Eligibility

North Carolina Residents
North Carolina residents, college and university students and faculty are eligible to submit two original works, executed within the last two years. Works exhibited in previous Raleigh Fine Arts Society exhibitions are not eligible. All workmust be the sole work and exclusive propertyof the artist.

Specifications for Entries
All two dimensional work must be wired and ready to hang. The maximum dimension of a single work is 72 inches (including the frame), and it should weigh no more than 200 pounds. (Sculpture may be 72 inches high). Works requiring special handling and installation will not be accepted. RFAS reserves the right to make final decisions on installation.

Agreement, Photography, and Reproduction Rights
Entry in the Exhibition constitutes agreement to the conditions set forth in this prospectus. The artist grants the Raleigh Fine Arts Society permission to photograph any work accepted for the exhibition for archival purposes, publicity or for publication, fi lm or television programs which are published, produced or sponsored by or with permission of the Raleigh Fine Arts Society or to scan artist’s work for the Raleigh Fine Arts Society web site.

Delivery
Hand delivery: Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, 2 East South St., Raleigh NC 27601 (Go to the Kennedy Theatre entrance off Salisbury St.) Work will be accepted on Wednesday, February 27 (5 -7 pm) and Thursday, February 28 (1-7 pm).
Shipping two dimensional works only: A pre-paid return label must be enclosed. Ship via UPS to: Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, ATTN: Russell Denton, 2 East South St. Raleigh NC 27601. Th e City of Raleigh is not responsible for damage during shipment. (It is the artist’s responsibility to properly pack and insure his/her work Performing Arts Center Staff will open shipped work upon receipt to inspect for damages). Accepted entries may not be removed during the Exhibition but MUST be picked up on Monday April 7 (10-6). Shipped entries will be returned to the artist in the original packing materials on April 7.

Liability
Accepted works are insured by the City of Raleigh, February 27 through April 7, 2008.

Print the attached Prospectus for more information and specifications:

Exhibition Prospectus

Entries Accepted
November 1, 2007

Notification Cards Mailed
February 8, 2008

Hand Delivered Works
February 27, 2008, 5 - 7 pm
February 28, 2008, 1 - 7 pm

Juror’s Lecture at NC Museum of Art
March 2, 2008, 2 - 3 pm

Exhibition Opening & Awards Ceremony
March 2, 2008, 3:30 - 5:30 pm
Betty Ray McCain Gallery
Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts

Exhibition Closes
April 6, 2008

Exhibited Work Pick Up
April 7, 2008, 10 am - 6 pm

LAWRENCE J. WHEELER, PH. D.
Director, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh NC

Dr. Lawrence J. Wheeler was named director of the North Carolina Museum of Art in October 1994. In the years since, the Museum has become one of the most popular and dynamic centers for the visual and performing arts in the southeastern United States.

During his tenure, Wheeler has presided over the expansion of the landmark Museum park – now the nation’s largest, with 164 acres – and has greatly enhanced the Museum’s collection of contemporary art while continuing to build on what is considered one of the finest collections of European old master paintings in the Southeast. In 1999 and 2000, Wheeler ushered in an era of the landmark exhibitions at the Museum with the attendance record-breaking surveys Monet to Moore: The Millennium Gift of Sara Lee Corporation and Rodin: Sculpture from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Collection. The Rodin exhibition, which attracted over 300,000 people to the Museum, was the cornerstone of Festival Rodin, a Wheeler initiative that became the largest marketing effort for the arts in the history of North Carolina. From October 2004 – January 2005, the Museum continued its success with Matisse, Picasso and the School of Paris.

Wheeler has guided the Museum in a capital campaign to raise money from public and private sources, including funds for a major building renovation and expansion, and money for art and educational endowments. In 1999, Wheeler helped the Museum to exceed its $20 million private sector goal a full year ahead of schedule.

In 2000, he laid the preliminary plans for the Museum’s future, shifting goals from a renovation of the existing Edward Durrell Stone building to construction of a new, path breaking facility designed exclusively to house and present the institution’s permanent collections. In 2005 Wheeler obtained initial commitments of $15 million from the City of Raleigh and Wake County and $10 million from the State of North Carolina for this expansion initiative, and in 2006 worked with the State Legislature to obtain an additional $40 million for the project. This ambitious NCMA expansion began in the fall of 2006.

In 2005, Wheeler secured a major gift of more than two-dozen Rodin sculptures from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation. The works will arrive at the Museum in 2008.

In December 2000, Wheeler was named Tar Heel of the Year (equivalent to North Carolinian of the year) by the Raleigh News and Observer, which dubbed him “the godfather of the Triangle’s cultural boom” and cited his skill at melding “arts, politics and commerce into a powerful new cultural force.” In 2001 Wheeler received the prestigious Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French government. He received the City of Raleigh Medal of Arts for 2002.

Prior to joining the NCMA, Wheeler was assistant director and director of development at The Cleveland Museum of Art from 1985-94. Before that, he was deputy secretary of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources from 1977 –85, serving as a liaison for building and staffing the new North Carolina Museum of Art. From 1970–74, Wheeler was an assistant professor of European history at Pfeiffer College in Misenheimer, North Carolina.

Wheeler grew up in Lakeland Florida. He holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and French from Pfeiffer College, and both a masters of arts and a doctoral degree in European history from the University of Georgia.