Pictured: "Beaufort Marsh" by Joanna Karpay. Courtesy of Art Uptown Gallery.

Area artists have little more than a week to put the finishing touches on their latest landscapes with Art Uptown Gallery receiving submissions next weekend for its first Open Juried Landscape Show, which will hang through the month of May. Area artists of all skill levels are welcome to submit and all 2D media will be accepted, said Art Uptown Exhibition Coordinator Rita Russ, with winners receiving cash prizes and prominent display in the front windows of the gallery. “There are a lot of quite excellent landscape artists in the area,” said Russ. “We’re hoping to curate a fine assortment.”

A jury of three to five member artists from Art Uptown will perform the judging the day of submission, hanging winners, finalists and all accepted artwork accordingly. Judges will of course be looking at composition, style and technique, said Russ, “but sometimes artists don’t realize that presentation is also important.” Taking care to frame and finish the work appropriately can sometimes make the difference.

All submissions will be received Apr. 30 at Art Uptown Gallery on Main Street from 11am to 2pm. Artists must be 21 or over and are limited to two entries with a fee of $25 for the first and $10 for the second. Entries must be priced and available for sale. While all 2D media will be accepted, including but not limited to paint, photography, graphite and pen and ink, submitted work must be primarily landscape in nature. Seascapes will also be accepted, according to Russ. Maybe not in Wyoming, she said, but out here "part of the beauty is the waterways."

A reception on May 7 will be held at the gallery to celebrate contributing artists. “It’s always fun to see all the artists come our of their studios and get together,” said Russ, and to all the aspiring artists: “Give it a try. Where we live is so beautiful.”

The Art Uptown Gallery Open Juried Landscape Show opens Apr. 30 and runs through May 27.  

Pictured: "Beaufort Marsh" by Joanna Karpay. Courtesy of Art Uptown Gallery.