Maine Open Juried Art Show

2022 MOJAS Best in Show:
"Eclipse", woodblock print by Lyell Castonguay

Important Dates

Submission and Photography Help: January 31, 2025
Call for Submissions: January 1st, 2025
Deadline for Entries: March 8th, 2025
Entry Fee: $35 before February 24th, 2025;
$55 until March 8th, 2025
Jury for Show: week of March 16th, 2025
Art Drop-Off: April 8th-9th, 2025
Prize Judging: April 10th, 2025
Opening Ceremony: April 15th, 2025
Closing Ceremony: May 30th, 2025
Art Pick-Up: June 3rd-4th, 2025

2025 MOJAS
ENTRY FORM

The Waterville Area Art Society is proud to announce that the 30th Maine Open Juried Art Show will be hosted by the Oakland Public Library in Spring of 2025!

In 1989, WAAS premiered its first Maine Open Juried Art Show with the intent of promoting art awareness and providing a juried art competition in Central Maine that celebrates the range and talent of our art community.

The 29th MOJAS, held in 2022, had over $4,000 in cash prizes, awarded in five art categories as well as Best in Show, Judge's Choice, and People's Choice.

MOJAS is open to all amateur and professional artists, 18 years and older, living in Maine — including part-time residents and college students. Each artist may submit up to two pieces of their original artwork for a non-refundable registration fee of $35.00 ($50.00 after February 24th). All entries must be submitted digitally by March 8th, 2025. All entries will be juried digitally for acceptance into the show. Selected artwork will be judged in person for determination of awards. Notification of acceptance or non-acceptance will be sent to all entrants via email.

Categories have been restructured to accommodate the ever-evolving world of fine art.

Opaque Media: Acrylics, Oils, Tempera, and Encaustic
Transparent Media: Watercolor, Gouache, and Pen & Ink
Dry Media: Pastel, Charcoal, Graphite, and Color Pencil
Digital Media & Photography
Other Media: Mixed Media, Assemblage, Fiber Art, Collage, Sculpture, etc.

Guidelines

All entries must have been completed between 2020 and 2025.
Artwork depicting erotica, gratuitous violence, or hate speech will be automatically rejected.
2D size excluding frame, not to exceed 32"x40” (72 united inches/1,280 sq. in.); 3D artwork not to exceed 12” x 12” x 12”
2D work must be framed; canvases may be unframed as long as they are gallery-wrapped with no visible staples.
► Works on paper must be framed with glass or acrylic.
► Presentation must be clean, with the artwork secured properly in its package.
► Frames and canvases must be ready to hang with wire or other comparable and stable systems.
► Sawtooth hangers, loops, unstable frames, or frames with easel backings will not be accepted.
► Questions regarding framing guidelines may be directed to waasmaine@gmail.com .
► Works that fail to meet these specification will not be accepted.
Accepted artwork must remain for the duration of the show.
Images of submitted artwork may be used for publicity or promotional purposes.
Artists are responsible for delivering their work to and from the venue.
Selected work must be labeled with artist name, title, year created and medium on the back of each piece. If the work is not for sale, please indicate NFS on the label.

Digital Submission Guidelines

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PNG (preferred) or JPEG (100 Quality recommended)
at least 1280px wide (3000px preferred)
artwork should be submitted with the title formatted as "lastname_title_medium_yearcompleted.jpg" or "lastname_title_medium_yearcompleted.png"

Please note: failure to follow the image guidelines will not result in automatic rejection; a member of the MOJAS committee will follow up if there are any issues with the submission or image.

For assistance with Digital Submissions and Artwork Photography, contact ames@cyrwaycreative.com before January 31st, 2025. Photography capture for digital submissions is $30 for up to two pieces, and free to Waterville Area Art Society members who've paid their 2025 dues.