Entries for the Massillon Museum’s 2018 Stark County Artists Exhibition are due July 22. The exhibition will open November 10, 2018, with a reception from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. It will continue through January 13, 2019.
The annual exhibition is open to present and former Stark County residents and to those currently working in Stark County, eighteen years and older. Each artist may submit up to three digital images of artwork completed within the past two years. Artwork in any medium will be considered.
This year’s jurors will be John Carlson, artist, Cleveland; Meg Harris Stanton, owner, Harris Stanton Gallery, Akron and Cleveland; and Tariq Taray, visual ethnographer and documentary photographer, Columbus. They will select artwork to be included in the exhibition as well as the prizes: Best in Show, $300; Second Place, $200; and Third Place, $100. Visitors throughout the exhibition will vote for the People’s Choice Award, $100.
For complete artist guidelines and online entry form, visit massillonmuseum.org/scae. Paper entry forms are available at the Museum reception desk. To receive a form by mail, email submissions@massillonmuseum.org or call 330.833.4061. A non-refundable $15 per artwork or $30 for three is due when entries are submitted. Artwork may be for sale; MassMu will retain a 30% commission on work sold.
The Museum receives operating support from the Ohio Arts Council and ArtsinStark. The 2018 Stark County Artists Exhibition is sponsored by Bates Printing.
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East in downtown Massillon. For more information, call the Museum at 330-833-4061 or visitwww.massillonmuseum.org.