JURIED ART SHOWS SHOULD BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS
By Darrin Andrew La Morte
I recently came across a newspaper and read that a Juried Art Show hosted by The Flinn Gallery to benefit the Art Society Of Greenwich.
I was born in Greenwich, Connecticut., in 1970., and thought it might be fun to show a painting. I enter the Greenwich Library with my painting entitled Found Objects,
with the help of a good friend, Enzo Russo. I needed a ride to the show and he gave me a lift. Walking across the parking lot up the stairs, past the security guard, and proceeded to walk through the main lobby towards the elevator. We carried the painting to the elevator. We waited until the doors open while inside. I thought about the Ten Dollars, and the whole IDEA about the word: JURIED SHOW. Thinking as I walked across the floor towards a glass room. Thinking, I would show the small tiny town of Greenwich my masterpiece. We entered, The Flinn Gallery. We were greeted by a few volunteers'. I rested my painting on the floor. And was confronted, that the size was a bit over the limit by six inches.
They asked, How large is it?
I replied, 48 inches. by 48 inches.
I explained to the Head Person from ASOG, that I only had one piece. And that, I was told on the telephone a few weeks ago that it was OK. He said, you only have that one piece.
I answer, Yes
It is ok, he replied. It is only a few inches over
Walking a bit further deeper into the gallery I rested my painting against a lonely wall.
The volunteer said, Go over their pointing and fill out a form. Picking one off the table, before I could and old lady yelled, "Not until you give us your MONEY!"
Having used a check. Had it already filled out with the amount before hand. I asked who do I make the check out to She replied, "ASOG".
I never enter anything I do not think I cannot win. You cannot win at this. I feel I have been robbed. I personally did not think my work would have been rejected. I do not think, I will make this mistake again. Not in my lifetime. Enter another juried ART SHOW.
I would have been happier and felt much better, if I had just bought TEN
Connecticut Lottery Power ball tickets.
Anyway, they accepted my WORK OF ART. YEAH! They held it for one day.
I asked a volunteer what he thought about my piece before I left.
He said, It is very interesting What you call it?
Found Objects.
I think these shows should be avoided at all cost, because it does not really seem to do anything that mind-blowing for an starving artist.
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Darrin Andrew La Morte- can be seen weekly on Mondays at 5 pm on, THE ARTIST SHOWCASE, his Public Access television show aired on Cablevision
Of Connecticut Channel. 88. Or by, logging onto: www.theartistshowcase.org