I like a good art show. When it is a juried show I expect more than an open exhibition. In a juried show there is always a piece or two that makes me scratch my head with the question of how did that get in?
I recently entered the Plymouth Guild's annual juried show and one of my pieces got in and the other didn't. Now I am happy that I got into the show but I am mystified as to why this particular piece did not get in. It was an abstract that my RISD classmates liked a lot. The piece that did get in was also the one that received an honorable mention in Duxbury this past summer. I felt that both pieces were strong.
One thing that bothers me about Plymouth shows is that they try to include everybody. You can only win one ribbon and they want to have as many pieces as possible. I do not agree with this policy because if they accept marginal pieces, it dilutes the quality of the show and how can this represent the best work of its members?
The opening is this Friday and I hope it does not disappoint as last year's show did.
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