“Up Close and Personal” Juried Photography Show

Featuring macro-photography: close-ups of small subjects. Zoom in on those moments that often go overlooked and share with us a new perspective. Whatever subject you choose (droplets of rain, the texture of a stone path, pencil shavings, a spider’s web…), highlight those tiny, unexpected moments we might’ve otherwise missed.

**Artists will be notified by email of acceptance. Selected works will be displayed in-person at the OC Center for the Arts during the month of May.

Exhibit juror: Brook Hedge

Entry deadline: Monday April 5, 4pm EST.

Dates for hand-delivery of selected work: Sun. May 2- Mon. May 3, by appointment. Please see below for shipping information.

Exhibit dates: May 7-29, 2021

Entry fee: $10 for members/ $15 for non-members per piece. Up to two pieces per artist. Entry fees are non-refundable.

Prizes awarded for first place: $150, second place: $100, third place: $75, and 3 honorable mentions.
Sponsored in part by the Worcester County Arts Council and Maryland State Arts Council.

Eligibility: Artists must be 18 years or older and may submit up to two pieces of original artwork for consideration. Artwork must be created in the past three years and never before shown at an ALOC judged show. All hanging artwork must be securely framed and properly wired for hanging. The maximum outside frame dimensions may not exceed 36×48″.

Shipping: Accepted artists are responsible for hand-delivering or shipping their work to and from the ALOC and insuring it while in transit. Shipped entries must be securely packed (no styrofoam peanuts) and sent in substantial reusable containers. Pieces must be received by Monday May 3.

Ship Selected Work To: Art League of Ocean City, 502 94th St, Ocean City MD 21842.

Return Shipping: Artists must provide a pre-paid return shipping label for the return of unsold items. Artwork left with the gallery more than 30 days after the close of the exhibition without return arrangements will be deemed abandoned and become the property of the ALOC.

Sales: The ALOC receives a commission of thirty percent (30%) of the sale price of artwork and all sales of artwork exhibited must be processed through the ALOC. If the sale price was discounted through an ALOC member purchase discount, the artist will still receive 70% compensation as a percentage of the asking price. Payment will be made by check to the artist by the end of the month following the exhibit.