What types of artwork will be considered for an exhibition?
Most of our exhibitions will allow all themes as long as they are created in the realistic style. Sometimes the International Guild of Realism sponsors exhibitions that focus on a specific subject matter (such as portraits or floral still lifes). Oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, graphite, charcoal, pastel, and egg tempera media are eligible for this exhibition. Photography, collage, sculpture, assemblages, and computer-generated images are not eligible. All artwork must be original. This means that all artwork entered for membership applications and into Guild exhibitions should always be exclusively done by the artist’s hand. All artwork must fit within the space provided by the gallery. In other words, paintings that are larger than the gallery walls will not be considered. Likewise, the artwork must be delivered framed and ready to hang; artwork that requires the artist to paint directly on the gallery’s walls will not be accepted. The gallery reserves the right to
