43rd ANNUAL

Arts of the Terrace

2023 Arts of the Terrace Juried Art Show


The entry process is now open for the 43rd Annual Arts of the Terrace Juried Art Show! See below for entry guidelines/information, important dates & times, and 2023 juror information. Please review all entry guidelines prior to starting your entry.

About: The Arts of the Terrace Juried Art Show is an annual week-long event held at the Mountlake Terrace Library open to all artists. The show features five different categories: Paintings/Prints/Drawings, Photography, 3-Dimensional, Artisan Works, and Miniatures. Over the past 42 years, the show has become one of the best in the region, attracting artists and visitors to Snohomish County from all over the Pacific Northwest and beyond.


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Important Dates and Times
Guidelines and Entry Information
ART SHOW JURORS
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IMPORTANT DATES

ENTRY DEADLINE: AUGUST 18TH, 2023
NOTIFICATION OF JURY RESULTS: WEEK OF AUGUST 28TH

Artwork Delivery Dates

September 15th and 16th, 2023

Friday the 15th, 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Saturday the 16th , 12:00pm – 3:00pm

Show Open To Public

September 23rd – September 30th, 2023

Monday – Thursday: 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Friday – Saturday: 11:00pm – 5:00pm
Sunday: 1:00pm – 5:00pm

ARTWORK PICK UP

October 1st, 2023

Sunday, the 1st: 11:00am-4:00pm

Any works not picked up by Monday, October 2nd, will become property of the Arts of the Terrace.

GUIDELINES AND ENTRY INFORMATION

CATEGORIES

Paintings, Prints, Drawings:
Paintings: Oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, tempera, airbrush, gouache, encaustic, batik, fresco, collage, mixed media, and calligraphy.
Prints: Relief, intaglio, mezzotint, lithograph, serigraph, monoprint, collagraph and mixed media with printmaking dominant. No Giclees or photographic prints.
Drawings: Graphite, colored pencil, silverpoint, chalk, crayon, pen and ink, conté and mixed media with drawing dominant.

Photography: Film, digital or altered images originating from a film or digital camera.

Miniatures: Same media specifications as paintings, prints and drawings.

3-Dimensional: Nonfunctional three-dimensional art of any material.

Artisans’ Works: Fine art crafts based on functional concepts. Includes works in clay, mosaic, metal, jewelry, wood, glass, and fiber.

GUIDELINES

  • Artists 16 years or older are welcome.
  • Artists may enter up to 4 pieces of art in each category, with the exception of 5 in miniatures
  • There is a $20 non-refundable entry fee for each piece of artwork entered.
    MINIATURE ENTRY FEES: $20 for up to 5 miniatures.
  • All entries must be for sale.
  • 25% commission will be collected on all sales.
  • All works must be original, created by the artist in the past 3 years and must not have been shown at a previous Arts of the Terrace show.
  • No copies, derivatives or reproductions; work cannot be based on copyrighted or previously published materials.
  • Artists may not substitute or alter the work after it has been accepted.
  • Digital images of accepted work will be retained by the Arts of the Terrace. We may reproduce accepted artwork for promotional purposes, in print or digital form.
  • All entries will be juried from digital images.  Images submitted at entry should be standard digital images (JPG or PNG) and at least 1280 pixels on one edge.  Awards will be selected from the original works of art at the show.

ENTRY INFORMATION

Entries must be suitably finished and wired for hanging; no exposed glass or sawtooth hangers.

Paintings, Prints, Drawings, and Photography:
  • Framed work must not exceed 44 inches in height and 54 inches in width.
  • Gallery-wrap canvas must have edges finished (painted).
  • Wet paintings or damaged frames will not be accepted.
3-Dimensional:
  • Hand carrying size.
  • Items deemed too fragile will not be accepted.
  • No on-site assembly is allowed.
  • Copies of other works, class work and commercially prepared kits will not be accepted.
Miniatures and Small Paintings:
  • Your frame and artwork may be any proportion that meets the following requirements: Artwork can be any size up to 5” x 5” (25 sq. in.). This includes unframed gallery wrapped canvases with finished sides.
    Framed artwork must not exceed 8” x 6” (48 sq. in.). Unframed image size must not exceed 5” x 5”. All artwork, framed and unframed, must be wired and ready for hanging.
  • Image must not appear to be part of a larger painting.
  • Miniatures and Small Paintings may be hand delivered or mailed by the delivery dates as noted in important dates section.
    Mailing address is:
    ATTN: Marla French
    Friends of the Arts

