The Contest:
· Your canvases must be stamped prior to painting in this event.
· You may bring your canvases to the Kent County Tourism office located at 435 N. DuPont Hwy in Dover to be stamped. Our office hours are Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 p.m. Also, I will be on The Green in downtown Dover on Saturday, April 27 from 9 am – 11 am (weather permitting) and can also stamp your canvases at that time.
· Our registration form states two (2) canvases are to be stamped for this event. If you would like to have more than two (2) canvases stamped, you may do so. However, only one (1) completed and framed art work (on a stamped canvas) may be submitted for judging and exhibit at the Biggs Museum of American Art.
· Bring your completed framed art work to the Biggs Museum of American Art (located at 406 Federal Street, Dover) on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 between the hours of 4 – 7 pm.
· Attached is a form from the Biggs Museum. The Biggs Museum staff has asked artists to complete this form and bring it with their completed and framed art work in order to expedite the check in process on May 1, 2013.
· We (Kent County Tourism) will also host an informal “Meet & Greet” reception for the artists from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. on May 1, 2013. You may drop off your completed work earlier in the day and then return for the “Meet & Greet” or you may attend the “Meet & Greet” and drop off your artwork at the same time.
· At the “Meet & Greet”, we will have American Historical Theatre re-enactor Gilbert Stuart in attendance to meet the artists. Gilbert Stuart was a colonial portrait painter most famous for his Lansdowne portrait of George Washington.
· A public performance of “A Visit with Gilbert Stuart” will follow from 7 – 8 p.m. if you want to attend
· On Thursday, May 2, 2013 from 6 – 8 p.m. is the public opening reception for the exhibit. Prizes will be awarded at this time. The exhibit is on display through Sunday, May 5, 2013.
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