2-D “Wall Art” Exhibiting Artists Guidelines
All art must be professionally presented, clean and properly framed. No cracked or chipped frames. If your piece of wall art sells, you may replace it with a new piece in the exact location as the sold piece. If it doesn’t fit, please contact the Display Director and they will re-hang your piece.
Plan before you register
- 2-D WALL ART exhibiting members may submit one piece of artwork each month
- Two (2) Change of Show forms must be attached to all pieces of art at drop off
- Maximum size is 36″ x 40″ including frame
- Minimum size is 13″ x 13″ including frame
- Maximum weight is 12 lbs
- All wall art is to be wired properly. NO SAW TOOTH HANGERS OR HOOKS
- Framing Guidelines – see complete guide for framing below
- The Society of Bluffton Artists, its volunteers, employees, agents or representatives will not be responsible for any loss or damage, however caused, to any work submitted for the exhibit.
- ART WORK MUST BE ORIGINAL. NO COPIES or derivatives OF OTHERS’ COPYRIGHTED WORKS ARE ACCEPTABLE
- Only Photography & Digital Artists may submit giclee’s or prints as wall art
- Art brought to the gallery early or left behind will be stored at your own risk
- Anything remaining in the Art School after 30 days will be disposed of
Work on Exhibit
- Artists are not to move, rearrange art work or add additional art work.
- Sold artwork may be replaced in the same spot if it is the same approximant size. If not, call Pat Diemand. Her number is listed in the gallery beside the desk.
- Replacement Artwork must be registered for inventory purposes. Contact:
– Ginny Cassidy – Small Art
– Cathy Thiem & Gloria Owens – Will enter your replacement art into Square. - You must also fill out a new wall identifier for your replacement art. The blank identifiers are in the desk drawer at the gallery.
- Exhibiting artists may also submit their bio and a photograph of their work to be listed in our online directory of artists and update as necessary by filling out this form HERE
- Exhibiting artists are responsible for providing an artist’s Biography and placing it in the “Artists Profile” binder on the white shelf in the gallery.
- The Society of Bluffton Artists, its volunteers, employees, agents or representatives will not be responsible for any loss or damage, however caused, to any work submitted for exhibit.
Framing Guidelines – All wall art (except photography) must be framed or Gallery Wrapped
Framed artwork
- Must be 12lbs or less in weight. More than 12 lbs. will not be accepted. If in doubt, save yourself an extra trip and bring a backup piece.
- Framed art that requires a protective cover and is LARGER THAN 18 X 24” must be glazed with plexiglass, not glass.
Gallery Wrapped Art Canvases
- Must be 1-1/2” deep.
- Gallery Wrapped Art – the top, bottom and sides of gallery wrapped canvases must be finished and painted to compliment the painting. Gallery wrapped pieces must be wired.
Bumpers may be included and placed on the back of the canvas.
Updated 3- D, Photography & Digital Artist Guidelines
3-D, Photography and Digital Artist Guidelines
3-D Memberships may include, but are not limited to; jewelry, ceramics, pottery, stained glass, woodworking. We do not accept fiber arts. 3-D Memberships are conditional to a yearly jurying process for both existing memberships and new memberships.
- 3-D Applications may be made any time during the membership year; September 1 – August.
- In the event that display space becomes available, 3-D membership may be reviewed and juried in during the membership year
- If the maximum number of 3-D artist memberships are currently filled then applicants are put on a waitlist and a Review and Jurying process is conducted in August, prior to the next membership year by the Board of Directors
- Stained glass is limited to windows only.
- Stained Glass artists may exhibit up to 2 pieces a month.
- Ceramic, pottery, woodworking artists may display up to 5 pieces each month.
- Jewelry Artists may display as much work as can fit in the allotted display space
- Please contact our Membership Director, Terri King for further information on becoming an exhibiting 3-D Artist
Photography & Digital Art
All work must be original and created solely by the submitting artist. All works must comply with US Copyright laws and be original creations by the exhibiting artist. AI generated artwork is not accepted.
All photography and digital artwork must meet wall display standards and for labeling purposes select one of the following mediums based on the initial creation process:
- Photography: This can include traditional photography with minor edits like cropping, saturation, and adjustments, and limited edition prints or canvas prints (with number).
- Photographic Digital Art: Artwork digitally enhanced from the artist’s own photographs, using techniques like overlays and composites (photographic collage), and photography enhanced with gel mediums, watercolor, acrylic, oil, colored pencil etc.
- Digital Art: Created entirely on electronic devices from scratch; no illustrations or AI- generated content allowed. This does not start as a photograph but clean canvas in a software program.
Note: Bin art should be labeled as one of these three categories as well to maintain consistency for the buyer
Registering your label – It is important that the buyer understands how the work was created but be kept brief – no more than 4 words if possible.
- Start your registration label with:
- Photography, Photographic Digital Art or Digital Art
- Then – If the work has been further manipulated or added to add a few descriptive words of the mediums or process:
- Here are some examples:
- Photography – enhanced with (pastel, acrylic, ink, …)
- Photography – mixed media, acrylic & gel
- Photography – digitally enhanced
- Digital Art – enhanced with acrylic paint
- Digital Art – Collage
- Digital Art – Painting
- Here are some examples:
- You may submit Open Edition or Limited-Edition prints.
- If submitting a Limited Edition include the number of the print and number of edition such as 1/25. Otherwise, it is assumed an open edition.