ELIGIBILITY

The 56th Bay Annual Exhibition is open to all artists over the age of eighteen residing in Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton or Washington County. There are no age restrictions.

HOW TO ENTER

You may submit up to (2) works of art to be considered to be part of the 56th Bay Annual. Submission deadline is Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Notification of acceptance will be on April 26, 2019.

There is a non-refundable entry fee of $25 for current members and $50 for non-members. The entry fee allows the artist to enter up to two (2) different works for this competition.

If accepted, your work must get to the Center for the Arts no later than April 29, 2019.

Your submission should include the following:

• A high-quality image of each of the works (up to 2) that you intend to submit for the Competition
• List of images: Title(s) of work, Medium, Size, Retail Price (if the work is for sale)
  Artist Name and Statement and/or Bio
• Submissions can be sent to: info@PCCenterfortheArts.com OR
  Center for the Arts
  19 E 4th Street Panama City, FL 32405

SPECIFICATIONS

(find more information on our website: www.pccenterforthearts.com/artist-opportunities)

1. The 56th Bay Annual Competition & Exhibition includes all fine art media with the exception of photography. All works MUST be original, no reproductions, no exceptions. All entries must be produced within the last two years and not previously exhibited at the Center for the Arts.

2. No entries may depict copyrighted images, characters, logos, unless the copyright is owned by the artist. The only exception is if it is a parody, which is allowed under the ‘Fair Use’ policy.

3. All works must be marked with title and name and be wired ready to hanging.

4. Maximum size for 2-D works is 60” x 60”. All works over 22” x 30” must be reinforced and braced top to bot- tom and/or side to side.

5. 3-D works must fit through a doorway of 81” in height by 46” in width. No entry can exceed 50 lbs. All 3-Dworks are required to have a display base. Center for the Arts has a limited number of display bases available, so please reserve them ahead time.

6. Accepted entries will be received on Saturday, April 27 and Monday, April 29, 10AM–5PM.

7. Works will be juried prior to judging. Artists selected for the show will be notified via phone. Your phone num-ber is required.

8. Nudes are acceptable. Graphic violence and/or lewd sexual content prohibited.

9. Artists must pick up their artwork after the show is completed. There will be a storage fee of $5/day for all work left after June 3, 2019.

SIGNIFICANT DATES

• DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: April 24, 2019
• April 25 & 26: Notification of accepted artwork for 56th Bay Annual
• April 27 & 29: Art Intake 10AM–5PM Saturday & Monday
• Friday, May 3: Opening Reception from 6–8PM, Awards Ceremony at 7:00PM
• Saturday, May 4: Open to the Public
• Friday, May 31: Last day to view the 56th Bay Annual Exhibit
• Saturday, June 1: Pick up artwork 10 am to 4:30PM

Panama City Center for the Arts

January 25 - March 23

MONDAY - SATURDAY
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Admission is FREE

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This exhibit is presented by Bay Arts Alliance, at Panama City Center for the Arts.

An annual survey of the wide variety of approaches to contemporary ceramics through the lens of the most intimate and accessible vessel – the cup. The focus of the exhibition is the function and concept of the drinking vessel, including its relation to history, politics, craft, technology, utility, and narrative.

Juried by: Adam Field

Panama City Center for the Arts

EXHIBIT: Artist Paul Brent
March 4 - 23, 2019

MONDAY - SATURDAY
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Admission is FREE

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You're invited to gather and share the lasting impressions made on your life by “Matty J”.

This Thursday, March 21, from 5pm–7pm, we will open the Miller Gallery to recall how much the Artist Archivist influenced and expanded our community’s understanding of the artfulness of life.

The reception comes mid-way through our memorial exhibition for Matty Jankowski from March 20-23, that will feature works from his archive. Please come see the exhibition and join us for the memorial and exhibition to honor Matty's memory.

We hope to see you here.

Once you are comfortable with your camera, learn how to tackle the most common photographic challenges: indoor/low light, night shots, portraits, action and adding in external flash. Along with hands on practice in these areas, we’ll strengthen your eye for composition and light. Build on what you know, and step up to the next level.

Join us March 22, from 6-8pm for the opening night of the Panama City Photography Club Exhibit. From local landscapes and wildlife to travel and portraits, this collection shows off local a wide range of talent. On display through April 27.

Start from scratch and become familiar with your camera’s most important features, and how they translate into the photograph. This course covers ISO, aperture & shutter speed, metering for light, focus, focal length and more. Lessons include hands-on and outdoor practice (weather permitting). The goal is to trust your choices more than Auto mode! Camera required. *Best for DSLRs, mirrorless or any camera with “Manual” mode but all cameras welcome!

