Members are invited to submit entries into the September/October Mainstreet Gallery Show.

New Rules:  Do not mail or e-mail entry forms.  Bring the completed form with you when you deliver your art work.  Please attach a card with the following information to the front and also the back of each piece:  Title; Price; Medium; Name and phone number.  Please read the attached Gallery Guidelines and note the changes - Click here on guidelines and entry form.

Eligibility:

All Parker Artists Guild members working in two and three dimensional media are invited to enter.  All work must be original.  The gallery committee reserves the right to reject artwork not deemed suitable for a family oriented facility.

September/October 2008 Theme: “ Earth, Water, Wind & Fire”

Framing:  All two dimensional works must be wired and ready for hanging; no saw tooth hangers please.  

Number of Entries and Size:  Due to limited space, you may submit up to four paintings with a maximum combined total width of no more than 48”.  Oversized pieces may be hung at the discretion of the committee.

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You may submit up to 3 bin pieces.  Please attach a card with the title, medium, price and your name and phone number to the back of each bin piece.

Important Dates:

Delivery of “Earth, Water, Wind & Fire” art works, and pick up current show:

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 -   8:30AM – 12:00 Noon at the Mainstreet Center  (If you are unable to deliver and pick up your artwork on the dates and times listed above, please make other arrangements.  Any late works will not be accepted.

Reception:  Wednesday, September 24, 2008 -   6:00PM to 8:00PM

Postcards for shows are available three weeks prior to the reception at the Mainstreet Center on the table by the west entry doors.  Please take at least 25 cards and mail or give out whether or not you plan to enter the show. 

Please Note:  Ribbons will be awarded in each of the eight categories listed on the entry form with the following exception:  if fewer than three different artists submit works for a category no ribbons will be given in that category.

Colorado Artists Guild is hosting it’s 13th annual Artists of Colorado show at the Standing Sun Gallery, 826 Santa Fe Drive from October 17th to October 31st.

It is a juried show open to all artists in Colorado ages 18 and older.

Deadline for entries is August 15th, 2008. Anyone interested in entering the show should visit the website www.coloradoartistsguild.org for complete details and entry requirements. Method of entry will be by 35mm color slides.

The Opening Reception will be held on Friday, October 17, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 
For more information and a downloadable entry form click on Artists of Colorado 2008.

For questions you can contact Dorothy De Paulo ddepaulo@comcast.net  (303.910.6372) or Heidi Snyder 303.989.7577.  Please do not call The Standing Sun Gallery.

Summary of Important Dates:

Friday, August 15 - Slide submission deadline

Friday, September 5 - Notifications mailed

Wednesday, October 15 - Deliver accepted works, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Friday, October 17 - Reception. 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 1 - Pick up unsold work, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The 2008 Taste of Centerra event is being held on Saturday, June 28 at the Promenade Shops in Loveland.  10,000 Attendees are expected this year.  Times are 11:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. (with evening fireworks display).

Luann Morris (www.tppevents.com) is looking for fine artists and crafters to consider this opportunity. Call Luanne at 303-777-6887 if you have any questions after reading the attached brochure.  

Deadline for application was Thursday, May 15. Fee for a 10 x 10 ft. booth space is $125.

For complete show and entry information click on 2008 Centerra Entry form.

Thanks to Kelly Kuper, Parker’s Cultural & Leisure Program Coordinator for passing on this information to PAG.