2024 MLAA Artist Awards
Thanks to everyone who submitted their work to the Show!2024 MLAA Artist AwardsCategory 1: Acrylic/ Oil
1 st Resting in the Shade Eva Walker 2 nd Evening at Garrapata Michael Bowles 3rd A Moment of Reflection Michael Severin HM Tales of Pinecrest Lake Diana Boegel HM Spring Camp Heinie Hartwig HM Morning Light Beth Robinson HM Solace Kim Williams Category 2: Watercolor 1 st Hollyhocks Grace Glassey 2 nd Sonora Hillside Celia Niemerow 3 rd Winter Sally Ann Fischer HM Three Deer in the Forest Maggie Bevier HM Out Like a Lamb Deb Johnston Category 3: Pastel 1 st Sonora Girl with Pearl Earring Diana Boegel 2 nd Madison on Watch Renetta Hayes 3 rd Fall Glory Renetta Hayes Category 4: Mixed Media; Graphics 1 st Midnight Sky Jennifer Miller 2 nd Entropy:Randomness Susan Campi 3 rd Looking Glass Grace Glassey HM Koi Pond Mary Anderson HM Garden Splendor Kristin Fulton HM Willie Troy Harless HM Harried John Sharum Category 5: Three Dimensional 1 st Portable Desk James Bunker 2 nd Magnetic Chess Board James Bunker 3 rd Black Walnut Bowl Peter Winters Category 6: Foothill Favorites 1 st Two Barns-Algerine Rd. Michael Severin HM Trout Fishing-Stanislaus Maggie Bevier HM Overlooking Sierra Nev. Mandy Ide Best of Show Crushed Red Velvet by Diana Boegel Diane Sanguinetti Honorary Award A School Day in Columbia by Karen Olsen Susan Lea Hackett Honorary Award Playing for Tips by David Danz People’s Choice Announced Saturday, April 20th Sonora Photography Club Awards 1 st Downtown Sunset Mel Martin 2 nd Water for Everyone George Dondero 3 rd Timeless Marie Hetherington HM Hummer and Lucifer Flower George Dondero SHOW CALENDAR Friday March 15th, Postmark Deadline Tuesday, April 9, 10am to 1pm or 5pm to 7:30pm deliver artwork to Sonora Opera Hall Wednesday, April 10 Closed for Judging Thursday April 11 Closed for hanging; Non accepted entries posted.. Friday, April 12 Reception 5pm-8pm. Award presentation 6:30pm Saturday April 13 Open 10am to 8pm. Sunday, April 14 Open 10am to 5pm Monday through Thursday, April 15-18 10am to 5 pm Friday, April 19 10am to 8pm Saturday April 20, 10am-8pm Sunday, April 21 9am-12pm pick up artwork |
Special Award Winners
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In Appreciation of our Sponsors and Donors
Sponsors: Blue Mountain Minerals
Chamber of Commerce Leslie Hurst
Sonora Area Foundation Linda Happel
Visit Tuolumne (SAF Visit Tuolumne Fund)
Donors: Tammy Bowlus
Marti Green Fine Art Indigeny Reserve
The Photo Club Sonora Arts
Stephanie Rose Long Family Mary Tune
Twain Harte Lumber WATCH Resources
Chicken Ranch Tribal Council
Wineries: Four Winds Winery
Greenhorn Creek & Manhattan Club Wines
Hovey Wine Hurst Ranch Winery
Inner Sanctum Cellars Val du Vino Winery
Boyle MacDonald Wines
Sponsors: Blue Mountain Minerals
Chamber of Commerce Leslie Hurst
Sonora Area Foundation Linda Happel
Visit Tuolumne (SAF Visit Tuolumne Fund)
Donors: Tammy Bowlus
Marti Green Fine Art Indigeny Reserve
The Photo Club Sonora Arts
Stephanie Rose Long Family Mary Tune
Twain Harte Lumber WATCH Resources
Chicken Ranch Tribal Council
Wineries: Four Winds Winery
Greenhorn Creek & Manhattan Club Wines
Hovey Wine Hurst Ranch Winery
Inner Sanctum Cellars Val du Vino Winery
Boyle MacDonald Wines
Prospectus
Postmark Deadline for Entries: Friday, March 15, 2024
OUR JUDGES
Our distinguished judges for 2024 are Suzanne Bean and Davis Perkins.
