Online Submissions: The entry form, digital images and payment of entry fee must be submitted to showsubmit.com. We suggest you go to www.showsubmit.com in advance to set up an account, if you don't already have one, and familiarize yourself with the entry process.

• Artists can submit up to 5 pieces
• Membership is not required for entry
• Cost: $20 per entry

• All forms of artwork are allowed
• All artwork must be originally drawn and is the artist’s original work from conception through execution. The artwork must not be a copy or likeness of another’s work, or derived from a published painting, drawing, photograph, digital image, or print.
• No size restrictions, within reason. For very oversize or very heavy pieces please contact us before submitting.
• Submission of artwork done during the course of an in person or online workshop or class is not permitted.
• Work must not have been previously exhibited in a North River Arts exhibition, including satellite galleries. 
• Work does not need to be for sale.
• All 2D work must be framed or gallery wrapped and wired for hanging. No saw tooth hangers.
• Sculptors must provide their own pedestals.
• Work deemed unsuitable will not be accepted or hung. 

Important Dates and Information:

• March 6, midnight - Deadline for Entries
• March 15 - Acceptance notification
• April 1 and April 3 – Delivery to Show
• April 15 – 7pm to 10pm Opening and Awards announced. Exhibition posted online on northriverarts.org
• April 15 to May 6 – Exhibition dates
• May 6 and May 8 – Artwork pick up from Awards Show
• May 6 - Portrait Demonstration by Judge Antonio Lones, pickup begins afterwards 

Sales: Members charged a 30% commission and Non-Members charged 40%. Payment to the artist will be within 30 days of exhibi/on closing. 

Hand Delivery & Shipping Information: Information will be provided to artists upon acceptance into the Awards Show. 

Judge of Selection and Awards:

Antonio Lones - www.antoniolones.com

Antonio Lones was born and raised in El Salvador, at which point he developed a passion for art at a young age. His aptitude for drawing was evident from his early school years; however, it wasn't until 2011 that he discovered formal instruction in paining and drawing. In 2013, Antonio had to abandon his studies in architecture in order to pursue the 'American Dream' by relocating to the USA. Driven by realistic aesthetic and classical techniques, self-taught Lones continued to create artwork. Subsequently, he came across an art school located in Boston and in 2018 he joined ARA Boston on a one-year full tuition scholarship, which allowed him to cultivate his ability to create portraits and render classical painting. He is determined to further his personal and artistic development, experimenting with painting as a form to externalize his ideas, wherein the primary topic involves commonplace items. Transforming everyday objects into an account that calls for the unity of compositional ornament, color theory and design. His aspiration is to replicate in his artworks the illustrative depiction of his perspective, a tale of his homeland’s culture, or to affix the beauty of the ordinary; an appreciation that is so often overlooked.