Call for Entries
The Sealy Area Historical Society invites residents of Austin County and all adjacent counties, including Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Ft. Bend, Waller, Wharton and Washington Counties, to participate in the 2024 Spring Fest Art Show to be held in conjunction with the annual Spring Fest.
The theme for this year’s Art Show is “Vintage Texas.” Works can include landscapes, people, animals, buildings and/or any vintage scene or subject. Modern subject matter is not acceptable.
Entrants may use any of the Sealy Area Historical Society’s old photos as inspiration. A collection of old photos can be found on the Society’s website sealyhistoricalsociety.org.
The Spring Fest Art Show will be held on April 13th on the grounds of the Sealy Historical Park. All artwork will be displayed inside one of the buildings.
RULES OF ENTRY
Works entered must be an original composition created by the entrant without assistance. All artwork is to be either a painting or drawing on paper, canvas or board. Any medium may be used. There are no size requirements other than the artwork must not exceed six square feet including the frame. Artwork must be prepared for hanging with a wire on the back, no sawtooth hangers. Entrants are limited to one submission each.
PRIZES
There will be prizes for two categories of entrants: Youth - Entrants between the ages of 10 and 17, and Adult - 18 years of age and older. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places for each age category. The cash prizes are: Adult division - $150.00 for 1st place, $100.00 for 2nd place, $50.00 for 3rd place. Youth division - $75.00 for 1st place, $50.00 for 2nd place, and $25.00 for 3rd place.
JUDGE: Karen Vernon – has been painting in watercolor, oil, pastel or acrylics since childhood. Her paintings hang in museum collections in Europe and in the United States, as well as private and corporate collections.
ENTRY PROCESS
Artists may register to participate in the art show by completing, saving and submitting the form below to nnaron@gmail.com or by downloading and completing a paper registration form and mailing the form to Sealy Area Historical Society, P. O. Box 585, Sealy, TX 77474.
Participants may contact Nancy Naron via email at nnaron@gmail.com or by phone at 832-492-4244 or Sandy Rhodes at skrhodes53@gmail.com or by phone at 281-216-9244 to ask questions.
The deadline to register for participation in the Spring Fest Art Show is Friday, April 5, 2024.
By submitting a work of art to be exhibited in the 2024 Spring Fest Art Show, the artist is agreeing to release the Sealy Area Historical Society and all Sealy Area Historical Society members and volunteers from liability for damage to the artist’s work. The show’s organizers will take every precaution to ensure that all artwork is protected from damage and returned to the artist undamaged. Each entrant will receive notification via email that their registration form has been received and that the Society is expecting their artwork to be included in the Show.
Artists may sell their artwork during the show. The artwork must be on display between 9 AM and 4 PM on the day of the show. The event ends at 5 PM.
A 20% commission will be paid to the Sealy Area Historical Society on any artwork sold during the show. Artists may choose to display art that is not for sale. Buyers will be told they must pick up their purchased artwork between 4 PM and 6 PM on the day of the Show unless the buyer makes arrangements with the artist to pick up their artwork later in a different location. The Sealy Area Historical Society will not arrange for pickup at the Museum at times other than the day of the Show.
DELIVERY OF ARTWORK
All artwork must be delivered to the Sealy Historical Park Museum located at 211 East Main Street in Sealy. The artwork must be delivered between 9 AM and 2 PM on Thursday, April 11, 2024. The artist’s name, age category (either “Between 10 and 17” or “18 and Older”), address, phone number, email address, title of artwork, and price (if for sale) must be included on the registration form. A copy of the registration form must be attached to the back of the artwork.
The artwork will be on display from 9 AM and 4 PM on April 13, 2024. All artwork must be picked up from the Museum located at 211 East Main Street between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM on April 13, 2024. During the Show, volunteers will be present to sell the artwork and to prevent damage.
