The Spring show is coming up. The show is scheduled for Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3. Delivery of your artwork is Thursday, May 1 between 4 and 6 P.M. The deadline for submission of your application form is April 29, 2025.
| Spring Show 2025 Entry Form | Spring Show 2025 Information |
The details about the show are in the information document, Spring2025_Information.pdf
We now have three ways to enter the show.
Click on this link: https://forms.gle/ZAM2nGVhra7ouotV6
The online registration form is a Google form into which you can enter your personal information and the information about your art. Once you have completed the form, click on the Submit button and you are done.
There is no need to print anything and bring it to the dropoff. We will print the entry form for you and have it there for you to sign. We will also have the labels to put on the backs of your art works at the dropoff.
When you submit your form you will be given the opportunity to have a copy of your submission emailed to you. The emailed copy is for your records only, you do NOT need to print that form and bring it in.
Click on this link: Spring2025_EntryForm.pdf
The PDF entry form has editable fields. You can enter your information into the form on the computer, then print the form and bring it in to the dropoff.
You can also download the form to your computer, open the PDF file in your Adobe reader and enter your information into the fields on your own computer.
We do need to have you bring in the printed form so that you can sign it when you drop off your paintings.
We will not have print capability at the Church.
Also, please send us an email with the following information in it so that we can register you for the show.
Click on this link: Spring2025_EntryForm.pdf
You can print the form blank and fill it out by hand.
Then, bring the completed form to the dropoff with you.
Also, please send us an email with the following information in it so that we can register you for the show.
Please Note.
The Spring Show is now a members only show.
You need to be a member of in good standing of RAA to exhibit.
Dues are now $30 per year.
Also Please Note.
There is no entry fee beyond paying your annual dues.
If you payed your dues in the fall, there is no
additional fee to enter this show.
Here are the bios of the judges
Mary Rose O'Connell is best known for her dynamic oil paintings of the New England coast. Other genres she has mastered are her sensitive portrait, still life, and landscape paintings. She paints in her studio and en plein air in a representational style. Classically trained in the Boston School Tradition, her work shows a strong grounding in composition and design combined with the color and light of the 19th century Impressionists.
Along with being a national award-winning artist, Mary Rose was a past recipient of the Charles Family Foundation, Cape Ann Museum, Copley Society of Art Fellowship. Mary Rose is a juried artist member of the Copley Society of Art, the North Shore Arts Association, and the Rockport Art Association. She has exhibited with the Oil Painters of America, the American Impressionists Society, and the Allied Artists of America.
Mary Rose instructs students in composition and design techniques using oil, acrylic, gouache, and drawing mediums. In addition to the technical aspects, the classes focus on color, value, and edge relationships within the paintings. She conducts workshops throughout the United States and in Europe
You can see more of Mary Rose's art at her website, https://www.oconnellfineart.com/
Traci Thayne Corbett is best known for bold compositions and expressive brushwork which she employs to depict rustic marine scenes, landscapes and portraits. Her work is painterly, with the textures creating a sense of emotion and movement.
Traci earned her BFA from Clark University, and has continued her studies with Steve Forster, Mark Hayden, Daniel Green and Alyssa Monks. She is a juried member of both the Rockport and North Shore Art Associations. She paints "en plein air" as well as in the studio, finding each offers unique opportunities for growth and enjoyment.
Additionally, Traci is the Executive Director of Cape Ann Art Haven and Vice President of Cape Ann Plein Air. She lives in Gloucester, MA with her husband, daughter & their dog :)
View more of Traci Thayne Corbett on her marketplace. https://artcloud.market/artist/traci-thayne-corbett