Artists In Nashville

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 1, 2011

ARTISTS HAVEN GALLERY

2757 East Oakland Park Blvd

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306

Contact: Michael Joseph, Owner/2011 FAPC Organizer Tel: 954-817-4893

Email: fapc2011@artistshavengallery.com

CALL FOR ENTRIES 2011 International Juried Fine Art Painting Competition - 2nd Annual Cash & Awards Valued Over $10,000 Including - Artists Haven Gallery Representation Contract, Solo Exhibition, Internet Exposure, Website Hosting, Magazine Publicity, and additional Sponsorship Prizes.

Entry Open: February 1, 2011

Deadline: March 31, 2011

GUIDELINES & ENTRY FORMS http://www.artistshavengallery.com/events/ 

JUDGE: Irvin M. Lippman, Executive Director, Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale. Irvin took the helm of the Museum in 2003 and oversaw the merger into Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in 2008.

Over the last seven years, the Museum has achieved unprecedented success with exhibitions that have made the Museum the most attended art museum in South Florida. In addition to bringing extraordinary exhibitions such as the now infamous Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs and the upcoming Vatican Splendors (January 2011) and Offering of the Angels: Paintings and Tapestries from the Uffizi (November 2011), the Museum has developed a national reputation for its own collections that have been brought together since the Museum’s founding in 1958.

The Museum’s Studio School, which was inaugurated in 2004, has become a major part of the educational program; and there are plans underway to expand the School in a renovated 14,000 sq ft building enabling it to offer a larger curriculum -- ceramics, sculpture, photography, graphic design -- with the goal of serving over 2500 students annually by 2014. A major renovation has recently been completed of the Museum’s Plaza which will literally extend the cultural life of the Museum and NSU into the City.

Exhibition - The 45 selected artists will participate in a collective exhibition at the Artists’ Haven Gallery. The exhibition will be from May 10th through May 31st, 2011.

Opening Reception - A Meet the Artists & Awards Presentation event will be held on the evening of Saturday, May 14, 2011 from 6 - 9pm. Free and public invited.

Awards - From the overall entries, 45 artists will be selected (5 artists in each of the 9 categories). Of those, 9 artists will win a Best of Category Award (1 artist from each category). And of those, there will be a 1st Place Best of Show Award winner, 2nd Place Judges Award winner, and a 3rd Place Merit Award winner.

Categories - Entrants must choose from 9 categories. Multiple entries can be made in as many categories as desired - see below for Entry Fees and Form. Artists working in various mediums are welcome to enter. If you feels yours is questionable, please contact us.