    900 213th Pl SW.
    Lynnwood, WA 98036-8608
  • Shipped artwork must include a pre-paid return label

LIABILITY

The Arts Commission, the City of Mountlake Terrace, and its agents assume no responsibility for lost or damaged articles; however, every precaution will be taken to prevent such occurrences. Judges and the show committee reserve the right to refuse any piece that does not match the image submitted, or does not meet the framing/finishing criteria. Final acceptance of all entries will be at the jurors’ discretion.

Deadline to Enter is August 18th, 2023

ART SHOW JURORS

Ron Stocke – Paintings, Prints, Drawings, and Miniatures

Born 1966 in Chico California, Ron Stocke moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1979. Interested in drawing and paint-ing at an early age, his career as an artist was shaped by life events that really encouraged him to explore ways to cope with everything in a positive, productive way. His first experience with painting came during school as a child when he was exposed to watercolors. Even at that young age, he found a love for that medium that would grow into a career that has lasted throughout his life.

“The watercolor medium is honest, challenging and always new. It is the oldest pursuit that I know and has en-riched my life at every level. While sometimes frustrating even for the most experienced watercolor painter, it is invigorating and always a learning experience.”

An award-winning watercolor artist, Ron is a regular contributor to, and has been a cover artist for Watercolor Artist Magazine as well as other publications. Teaching comprehensive workshops throughout North America and Eu-rope. Ron holds Signature Membership with the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, North-west Watercolor Society, and a member of the American Impressionist Society. He has been an Artist Ambassador for M.Graham Watercolors for over 15 years.

Ron’s first book “En Plein Air” ( Now in it’s 5th edition) introduces watercolor artists and fine-art enthusiasts to the core concepts of painting on location. This guide will have you fully prepared for a day of painting outdoors. In-side, you’ll find a comprehensive list of what to pack to maximize your time, learn how to choose a subject and in-terpret it for a composition, discover how to deal with the challenges of shadows and shifting natural light, and hone your watercolor techniques.

David Varnau – 3-D & Artisan Works

My art is informed by a rewarding career of serving amputees in the field of prosthetics for over 40 years, which provided me with an appreciation for the human spirit’s capacity to transform loss into triumph. It endowed me with an eye for the wonders of the human body, but also a heart to sense the essence of the person before me, which stimulated my yearning to express those insights in sculpture.

For me, the genesis of each new sculpture is my desire to capture the wonder and appreciation that I feel when I witness anew the beauty of the human form. The process of actually sculpting is nearly mystical for me. I simply revel in the transference of the visual details to my hands as they model the clay. I find myself drop into a zone that is both generative and profound. When viewing the completed clay original, I must feel stirred by the mood that the sculpture conveys. I have a confidence of it being complete when the sensuality and dynamism of the piece is compelling. It is only then that I commit to casting the sculpture in bronze.

In my sculptures, what both intrigues and excites me is to successfully create an image that, at first glance, grabs the viewer’s attention. Figurative sculpture is something that nearly everyone can relate to. I am not confident that my sculpture is complete until the sensuality and dynamism as well as the message of the piece are compelling.
With 3-D art, it is particularly satisfying for me to succeed in capturing your interest from all sides of the piece! My mission is this:

“While rendering the individual, I attempt to express the UNIVERSAL; while capturing a moment, to convey the TIMELESS.”

Kayako Mae – Photography

Kayako grew up in Osaka, Japan. The concrete jungle of Osaka is surrounded by a vista of mountains and ocean that transforms each season in color, texture, and even in shape. Inspired by her mother, who let her use her Nikon F1 camera, Kayako began her journey into photography at the age of 10.

Kayako’s motto in photography is “kannon,” which is Japanese for “watching the sound” She seeks to capture images that evoke sounds, whether human or natural.

Kayako does commercial, food, and fine art photography, and is the owner of k.mae studio. http://www.kmaestudio.com

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Deadline to Enter is August 18th, 2023