CALL for MAG ARTISTS

 

2025 Awards Show: All Star Art!

Members Group Show

All media accepted

Juror: Ismael Checo

Cash awards will be given

Show Dates: Oct 1 – 18, 2025

Online submission by Sept 29, 2025

Drop off: Monday, Sept 29, 12 – 5 pm, 2025

Awards Ceremony & Reception: Sat, Oct 4, 3-5 pm

Pick up: Monday, Oct 20, 12 – 5pm

Submission Guidelines:

General 2D and 3D

-All media accepted.

-Member must be juried in the category in which you are exhibiting.

–Membership dues must be paid in full.

-Artists set their own price.

-All work must be for sale.

-Members may exhibit 1 piece for this show.

-1 piece. There is a $15 hanging fee. $15 for both in gallery and on-line

-Commission, Artists-60%/MAG-40%

 2D

-1 piece- no larger than 40″ in any direction.

-If your work is larger than 40″ you must call the gallery to reserve a space. If you do not reserve a space we might not be able to exhibit your piece. It will depend on the amount of work that is received within the original guidelines. We are usually limited to 3-4 large pieces. We will make ever effort to hang both pieces.

-Any work that is not clean, dry or framed properly it will not be hung.

-If matted, we prefer clean, white or off-white matts although alternatives may be accepted.

-Oils or acrylics that are not framed must be finished around the edges with no staples showing.

-Works must arrive framed and ready to hang with a wire. Saw tooth or clip hangers will not be accepted.

3D

-Pedestals will be used to display 3D work.

-Work should be able to be moved by 1 person.

-Large or heavy work must be approved by the gallery director.

All work must be picked up on the day of pick-up. If work cannot be picked up on this day, call the gallery to make arrangements for pick up the day before or the following week. No work can be left at the gallery more than 1 week. If so, there will be a charge for late pick up.

Steps to submit your work(s) for the show:

  • Image parameters: JPG file format | 1500 pixels on the longest side | Max file size 1MB | No frame/mat visible | Good lighting

Pay your sign-in fee via PayPal here – $15 / 1 pieces


 

Sign-in fees



Camilla Cook

About this year Juror of Awards:

Ismael Checo was born in the Dominican Republic.He is a consummate master in the genres of still life, portraiture, and landscape.

In 1981 he joined the National School of Fine Arts in Santo Domingo. In 1984 he enrolled at the Art Students League of New York, where he took classes with painters including David Leffel and John H. Sanden. Mr. Checo apprenticed in the private studio of renowned artist and painter Nelson Shank in Andalusia, Pennsylvania from 1985 to 1989.

In 1989 he began a professional internship in The Grassi Fine Art Conservation Studio, where he was trained in conservation and restoration of works of art.

During his career as an artist he has received numerous awards and honors for his work and his contributions to the Arts in general. Ismael Checo also specializes in teaching workshops on different techniques in painting throughout the United States, Europe and the Caribbean. His works can be seen in a variety of publications, books, magazines and newspapers. He currently teaches painting and drawing at the Rye Art Center in Rye, New York. He is the Executive director of the group Colectivo de Artists Visuales Dominican-Americanos (CAVDA) in NY.