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I've done a few juried shows and we always worked with people like the art critic for the New York Times or New York Newsday for our area (Long Island), or a university professor with publications in contemporary art. You can just call the art department of a local university and ask the departmental secretary. The more recognizable the name, of course, the more participants you will attract.  

As to stipends, my info is out of date on that.  Do you give prizes? If so you might consider half or 25% of the top prize as a reasonable stipend and see who accepts.

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Madeleine Burnside
Former Executive Director
Louisville KY
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-21-2015 06:48 AM
From: Mary Moross
Subject: steps to setting up a juried exhibit

I am a co-director of a gallery within a library setting.  For the past
sixty years the art has been selected by a  volunteer art committee
 from local submissions.   To bring more varied art into the space we
wanted to have an exhibit juried by a person who has credentials from an
art magazine, museum or university.


Could you suggest how to find that juror,  what stipends we might expect
to pay and the steps to creating this event. We are planning this event
for the end of 2016.


We have read the current on line information  by Harriete Estel Berman
and  ArtsBC.


Thank you for your thoughts and leads.


M Moross

Hi,

Our museum holds a members' juried exhibition each year. It is one of our more popular membership perks in that members' are able to submit up to 3 works for consideration by the juror. As a medium-sized non-profit on a small budget we are only able to dedicate a $50 honorarium to our juror for their time and talents. Jurors are generally selected through museum/board of trustees professional connections and best when we are able to utilize individuals from outside of our city (to avoid influence). Although, in years past we have made due with local contacts through universities and private collectors within the area with a fine arts background. 

We typically start advertising the exhibit with a call to artists postcard and press release in media 3-6 months in advance of the submission deadline. Our juror is then given a week to complete his online jurying (via a Dropbox account that is created by museum staff for this exhibit) and brought in once again to select the category winners in person the day before the exhibit opening and reception/awards ceremony. Again, due to budget, we are no longer offering cash prizes to winners but instead have been successful in creating excitement amongst artists by awarding the top honor as a solo exhibit (one month in duration during the following year, in one of our small upstairs galleries). We award this to our Best of Show. Other winners are 1st, 2nd, 3rd and a People's Choice award (that we announce at the end of the exhibit once all visitors have been able to cast their vote at the front desk). 

Outside of marketing costs and juror stipend it is our most budget-friendly exhibit of the year. The main factor is the time involved by staff to manage the submission process, artist drop-off and juror involvement. We have been successful this year by allowing our curatorial interns to play a large part in the exhibit. They are currently managing the Excel list of submissions, contacting artist and answering questions via an email account we setup for the exhibit, and prepping the Dropbox account for our juror. 

Hope this is helpful! 

Cheers,

Alexis

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Alexis Leader
Director of Curatorial Affairs
Pensacola Museum of Art
Pensacola FL
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-21-2015 06:48 AM
From: Mary Moross
Subject: steps to setting up a juried exhibit

I am a co-director of a gallery within a library setting.  For the past
sixty years the art has been selected by a  volunteer art committee
 from local submissions.   To bring more varied art into the space we
wanted to have an exhibit juried by a person who has credentials from an
art magazine, museum or university.


Could you suggest how to find that juror,  what stipends we might expect
to pay and the steps to creating this event. We are planning this event
for the end of 2016.


We have read the current on line information  by Harriete Estel Berman
and  ArtsBC.


Thank you for your thoughts and leads.


M Moross

We jury most of our exhibitions (a few are invitational).  We have used museum curators, art professors, well-known artists, and subject-matter experts.

We typically offer an honorarium of $400 which includes both the jurying and a brief essay for the catalog.  We charge our participants $40 for three entries, which covers our costs. 

We use http://artcallforentries.com/ to collect digital submissions and for the juror(s) to make their selections.  It is easy to use, offers great customer service, and provides all of the entry information in a spreadsheet at the end of the process.

Please feel free to contact me directly offline if you'd like more detailed information (860-487-4199; marthasielman@gmail.com).

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Martha Sielman
Executive Director
Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc.
http://www.SAQA.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-21-2015 06:48 AM
From: Mary Moross
Subject: steps to setting up a juried exhibit

I am a co-director of a gallery within a library setting.  For the past
sixty years the art has been selected by a  volunteer art committee
 from local submissions.   To bring more varied art into the space we
wanted to have an exhibit juried by a person who has credentials from an
art magazine, museum or university.


Could you suggest how to find that juror,  what stipends we might expect
to pay and the steps to creating this event. We are planning this event
for the end of 2016.


We have read the current on line information  by Harriete Estel Berman
and  ArtsBC.


Thank you for your thoughts and leads.


M Moross

If Connecticut has a state arts council, you might give the visual arts person a call.

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Mark Driscoll
Designer
Montgomery AL
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-21-2015 06:48 AM
From: Mary Moross
Subject: steps to setting up a juried exhibit

I am a co-director of a gallery within a library setting.  For the past
sixty years the art has been selected by a  volunteer art committee
 from local submissions.   To bring more varied art into the space we
wanted to have an exhibit juried by a person who has credentials from an
art magazine, museum or university.


Could you suggest how to find that juror,  what stipends we might expect
to pay and the steps to creating this event. We are planning this event
for the end of 2016.


We have read the current on line information  by Harriete Estel Berman
and  ArtsBC.


Thank you for your thoughts and leads.


M Moross