Fall Member Show

Exhibition Schedule:

• Jun 3 Online Entry Opens for Submissions
• Jul 30 Entry Deadline
• Aug 28 Notification @ 5 PM
• Sept 17 – 21 Accepted and Shipped Work Must Arrive at MFA Circle Gallery from 11 AM – 4 PM
• Sept 24 Exhibition Opens
• Sept 28 Virtual Awards Ceremony from 4 – 5 PM via Zoom
• Oct 11 Last Day of the Exhibition; Closing Reception at MFA Circle Gallery from 4 – 6 PM
• Oct 12 – 13 Pick-up Hand-Delivered Work from 11 AM – 4 PM
• Oct 16 Shipped Work Will Be Sent

NOTE: Should Circle Gallery or any other exhibition space be closed for reasons beyond our control, MFA reserves the right to move a planned physical exhibit to our online gallery.

Delivery

• All work delivered to the gallery must have the following information affixed to the non-viewing side of the artwork:
  • Artist Name
  • Address, phone number, and email
  • Title of the work, medium, and price. Be specific with medium descriptions (e.g., oil on hardboard or canvas, not oil; chromogenic print or archival inkjet print, not photography or digital print; oil pastel on paper, not pastel; etc.)
• Work must arrive on scheduled dates.
• Paintings must be dry.
• Measure to ensure work meets size limitations before delivery, include outer edges of frames. Work not in compliance will not be exhibited. No exceptions.
• All shipped work must include a bar-coded shipping label. Do not send by United States Postal Service (USPS). We prefer UPS but accept FedEx. No shipping peanuts allowed.
• Please affix packing/repacking instructions to OUTSIDE of the shipping box.
• Tips on shipping can be viewed on the RedDotBlog

Pickup and Storage

• Work may not be removed from the exhibition early for any reason. Artists may pick up their work on the specified dates, or at 6 PM after the Closing Reception.
• Unless previous arrangements have been made, work placed in storage after announced pickup dates will be subject to a fine of $10 per piece, per week. Work left in storage longer than two (2) weeks shall become MFA property and may be disposed of, or used for fundraising purposes. There are no exceptions.

Liability

All work will be handled with all possible care, but pieces submitted for the exhibition are at the artist’s risk. In the event of damage or theft, MFA will not be held liable. If insurance is desired, the artist must carry it.

Sales

• All work entered into any exhibition must be for sale unless prior agreements are made, and marked either with a price or POR for Price On Request.
• Artist members will retain 75% from sales. MFA will retain 25% commission on any work sold through MFA.
• The sale of artwork is taxable and all sales tax processing will be handled by MFA.
• Sold artwork requiring shipment will be handled by MFA with costs collected from the buyer. Buyers will be asked if the work may be retained until the exhibit ends. If the buyer disagrees, the Gallery will let the work go, and the artist will be informed.
• MFA asks that artists donate 20% from any sale made through a direct referral from MFA within three months. All donations are used to help defray operating costs of the Maryland Federation of Art and are tax-deductible by the artists to the full extent of the law.