North River Arts Society - Summer Festival

PROSPECTUS 2007
The 31st Annual Festival of the Arts, sponsored by the North River Arts Society, is a two-day celebration held in historic Marshfield Hills Village during the Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend, May 26 and 27, 2007, from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Last year’s Festival included the work of over 200 artists, craftsmen, and performers and attracted well over 6,000 visitors. Featured events at the Festival include Juried Art & Sculpture Exhibit, Art Sale-in-the-Barn, Juried Photography Exhibit, Artisan’s Sale, Feature Barn, Silent Auction, Food Tent, Children’s Activities, Young Artists’ Exhibit, and a full Entertainment Schedule. A Gala Reception opens the Festival on Friday evening, May 25, at 7:00 p.m. The awards presentation for Juried Photography and Juried Art & Sculpture will begin at 8:30 p.m. inside the G.A.R. Hall.

Juried Art & Sculpture Competition

The Juried Art & Sculpture Exhibit is displayed in the G.A.R. Hall, 157 Old Main Street, while the rest of the Festival takes place in and around Marshfield Hills Village. The Juried Art & Sculpture Exhibit will remain open to the public after the Festival activities - Tuesday, May 29 through Sunday, June 3 (M-F 9 a.m.-12 p.m./Sat & Sun. 12-3 p.m.). North River Arts Society’s commission on the sale of artwork is 30%. Accepted works must be picked up on Sunday, June 3, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. or Tuesday, June 5, from 7:00-9:00 p.m.

JURORS

AWARDS

Best of Show - $400
Oil & Acrylics - $150
Watercolor - $150
Pastels - $150
Graphics, Mixed Media, Drawing,
Computer Art - $150
Marj Prescott Memorial Award for Sculpture - $150
Judges Honorable Mentions – Ribbons

AWARDS OF DISTINCTION

A.A. Wills Memorial Award for Drawing - $100
Katherine M. Wolff Memorial Award for Floral Composition - $100
Joanne F. Regan Award for Composition and Design - $100
Richard B. Fawcett Memorial Award for Humor - $100
Simms Brothers Marine Award for Nautical Theme - $100
Carolyn B. Harvey Memorial Award for Creativity - $100
People’s Choice (popular prize) – Ribbon

Note: If there are not sufficient entries for a good representation in any category, an award/prize will not be given.

• Artists may enter up to three (3) works in any category, which are: oil/acrylic, watercolor, pastel, sculpture, or graphic/mixed media/drawing/computer art.
• Paintings must be framed and wired for hanging (clip-on frames are NOT acceptable). Work cannot be wider than 4 feet.
• Sculptors must provide their own pedestals, in good condition.
• Entries must be original works of art. Any entry determined to substantially copy another’s work will be disqualified.
• Submission of artwork done during the course of a workshop or class is not permitted.
• Artwork displayed previously in any NRAS exhibit is not permitted.
• Works deemed unsuitable will not be hung.

Juried Photography Competition

The Photography Exhibit will take place in the NRAS “BoatHouse”, next to the G.A.R. Hall. Please see entry fees, delivery and pick-up information below. The North River Arts Society takes a 30% commission on the sale of all photographs. ACCEPTED works must be picked up in the Boathouse at the close of the Exhibit on Sunday, May 27, from 5:00-6:00 p.m. OR Tuesday, May 29, 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the G.A.R. Hall.

Photography Juror Alison Shaw.

Photography Eligibility and Specifications

You may enter any number of photographs in any category, which are: color, black/white, or special effects.
Photographs must be framed and wired for hanging (clip-on frames are NOT acceptable) and can not be wider than 3 feet.
Any entry that is determined to substantially copy another’s work will be disqualified.
Photographs displayed previously in any NRAS exhibit are not allowed. Works deemed unsuitable will not be hung.
Please Note: Because of display area limitations, the number of large works for any one individual may also be limited.

Awards

Best of Show - $400
Best Color - $150
Best Black & White - $150
Best Special Effects - $150
Judge’s Honorable Mentions – Ribbons

Awards of distinction

Linda Movsessian Memorial Award for Humor - $100
Frank D. Sullivan, Jr. Memorial Award for Nautical Theme - $100
People’s Choice (popular prize) – Ribbon

Note: If there are not sufficient entries for a good representation in any category, an award/prize will not be given.

Juried Art & Sculpture and Photography

Work to be registered must be delivered to the North River Arts Society Headquarters at the G.A.R. Hall, 157 Old Main Street, Marshfield Hills, on Tuesday, May 8, from 7:00-9:00 p.m., or Saturday, May 12, from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Artists and photographers will be notified by mail whether or not their work has been accepted following judging on May 15/May 16. Work not juried into either show must be picked up on Saturday, May 19, from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. OR Monday, May 21, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. A charge of $1 per piece, per day, will be assessed on work not picked up. Due to lack of storage space this policy will be strictly enforced. Artwork left at the G.A.R. Hall over 90 days becomes the property of the North River Arts Society.

