American Society Of Aviation Artists

CALL FOR ENTRIES
 

2008 International Aerospace Art Exhibition


To Be On Display At

The Museum Of Flight
Seattle, Washington
 

June 16 - September 14, 2008

Submit your entry Online Here, Or Download the PDF version Here, Or print this page and fill out the form at the bottom

Fourth Mission of the Day by Gil Cohen
2007 ASAA Award of Distinction
 


Destination Romance by Tom Kalina
2007 “Best of the Best”
Aviation Week & Space Technology Award

Selected works will be the best submitted by artists from around the world. In addition to numerous ASAA and other exhibition awards, Aviation Week & Space Technology Magazine (AW&ST) will select the "Best of the Best" winner and winners in each of four categories: Commercial, Military, General Aviation and Space. Winners will appear in AW&ST's December Photo and
Aviation Art Issue.

Valuable cash prizes will be awarded.

Rules For Artist Entrants

Entry Deadline: Entries must be received by April 15, 2008

Who May Enter: All artists are invited to submit entries for this
juried exhibition. Only the artist creator may submit the artwork.
Publishers, galleries, agents, and collectors may not submit artwork on behalf of artists. If the work is not currently in the artist’s possession, it will be the artist’s responsibility to insure availability and arrange for shipping of the work in time to meet
deadlines.

Theme and Eligibility: This is an open theme exhibition and
artwork depicting any aerospace subject is eligible. Works appearing in prior ASAA exhibits are ineligible. Only original artwork will be accepted. Computer generated art is ineligible. Photographs, photo-offset lithographs, giclées, computer graphics, or other reproductions will not be accepted. True fine art prints are acceptable. This includes etchings, serigraphs, stone lithographs, and woodcuts, all of which are hand printed one at a time. Artists are responsible for the legal and ethical integrity of their artwork. An artwork may be rejected by jurors if, in the jurors' opinions, the artwork appears to be derived from another's art (including photography).

AWARDS

Artists may wish to paint for a specific award(s). Listed below are some of the awards anticipated for the exhibition.

James V. Roy, Jr. $1500
For the best artwork in the exhibition by an ASAA member.

Award of Distinction $1000
For the best artwork in the exhibition.

Merit Awards (2) $500 each.

Aviation Week & Space Technology Magazine Awards.
To be considered for an Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine award, artwork must be identified in the following categories:

Commercial Aviation, General Aviation, Military Aviation, or Space.

Choose the desired category on the entry form for each artwork submitted.

Best of the Best $1000
For the best artwork in the exhibition.

  • 1st place $500 for each category.

  • 2nd place $250 for each category.

  • 3rd place $100 for each category.

Captain Duane Whitney Martin $500
For themes that reflect events in Southeast Asia.

Boeing Spirit of Flight $500

Women in Aviation $200 and a Wright Brother’s Flyer
sculpture. For the work that best depicts Women’s achievement
in aviation.

Nixon Galloway Golden Age of Aviation $200
For work best depicting the Golden Age of Aviation.

CAE SimuFlite $150
For work that best depicts business
(corporate) aviation.

Walter Jefferies Awards (2)
$100 Attendees’ Unjuried Exhibit by Popular Choice.
$100 For the best work Created at the Forum.

Founder's Awards Ribbons Gold and two silver.
For the best original art (no prints) in the unjuried exhibition.
Duration: Any artwork submitted must be available for the duration of the exhibition.

Artwork: Artwork must be properly framed (artwork on paper
must be protected by acrylic glazing), wired, and ready for
hanging with the artist's name and title of painting clearly
printed on the back of the artwork, or it will not be hung. Sculptural entries must give overall dimensions on the entry form. Accepted artwork submitted not exhibiting the quality indicated in the slide(s) or scanned digital image will be disqualified by the hanging committee.

