Artists, time to apply to Batavia’s Art in Your Eye

Submitted by Batavia MainStreet

The June 1 deadline is fast approaching to apply to Art In Your Eye’s juried City Hall Art Exhibit, to be held Aug. 4-5 during the two-day festival at the Batavia Riverwalk. Local artist and art educator Joseph Hernandez is serving as juror and awards judge for the 2012 exhibit.

Participation is open to any Illinois artist, 18 years of age or older, working in any fine art media including drawing, painting, printmaking, pottery, photography and sculpture. Works must have been executed in the last three years, be original and not photo-reproductions or prints of original works. Work shown in previous City Hall Exhibits is not eligible. Five hundred fifty dollars in cash and prizes will be presented for this exhibit.

Artists may submit up to three works to be juried for the show, providing a digital image of each piece, along with the entry form, and the $15 jury fee. Applications are available on the festival’s website at artinyoureye.com/exhibit.htm and must be submitted by Friday, June 1. It will be on exhibit in the City Hall Council Chambers.

The two-day Art In Your Eye festival at the Riverwalk in downtown Batavia also features an outdoor juried Fine Art Show, art exhibits, outstanding children’s art activities, artist demonstrations and continuous musical entertainment on the Art In Your Ear Stage.

For more information about Art In Your Eye, visit the festival’s website at artinyoureye.com, or call Batavia MainStreet at (630) 761-3528.