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| The International Guild of Realism (IGOR) is proud to announce a "Call for Entries"for our upcoming 14th Annual IGOR Exhibition. This exhibition will be held at the prestigious Principle Gallery in historic Alexandria, VA., from September 16th through October 15th, 2019. The Principle Gallery hosted our 10th Annual Exhibition in 2015 and they were thrilled with the quality of the show so they have asked us back for a return visit. We are honored to return because everything was a success in our 2015 show including strong sales, a great gallery staff, super busy reception and wonderful experiences touring Alexandria and Washington, D.C.!
Since it's opening in 1994, Principle Gallery has established a reputation for providing the very best in contemporary realism and representational art. Nestled in historic Old Town Alexandria on historic King Street, Principle Gallery caters to the needs of their local clientele in and around Washington, DC., as well as ships artwork to collectors around the world. Showcased inside the historic Gilpin house, which was built in the 1790's, the gallery is highlighted by its original fireplaces, wood floors, and a beautiful open skylight. The gallery has been featured in numerous national art magazines |
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| including American Art Collector and Fine Art Connoisseur. In a city filled with art, history, culture, and quality dining, there is no better place in Alexandria to have an International Exhibition than on King Street. It's a beautiful street that is home to many art galleries, restaurants, boutiques and numerous historic buildings. Alexandria is also located very close to Washington, D.C. where many of the best museums in the nation reside. For more information please visit: www.principlegallery.com.
Since we had amazing success with our two days of art events and other fun activities at our 13th Annual Exhibition in Santa Fe last October, we will again be offering several days of interesting art activities for attending IGOR members. We are planning to have a private gourmet dinner with a seminar portion, a historic tour of oldtown Alexandria, a possible day trip to the museums of Washington, DC. and much more. The public opening will be on Friday, September 20th. The entry deadline is July 1st and there will be no extension! This exhibition will be a major selling event which will be heavily marketed in many national art publications. We encourage all of our IGOR members to start painting their masterworks and have them finished before the deadline. All paintings must be "For Sale". Every IGOR member is invited to participate in our multiday art events whether juried in or not. |
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With locations in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia and historic Charleston, SC., Principle Gallery has been dedicated to exhibiting the best of American & European Contemporary Realism since opening in 1994. Focusing on paintings in oil and bronze sculpture, the gallery represents emerging, mid-career and established artists with a distinct personal approach to their work. Principle Gallery gains great exposure for its artists through solo exhibitions, selective group shows and national art fairs. For more information please visit: www.principlegallery.com.
The International Guild of Realism has recently completed the jury results for our upcoming 14th Annual Exhibition hosted by the Principle Gallery. We had a huge number of paintings entered, and without a doubt, our highest level of quality artwork submitted. Thank you, IGOR artists for entering such wonderful artwork!
The jury for this year's exhibition was handled in two levels with IGOR Charter Members handling the first level and then the owner and gallery director of the Principle Gallery completed the final jury. Once again we received an amazing array of superb entries and our jurors were quite impressed with the quality and creativity of the work entered. Deciding upon a limited number of paintings from an impressive array of entries wasn't an easy task, and the jurors could not resist adding many more pieces to this exhibition than originally planned by the final jurors. The exhibition will have 92 paintings and drawings by 89 IGOR members.
Congratulations to this year's selected artists!
