but the Friends and the BCAG will not be responsible for any damage or loss of the artwork. Permission to photograph the artworks and reproduce for publicity purposes is considered granted by the artists.

Questions?

Email Betty Wagoner, Show Coordinator, or call 812-272-1885.

Brought to you in part by the Indiana Arts Commission, Gary & Kathy Anderson, Bob & Barbara Stevens, and friends like you.