ELIGIBILITY
Open to all artists 18 years of age and older.
Work must be original, conceived and created entirely by the artist & completed within the last 3 years. Work shown in previous MLAA Fine Art Shows is ineligible.
SIZE LIMITATIONS
Wall art: maximum width 40 inches, framed and wired for hanging. 3-D pieces must be suitable for table display.
FEES (NONREFUNDABLE)
Up to four entries per person. MLAA Members: First entry, $20 ; each additional, $10 . Non-members: First entry, $25; each additional, $15.
CATEGORIES (each piece may only be entered in one category)
1. Acrylics & Oils; 2. Watercolor; 3. Pastel; 4. Mixed Media & Graphics, including but not limited to: printmaking: lithography, linocut, serigraph, monoprint, woodcut, collage, encaustic, etching, charcoal, graphite, pen/brush & ink, colored pencil; 5. 3-Dimensional, including but not limited to sculpture, pottery, stained and fused glass; 6. Foothill Favorites: any medium, subject matter related to the Sierra Foothills region.
AWARDS
Best of Show: $300; Diane Sanguinetti Honorary Award, $100; Susan Lea Hackett Honorary Award, $100; People’s Choice, $100. Categories 1-5: 1st Prize, $100; 2nd Prize, $75; 3d Prize, $50. Category. 6 : $100
COMMISSION ON SALES
MLAA collects a 25 per cent commission on sales of work during the show.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ENTERING THE 2024 SHOW
Note: Entries for the 2024 Show are now closed.
Use our Fillable Entry Form to generate your Receipt, Labels and Wall Tags! This new feature will greatly facilitate the entry process for entrants and for our hardworking show volunteers. Using this feature couldn’t be easier! Here’s how:
1. Click on the words "Download File" in the link below to download the file. Begin typing your information into the “Entry Form” section at the top of the first page. As if by magic, the information will appear in the Receipt, the Labels, and the Wall Tags.
2. You will have a three page document. Save it for your records and print out the three pages.
3, Calculate your fees as follows. Up to four entries per person. MLAA Members: First entry, $20 ; each additional, $10 . Non-members: First entry, $25; each additional, $15.
4, Mail the three pages with your check or money order to MLAA, P.O. Box 5140, Sonora, CA 95370.
And that’s it! When you deliver your artwork to the Show, your Receipt will be returned to you and the Labels and Wall Tags will be ready for you.
If you have questions, text Maureen Carden at 510 388 3516. If you are unable to use the Fillable Form, you can pick up a hard copy of the Nonfillable Form at the Aloft Gallery at 105 S. Washington Street in Sonora or download the Nonfillable Entry Form below..
Some Apple users have reported issues with the new form. There is a special form for you if you are unable to download the regular entry form for any reason. You'll see it below. Please report any problems to us, by email to [email protected]. We'll make sure your art gets entered in the Show!
DOWNLOAD YOUR ENTRY FORM HERE!
For either form, calculate your fees as follows. Up to four entries per person. MLAA Members: First entry, $20 ; each additional, $10 . Non-members: First entry, $25; each additional, $15.
Using the new fillable entry form? Here it is!
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Unable to use the new fillable form? No worries!
1. Download and print the short form below .
2. Fill in by hand and sign
3. Mail to MLAA, P.O. Box 5140, Sonora, CA, with your check. Or drop off at the Aloft Gallery, 105 South Stewart Street, Sonora. We'll do the rest.
1. Download and print the short form below .
2. Fill in by hand and sign
3. Mail to MLAA, P.O. Box 5140, Sonora, CA, with your check. Or drop off at the Aloft Gallery, 105 South Stewart Street, Sonora. We'll do the rest.
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File Size: | 15 kb |
File Type: | docx |