Lee Alban
Jorge Alberto
Denise Antaya
Antonios Aspromourgos
Tony Baselici
Emil Bauto
Joseph Bellofatto
Randall William Bennett
Richard Berger
Ashwini Bharathula
Matthew Bird
Kelly Birkenruth
Henry Bosak
David M. Bowers
Mike Briscoe
Tam Bodkin Bryk
Daniel Mark Cassity
Donald Clapper
Ed Copley
Dennis Crayon
Cat Corcilius
Diane Davich-Craig
Joye DeGoede |
Paco Martin Dominguez
Stuart Dunkel
Cristy Dunn
Nick Eisele
Camille Engel
Robbie Fitzpatrick
Elizabeth Floyd
Gayle Isabelle Ford
Marianna Foster
Dirk Freder
Tom Fuller
Jeff George
Irene Georgopoulou
Richard Ginnett
George A. Gonzalez
Linda Harrison-Parsons
K. Henderson
Kathy Hildebrandt
Oriana Ingber
Pat Jackman
Steven T. Jones
Claudia Kaak |
Barbara Kacicek
Debra Keirce
Brenda Kidera
Grace Kim
Suzanne Lago Arthur
Gary Davis Lang
Nadia Lazizi
Erwin Lewandowski
Tammy Liu-Haller
Pamela Mangelsdorf
Karla Mann
Linda Mann
Dave McNally
David Molteni
Brenda Morgan
Cindy Valek Mottl
Priscilla Nelson
Patrick Nevins
Barbara Nuss
Carla Paine
Cher Pruys
Mary Jane Q Cross |
Galal Ramadan
Andy Reinhardt
Patricia McMahon Rice
Sandra Robinson
Carole Rodrigue
John Rowe
Ken Scaglia
John E. Schaeffer
Dianna Wallace Soisson
Cathy Strapp
Charlotte Strauss
Jan Stommes
Randy Van Dyck
Maria Villioti
Carin Wagner
Barbara Walker
Kun Wang
Heather Ward
Sandra Weiner
Johannes Wessmark
John Whytock
Ester Wilson |
Entry Deadline: July 3rd, 2019
Juried Results Announced: July 10th - 13th, 2019
Shipping or Delivery: Delivered to gallery between September 4th - 11th, 2019
Exhibition Dates: September 20th - October 15th, 2019
Opening Reception: Friday, September 20th, 2019
All entrants must be Guild Members at the time of the judging as well as during the exhibition (e.g., annual dues must have been paid, and all rules and entry requirements fulfilled).
We do encourage members to submit new and fresh works of art of the highest quality in order to make our 14th Annual IGOR Exhibition a smashing success! Ideally, the submitted artworks ideally should not have been exhibited in previous gallery shows.
Only original artwork created solely by the artist's hand will be accepted. No digitally-manipulated images, photos, collages, giclees, photocopies, prints, laser prints, and/or any other reproductions will be accepted.
Once the judges have selected the finalists, no substitutions or withdrawals will be allowed. Be aware that this requires the entered paintings to be set aside from the time you send us your entry until shipping starting in early September, 2019. This means the entered painting(s) should not be for sale at another gallery.
Entries received after the July 1, 2019, deadline will not be considered, nor will the entry fee be refunded. The deadline indicates that your entry by email needs to be in our IGOR inbox on or before July 1, 2019. It is best to send your entry in as soon as the artwork is ready to avoid missing the deadline.
As customary during our annual juried exhibitions, we ask the gallery to appoint a guest judge(s) to award ribbons in different categories to selected Guild Members for their outstanding artwork. All award winners will receive their custom designed ribbons by mail after the conclusion of the exhibition.
The Principle Gallery welcomes all IGOR Artists and their guests to attend the opening reception on the evening of Friday, September 20, 2019. We will also be having a seminar on current topics plus other art get-togethers for attendees. We plan to do something similar to what we did at our 10th Annual including a gourmet group dinner, museum tour in Washington D.C. and much more. There are excellent hotels and resorts in the Alexandria area. As usual, we will send out a Travel Guide by email a few months before the opening reception. We will truly have a fun filled two or three days of numerous art related activities so we encourage as many IGOR members as possible to attend these events this September in beautiful Alexandria whether you have been juried in the show or not.
To learn more about the area and the beautiful city of Alexandria, please click on the links below:
About Old Town Alexandria
Short Video of Old Town Alexandria
World Class Museums in Washington, D.C.
10th Annual Art Events including Gourmet Group Dinner, Guided Tour of the National Gallery of Art (Rembrandt!),
Historic Tour of Alexandria, and Opening Reception
Video of the 10th Annual IGOR Exhibition
Both the Principle Gallery and the International Guild of Realism will be doing extensive advertising and publicity to promote this exhibition on your behalf. As soon as you have learned that your artwork has been selected by the judges, the Guild will send out our advertising discounted offer to juried in members so don't miss this promotional ad campaign.
Please start working on your masterpieces and yes, we do encourage members to submit new and fresh works of art of the highest quality in order to make our 14th Annual IGOR Exhibition a major success! This is an amazing opportunity for guild members and the competition will be stiff so please enter your very best artworks.
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