American Landscapes: Scenes from the Americas // post by Meighan

The Maryland Federation of Art invites all artists residing in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico to enter its 13th annual American Landscapes competition. Any 2-D or 2-D work depicting scenes from one of the Americas (North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean) and following entry guidelines will be considered. The selected works will be on display from August 23 through September 15, 2013 at MFA's Circle Gallery.

• Exhibit Dates: August 23 to September 15
  
• Show Chair: Phyllis Dixon
  
• Submission Deadline: June 5
  
• Notification Date: July 3
  
• Juror: Denise Carvalho, professor, Institute for Doctoral Studies in Visual Arts, New York City
  
• Dowloand printable prospectus (pdf).
  

Terms of Entry For Exhibitions

All work and entries must comply with MFA Exhibition Guidelines.  Detailed Exhibition and Presentation Guidelines can be accessed HERE, and also during the online entry process.
Eligibility

• Only residents of the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Canada are eligible to enter.

Work

• A maximum of 6 original works created within the past 3 years may be entered.
• Works previously exhibited in a juried show at Circle Gallery are not eligible.
• Works may not exceed 72 inches in width, height or depth, including the frame, unless otherwise specified for a particular exhibit.

Entries and Submission Fees

• Entries must be submitted online.
• Entry fees are $35 (MFA members, $20) for one or two entries and $5 each for up to four additional entries. Entry fees are non-refundable.
• To enter online, you will need an MFA account that includes an email address and a password.  There is no charge to create an MFA account
• Images must be in JPEG files less than 2MB with the recommended longest pixel dimension between 1600 and 2000 pixels (maximum).
• Images of accepted works may be used at the sole discretion of MFA for promotional purposes including but not limited to the invitation, catalog, web site or on a subsequent year's prospectus. Image will include attribution whenever possible.

MORE INFORMATION AND TO SUBMIT:
http://www.mdfedart.com/pages/call_for_artists.php