Join us October 9th,10th, and 11th for our first Halloween-theme art show!

Opening night, October 9th, will be a Masked Winner’s Ceremony

Wear a mask and receive a goody bag!

Eligibility:

Work can be comprised of any medium, but must be hang-ready when submitted. Must be Halloween theme!
- Open to all artists of any level.
- Artwork must be no larger than 9”x12” (including mating and framing).
- Artwork must be appropriate for all ages.
- Artwork must be hand delivered by the artist, no shipped or emailed entries.
- All artwork submitted must be the original artwork (no copies or Giclées)

Submission Guidelines:
- Artists may submit up to three (3) entries with a non-refundable entry fee of $5 per piece (cash preferred) Actual artwork is to be submitted to Utrecht Art Supplies in Fort Lauderdale during normal store hours from September 27th through October 4th 2009.
- You will be supplied with entry forms when you drop off your artwork.
- Each piece needs to have a sale price or be marked “NFS” (not for sale) on the entry form.

Important Dates:
- September 27th through October 4th 2009- Hand deliver artwork during normal store hours for jury process.
- October 6th 2009 - Notification of acceptance/rejection. (The decisions are non-negotiable)
- October 6th through October 8th 2009 - pick up for non-selected submissions.
- October 9th 2009, 7-9pm- Opening reception and awards presentation.
- November 2nd 2009 End of Show / hand retrieval of artwork begins during normal store hours.

Artist agrees not to pick up artwork before Nov. 2nd. All artwork must be picked up by Nov. 8th, 2009.

All artwork is due by Sunday, October 4th

Prizes:
- There will be 5 prizes given out during the Winner’s Ceremony.

First place: $50 gift card. Second place: $25 gift card. Community pick: $20 gift card. 2 Honorable Mentions.

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Shop early for 2 weeks. We open at 9am M-Sat. Get your last minute art supplies and students save 15% on all non-sale items for 2 weeks only. (offer ends September 6th, 2009)
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Tomorrow is the first day of school and to help out teachers and students, we are giving 15% off all non-sale items special for 2 weeks only. 8/24-9/6

We are also opening an hour earlier. Shop at 9am Mon-Sat. and beat the rush! (Sundays 11am-6pm)

UTRECHT ART SUPPLIES 2354 N FEDERAL HWY. FT. LAUDERDALE, FL 33305 (954) 630-1482 store39@utrecht.com

To help with your Back to School shopping needs we will be opening an hour earlier.

Back To School Hours (8/24-9/6)

9am-9pm Monday-Saturday

Sundays 11am-7pm.

Shop early and beat the rush!

UTRECHT ART SUPPLIES 2354 N FEDERAL HWY FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33305 (954) 630-1482 store39@utrecht.com

Back to School officially starts August 24th. Don’t forget that teachers and students w/ ID get 15% off non-sale items between 8/24-9/6. All other times during the year students and teachers get 10% off non-sale items. We are also opening an hour earlier M-Sat. (9am-9pm) Sundays 11-6pm (8/24-9/6). Shop early when it’s not so crowded!

Click for a map to the store.

UTRECHT ART SUPPLIES - 2354 N FEDERAL HWY - FT. LAUDERDALE, FL - 33305 - (954) 630-1482 - store39@utrecht.com

Thank you all again for a wonderful evening full of lots of art, prizes, and birthday cake. It was a great way to celebrate our 1st Anniversary. Congratulations to all the winners and to those that sold their pieces the night of the opening! Bonus! In total we received submissions from 32 entrants for a total of 50 pieces of artwork. 9 prizes were given out for 1st Place, 2nd Place, Popular Vote, and Honorable Mentions. Our judges were Jan Johnson, Professor from Broward College and FAU, Barbara Ryan, Professor from NOVA, and Virginia Fifield, a local working artist.

Check out this link to view all the photos from the opening reception and award ceremony.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=131373&id=628455451&l=e79eebd41d

6×6 Winners:

1st Place: Audrey Ravenna, “Be A Pepper” and Andrew Horton, “Bustelo Noche”

2nd Place: Ernest Socolov, “Night Road”

Popular Vote: Karen Gerhold, “Toucan”

Honorable Mentions:

Kristen Frenzel, “Nessie”

Maggie Marigold, “Baby Hawk”

Tammy Seymore, “Time to Go”

Tatiana Suarez, “Bling Bling Cadrina”

Carlos Barrera, “Mona Lisa”, and “Blue Boy”
Until next year!

UTRECHT ART SUPPLIES - 2354 N FEDERAL HWY - FT LAUDERDALE, FL 33305 (954) 630-1482 - store39@utrecht.com

Help us celebrate our 1st Birthday is style by attending the 6×6 Art Opening and Reception tomorrow August 8th @ 7pm at Utrecht Fort Lauderdale. We will have refreshments, birthday cake, and prizes for all the winners.

And while you are here, help us pick the 6×6 Fan Favorite. Check out the art on display in the store and vote for your favorite piece. Votes will be accepted up to 6pm, Saturday August 8th. Reception and award ceremony starts at 7pm. Ballots available at register. 1 vote per person.

Here’s a sneak peek of all 50 entries. See you Saturday.

UTRECHT ART SUPPLIES - 2354 N FEDERAL HWY - FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33305 - (954) 630-1482 - store39@utrecht.com