Winners Circle 2025
CRITERIA
​• Invitees are ACSWF guild member artists who won either First, Second or Third place awards on original work from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024. Artworks that appeared in Winners Circle 2023 are not eligible for Winners Circle 2025.
• The expectation is for the artist to display the piece that won the award.
• Winners Circle 2025 is for 2D and 3D art. Permissible mediums include Painting, Drawing, Photography, Ceramics, Glass Art, Textiles, Wood, Metal, Stone, Jewelry, and Mixed Media.
• All works for wall display must be framed or gallery-wrapped (at least 1½” depth) and have a hanging wire: extended center point of wires must be 3” to 4” below top of the frame.
• Textiles must have a hanging sleeve or dowel. The dowels must exceed at least 1” but no more than 2” from either side of the fabric. Permission is required from the Resident Curator for any other hanging mechanisms in advance of Registration.
• There will be three awards, First, Second and Third Place Awards.
HOW TO REGISTER
1) Review the Exhibition Agreement.
2) Complete the Artist Registration Form
3) Complete the W9 form, if your artwork is for sale.
4) Complete the above three forms by 5PM Thursday, January 2, 2025.
5) The Chairperson will email the artists selected by their guild who have completed the Artist Registration Form, to provide an artwork identification tag to secure to the back of their artwork.
6) Bring award-winning artwork with identification tag, Entry Email Confirmation, and completed W9 form to the Tribby Arts Center between 10AM to 12 noon Monday, March 3, 2025.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Artwork Delivery
Monday, March 3, 2025 between 10AM-12PM
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Artwork,
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Artwork Identification Tag, attached to the back of the artwork,
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Registration Confirmation Email,
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AND W9.
Location:
Tribby Arts Center
17281 On Par Boulevard
Fort Myers, FL 33908
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Opening Reception
Thursday, March 6, 2024 5–7PM
Hosted by the Tribby Arts Center. *
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Artwork Retrieval
Saturday, May 10, 2025 10AM-12PM
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If you cannot deliver or retrieve your artwork(s) on these dates, you must arrange for someone to do so for you. Kindly inform the Chairperson who will collect your artwork on your behalf.
Kindly direct all inquires to Chairperson, Arlene Stigum at Arlene@Stigum.com
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*Located on the campus of the Shell Point Retirement Community, Tribby Arts Center is a new regional hub of creative and cultural activity that is home to theatrical, educational, artistic and musical programming.