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Thank you for your interest in the St. Catherine of Bologna 10th Annual Photo, Art & Poetry Exhibition,
featuring Musical Performances. Please read the attached guidelines carefully and return your
application, along with your fee no later than Monday February 23, 2009 to:
David J. Nocera
St. Catherine of Bologna
Patron of the Arts Association
112 Erskine Road
Ringwood, NJ 07456
Please make your check payable to St. Catherine of Bologna. You may also apply online and pay
securely by credit card at stcatharts.org. This year, entries will be accepted on a first-come, first served
basis and we will be declining entries after our maximum number is met. Please check the ticker at
www.stcatharts.org to check the status of open entry slots for this year’s show.
Receiving day for your photography, art, sculpture and poetry entries is Sunday, March 8, 2009
12:00 PM to 5:00 PM at St. Catherine of Bologna Parish Center,112 Erskine Road (right side of the
upper parking lot),Ringwood, NJ . We have extended our drop-off hours this year. All artwork must be
received March 8 so it can be catalogued, tagged and safely stored for the exhibition. In addition to
your juried submissions, please consider donating an additional original piece of artwork to our Silent
Auction.
New! This year the judges we will be giving a special Ringwood Award for the best piece of art,
photography, poetry and sculpture about Ringwood. Please mark your entries depicting Ringwood in
the designated spot on your application and labels.
We provide an opportunity for artists to present their portfolio of works for sale on a CD that is
presented on a large screen at our sales booth. This courtesy has been extended to our artists at no
extra charge. If interested, send your CD along with your completed application. For those submitting
photography and/or art, please attempt to make multiple prints available for sale through special order,
in case more than one patron is interested in purchasing your work. We will also display your business
cards (standard size only) at the information desk.
Once again, thank you for your support. We look forward to viewing your artistic work and seeing you
at the Exhibition. If you have any further questions, please visit our website at www.StCathArts.org or
call Linda at (201) 314-8045 or email is at info@stcatharts.org.
Sincerely,
David J. Nocera
Exhibition Coordinator
St. Catherine of Bologna – Patron of the Arts Association
10th Annual Photo, Art & Poetry Exhibition
March 13th, 14th and 15th, 2009
EXHIBITION PROSPECTUS
BIOGRAPHY DONATIONS
ELIGIBILITY We encourage you to submit a A 25% minimum donation is
This exhibition is open to all "brief" artist biography to be required on all sales and any
professional, amateur and printed in our program. Please commissioned work.
student photographers, artists, provide a brief, typed bio via
poets and film makers email by Sunday March 1, 2009 SILENT AUCTION
submitting their original works. to Linda@StCatharts.org In addition to your juried
(Your bio may be submissions, please consider
MEDIA subject to editing). donating to our silent auction.
- Photography
- Painting GUIDELINES JURY
- Drawing All hanging entries, Awards will be presented for
- Digital Photographic Art, Photo, Poetry & Children, 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and
Art must be professionally Honorable Mention in each
- Sculpture presented, properly framed, category. A cash prize of $100
- Poetry matted (all photo & poetry) and for Best of Show will be
ready for hanging, complete awarded for art and
HANGING FEES with appropriate wire hanging photography. There will be a
support (i.e. screw eyes with special Judge’s Choice Award
Photography/Art* wire). given by each judge and a
- $40 Adults – (limit 3) Special Ringwood Award for
- $15 High School (limit 2) No Tape, best piece of art, photography,
- $ 7 Students K-8 (limit 1) No String, poetry and sculpture depicting
No Clips. Ringwood. High School
Poetry Gallery NO EXCEPTIONS! students will be judged
- $30 Adults (limit 3) separately. High School and
- $15 High School (limit 2) Please be sure that you have Adult Poetry will be judged
- $ 7 Students (limit 1) completed and attached one separately. Students
of the labels on the next page K-8 and Silent Auction
Anyone submitting to the back of each submissions will not be judged.
photography and art may submission.
also submit poetry at a Winning Pieces: You will
discounted rate of $5 per - Please choose your piece’s receive notification Friday
poem: Adults limit 3, High category carefully, as it will be March 13, 2009 via email if your
school limit 2 and Students hung with and judged in the piece (s) has won an award.
limit 1. category you designate. See list Please send us a jpeg of that
of categories at bottom of label piece via email so we may post
No applications will be page. it on our website.
accepted after Monday
February 23, 2009 . - Due to pastoral guidelines, we LIABILITY
Submissions from previous cannot accept any artwork, All submissions will be handled
St. Catherine Exhibitions will photography, with reasonable care. St.
