Call for Entries: Open Studio Tour Annual Art Contest

The Essence of Water

Leonardo da Vinci believed water was the driving force of all nature. For centuries, water has captivated the imagination of artists as a fascinating and dynamic element, be it in its solid, liquid, or vaporous form. We invite all artists who are registered for the 2024 Open Studio Tour to submit your best work that captures the essence of water. Maybe you’re drawn to its serenity, its mesmerizing movements, its destructive power, its different forms - ice, rain, snow, fog, steam, etc., or its symbolic meanings, we encourage you to create artwork that flows with imagination.

Artists must submit their entry online from March 1 – 22, 2024 via the registration form from our Call for Entries page. https://www.southcoastartists.org/call-for-entries

This year’s juror is Mary Dondero, an artist and educator living in Massachusetts. Her artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally. She was a 2011 recipient of an artist residency at Zion National Park, Utah. Dondero has served on the panel of jurors for the Rhode Island State Council of the Arts and is currently serving as Exhibition Curator at Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI and a Board member for Imago Foundation for the Arts in Warren, RI. Dondero is a full-time tenured faculty member in the Department Art and Art History at Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA. Her studio is in Warren, RI and she lives in Rehoboth, MA