{"id":9829,"date":"2025-02-26T15:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T23:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vivartists.com\/viva\/?page_id=9829"},"modified":"2025-04-13T09:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T16:29:59","slug":"8th-annual-member-show","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vivartists.com\/viva\/events\/8th-annual-member-show\/","title":{"rendered":"8th Annual Member Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>8th Annual Member Show<\/h2>\n<p><H4><b>THE APPLICATION PERIOD IS NOW OVER!<\/b> <\/h4>\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-100%\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<br \/>Check back in a few weeks for details about our 2025 VIVA Member Show, \u201cOur Island, Our Home,\u201d at Vashon Center for the Arts, May 2 \u2013 25. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Island, Our Home\u201d celebrates the deep connections we share with our Island home. This exhibition invites island artists to\u00a0explore the meaning of \u201chome\u201d through relationships &#8211; family, friends, community, and the land and sea.\u00a0It reflects the close-knit spirit of island life and what it means to live, nurture, and share the place we love.<\/p>\n<p>The show is open to all VIVA members working in 2D or 3D. You can join NOW and participate. To join, <a href=\"https:\/\/vivartists.com\/viva\/join-viva\/\"><b>click here.<\/b><\/a> Annual dues are $25 per calendar year.<\/p>\n<p><b>No late applications will be accepted and NO changes can be made to any part of your application information at the time of art drop-off on April 28th.<\/b> <\/p>\n<p><b>GOALS OF THE SHOW<\/b><br \/>\nThe first purpose of this show is to sell art! We encourage all participating artists and the whole VIVA membership to attend the First Friday celebration and make a splash. We also want to increase the connection between the community and our artists by posting photos of the artists with their work.<\/p>\n<p><b>IMPORTANT DATES:<\/B><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>March 11: Application OPENS on VIVArtists.com<\/li>\n<li>April 11, midnight: <b>DEADLINE<\/b> for submitting application &#038; images of art<\/li>\n<li>April 15: Entry Fee Check must be <i>received<\/i> (if paying by check)<\/li>\n<li>April 18: Acceptance email sent from &#x4d;&#x65;&#109;&#98;e&#x72;&#x53;&#x68;&#111;&#119;&#64;&#x56;&#x49;&#x56;&#65;&#114;t&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#115;&#46;c&#x6f;&#x6d;<\/li>\n<li>April 28, 3-5pm: Drop off art<\/li>\n<li>May 2, 5-8 pm: First Friday Artist Reception\n<li>May 2 &#8211; 25 : Exhibition dates<\/li>\n<li>May 26, 9-11 am: Pick-up unsold art <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>ENTRY FEE<\/B><br \/>\nYou may enter up to three pieces of art for $10. As a VIVA member, at least one of your works will be chosen by a jury for the show. (Subject to available space.) <\/b> There are two ways to pay: via PayPal with the linked application below <b>(preferred)<\/b> or via mailed check that MUST be received by April 15th.<see below> If this fee is a hardship, VIVA is happy to work with you. Contact &#x4d;&#x65;&#109;b&#x65;&#x72;&#115;ho&#x77;&#x40;&#86;i&#x76;&#x61;&#114;&#116;i&#x73;&#x74;&#115;&#46;&#x63;&#x6f;&#109; for details.<\/p>\n<p><b>ELIGIBILITY<\/b><br \/>\nOpen to all members of VIVA, presenting 2D and 3D works of art. Please submit your best <i>original work<\/i>. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wall hung work must be wired on the back for hanging. (Please follow the VIVA Guidelines for Presentation, found <a href=\"https:\/\/vivartists.com\/viva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/VIVA-Guidelines-for-Presentation-of-Art-Works.pdf\">here.<\/a>). <\/li>\n<li><b>ALL ARTWORK MUST BE FOR SALE<\/b> and will hang for the duration of the show. <\/li>\n<li>There will be a 40% commission to VCA for items sold. Price your work accordingly.\n<li>The VCA will email a contract to each participant. You must review and respond to the contract via email ONLY. No printing or delivery of the contract will be accepted.<\/li>\n<li>Participants will need to submit a W9 if they have not sold art at VCA in the last year OR if they have sold art but have had an address change. They can send a W9 electronically or print and delivery it with their art on April 28th.<\/li>\n<li>Must be work not previously shown at VCA or any Vashon venue. Work shown at an artist\u2019s studio is the only exception. <\/li>\n<li>For 2D artists, the MAXIMUM size for your pieces is 36&#8243; x 36&#8243;, INCLUDING FRAME.\n<li>For 3D artists, the pieces will need to fit on a pedestal in the gallery.\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>IMAGES<\/b><br \/>\nSubmissions must be sent via DropBox no later than April 11, 2025. (You do NOT need a DropBox account to do this. Questions? Contact &#76;&#105;&#x6e;d&#115;&#x61;&#x79;i&#104;&#x61;&#x72;t&#49;&#x40;g&#109;&#x61;&#x69;l&#46;&#x63;&#x6f;m). AFTER you have read the directions below, <b>submit your images, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/request\/WQ4FQJdckYWTiZSB7Pc3\">here.<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n<uL><\/p>\n<li>Submit only JPG (or JPEG) images of work, photographed without flash.\n<li>Crop to the image; do not include the frame in your photo.\n<li>For best results, make sure your image is as close as possible to 1920 pixels on the longest side  at 72 dpi and LESS THAN 2mg.\n<li>Label your jpg image: &#8220;LastName_FirstName_Title_medium_HxW.jpg&#8221; &#8211; with Height and Width including frame (<i>Example: &#8220;Smith_Susan_DaisyFresh_oils_20x14.jpg&#8221;<\/i>)\n<li>PLEASE upload a headshot of you, the artist (unless you know the VCA has a current headshot from past shows.) This should also be a high-res jpg that is cropped into a square format (versus rectangular). File name: LastName_FirstName_Headshot.jpg\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>ART DELIVERY AND PICK UP<\/B><br \/>\nAll artwork must be delivered on April 28, between 3 and 5pm. All unsold art must be picked up on May 26, between 9 and 11 am. Please contact M&#101;&#x6d;&#x62;e&#114;&#83;&#x68;&#x6f;w&#64;&#86;&#x49;&#x56;A&#114;&#x74;&#x69;&#x73;t&#115;&#x2e;&#x63;o&#109; if you need to make special arrangements for art delivery or pick up. Checks for sold work will be sent within 30 days.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTIONS?<\/b><br \/>\nContact Marla Smith at <a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#105;&#108;t&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x6d;&#101;mb&#x65;&#x72;&#115;&#104;o&#x77;&#x40;&#x76;&#105;va&#x72;&#x74;&#105;&#115;t&#x73;&#x2e;&#x63;&#111;m\">&#x4d;e&#x6d;&#98;&#x65;&#114;s&#x68;&#111;&#x77;&#64;V&#x49;&#86;&#x41;&#114;t&#x69;s&#x74;&#115;&#x2e;&#x63;o&#x6d;.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><B>APPLICATION<\/B><br \/>\nYou have two options for applying for the show and paying your fees: through an online form that connects to PayPal (preferred) OR through an online form that requires you to mail a check to: VIVA C\/O Barbara Benedetti Newton, 26309 97th Ave SW, Vashon, WA 98070, to complete your entry. Please note the name of the artist on the check. 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