This non-juried sale of paintings, drawings, and prints is open to both professional and student artists. $15 member/$25 non-member. Please see enclosed Art-in-the-Barn Entry Form for further details.

7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Swing Set, Jazz Duo – Patricia Drain and Paul Kinnear
Paul F. McCarthy – Emcee

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Ron Perry – flute (Artisan’s area)
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Whidden’s School of Fitness – Martial Arts (142 Old Main Street)
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
South Shore Conservatory Saxophone Quartet (Artisan’s area)

11:00 a.m.
Sophie Shrand – National Anthem

11:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Cathy Jo Irvine School of Dance

12 noon - 12:45 p.m.
Gary, The Silent Clown

1:00 - 1:45 p.m.
South Shore Conservatory Jazz/Rock Ensemble

2:00 - 2:45 p.m.
Peking and the Mystics – Men’s acapella group
http://www.pekingandthemystics.com

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
CONCERT featuring:
The Voodoo Kings (popular local blues band)

1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Poetry “Open Mike” with Sheila Twyman (142 Old Main Street)
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Gary the Silent Clown

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
CONCERT featuring:
MHS Jazz Band I, Jazz Band II, and Marshallairs

Unique, one-of-a kind, hand-painted, individually signed floor cloths created by more than 40 area artists are this year’s Festival of the Arts Silent Auction items. 100% of the proceeds will benefit the NRAS! Three sizes of floor cloths are available: 2’ x 3’, 2 ½’ x 6’ and 5’ x 8’. Each one is polyurethaned and will withstand years of living. Help celebrate the NRAS and Walk on Art for years to come!

Marcia Ballou
Joreen Benbenek
Sally Bevilacqua
Christine Bodnar
Rita Brace
Joan Brancale
Victoria Brega
Maureen Brookfield
Susan Charles
JoAnne Chittick
Lilly Cleveland
Nancy Colella
Jaynce Conklin
Connie Crosby
Sally Dean
Brian Doherty
Sandra Donnellan
Joanne Donnelly
Martha Donovan
Patricia Gray
Serena Brundige Green
Kathryn Hahn
David Hamblen
Diana Harvey
Laura Harvey
Jeffrey Hewitt
Nancy Sargent Howell
Dorothy Krause
Gayle Loik-Poisinello
Erin Merchant
Mary Hufnagle Murray
Ann Musto
Karl Nestelberger
Betty Rogers
Susan Rogers
Diana Rousseau
Betty Rogers
Diane Scott
Jane Seoane
Mary Taylor
Tatiana Yanovskaya-Sink

Each year a local artist is chosen to create the poster for our Annual Festival of the Arts. This year North River Arts Society is fortunate to feature Liz Haywood-Sullivan as its Poster Artist. Liz is a representational artist who specializes in pastel landscapes. Her paintings are defined by strong contrast values and graphic compositions. Liz states in the May 2007 issue of Artist Magazine, “I do a lot of layering, working from hard to soft pastels, and this gives me a wonderful translucency with amazing depth.”

The subject of this year’s poster is probably familiar to many South Shore residents….it is an image taken from the relatively new bridge spanning the North River between North Marshfield and Scituate. Liz states, “I chose this image because to me it is obviously evocative of the name of our organization. We are so fortunate to have this icon of natural beauty in our midst. I hope we never take it for granted. I have also painted the river from this viewpoint so often, in so many different variations that it has become second nature to me. This particular painting is one of those occasional confluences of several elements: mood, image, timing, and something I call ‘the muse is in’, where the painting just seems to flow and almost paints itself. Those make the best paintings….Where I live the sun sets at 4:00 p.m. in the middle of the summer because we are under so many trees. Now and then I’ll catch the light tipping the treetops and jump into my car and race down to the bridge to see what is left of the day. I am never, ever, disappointed!”

I asked Liz how she approaches her work once she has determined the subject. Liz compared the development of each painting to raising a child. “In the beginning I have all sorts of hope,” she explains. “Once I start, I’m encouraged and excited. But in every painting I hit a point similar to adolescence: I begin to argue with the painting and it argues back. I find areas that are a little rough and other areas that are not working well. At this point I have to overcome the resistance and discover the promise again.” She never leaves a work until the immediate problem is solved. “This makes it easier for me to come back into the work with energy,” she says. “Without the clear path I would just be wrestling without a direction. When I’m working alone in the studio, I think it’s important to play these sorts of games in order to retain a work’s energy.”