not be accepted for judging, sculpture or poetry containing Catherine of Bologna Patron of
but may be donated to the inappropriate or suggestive the Arts Association shall not
silent auction. material. be responsible for damage, loss
or theft. Submitting an entry in
this exhibition shall imply ENTRY PICK UP
agreement on the part of You must arrange to have your
photographer, artist, poet, entries picked up
sculptor or film maker with all of on Sunday, March 15, 2008
the conditions outlined in this between 4:15 to 5:15 PM
prospectus. Entries may not be removed
until the end of the exhibition
CALENDAR –
RECEIVING DAY FOR ART,
PHOTOGRAPHY, St. Catherine Patron of the
SCULPTURE AND POETRY Arts Assoc. will not be
responsible for entries left
Extended Hours Sunday, behind. Entries that are left
March 8, 2009 behind run the risk of being
12:00 to 5:00 PM damaged since they will be
All entries must be delivered to: transported to the Rectory
St Catherine of Bologna, and stored there for one
Parish Center week
112 Erskine Road Rectory Phone:
Ringwood, NJ. (upper parking (973) 962-7032.
lot on right side)
Please be courteous and pick
ARTISTS' RECEPTION up your entries promptly.
We will hold two receptions for
artists and invited guests: CONTACT INFORMATION
Email: David@StCathsArts.org
*The Photographer’s and Or call Linda at:
Poet’s Reception will be held (201) 314-8045.
Friday., March 13, 2009 from
7:00 to 9:00 PM. REMINDER
* March 8 Drop-Off
*The Artist’s Reception will be * Portfolio CD
held Saturday March 14, 2009 * Silent Auction
from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. * Live Poetry Reading
* Brief Artist Biography
EXHIBITION HOURS * Business Cards
* Designate Entries
Friday, March 13, 2008 Depicting
6:00 to 11:00 PM Ringwood
Saturday Mar. 14, 2008 *March 15 Pick-Up
3:00 to 11:00 PM At 4:15 PM
Sunday, March 15, 2008
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
.
***PLEASE RETURN THIS APPLICATION WITH PAYMENT***
ADDRESS ___________________________________________________________________________________
*Anyone submitting photography and art may also submit poetry at a discounted rate of $5
per poem: Adults limit 3, High School limit 2 and Students limit 1.
VOLUNTEER SECTION:
I am interested in donating my time and talents in the following areas:
(You name the amount of time & area of interest) THANK YOU!
Musician ______ Live Artist _____ Judge______ Help Committee for 10th Ann. Exhibition ___________
1) TITLE _____________________________________________________
Estimated Value for insurance purposes: _________Check one: For Sale ____Price: $_______ Not For Sale_____
2) TITLE _____________________________________________________
Estimated Value for insurance purposes: _________Check one: For Sale _____Price: $ ______Not For Sale______
3) TITLE _____________________________________________________
Estimated Value for insurance purposes: _________Check one: For Sale _____Price: $ ______Not For Sale_______
TITLE______________________________________________________
VALUE $__________
LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
ALL SUBMISSIONS WILL BE HANDLED WITH REASONABLE CARE HOWEVER, THE ST. CATHERINE OF
BOLOGNA – PATRON OF THE ARTS ASSOCIATION, ST. CATHERINE OF BOLOGNA SCHOOL/CHURCH
OR THE HOME SCHOOL ASSOCIATION SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE OR LOSS.
SUBMITTING AN ENTRY IN THIS EXHIBITION SHALL IMPLY AGREEMENT ON THE PART OF THE
PHOTOGRAPHER/ARTIST WITH THE CONDITIONS OF THIS LIABILITY DISCLAIMER.
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10th Annual Exhibition Student ___________ Adult _______________
Attach to Back of Artwork
Name _____________________________________________Phone _________________________________
Address __________________________________________________________________________________
Title _______ ______________________________________________________________________________
Media -Check one: Photo ____ Art ____ Sculpture ____ Poetry _____ Digital Art ____ Silent Auction ______
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10th Annual Exhibition Student ___________ Adult ________________
Attach to Back of Artwork
Name _____________________________________________Phone _________________________________
Address __________________________________________________________________________________
Title _______ ______________________________________________________________________________
Media -Check one: Photo ____ Art ____ Sculpture ____ Poetry ___ Digital Art ____ Silent Auction _____
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10th Annual Exhibition Student ___________ Adult ________________
Attach to Back of Artwork
Name _____________________________________________Phone _________________________________
Address __________________________________________________________________________________
Title _______ ______________________________________________________________________________
Media -Check one: Photo ____ Art ___ Sculpture ___ Poetry ___ Digital Art ____ Silent Auction _____