Release: Aviation Week & Space Technology will select the
best of these entries for awards. Selected award-winning entries
will be reproduced in the magazine's December 2008
special photography and aviation art issue. Each entry form
has a release statement covering the use of the artwork by
Aviation Week & Space Technology and The American Society
of Aviation Artists. This release must be signed by the artist
for each entered

How To Enter

There is no limit on the number of entries submitted but only
a maximum of three entries can be juried into the exhibition.
Entry may be made in the form of 35mm slides or scanned
digital images of original art. Entry forms may be submitted by
mail with slides or online submission with scanned digital entries.

Payment may be made by check if by mail, or by credit
card if by on-line submission (for those entrants with internet
access). Online submission of entry information is encouraged,
even if you are submitting slides or a CD. On-line registration
will be available after November 1, 2007.

Media:

Digital images: Digital images of the original art may be submitted online or on a CD. Images must be sized to fit within a 1500 X 3500 pixels image area at 300 dpi and are in JPEG format.

Slides: Submit two (2) duplicate 35mm mounted reproduction
quality slides for each entry. No glass mounted slides, please.
Be sure your slides are free of dust and fingerprints.
These slides will be used for reproduction purposes. Do not
send original art, photo prints, giclees, or litho prints for jurying.
Slides must be labeled exactly as indicated below. Place
slides in an envelope and attach the envelope to the entry form for the artwork depicted in the slides. Use a separate entry form and attached envelope for each different artwork entered. Do not clip or otherwise attach the slides directly to the form(s). Slides of sculptural artwork should show more than one view.

HOW TO MARK YOUR SLIDES
The "Slide Front" view on the left is the view that matches the
way you normally look at the artwork. The shaded area within
the dotted line represents artwork created in a vertical format.
Place a red dot in the bottom left corner of the front of each
slide.



Front



Back


 

 

Release of the Hounds by Russell Smith
2007 Military Aviation First Place
Aviation Week & Space Technology Award

Flying Down to Rio by Andy Whyte
2007 Commercial Aviation First Place
Aviation Week & Space Technology Award

The Quest for Mach 10 by Mark Pestana
2007 Space First Place
Aviation Week & Space Technology Award

Evening Calm by John Rheinhold
2007 General Aviation First Place
Aviation Week & Space Technology Award
   

How To Enter

Online Forms: On-line registration will be available after
November 1, 2007.

Online submission of entry information is encouraged even if
you are submitting slides or CD’s by mail. To submit online,
go HERE. There will be space for
description of the artwork, and an artist biography. You may
prepare this information in a text editor, offline, and use cut &
paste to enter the information into the form if you wish. If you
would like to submit your scanned images at this time, there
will be a link on the confirmation page after completing the entry form which will allow you to upload your images.
A high speed Internet connection should make this
process quick and simple. Be aware that uploading your images
can be time consuming if your Internet connection is by
Modem, perhaps 4 or 5 minutes per image.

Paper Forms: Completely fill out the entry form. Make copies
if necessary. Use one (1) entry form and a set of two (2) duplicate slides or digital scan on CD for each entry. There is no
limit on the number of entries submitted but a maximum of 3
artworks for any artist would be accepted. A 50 word (or less),
description of the subject matter and a 50 word (or less), biography must be submitted. Copy must be proof read, as we
will not review this document for correctness. Please do not attach a separate biography from a brochure.

Your application will not be accepted unless all
forms are completely filled out.

If you would like your disc and/or slides returned, please enclose
a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

Entry fee: The entry fee is $10 per entry for ASAA members
and $20 per entry for nonmembers. Please write only one (1)check made payable to "ASAA Exhibit" to cover all of your
entries. If you are willing to use the PayPal credit card service,
you may make a secure online payment of your entry fees by
credit card by going to the ASAA website www.asaa-avart.org,
follow the link to “Exhibit Entry Info” and select “Cashier.”
Those of you with an existing PayPal account can simply send
payment to treasurer@asaa-avart.org.