An exciting niche that comes alive with experimentation and photographic “rule breaking!” Practice the techniques and camera settings that make great night shots. Try hand-held, long exposures, and painting with light in a variety of local spots. Tripod and camera required.

Panama City Center for the Arts

BEST OF BAY 2019 - Middle / High School
Student Art Show

MARCH 27 - APRIL 6, 2019

MONDAY - SATURDAY
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

This exhibit is presented by Bay Arts Alliance at Panama City Center for the Arts.

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Come to the Center for the Arts for the relaunch of Bay County’s favorite open-mic night for writers—the “Writer’s Gallery”—on the 4th Thursday of every month, from 7pm-9pm. Doors open at 6:30pm.

Our “Writer’s Gallery” will have a speakeasy theme, so doll up in your glad rags and pop on over to our juice joint to have a swell time with the gang!

(Feel free to wear whatever you want, but if you want to dress in a Prohibition era outfit, you get a gold star!)

Attendees should come to the original entrance of the Center for the Arts—the blue door on E 4th St—prepared with this month’s password (see our Facebook page for the hints). Everyone with the password gets in for free. Otherwise, you have to pay $5 at the door.

Once you’ve chosen your method of entry, you will be sent up the backstairs to the main gallery. For those patrons who have a hard time navigating stairs, the handicap accessible entrance will also be open, as well as the elevator.

Wine and beer will be on sale, but there will also be water or soda for the teetotalers in the audience.

It will be a perfect night for kicking back, getting inspired, and having fun listening to the works of some really creative people in our community.

We suggest the audience be 18+ years in age, but if you’d like to bring your child, we do caution that it is an open mic night, and while we have restrictions against hate speech and overly explicit language, we cannot control what it read, so a parental advisory is in place.

HOW TO SIGN UP AS A SPEAKER
Writers, poets, and spoken word artists are all welcome to sign up for an 8-minute open mic slot on the day of the event by calling in, emailing, or coming in-person to the Center for the Arts.

Our motto is “Write Hard. Speak Easy.” So don’t sweat it! Do your hard work when you’re writing and take it easy in front of the mic. It’s not meant to be scary. It’s supposed to be fun!

HISTORY ON THE “WRITER’S GALLERY”
The Writer’s Gallery was started by Lee Baker, of Northstar Church, as a poetry night at Rocky Shore Coffee Co. in 2010, but when Nick Mays began volunteering for the church, Lee asked Nick to take it over. It was renamed the Writer’s Gallery and became the longest-running, consecutive open mic night for writers in Bay County. In the almost three years that the Writer’s Gallery ran, it moved around, first to the Purple Grape and then to Amavida, but when Nick moved to Pensacola, the project lost its leader, and eventually stopped running.

Local publishing group, The Syndicate, has been talking about relaunching the Writer’s Gallery for a while now, so when the Center for the Arts was planning to expand its programming, it seemed like the perfect fit. Once Nick gave his blessing, we were excited to bring the open-mic night back! Hopefully you all are, too!

Jeff Klinkenberg covers some of the most interesting folks he’s interviewed and profiled in nearly a half a century of Florida travels from Key West of Pensacola. In this presentation you might hear about the Grand Dame of the Everglades, his old friend Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Dessie Prescott Smith, who taught Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings how to hunt and fish, and the north woods hermit Nathan Martin, who almost never wears shoes in the 21st century Jeff Klinkenberg is a longtime journalist at the Tampa Bay Times and in 2017, was bestowed with the Florida Folk Heritage Award.

Support for the Speaker Series is provided by a grant from the Florida Humanities Council with funds from the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs.

Everyone is welcome! The first part of the class is for beginner basics. The second part is for jammin'! We will have a few loaner instruments available, but you are encouraged to bring your own.

Something familiar
Something peculiar
Something for everyone:
A comedy tonight!

Panama City Center for the Arts

BEST OF BAY 2019 - Elementary School
Student Art Show

APRIL 11 - 26, 2019

MONDAY - SATURDAY
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

This exhibit is presented by Bay Arts Alliance at Panama City Center for the Arts.

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A class on creative seeing. Each week we’ll sharpen your eye by honing in on a different element of composition: perspective, framing, line, shape, pattern, texture, color, balance and symmetry. The goal is to be more intentional in your photography – seeing good composition faster,  making the photo rather than taking it. Examples for inspiration, in-class shooting, weekly assignments and critiques will help you pull it all together into remarkable photos.

This four week series gets teens comfortable with their camera through hands on practice. We’ll work on exposure basics, shooting indoors and outdoors, composition, and photo editing with Adobe Lightroom/Photoshop.