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The Great Plains stretches westward from the Missouri River at Omaha and Kansas City to the Rocky Mountains, and northward from the Texas Panhandle into the Canadian Prairie Provinces. Map 1
Any subject that can relate in one way or another to the Great Plains, historically or modern day is appropriate. It can include the land, (see the above topic) people including the life they live or lived such as the Native Plains Indians, Pioneer life. Also the wildlife of the region from prairie mice to bison. For other ideas review the LINKS page for additional resources
There are two primary levels of membership. Associate and Signature. The Associate Membership is acquired by paying annual dues, currently $30.00 and starts and ends at the time of our Annual Juried Show. Associate and Signature members receive all newsletters, invitations and show prospectus. Signature Membership which is limited to 30 artists involves first an invitation from the Executive Committee to qualifying Associate Members, explaining the benefits and added responsibilities associated with Signature status. Only Associate Members who have been juried into three annual membership shows and are in good standing will be considered. Acceptance and confirmation of Signature status allows the artist to use the APA designation on their artwork as well as being eligible to hold office. Vacancies in the Signature Membership will be filled only after reviewing the Associate Membership records to see who may qualify and an invitation to Signature Membership has been issued by the Executive Committee. If Signature Membership is declined, then another qualifying artist may be contacted.
You will first need to obtain a current prospectus by printing it from this website, or you may request one by sending a #10 SASE to: American Plains Artists, 40 Prestwick-Odessa, TX 79762. Please read the instructions carefully in the prospectus as changes are made from show to show.
There is a fee associated with entering and a typical entry will be $55.00 payable to American Plains Artists and includes a one year membership and the jury fee for 1-3 slides of the art pieces you are entering. The show is open to artists working in any traditional 2D or 3D fine art media (oil, acrylic, watercolor, drawing media, mixed media, pastel, sculpture media, bronze, wood, stone etc.) in a realistic or representational manner reflecting the theme of the American Plains. (See related FAQ on subjects appropriate) Work submitted should have been completed within the last 3 years and not previously shown with APA. No photography or computer generated art accepted.
You may submit further slides at an
additional cost of $5.00 per slide up to a maximum of 6 slides or entries.
Please note there is an exception. For artists submitting sculpture (3D) you may
submit more than 1-3 slides to adequately represent 1-3 entries,
such as a front view, side view and a close up. You may continue to submit
slides to adequately represent 3 additional entries for a maximum of six entries
of art you wish to be juried, at the same cost paid by two-dimensional
artists. Also included in your entry will need to be a #10 SASE with
enough postage for return of your slides. However, selected slides will be kept,
so make sure you have duplicates. All non selected slide entries will be
returned.
There is an additional $15.00 uncrating/re-crating and storage fee per crate paid only if your art work is selected and you will be shipping your art. Please note that this fee is waived if you will be hand delivering your artwork to the exhibit site. However, this makes you responsible for picking up your artwork at the conclusion of the show. If you cannot and your work has to be stored for any length of time then the handling fee will need to be paid.
The initial jury of slides will be by a panel of APA signature members. After notification of accepted entries into the show the actual art will then be juried for awards prior to the opening reception, generally by a noted artist of reputable merit. In the past such artists have included : Scott Christensen, Howard Rogers, Cyrus Afsary, Joseph Bohler, Cowboy Artist of America member Wayne Baize, Cowboy Artist of America member Roy Andersen, Joe Anna Arnett, Curator of the Great Plains Art Museum Reese Summers and Richard Iams. The 2008 awards juror is Richard Folger . Cash awards include Best of Show, First, Second and Third place. The amount of the awards will be listed in the prospectus. Awards of Excellence are given at the jurors discretion and do not have a cash value. Additional awards may or may not be available and APA does not have awards for separate media categories at this time. All our jurors past and present have done a wonderful job and have selected a variety of works and media to receive awards.
The 2008 American Plains Artists show will be held at the Museum of the Southwest 1705 West Missouri, Midland, Texas, August 29 - October 19, 2008. The reception will be August 28, 2008 from 6-7:30 PM at the museum.
Previous exhibits have been shown at the Haley Library and History Center , Ellen Noel Art Museum , Museum of the Southwest , Kwahadi Kiva Museum , Great Plains Art Museum , and Loch Vale Fine Art Gallery. All of these venues have contributed to the success of our shows and APA thanks them for their support.
