Featured Gallery Exhibit

Visual Art Contest - FLOWERS - Calling All Artists to Enter Flowers Art Contest - $500 to Best in Show - Open to US Residents 18 Years or Older - You may enter up to six images of artwork, including 6 different pieces or multiple pieces of several pieces of artwork.

Enter artwork including your interpretation of flowers for this visual art contest, sponsored by Art Gallery Pure, LLC.  See Official Rules & Regulations here.

See Official Rules & Regulations 

Entry Deadline:  July 15, 2020

Artist Notification:  August 1, 2020

$500 Prize to Best In Show

1st Place, 2nd Place, Honorable Mention will be notified and promoted in social media

Qualifying Submissions: Artwork must include your interpretation of FLOWERS

Entry Fee $30 for six images to be paid by entry deadline to qualify at https://artgallerypure.com/products/flowers-art-contest-2020-calling-all-artists 

Artists may enter 6 images of different pieces of artwork or several images of various pieces, or 6 images of one piece of artwork.  Total images entered per artist application to art contest must not exceed six images.  Upload Images Here 

Abstract mixed media painting by Kelly Aldridge Into the Blue 51x51x3 framed by Featured Artist Kelly Aldridge - Black & White Painting - This painting is framed in a floating silver frame.  

This original painting is available for $2950 or $295 X 10 months with Art Money

Influenced by bold textures and high contrast details, Kelly creates  large scale statement pieces that enhances the design of any space. Her use of texture with heavy bold tones creates works that are stylish and edgy. Kelly Aldridge's love for black and white, with metallic accents and contrasting color are apparent in most designs.  

FEATURED ARTIST APPLICATIONS:  Open to all artists 18 years and older.  All submitted work must have been created by the artist within the last 5 years.  All visual art mediums (except video) are allowed. This exhibit is open to all forms of media:  Acrylic, Oil, Water Color, Drawing, Charcoal, Printing, Photography, Fiber Arts, Sculpture, Encaustic, Ceramic, Mosaic and Mixed Media.  

Artists may apply for a 12 month online residency on Art Gallery Pure's Featured Artists Page. All applications will be reviewed and juried. 

Art Gallery Pure’s hope in creating an on-line residency option is to give artists another outlet to promote their work.  Along with being on the Featured Artist page, the artist’s work will be promoted on related galleries and online properties associated with Art GalleryPure, including ArtGalleryPure.com, Artsy.com Instagram, Facebook, Email Marketing to subscribers. The artist may add 3 personal URL addresses where visitors may see other artwork and/or contact the artist personally about their work.  The artist will also have their own individual Art Gallery Pure page/personalized URL to share in their own promotions. Once the 12 month artist residency is complete, the artist may re-apply with new work.

Artists please submit six available pieces for sale.  The jury will select a minimum of 4 pieces for the Featured Artist page.  

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*If you are not selected by the jury for the Featured Artist page your entire application fee will be refunded within 30 days.  You are then eligible to reapply any time..

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One-year on-line Featured Artist residency application fee is *$70.00.

Artist Application Requirements:

• Featured Artist Application is open to all artists 18 years and older with professional artwork.
• Featured Artist Application is International.
• Image Files must be in JPG format.
• Files may not exceed 5MB.
• Do not send images of your artwork which have been framed or contain watermarks, each piece must be original, completed in the last 5 years

JURY SELECTION

Selection begins when application is received. Allow for up to 15 days for the selection process.  If selected, artists will be published within 30 days.

JURY

Jurors for the Featured Artist page will be at least 2 professional artists curators, who are compensated for work in the selection process.

ARTIST PERMISSIONS:

By applying for the Featured Artist Page, you are granting Art Gallery Pure a non-exclusive perpetual license to reproduce images of your artwork on ArtGalleryPure.com and affiliated social media properties, as well as other media outlets. Art Gallery Pure also has permission to resize and reformat images for the purpose of art exhibition sales, marketing and promotion of related artist works.  

*Artist Retains Copyright:  The artist retains all copyrights to their artwork without exception.

Relax and bring yourself Back to Nature with design colors of the year!  The bright colors of the landscape painting exude happiness! This large scale impressionistic abstract by Julia Ross was created with mixed mediums of acrylic, acryl gouache, and metallic ink to portray an Oceanside view.

This colorful abstract painting inspired by a Summer walk on the beach during a relaxing retreat by artist Julia Ross. This ocean inspired painting includes aqua, deep blue and green with patterns of water waves.

The smooth, calming organic texture of encaustic, bees wax painting with cool colors in this piece juxtapose against the rigid affects acrylic plastic streaks to create oceans made of plastic.  17 billion pounds of plastic now live in our oceans, estimated by Ocean Conservancy.  The amount of plastics that scientists have now estimated flow into the ocean every year from 192 countries with coastal access.  10% donated to Ocean Conservancy to assist with protecting our oceans.

This ethereal ocean painting inspired by a walk on the beach, extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world, breeze flowing through your hair and clothing, illuminated by the late afternoon sun. Feet grounded in the sand, swaying with the breeze, meditating in sync with sounds of the waves and sight of the beach, in awe of the ocean. You are at peace.

This abstract painting brings you to serenity, coupled with an additional panel - the pair is sold as a diptych with dimensions of 60X72X1.5" Colors include lively coral with green - ocean blues of turquoise and deep blues with purple and lavendar to make a beautiful rainbow of pastel colors.

Inspired by The Dominican Beach Club, walking to the beach, through paths of colorful landscapes and tropical flowers, this colorful painting brings you back to the beach, breathing in the sea air, breeze through your hair, in view of blue waters and a rainbow of sunsets, illuminating the clouds.

This large scale abstract painting was created with mediums of acrylic paint and ink, on a gallery wrapped canvas.

Large scale abstract stone limited edition print was created with encaustic wax - tinted bees wax, photographed and available via limited edition print on canvas, metal or acrylic.

Abstract ocean waves with water bubbles to the surface, as you view this wave under water. This encaustic painting made with bees wax and pigment brings new depth to water with deep blue, aqua and white. The original painting is available 16x20 

Photograph printed on 30x20 acrylic mounted with French hanger.  Currently exhibited by Art Gallery Pure Dallas In FIGURES of Art Gallery Pure.  Tim Drake is a featured photographer with photography including portraits and Texas landscapes with images of architecture.  

Limited Edition Print available for purchase in gallery and online.

Geode large abstract triptych painting 40x90 is painted with encaustic and accents of resin on 2” board.  The geode painting includes soft colors of sea foam green, silver and gold with white for a soft representation of stone or water landscape.  The painting by encaustic artist Julia Ross is on exhibit at the gallery and available to purchase online.