Deadlines and Notification

Completed entry forms, media, and entry fees must be received by April 15, 2008. Entries received after that date will be returned unjuried. Entrants will be notified whether their artwork has been accepted or not by letter to be mailed by April 30, 2008.

Shipping and Insurance

Artists are responsible for shipping and insurance of their artwork to the exhibition. Return shipment and insurance of artwork will be paid by ASAA for ASAA members only.

Non-ASAA artists will be responsible for shipping and insurance
of their work both ways. Join ASAA, as an Associate Member ($40/year) and we will cover your return shipping and insurance costs.

All ASAA paintings for US and Canadian artists will be shipped
by UPS or FedEx Ground, insured. Be sure your return address
is a street address accepting UPS or FedEx delivery.

Where To Send Entries

Please send entry form(s), Media, and checks to:

Michael J. O’Neal, ASAA
3 Woodland Avenue
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
USA
Phone: (732) 220-9467
Email: njaviators@aol.com

If you have any questions about the exhibit, please contact:

John W. Clark
13330 W. Gelding Drive
Surprise, AZ 85379-6487
USA
Phone (H): (623) 556-9630
Email: Exhibit@asaa-avart.org

Jurors: Domonic DeNardo - ASAA, Gary Meyer - ASAA, Jody
Sjogren - ASAA, Craig Slaff—ASAA, Cher Pruys
 

Thank you for your entry! We look forward to having an outstanding exhibit at The Museum of Flight.

John W. Clark, ASAA
EXHIBITION CHAIRMAN

Submit your entry Online Here, Or Download the PDF version Here, Or print this page and fill out the form at the bottom

This entry form is # _____ of _____

If submitting more than one piece of artwork, duplicate this form and use a separate form for each artwork title.

Artist’s name (please print) _____________________________________________________________

Mailing address City_________________________

State/Province/UK County ___________________  Zip/Postal Code _____________________

Country _____________________E-mail / Website ____________________________

Phone: (home) ___________________ , (business) __________________ , (FAX) ______________________

Title of artwork ________________________________ Date completed _________________

Medium _______________ Unframed dimensions: Height _____________ Length _______________

Framed dimensions: Height ____________  Length ______________

Is the art for sale? _____________ Sale Price:________________ Is a print available?________________

Type (giclées, Litho, etc.) _________________________

Print size:  ________________ Price of print: ________________  Number of prints in edition: _______________

Insurance value (not to exceed sale price). ____________________________

Category: Commercial Aviation , General Aviation , Military Aviation , Space

If your artwork is selected, the description and biography will be needed for the exhibit catalogue.


How did you hear about this exhibition? ___________________________________________________


Description of Subject Matter (50 words or less):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist’s Biography (50 words or less): Proof read your Biography. What you write is what the public will see.
Only one form needs to have the biography included or attached. If possible, also e-mail your biography and description of subject matter to art@asaa-avart.org.

 

 

 

 

 

Artist Release:

I, the undersigned, agree that the original art described herein is my original creation, that it does not plagiarize any other creative work, and that it is available and will remain in this exhibition for its duration. I also agree that, if selected for the exhibition, the artwork may appear without fee on Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine’s web site, in, or on its 2008 Photo and Aerospace Art Awards issue; for any promotional material in that issue; or to promote the ASAA 2008 Exhibition and future ASAA exhibitions.

I hereby authorize Aviation Week & Space Technology to publish the following contact information as provided on page one
of this form in their magazine and on their website should my artwork be included in either (check the box for information you
wish to see published):

Address , Phone number , Fax number , E-mail, None of the preceding information .
Finally, I agree to the rules of entry and that the decisions of the jurors and judges are acceptable and final.
Submission of this form online signifies acceptance of this agreement in lieu of a signature.

Artist Signature _________________________________ Date _______________________

Please notify me of future ASAA Exhibitions: Yes

 

Submit your entry Online Here, Or Download the PDF version Here, Or print this page and fill out the form at the bottom