http://mauricehutchinson.com/hutchart/Blog/Blog.html As artists, Art Talk should be viewed and utilized as a forum by which we can voice and share our experiences, insights, questions and perspectives concerning art and life as an artist not only here in Hawaii, but wherever it is we live and pursue our passion. I especially encourage and welcome the thoughts and perspectives from ‘emerging artists’—our experiences are particularly relevant to the intended focus of Art Talk and will be enlightening to its readership across the board. iWeb 3.0.4 http://mauricehutchinson.com/hutchart/Blog/Entries/2009/10/16_Juried_Art_Shows_and_Exhibitions.html dcfad4c5-cf19-4d56-90a5-add17e36e45f Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:09:57 -1000 <br/>The ‘Necessary Evil’<br/>Nothing quite compares to the juried art show or exhibition for inviting one or several people to pass judgment on one’s work. Not only does the artist willingly subject his or her artwork to being accepted or rejected, but also willingly places a significant piece of themselves on the line to fall subject to the same fate. In general, the majority of artists entering juried events tend to be “emerging” artists—i.e. artists who are seriously pursuing their art as a career and are looking for venues to get their work seen and known in order to build a following that hopefully, will contribute to the artist attaining the degree of success he or she is seeking. Because emerging artists are often also “unknown” artists, galleries tend to be less than eager to take them on (possibly at the expense of having to displace their “established” artists or “earners”), leaving few opportunities other than the juried events for artists to display their work—providing it gets accepted.<br/><br/>Encouragement to Get Through the Rejection<br/>The more an artist perceives a juried event playing a role in the progression of his or her career, the more difficult it can be for the artist to overcome the setback of having his or her work rejected. As an “emerging” artist who more than often winds up in the rejection category, I’d like to offer the following words of encouragement to others who from time-to-time may find themselves in the same situation (hopefully not as often as me): (1) Enjoy and have joy in what you do and create as an artist (2) View a juried event simply as another opportunity to gain exposure for your work—if you miss this one, there’s always another right around the corner (3) Artwork not accepted into an event doesn’t necessarily mean it is artwork without quality, merit or worth (4) Artwork deemed to be ‘good’ or ‘bad’, ‘in’ or ‘out’, etc., is based on the subjectivity of the viewer—the juror is just another viewer (5) Always be confident in your work (6) Get over it…keep moving forward!! <br/><br/>