I received an email from Sandy, who asked the following question about applying for juried art or craft shows:
I've done 2 jewelry non-juried shows and would like to apply to some shows that are juried. I have my slides and I'm wondering about the description/cover letter that accompanies them. Any advice on what to say and how to present the description? Do I just itemize? Write in letter form? Give background on me and my business? What do the jurists expect?Personally, I've never had to write a cover letter for a juried show - the application is all that accompanies the photos or slides. But if I'm writing a description of my photos for a juried show or a contest entry, I'll include the materials I used to make the piece, how I made it (including some information on special tools or techniques if applicable) and the story of how I was inspired to design it.
I'd love to hear your advice and stories about applying to juried shows, or even sitting on a jury if you've been fortunate enough to sit on the other side of the application!
Labels: applications, craft shows, juried show, jury instructions
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For several years I was a co-chair of juried show for our local arts festival. We requested two slides and an application that included personal information, medium, name of piece, and a brief description. We always enjoyed the personal stories including the inspiration for a piece. However, for the judges and subsequently the show, only the name of the artist, the name of the piece, and the medium/category were displayed. (This was a show for all mediums and was a juried, outdoor festival for a weekend.) I'm not sure if this was helpful or not.
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Kriss, at 6:48 AM
Kriss, GREAT information. The juried show that I am doing this upcoming weekend requested 3 photos with absolutely no artist information - I had to make up an identifying number to go with each piece. I liked the concept of this - I knew I was being judged on my work, not on who I was.
I love hearing about the other side of the jury table, thanks for the insight!!!
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Beading Help Web Editorial Team, at 3:27 PM
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