The American Society of Marine Artists and the Channel Islands Maritime Museum present the 2019 ASMA West Regional Juried Prospectus - open to all ASMA members in good standing.  

2019 ASMA West Juried Prospectus

1. The Channel Islands Maritime Museum, Oxnard, CA will host the 2019 ASMA West Juried Exhibition, open to the public from September 14 to December 30, 2019. The exhibition will accommodate two and three dimensional artwork. All ASMA 2019 members in good standing are eligible to submit artwork. Please see www.cimmvc.org for information about the Museum. The Exhibition will be limited to Maritime art.

2. Only gallery or museum quality framed original paintings, no larger than 24” by 36” including frame, will be eligible. This includes oils, watercolors, acrylics, pastels, drawings, graphics, etchings, engravings. Scrimshaw and sculpture are also eligible. No Digital art will be accepted. Submitting artwork for an ASMA exhibit is an affirmation that the artwork is original, doesn’t infringe on any copyright, and that the jpeg image you send is an accurate representation of your artwork. Images of your work may be used for promotional purposes. Work previously shown in Aqueous I-IV shows at the VCMM, Coos Bay or the San Diego ASMA Shows should not be submitted again. Please submit work that has been done in the last 5 years.

3. Images of 1 to 3 works may be submitted for entry beginning on May 29, 2019 and must be received by the deadline of July 3, 2019. Images must be submitted as 300 dpi JPEG images with the longest dimension 8”. Please take the time to crop your image correctly (no frame or mat showing). A direct link to the Prospectus will be available online at the ASMA website beginning on May 29, 2019 and will remain on our website until July 3, 2019. This link will take you directly to Submittable’s website. You will need to register with Submittable once the link becomes active. It is very easy to register. If you don't have a Submittable account, create a free account by filling out the Create your account form online at their website. You will create a login name (your E-mail) and a password.

4. Entry fees are $25 for one entry, $30 for 2 entries, and $35 for three entries. These fees will be collected when you enter your images through Submittable.com. 

5. Notification of acceptance in the show will be in the week of July 22, 2019. Notices will be sent via E-mail. Upon notification of acceptance, your work is committed. No substitutions will be accepted. Judging for the show will be done by an ASMA jury, consisting of ASMA Fellows.

6. Due to the non-profit status of ASMA, artwork may not be offered for sale or sold during a Regional ASMA exhibition. Artist contact information will be available at the venue, but work in the exhibit will not have a price tag. Anything sold after or as a result of the show, would be a private arrangement between the artist and any interested party.

7. All artwork will be insured by the venue while in their possession, but each artist must insure their work when in transit to and from the venue. If a catalog is produced, accepted artists will pay $10 a copy.

8. Work accepted for inclusion in the show must be delivered to the Channel Islands Maritime Museum the week of August 8 – 14, 2019, by hand or shipped. Each piece must be labeled on the back with the artist’s name, address, phone number, title, medium, size, and value. Work must be shipped prepaid and insured, using only a carrier (UPS or FEDEX) that provides door to door delivery. Attach a prepaid return shipping label in an envelope to the back of each artwork. The Channel Islands Maritime Museum will reuse your shipping container to return your artwork, using the prepaid label enclosed in the envelope. Artwork shipped in poor quality containers that cannot be reused will not be accepted in the show. Please do not use any Styrofoam peanuts - bubble wrap works better! Please consider using Air Float shipping containers (800-4452580) www.airfloatsys.com - they are expensive but reusable and very strong, and Air Float gives a 20% discount if you give them the code “ASMA” when ordering! Mark shipping containers “ASMA West Exhibition” and address to: 

Heather Behrens, Curator

Channel Islands Maritime Museum

3900 Bluefin Circle Oxnard, CA 93035. 

9. The opening reception will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at the Channel Islands Maritime Museum from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.

10. Hand delivered artwork must be picked up after the close of the exhibit on January 6 to January 10, 2020. Shipped artwork will be shipped back to the artist based on the prepaid return shipping label you supplied with your art.

11. Contact Anne Brodie Hill at 770-718-7586 or annebhill@ aol.com with any questions regarding this exhibition.