The 79th Annual South Shore Arts Salon Show is fast approaching with up to $13,000 in cash awards to be given! The exhibition will begin September 9 and continue through November 6, 2022. Deadline for entries is 5pm, Friday, August 12, 2022. This is not a postmarked by date. All fine art media are accepted, including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, fiber, glass, digital, mixed media, ceramics, video, multimedia and jewelry. Entries may only be submitted as digital images or on a flash drive. All work must be original and completed within the last two years. Entries may be submitted by any artist 18 years or older who resides or was born in the state of Indiana, who is a current member of South Shore Arts, or who resides or works in Cook County, Illinois.
South Shore Arts is proud to announce that this year’s juror will be Chris Cosnowski. Mr. Cosnowski is an artist and educator living and working in Chicago. He received his B.F.A from the Columbia College of Art and Design in 1992 and his M.F.A. from Northwestern University in 2000. He has been teaching at the American Academy of Art since 2003. Mr. Cosnowski has had his work exhibited extensively throughout the United States as well as London. In 2013, he had a 10-year retrospective curated by John Cain with South Shore Arts. His work has been reviewed in numerous publications, including, but not limited to, The Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Sun Times, The New Art Examiner, and the New York Observer. Other publications include Manifest Gallery’s International Painting Annual 4 and he has been twice featured on the cover of New American Paintings in 2001 and 2014. Mr. Cosnowski was awarded a commission to design artwork for the Blue Line Montrose Station by the Chicago Transit Authority which was installed in June of 2021.
To obtain a prospectus for the 79th Annual Salon Show please visit www.southshoreartsonline.org or contact Brandon Johnson, Gallery Coordinator, at 219.836.1839 ext. 108 or brandon@southshoreartsonline.org