AIS JURY PROCESS
Your work is reviewed by a panel of FIVE highly qualified, nationally recognized Master and/or Signature level artists. The jurors do not know who the other jurors are and they each work independently. We use a “blind jury” process where the juror does not know the identity of the artist. Scoring is based solely on the merit of the work, including technical merit and level of impressionistic style. The jurors view every painting that is entered and assigns each one a score from one (low) to seven (high). Once all of the jurors have completed scoring all entries, the scores are tabulated automatically by the jurying service. The highest scoring paintings which fall within the number of pieces the gallery can accommodate become the accepted paintings for that show. Although no jurying process is perfect, AIS believes this method of selection is the most fair and unbiased method currently available. Awards Judge : Each exhibition has one Awards Judge. The judge does not review all the submitted entries, only the accepted work. The Awards Judge does not score the submitted work. The Awards Judge reviews the accepted work for selection of prizes and determines the awards which are presented at the opening reception/awards ceremony. EXHIBITION GUIDELINES Each exhibition has different elements and requirements including size, schedule, shipping, awards and events. See actual show prospectus for size limits and terms. Size restrictions: Small Works maximum size is 12 x 16 with overall size maximum 192 sq. inches. National Size requirement can vary depending on the gallery, but typically is 900 square inches (24x36 or 30x30). Online Exhibitions: all sizes accepted Accepted Medium: Oil, Pastel, Acrylic, Watercolor, Casein, Egg Tempera, Oil Sticks, and Gouache. No mixed media, colored pencils, photography, digital or any other media. No digitally manipulated work, painted giclee prints or any other type of reproductions, no manipulated or painted over photos. No work that has been created with AI (artificial intelligence). Artwork must be original in concept and execution, impressionistic in style, and must have been completed within the last three years. Work done in ANY class and/or under the guidance of an instructor, even if the instructor did not work on the piece, is not eligible for entry. Work painted from reference photos must be created from the artist’s own photographs, not from any other photo source, copyrighted or not. Entries must not violate any copyrights. No hand pulled prints. No diptychs, triptychs or multiple panels accepted.
Artwork may not be withdrawn once the jury process has begun and the call for entry has closed.
Any artwork previously accepted into an AIS exhibition cannot be entered in any other AIS exhibition call for art including online and in gallery exhibitions. Work that was entered but NOT accepted into previous AIS exhibition may be entered again as long as it meets the above requirements.
Any artist whose work is determined to be in violation of rules may be disqualified, will forfeit any awards received and will be banned from any and all AIS exhibitions for the following three years.
We appreciate your questions PRIOR to entering an exhibition. Thank you!
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