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Three exhibitions of exhibiting members’ work are held each year at Gordon and St Ives shopping centres, including the Annual Awards Exhibition held at St Ives Shopping Village in July.
Selection Criteria for Exhibitions
Selecting artists for exhibiting membership involves the Selection Committee taking considerable time to look at each painting submitted and basing their decisions on very important points.
Overall, a good painting immediately pleasing to the viewer. Sound composition, tonal variety, colour harmony, movement, balance and interesting subject matter.
Other considerations include draughtsmanship, showing knowledge of good drawing, all over painterliness and above all creativity.
Framing and general presentation can also make the difference because we can then see how the work will be presented for exhibition.
In submitting paintings, artists should be aware it is important to have three very consistent major works. It is unwise to submit two of your best paintings and then add another because you have to present three paintings. If this is your only option, you would do better to wait till the next intake when you have three of your best works.
Selecting for an exhibition is similar to the requirements for exhibiting membership. We take a long time to consider each painting, as this is our way of showing the public the Society’s best work.
We also have to consider the overall look of the exhibition. After we have made our initial selection which is a majority decision of the Selection Committee we go back to the paintings we have put aside for reconsideration. Paintings are not rejected lightly. No artist would want to be represented in an exhibition by a poor work and the Society does not want to present to the public poor and/or badly framed paintings.
42nd Annual Awards
Exhibition Prize Winners
43rd Annual Awards
Exhibition Prize Winners
44th Annual Awards
Exhibition Prize Winners
45th Annual Awards
Exhibition Prize Winners
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