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• Live in our Online Shows: Judged Portrait Exhibit

  • Start
    1 Oct 2020
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    (EDT)
  • End
    30 Nov 2020
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    (EST)
  • Location
    Online
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    46

  In the absence of our regular in-person art shows, MAA is hosting several members-nly online exhibits in 2020. Each exhibit includes judging, awards, and artist's salons. 
  

  The October show category is Portraits, split into People and Animal Portraits. 

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• Abstracts Exhibit Award Reception

  • When
    1 Nov 2020
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    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Online via Zoom
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  Please join MAA and judge Eric Millikin for the announcement of our November Abstracts Exhibition awards. Eric will give out awards and will provide remarks about the show overall and the selected winning works. Eric is an award winning conceptual activist artist who integrates multiple input and display media to create artwork that is accessible and intellectual; check out his visually impactful website -
  

  This event is free and will be held on Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent to registrants in their confirmation emails, with a reminder coming your way the day before the event.
  

  Please note that for Zoom, we can only accept 100 Zoom participants, giving preference to participants in the exhibit. Learn more about how to use Zoom on this page.

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• Tutorial: Art Conservation with NGA's Jay Krueger

  • When
    11 Nov 2020
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Via Zoom
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    67

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  Will your artwork stand the test of time?  
  What painting practices and materials are best to keep your artwork pristine decade after decade?  If you have asked these questions, then you don't want to miss this tutorial.
  
  Jay Krueger is the senior conservator of modern paintings and head of the painting conservation department at the National Gallery of Art. He is a past president of the American Institute for Conservation and a founding board member of Voices in Contemporary Art, an organization that brings artists, curators, and conservators into conversation about preservation issues. 
  
  Jay will provide a brief overview of painting conservation at the Gallery, present a few recent projects, and have plenty of time to respond to member’s questions about painting materials and techniques. 
  
  Please have your art conservation questions ready!

   
  

  Zoom info: The workshop will be held via Zoom. For security reasons, the Zoom link is provided to registrants in your confirmation email and in the reminder email we'll send you the day before.

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• Call for Entry - MAA Judged Exhibit: Still Life

  • Start
    1 Dec 2020
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    (EST)
  • End
    31 Dec 2020
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    (EST)
  • Location
    Online
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    100

  Registration is open November 12 - 19, 2020
  

  
  

  In the absence of our regular in-person art shows, MAA is hosting several online exhibits in 2020. Each exhibit will include judging, awards, and artist's salons. The above work is the award winning "Dejeuner" by Jen Barlow.
  

  The December show category is Still Life.  Each MAA Member can submit one artwork in this exhibit. PLEASE NOTE: All artwork in MAA exhibits must be available for sale and must not have received an award at any previous MAA exhibit. MAA manages sales, including sales tax and 20% commission.

  We are honored to have as judge for this exhibit award winning still life painter and teacher Hedi Moran. Check out her beautiful florals!
  

  Recognition will be made for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places as well as honorable mentions. The Award presentation will be held via Zoom in early December. The judge will present the awards as well as give her perspectives on the entire exhibit and the specific art pieces that are receiving awards.

  Please refer to the Show Prospectus for full information.

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