Florida Artists Group
66th Annual Symposium and Exhibition
Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs,
located at 26100 Old US 41 Road, Bonita Springs.
Exhibition Dates: April 1st- April 29th
Symposium Dates: April 1st - 3rd 2016
Highlights Can Be Found Here
PDF of Symposium Prospectus and Entry Form
can be found here
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All completed entry forms, entry fees and banquet
registration and payments must be postmarked by March 1, 2016 and received by March 4, 2016.
Exhibition:
Center for the Arts
of Bonita Springs
Website
26100 Old US 41 Road, Bonita Springs.
Google Map for Gallery
Entry Form
( You will need Adobe Acrobat to Open this link)
Mail this entry form & your check
(payable to The Florida Artists Group)
for the entry fee and banquet as indicated in prospectus.
Digital Images for catalog must be emailed by March 1st, 2016
Be sure that the piece you email is the same piece you submit for the show
and include size, price and medium.
Symposium At A Glance:
FRIDAY APRIL 1st
Check in at Hotel: 3 p.m. at the
Embassy Suites Hotel &
Conference Center. Welcome
Desk Registration: 3 – 5 p.m. at
Embassy Suites.
Opening Reception: 6 – 8 p.m.
at the Center for the Arts.
Dinner afterward with the juror:
See prospectus for details
SATURDAY , APRIL 2nd, 2016
8:30 – 9:45 p.m.: Welcome Desk
Registration at hotel.
10 a.m. – annual general
membership meeting
12:00 noon – meeting adjourns.
Lunch on your own.
2 – 3 p.m. – Presentation by Katherine Chang Liu at the hotel
5:30 p.m. – Happy Hour
6:30 p.m. – guests retire to ballroom for awards banquet
7:00 p.m. – Dinner will promptly be served
8:15 p.m. – Juror will present
the awards
9:15 p.m. – Banquet ends.
SUNDAY, APRIL 3rd, 2016 Buffet breakfast for hotel
guests, discounted breakfast buffet for FLAG guests not staying at the hotel. Board of Directors meeting – 10
a.m., Boardroom. General members of the FLAG are welcome to attend this meeting. 12 noon – FLAG 66th Symposium concludes.
Area VII has arranged for
free
admission to the
Baker Museum
and Artis-Naples
for all FLAG
guests during the symposium
weekend.
5833 PELICAN BAY BLVD., NAPLES, FL 34108
Google map for Museum
PLEASE REFER TO THE PROSPECTUS FOR DETAILS
SUNDAY, APRIL 3rd, 2016 Buffet breakfast for hotel
guests, discounted breakfast buffet for FLAG guests not staying at the hotel. Board of Directors meeting – 10
a.m., Boardroom. General members of the FLAG are welcome to attend this meeting. 12 noon – FLAG 66th Symposium concludes.
2016 Juror:
About Our Juror:
Ms. Chang Liu is a renowned critically acclaimed artist, juror and instructor. Her work can be found in numerous museums and important private and public collections throughout the world. She has been widely published in print media. Read more about Katherine Chang Liu on her website:
Accommodations for 2016 Symposium:
Your hotel reservations are made directly with the hotel.
When you call ask for
The Florida Artists Group Rate.
The Embassy Suites Hotel, 10450 Corkscrew Road, Estero, FL 33928
A block of two-room suites has been reserved for our members and guests. Please call the hotel directly at (239) 949-4222 and ask for the discounted group rate being offered to the Florida Artists Group. Breakfast in the Atrium is included in this rate.
Exhibition Guidelines:
Deadline for emailed submissions by 3/1/16
All images of art entered in the symposium exhibition must be
emailed to
Pat Zalisko at pzalisko@yahoo.com and to Cheryl Fausel at cherartist@aol.com.
Images
must be emailed in the
following
format:
lastname_title_dimensions_
medium_price.
Images should be sent as jpegs, and measure 1800 pixels on the longest side. Two-dimensional work must not exceed 50” wide. Three dimensional
work must not exceed 200 lbs. in weight. All two-dimensional work must be properly wired: saw tooth hardware will not be accepted. Work framed and
covered must be under Plexiglas: glass will not be accepted. Three-dimensional work requiring a pedestal should be identified in the artist’s entry. The Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs can provide pedestals and every effort will be made to accommodate the artist’s wishes. Consistent with FLAG’s policy, no work that is POR (price on request) or NFS (not for sale) will be exhibited.
SHIPPED AND DELIVERED WORK
Those hand-delivering their work must do so on Friday, March 25th between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Center for
the Arts of Bonita Springs. The Center is located at 26100 Old US 41, Bonita Springs FL 34135. Strike down is Friday, April 29th between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the same address. All art must be picked up on that date and during those times. Shipped work must be received between March 21st and 24th, 2016 to FLAG’s designated
delivery service for this symposium. Shipped work should be sent, via the artist’s preferred carrier (e.g., USPS,
UPS, FedEX, courier) to Richard Reichow, c/o My Garage LLC, 7225 Sanibel Blvd. #24, Fort Myers, FL 33908.
Tel: (239) 273-9568. Those shipping their work through their own carrier to the designated FLAG delivery service must include a separate check made payable to Richard Reichow in the amount of $35. This fee covers the costs of receiving,
handling, unpacking, shortterm storage, and delivering and retrieving the work from the Center for the Arts on the
designated receiving and strike down dates, and shipping the returned work via the artist’s
carrier. All shipped work must include a return, prepaid shipping label for the artist’s carrier. All hand-delivered work must be received at the Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs on March 25th between 10 a.m.
and 2 p.m. Work delivered
outside those dates or times cannot be accepted for exhibition.