Bowersock Gallery

“Wax in Motion” 
through June 28; Opening reception June 3, 7 to 9 p.m. with Jurors’ Talk 6 to 7 p.m.

Winner of the exhibition is Catherine Nash, won a solo show in 2012.

“Wax in Motion,”  features some of the best contemporary artists working in encaustic, one of the oldest fine art mediums. The exhibit, held in conjunction with The 5th International Encaustic Conference (June 3 to 5, Provincetown) opens with an Artist Reception and Jurors Talk on June 3. The Juror’s Talk,  is from 6 to 7 p.m. with the reception following from 7 to 9 p.m.

Elected Artists.
Linda Cordner: Blue Mist
Denby Dale: Slices of Reason, Take #1 and Slices of Reason, Take #2
Helene Farrar: Bridge and Geometry
Milisa Galazzi: Weaving Together
Lynette Haggard: Rhythmo Box No. 8 and Rhythmo No. 18
Sue Katz: Fall: Four Three Two One and You Bring Thought, I’ll Bring Emotion
Katie Kauffman: No Easy Way Down
Diane Aldrich Kleiss: Altered Worlds #1 and Altered Worlds #3
Catherine Nash: Tsunami: Spirit Boat
Sherrie Posternak: Frenesi 2 and Frenesi 3
Toby Sisson: Everything Is Happening All The Time, I and Slipstream
Marc St. Pierre: Night Bird Series #24, Night Bird Series #35 and Night Bird Series #12
Nancy Toolan: Suiryu
Kathleen Waterloo: Stripes XXII, Stripes XXIII and Ekstasis
Judith Williams: Synapse and Interpolate
Gregory Wright: The Quest and Spreading

“This is the gallery’s first call for art, juried exhibitions,” says Steve Bowersock, curator and co owner. “There were 98 submission from across the country, and even a few international entries. In the end we selected 29 pieces, representing 16 artists.” Bowersock and Kim Bernard, nationally renowned encaustic artist, juried the entries. Bernard’s is known for her sculpture, installations and encaustic works. Her art has been shown in numerous galleries and exhibitions including at the Art Complex Museum, Saco Museum, Currier Museum of Art, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Montserrat College of Art, Merrimack College and Phillips Exeter Academy. Her work has been reviewed in the “Boston Globe” and “Art News” and is featured in the recent publication “100 Artists of New England.” At the Juror’s Talk Bernard and Bowersock will discuss the exhibit and why pieces were selected. “There was some fun debate between myself and Kim, it’s interesting how differently we saw some of the work,” says Bowersock. “It’s likely we’ll share some of those exchanges.”

The art includes a 3-D, 10-foot tall ladder “which truly pushes the envelope,” says Bowersock. There are wall-hung pieces, mixed medium, relief work, and sculpture. The artists, from California to Maine and many states in between, include some of the top in the field. Many have exhibited widely, nationally and internationally, placed works in permanent collections and museums and created permanent public installations. Numerous exhibitors have been featured in national and regional publications.

Artist: Linda Cordner, Denby Dale, Helene Farrar, Milisa Galazzi, Lynette Haggard, Sue Katz, Katie Kauffman, Diane Aldrich Kleiss, Catherine Nash, Marc St. Pierre, Sherrie Posternak, Toby Sisson, Kathleen Waterloo, Judith Williams, Gregroy Wright. “This is a wildly varied exhibit,” says Bowersock. “We took some risk and I think in the end that makes for an incredible show.”

Original Prospectus

Wax in Motion CALL TO ARTISTS - Juried Encaustic Exhibition
Jurors:  Kim Bernard & Steve Bowersock
Important Dates
Exhibit Dates:  June 2rd to June 28th, 2011
Jurors Talk:  June 3rd, 6-7pm
Opening Reception:   June 3rd, 7-9pm

  (Closed) no more submissions accepted.

Schedule
•    Deadline for submissions: March 22nd
•    Artist notification via email:  April 1st
•    Deadline for receiving accepted work: May 24th, (if delivering work please call in advance to schedule a time and date) (no work will be accepted either, Friday, Saturday or Sunday.) If shipping, art work must be at the gallery by May 24th.

•    Works may be shipped or delivered in person.
•    All accepted works must be ready to hang.
•    Unsold works must be picked up by June 28th between 10am to 8pm or otherwise shipped (gallery will only ship if prepaid postage is provided by artist.)

Eligibility
Open to all artists working with or incorporating into their work the medium of encaustic.  Two and three dimensional will be accepted, as well as mixed media, as long as encaustic is one of the primary materials. Maximum size restriction of 50” height and 50” width for 2-D works.  Artists are invited and encouraged to consider the theme Wax in Motion in the broadest sense, exploring and expanding upon any and all literal and poetic iterations of the theme of motion. 
Promotion
Wax in Motion will be held in conjunction with the 5th Annual National Encaustic Conference.  To promote the Wax in Motion exhibit Bowersock Gallery will feature ads in Art New England and Artscope, as well as local publications, distribute press releases to encourage articles, reviews and regional exposure. All works in the exhibition must be for sale with an artist/gallery split of 50/50 of the purchase price.

Recognition Award
One artist, whose work is selected and included in the Wax in Motion exhibit, will be offered a solo exhibit at Bowersock Gallery in 2012. 

Bowersock Gallery
Bowersock Gallery is located in Provincetown's historic gallery district, on the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.  Since 2004 the gallery has dedicated itself to being one of the foremost art galleries in New England, as a venue to encourage and explore a deeper interest and enjoyment for contemporary, modern, abstract and classical works of art including portrait, landscape, still life, figurative, sculpture, photo realism and encaustic works, in diversified forms of visual expression.  Bowersock is currently representing thirty established New England artists who are regionally and nationally recognized as well as emerging new artists.  The gallery is open year round and always features new works. 

Application Process
Artists may enter up to 3 works
Submission entries will be accepted by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (Use “Wax in Motion” as subject) with a deadline of March 22nd

Submission fee of $25- will be accepted through secure Paypal (to pay; click below on the yellow "Pay Now" button.)

Application Checklist
Submit the following in one email with the subject “Wax in Motion”
•    Current contact information
•    Image list of 3 works submitted
•    Brief statement about the work in relationship to the title of the show (150 word max)
•    Artists Bio (150 word max)
•    Up to 3 JPEGs of 3 existing works
•    Artists must send JPEGs formatted as follows: 
        Maximum file size per image – 1MB
        If work is accepted, higher resolution images may be requested.
        Name each image: lastname_firstname_imagenumber.jpg

Copy and paste the below information, include in the body of the email as well as an attachment accompanied by up to 3 JPEGs.  Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.



Contact Information
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Entry #1
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Sale Price: 

Entry #2
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Entry #3
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Brief statement about how the work addresses the theme of the show (150 word max): 

 
Artists Bio (150 work max):