"Bouquets to Reno's 150th Birthday" Exhibit May Museum
This is a Floral Themed Exhibit
All entries for the exhibit must have a floral or vegetation focus
Shirley's Bouquet by Lynn Schmidt
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"Bouquets to Reno's 150th Birthday" Exhibit
to be held at
Wilbur D. May Musuem
(See map and address in left column)
Your SWS Exhibit Chairs for this event are
Marjee Ann Smith, 775-224-5289 or marjee198@gmail.com
Cheryl Keaveney, 775-750-4636 or cherylkeaveney@gmail.com
Important Dates to remember
- Online entry deadline - April 24, 2018
- Painting Take-in - May 1, between 11 am - 1 pm
- Painting Pick-up - June 3, between 12 Noon - 2 pm
Exhibiting Requirements
- Must be a current dues paid member 30 days prior to May 1st
- May submit up to 2 framed images. Only 1 of the 2 may be a full sheet
- Framed and bin art minimum size: 11"x14" (or 154 square inches) on outside edge of mat, where mat fits into frame.
- Framed art maximum size: Full sheet matted
- Framed art with over 22"x28" (or 616 square inches) outer mat must have acrylic glass (i.e. Plexiglass)
- Framed entries must comply with the exhibit's floral or nature theme
- Bin art does not need to be of a nature/floral theme.
- SWS will supply back labels for bin art on take-in date
- The artist Bio Cards and Book will be displayed as in previous exhibits
- All artwork submissions must comply with the SWS Standing Rules
SWS Online Registration!
We are continuing with required online entry for this and future SWS Exhibits.
Instead of filling out the form on the dropoff day, we request you click the "Register Now" link below, and enter your information digitally no later than Apr 24th!
This time we prefer you mail your check payment, payable to SWS to: SWS, c/o Laurel Sweigart, P.O. Box 70564, Reno, NV, 89570.
The SWS will not accept paintings on May 1st without prior online entry. Please contact the Exhibit Chairs if you need assistance registering online.
Online entry will allow the exhibit team many streamlined opportunities for managing the exhibit, including:
- Anticipate hanging requirements for coordination with the venue
- Produce professional gallery title cards, painting labels, and artist statement cards with a simple mail merge
- Communicate reminders with exhibiting artists about dropoff/pickup dates and other exhibit specific information
- Create a historical record of the exhibit data for future SWS Exhibit planning and coordination
Thank you for helping our fabulous SWS organization strive to make our process more efficent for our dedicated volunteers.
We know this is a new process, so please do not hesitate to ask for help and clarification from the Exhibit Chairs.