The Friends of Wallisch Homestead is pleased to announce their 9th Annual Wallisch Homestead Original Art (WHOA!) Show and Sale in the barn at the Wallisch Homestead 65 Lincoln Avenue West Milford, NJ Saturday, May 20 from 10AM to 4PM Sunday May 21 from 11AM to 3PM There will be a private Artist’s Reception on Friday May 19 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM opened only to Artists, their guests and FOWH members. We deeply appreciate the participation of the many artists and artisans who have supported our shows in the past and always welcome new applicants. Official rules for 2023 For those interested in submitting their art: This exhibition is open to all professional, amateur, and student artists, photographers, and sculptors. Anyone interested in providing a sculpture should contact the Friends of Wallisch for display parameters through their email address: wallischhomestead@gmail.com. Subject matter must be in good taste, nonpolitical, appropriate for all ages, and contain no advertising. If you have any questions about your entry’s appropriateness, please contact The Friends of Wallisch Homestead. The WHOA committee will ‎judge the acceptability of subject matter for presentation and ‎their determination will be final. FEES (maximum of 3 entries per artist) Adult Artists: $30 per artist (First increase since 2015) Artists under 19 years of age: $20 per artist Registration Deadline: Monday May 1st. NO applications will be accepted or included in the program after May 1, 2023. If an artist chooses to have their piece for sale, and it sells, a commission of 20% will be collected by the Friends of Wallisch Homestead. If a winning piece sells, the awarded plaque goes to the buyer. Artists will receive a certificate. Artwork that was submitted in a prior WHOA show will not be accepted. Artwork is limited in size to a maximum of 3.5 feet wide and 6 feet tall. ‎Awards will be presented for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each of the following categories: Acrylic Drawing Oil Pastel Water color Mixed Media Sculpture Photography People Photography Place Photography Thing Artist age 12 and under Artist age 13 through 18 Note: Entrants under the age of 19 can elect to have an entry judged EITHER in student category OR in any of the specific media categories. PLEASE CHECK YOUR ENTRY FORM WHEN SUBMITTING. THE CATEGORY YOU SELECT IS WHAT THE PIECE WILL BE JUDGED AS. IF THE CATEGORY IS NOT IDENTIFIED THE PIECE WILL NOT BE JUDGED AND MAY BE DISPLAYED IN AN INCORRECT CATEGORY AREA. TITLES CAN NOT BE CHANGED OR AN UNTITLED PIECE CAN NOT HAVE TITLE ADDED AT DROP OFF. PROOFREAD YOUR ENTRY FORMS! A group of judges will select the winners in each category and ‎their determination will be final. There will be a special Wallisch Homestead Award for best piece depicting the Wallisch Homestead. All entries must be securely mounted and wired for hanging. There will be a $10 wiring fee per entry if entries are not securely wired. FOWH reserves the right to reject artwork that appears too difficult to add wiring. All entries must be labeled with the completed labels provided on the Friends of Wallisch Homestead website. Receiving day for all entries will be Saturday May 13 th from 9 AM – 1 PM at the barn at the Wallisch Homestead 65 Lincoln Ave West Milford, NJ. If you cannot drop off on that day please make arrangements for someone else to drop off for you. FOWH cannot take artwork before or after that day. Pick-up will be on last day of show, Sunday, May 21 from 3:15 PM to 4 PM. Entries may NOT be removed until the end of the show. All submissions will be handled with reasonable care. The Friends of Wallisch Homestead and any volunteers shall not be responsible for damage, loss or theft. Submitting an entry in this exhibition implies agreement on the part of the photographer, artist, sculptor or film maker with all of the conditions outlined in this prospectus. Winning entries will be posted on the Friends of Wallisch Homestead website in non- reproducible form. You can register by using our website (www.wallischhomestead.org) and pay by Venmo or by completing the entry form found on our website and mailing it, with a check made out to “Friends of Wallisch Homesteadâ€�, to: Friends of Wallisch Homestead P.O. Box 63 West Milford, NJ 07480. If you have any questions, please e-mail us at: wallischhomestead@gmail.com