ABOUT THE JUROR – APRIL GORNIK

Our juror for the 2024 National Juried Exhibition is artist April Gornik. She shows in New York City, where she had been a resident since 1978, and now lives in North Haven, Long Island, NY. She received a BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1976. She has work in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, the Museum of Modern Art, NY, the National Museum of American Art in Washington, DC, the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC, the Cincinnati Museum, the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the Orlando Museum of Art, and other major public and private collections. She has shown extensively, in one-person and group shows, in the U.S. and abroad. Some noteworthy one-person exhibitions at: the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, in conjunction with the University of the Arts, in Philadelphia, PA.,1998; Guild Hall Museum in East Hampton, NY,1994; the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, 1993; and the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, NY,1988. Her work was represented in the 1989 Whitney Biennial in NY, the 10+10 Show of American and Soviet Painters originating at the Fort Worth Museum in 1989, The Art Museum of the Rhode Island School of Art and Design, 1988, and “Paradise Lost; Paradise Regained” at the American Pavilion of the Venice Biennale in 1984. She is represented by Miles McEnery Gallery in New York City. She has had one-person shows in New York regularly since 1981, her most recent in September 2023.

Venue: 547 West 27th Street, Suite 514, New York, NY 10001

INFORMATION FOR ENTRANTS:

ELIGIBILITY
Open to U.S. resident artists at least 18 yrs. old. Exception: Artists currently represented by First Street Gallery.

• Eligible Works/Media: ORIGINAL oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, drawings, prints, photography, mixed media, collage, assemblage, construction, and sculpture in any medium. No giclées or similar reproductions.
• Size & Weight Limits: All Wall-Hung Work (2D or 3D): May not exceed 36 inches in height OR width including any frame (ie.36×36 inches max). Maximum depth from wall: 10 inches. Maximum weight: 30 lbs. 2D work must be suitably framed (or sides cleanly finished or painted), wired, ready to hang. Works on paper MUST be framed under plexi-glass or glass. For works that will be (but are not already) framed, measure the work and estimate total framed size. Make note of your ‘framed’ estimate, so the work does not exceed the size limits. .
• Free Standing sculpture (3D): Maximum width or depth of sculpture is 30 inches. No height limit. Maximum weight is 50 lbs.. Sculptors must provide floor stand with maximum footprint of 30 x 30 inches. The gallery has a small number of stands available for sculpture. NO work can be hung from ceiling or pipes.

ACCEPTANCE

• Work accepted into the show may be refused if it does not conform to the entered image or exceeds size or weight limits. Absolutely NO substitutions of accepted works. All work must remain in the gallery throughout the show.

SALES

The gallery will take NO commission on sales. Work not for sale must be marked “N.F.S.” No P.O.R. sales.

ENTRY FEE

The fee is $40 for 1–3 works, $5 for each additional work, up to 6 works total. Entry fees are non-refundable.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS (For the Entry Form)

All entries must be submitted electronically. Judging done entirely from digital images.

• Resolution & File Type: Images must be 72 dpi JPEGs (.jpg) file. No other formats will be accepted.
• Image Density (Pixels per inch): Must be at least 600 pixels/in. (on the smallest side) but not greater than 1400 pixels/in. (for largest side). The gallery cannot correct or resize any images.
• Maximum File Size for Any Image File is: 2 MB.
• Size of Artworks Being Submitted: must be given in inches. *Height must be given before width, whether the work is a vertical or a horizontal. For (3D) works – whether wall hung or freestanding, provide height x width x depth + weight (lbs.) The gallery will not correct artwork dimension errors. Entry form must be filled out completely. Before uploading, please confirm that your files are labeled properly, meet technical requirements and can be opened. We recommend saving images to your Desktop so you can view and change file names. Failure to follow instructions may result in disqualification of your entry.

IMAGE FILE LABELING

• For 2D works: JPEG images MUST BE labeled as follows: YOUR last name_first name_ARTWORK # that corresponds with that work’s placement on the Entry Form (ARTWORK#1, 2, 3 etc.):
  Example:
  Work #1 smith_joe_1.jpg
  Work #2 smith_joe_2.jpg etc.
• For 3D Sculpture: You MUST Submit two views of EACH work – an Installation view and a Detail image (or Alternative side or view) – at no extra cost. Label the TWO images for 3D work as follows: YOUR last name _first name_ ARTWORK NUMBER that corresponds with the work’s placement on the Entry Form (ARTWORK 1, 2, 3 etc.), followed by ‘a’ for the Installation view and ‘b’ for the Detail or Alternative view.
  Example:
  Work #1 smith_joe_1a.jpg
  smith_joe_1b.jpg
  Work #2: smith_joe_2a.jpg
  smith_joe_2b.jpg, etc.

Files that are mislabeled or lack the artist’s name will not be viewed by the juror.

DELIVERY OF WORK

• Hand-delivered work will be accepted at the gallery ONLY on Thursday, October 24 and Saturday, October 26, 11:30 AM–5:30 PM.
• Shipped work must arrive at the gallery Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, October 16, 17, or 18 in a reusable container. Pre-paid shipping arrangements must be made through UPS’ or FedEx’ websites or with other shippers who will deliver and pick up work at the gallery. No U.S. Postal Service or COD returns. DO NOT send check, stamps, or credit card information for return of work. Entrants whose work is accepted into the show will receive detailed information about installation wiring/fixtures; available stands; packaging and shipping for delivery and return etc.
  Please Note: Fragile or unprotected work requiring a professional preparator’s expertise should not be submitted. Any work that arrives damaged may not be shown.

RETURN

• Hand-delivered work must be picked up on Saturday, November 23, 5:30 – 6 PM (close of show) or Monday, November 25, 12–5:30 PM The gallery accepts no responsibility for work not retrieved on pick-up dates. After 30 days, the gallery may dispose of the work.
• Shipped works will be returned by Friday, December 6.

LIABILITY

Great care will be taken with all work, but artists are responsible for insuring their own pieces if they wish. First Street Gallery will not be responsible for any loss or damage to work while on the premises or in transit to or from the gallery. The payment of the entry fee will serve as your acceptance of the terms and conditions stated in this prospectus. Submission of an entry to this exhibition shall be understood to constitute an agreement on the part of the artist to the terms and conditions stated in this prospectus.

EVENT SCHEDULE

Entry is closed.