Submission Guidelines

The delivery of artwork, the reception, and the pickup of art will all happen at the Regions Bank-RSA Tower, 201 Monroe Street, Montgomery, AL, on the mezzanine level. Use the Monroe Street entrance to the RSA Tower for all pickups and deliveries. Proper ID is required to claim artwork. Neither the Montgomery Art Guild nor Regions Bank can store art for this exhibition. Plans for the juror critique are still in process. More to come on that soon.

General Guidelines

This exhibit will be displayed in a public business setting, with bank customers and employees viewing the work. Please keep this in mind when you submit your artwork. The Montgomery Art Guild and Regions Bank reserve the right to reject any submitted art that is deemed inappropriate for this venue.
Artists submit digital images of their work via the ArtCall online submission process. Make sure to read all the information listed in all the drop-down menus at the top of the ArtCall pages (Submissions Guidelines, Instructions, Meet the Juror, Calendar, Location, and Contact). Your submission to this exhibit means you have read all the information, understand it, and will abide by it.
The juror will select art for the exhibition from the digital images. Award winners will be selected after the juror views the artwork in-person at the Regions Bank.
Artists may enter up to four pieces of artwork. Any artwork previously displayed in any Regions Bank exhibit is not eligible for submission to this current exhibit. Artists may submit artwork displayed in any other exhibit besides the Regions Bank exhibit, for instance, the MAG MMFA exhibition.
IMPORTANT: Size may not exceed 44 inches in height or width, including frame. Sculptures may not exceed 6’ x 4’ x 4’ (height x width x depth) including any base that is attached to a sculpture. Maximum weight is 150 pounds. Artists must make their own arrangements for works that require special hanging or placement (multi-sectional works, etc.). If your work is over-sized it will not be allowed into the exhibit. No refund will be issued.
Art must be original work done by the artist. Artwork should not be an exact replica of another artist's or photographer's work.
Artwork must have been completed in 2020, 2021, 2022, or 2023.
No giclée reproductions of original art will be permitted (for example, no giclée prints of oils, acrylics, watercolors, etc.). This does not apply to the photography category, as photographs by their nature are "prints."
No additional work may be done on a piece of artwork after the submission of the work. If your artwork is accepted into the show, and you work on it after the submission process, your artwork will be pulled from the exhibit at take-in and no refund will be issued.
Art must be finished, dry, framed or gallery wrapped, and suitable for display. Works must hang by a secured wire (NO SAWTOOTH, CLOTH, CLOTHES-HANGER WIRE hangers allowed).
Please attach a label to the back of your artwork that has your name, the title of the artwork, the category, and the price. Additional tags for your work may be given to you by MAG when you deliver your work to the bank.
Images of art selected for the show may be used for promotional purposes by MAG and/or Regions Bank.

Membership

Participation in the 57th MAG/Regions Bank Exhibition is open to active members of the Montgomery Art Guild. You can join the guild and pay your membership fee or renew your membership via ArtCall when you submit artwork for the MAG/Regions Bank exhibition.
The yearly membership fee is annually due in August, $35 for regular members, $20 for student members. Students need to include a copy of their current student ID with entry fee.
If you recently paid your membership fee in the calendar year 2023 you should have received a promo code via email for submitting to this exhibit before the call for this show opened. If you did not receive a promo code, contact the guild at this email address: artguildmontgomery@gmail.com.
MAG membership provides advance notice of MAG exhibitions, member rates for exhibitions, invitations to workshops, and other benefits. If you have any questions concerning membership, contact us by email at artguildmontgomery@gmail.com.

Entry Fees (applicable for both student and regular members)

One submission, $12
Two submissions, $24
Three submissions, $36
Four submissions, $48

Digital Images

Images should represent the art as accurately as possible. Your digital image will be used by the juror during the judging. You should submit the best image possible, that is, one that is sharply in focus and has a good color balance.
Submit 1 image per two-dimensional entry; 2 images per 3-dimensional entry.
The photo of your entry must be 300 ppi, in .jpg, .gif, or .png format. The submission must be between 960 pixels and 4600 pixels on its longest side (that is, it can be no smaller than 960 pixels on its longest side and or no larger than 4600 pixels on the longest side). The maximum file size for an image is 4 mb.
All entries must be submitted at 57thannualregionsbankexhibition.artcall.org.

Categories
Category 1    Opaque Painting (oil, acrylic, gouache)
Category 2    Transparent Painting (watercolor, inks)
Category 3    3-Dimensional Work (including sculpture, stone, metal, wood, clay, etc.)
Category 4    Photography/Computer Imagery/Creative Photography
Category 5 Works on Paper (pastels, pencil, pen & ink, printmaking)
Category 6 Mixed Media, Constructions, Fiber Arts
Category 7 Student Art (18 years or older)

Submitting Your Artwork
The following artist information is required for your submission:
1. Artist Name
2. Artist Address
3. Artist Phone
4. Artist Email

The following information is required for each submitted artwork:
1. Title
2. Category
3. Medium
4. Date created (any work created before 2020 is not eligible for this exhibit)
5. Size (framed, in inches)
6. Price if for sale or NFS (not for sale)

Delivering artwork
Artwork juried into the Regions Bank exhibit needs to be delivered to the Regions Bank, mezzanine level, on Tuesday, October 3 between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 1:00. Please attach a label to the back of your artwork that has your name, the title of the artwork, the category, and the price.

$3,350 in Cash Awards
—$500 for best in show
—$300 for best in each category
—$150 honorable mention in each category
—$150 for best in student category
(The artists awarded best-in-show and best in each category will be invited to exhibit artwork at Stonehenge Gallery in Montgomery in April, 2024.)

Liability
Every caution will be exercised in the handling of the entries. However, the Montgomery Art Guild and Regions Bank will not be responsible for any damage or loss.

Picking up artwork
Works must be claimed during pick up time on Wednesday November 1 between 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 only. If you are unable to pick up work at the designated time, please contact us by email prior to October 31 at artguildmontgomery@gmail.com. Due to the number of artists participating, the guild will be unable to deliver artwork back to artists or hold artwork. DO NOT CONTACT REGIONS BANK REGARDING PICKUP OF ARTWORK. Proper I.D. is required of anyone picking up artwork.

Artwork being picked up by someone other than the artist requires a note with:
—Title of the work.
—Name of the person picking up the artwork.
—Signature of the artist.

Any unclaimed art after 3 p.m., Friday, December 1st becomes the property of the Montgomery Art Guild.

Sales
A 20% commission will be assessed by MAG on the sale of art in the exhibition. Prices will be printed in the catalog. All art will be for sale unless otherwise designated. Artists are responsible for submitting sales tax to the State of Alabama. Please direct sales inquiries to Warren Simons at artguildmontgomery@gmail.com. You will receive a reply within 24 hours.

Terms & Conditions
Be sure to read the information listed under Terms & Conditions. That button is at the bottom left corner of each page. Submitting work to this show means you have read the information, and understand and agree to it.