Homestead Art Club Hosting

CALENDAR FOR SHOW

Entry Fee & Forms Due

Tuesday February 17, 2009

Delivery of Work

Tuesday Feb 24, 2009

11:00AM to 5:00PM

Show Open to the Public

Friday, February 27 – 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Saturday, February 28 – 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sunday, March 1 – 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Exhibition Ends Pick-up of all work

Sunday March 1, 2009 - 6PM Sharp

Sheraton Miami Mart Hotel & Convention Center (has temp new name)

Airport Mart Hotel
711 N.W. 72 Avenue
Miami, FL

Awards: Both ribbons and cash prizes will be awarded. Categories announced soon

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GENERAL ENTRY RULES & AGREEMENT

Submission of an entry constitutes an agreement to comply with all the rules of HAC and 63rd MIAMI INTERNATIONAL ORCHID SHOW & this prospectus. Accepted artwork must remain in the exhibit for the duration of the show.

LIABILITY

All reasonable care will be given to artwork in the exhibit; however Homestead Art Club of HAC and 63rd MIAMI INTERNATIONAL ORCHID SHOW are not responsible for any loss or damage.

ENTRY FEE

$30.00 for up to two pieces

Non-refundable entry fee

Limit of 2 pieces of work can be presented for entry. In juried shows there is the possibility that some work will not be hung. The member committee will be responsible for hanging of the show.

SALES

HAC now makes sales using major credit cards. All checks will be made to HAC. Sales tax will be collected and paid by HAC. A 12% commission on work sold during the exhibit will be retained. Payment for works sold will be made within 4 weeks of sale by HAC.

SHOW JUDGE/S- To be determined by South Florida Orchid Society SHOW JURORS - Entries will be juried by member committee.

HANGING WORK - Framed artwork to be hung must have wire for hanging or be gallery wrapped. No Sawtooths – No Unfinished Edges. Plexiglas preferred. PIECES NOT SUITABLY PRESENTED WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE EXHIBIT.

SCULPTURE/and/or 3D work

Artist must provide their own display. Because of limits of size of exhibition room, larger 3d work may not be accepted.

DECORATIVE ARTS

Such as jewelry, etc. Must be able to hang on display panels, such as a shadow box.

All artwork must be original work of the artist submitting the entry The work to be submitted by the artist is to be representational of Orchids. The judges will be awarding on the merits of the artwork and not the anatomical aspects of an orchid. The work to be submitted can be oils, acrylics, watercolor, mixed media or 3 dimensional. Photography is a separate category and will be run by another organization.

Signature:________________________________________________________________________ Date:_________________

HOMESTEAD ART CLUB MISSION STATEMENT

“The mission of this club shall be to promote an interest in art, increase an appreciation of things artistic, develop the talent of its members, and seek to discover new talent within the community.”

Remember to enclose your Entry Fee and this form, signed, filled out and mail to the address at the top of this form. Make your check out to Homestead Art Club. Labels will be supplied to you at the take in to attach to your work. Under medium, please be specific, such as oil painting, acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, porcelain, pottery, wood-making etc.

Name of Artist: ___________________________________________________Phone:___________________________________

Address:________________________________

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Entry #1

Title: ___________________________

Medium: ________________________

Size: ____________________________

Price: __________________NFS______

Entry #2

Title: ___________________________

Medium: ________________________

Size: ____________________________

Price: __________________NFS______

Shipping Information for out of town entries:

The hotel is no longer a Sheraton. We are waiting for official hotel name, but for now we call it the Airport Mart Hotel.
Regarding shipping, we can do it to Jean Frank's attention with a scheduled amount of days it will be accepted, but it is strongly recommended your art to be dropped off in person. We can not guarantee the handling of the materials and would hate for something to get lost or broken....
It is the shipping address of the CONVENTION CENTER (not the hotel) -- 777 NW 72 Avenue, Miami, 33126 att: Jean Frank.

South Florida Orchid Society is sponsoring the 63 Miami International Orchid Show. South Florida goes blooming crazy

When the Miami International Orchid Show debuts every year. The largest exhibiting orchid show in the country and one

Of the most prestigious orchid shows in the world, the Miami Show features rare and exotic blooms from professional

Growers, amateurs and orchis aficionados from across the globe. In addition to extraordinary orchid sisplays, the 63 Miami

International Orchid Show features a juried awards competition, thousands of orchids and related items for sale, and daily

Interactive demonstrations taught by world’s leading orchid experts. For more information about the show, visit their

Website.

http://www.sforchid.com

Homestead Art Club

A not for profit corporation, the Homestead Art Club

Does not discriminate due to race, age, religion,

Gender, national origin, sexual orientation or disability

http://homesteadartclub.googlepages.com/

Member of the Homestead - Florida City Chamber of Commerce

Miami Dade County Cultural

Affairs Council

Homestead Center for the Arts Miami Dade County Cultural Affairs Council

A grant from Miami Dade’s Tropiculture

administered by the Homestead Center Member of the Homestead – Florida City

for the Arts has helped to make this Chamber of Commerce

exhibit possible