Santa Rosa, CA 2022 Registration Form

Registration Deadline: 
Friday, January 7, 2022

Santa Rosa’s 19th Annual National Arts Program returns to the Finley Community Center for an in person exhibition! Please complete this entry form to participate in the 19th Annual Exhibit for the City of Santa Rosa, CA residents, employees and their family members. There is no fee to enter the program.

Eligibility

  • Participants must be a resident of Santa Rosa or an employee or a family member of an employee of the City of Santa Rosa.
  • Only 1 entry per artist will be admitted.
  • All entries submitted must be the original work of the applicant completed within the last three years.
  • The National Arts Program and the City of Santa Rosa reserve the right to disqualify entries they consider to be unacceptable or inappropriate for a public exhibit.
  • The City of Santa Rosa does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities in its employment, services, benefits, facilities, programs, or activities. Requests for accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services necessary to participate in a City program, service, or activity, including printed information in alternate formats, are available by contacting City staff at 707-543-4674 (TTY Relay at 711) or jrasmussen@srcity.org. Requests should be submitted as far in advance as possible, but no later than two business days before the scheduled program or event.

Your registration is not complete until you have clicked the ‘submit registration’ button and receive an automated confirmation email. You must also email your artwork entry image to art@srcity.org.

Artist Information
Format: 555-555-5555
Format: 555-555-5555
Adult
  • Amateur – a person with little or no experience
  • Intermediate – a person with some experience, beginning art students, etc
  • Professional – a person with serious art training or employed in an art-related job
Youth / Teen
  • Youth 12 Years Old & Under
  • Teen 13-18

Artwork will be judged in the classification of the artist’s selection; however, in some cases, the exhibition judges will make the final determination.
Entries
Preparing Entries
  • Entrants may submit only one entry which fits into the listed medium categories.
  • All artwork will need an NAP identification label placed on the back (provided at drop off).
  • All 2-dimensional entries should be matted, framed and/or ready to hang with wire securely on the back.
  • All work must measure no more than 40" in any direction or weigh more than 25 pounds unless otherwise stipulated.
  • Artwork that does not meet size limitations or specifications will be disqualified before judging.
Entry
Format: L" x W" x H"
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Rules of Exhibit

  • Deadline This Registration Form must be received no later than January 7, 2022.
  • Delivering Entries All entries must be delivered to Finley Community Center located at 2060 West College Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA on Saturday, February 5 between 10am - 1pm. In addition to delivering your artwork, please submit a high resolution JPEG or PNG image of your artwork (minimum of 72 dpi / minimum 1024 x 1024 pixels) by February 5, 2022  via email to: art@srcity.org    (Your email must have "NAP Entry" in the subject line, and include your attached image, artist name, artist category, and artwork title.)
  • Reception & Awards A reception and presentation of awards will be held at the Finley Community Center on Sunday, March 13 from 3pm - 5pm.
    • Prizes will be awarded by classification:
      • Adult (Amateur, Intermediate and Professional): 3 - First Place Awards of $350; 3 - Second Place Awards of $250; and 3 - Third Place Awards of $150
      • Youth / Teen : 2 - First Place Awards of $150; 2- Second Place Awards of $100; and 2 - Third Place Awards of $50
      • A Best of Show Award of $400
      • An Art Education Award of $200
    • Honorable Mention Ribbons will be awarded at the discretion of the judges.

    • Awards are limited to one cash award per artist per classification.

  • Public Exhibit The exhibit is free and will be open to the public from February 7 - April 29, 2022. The Finley Community Center is open Monday - Friday from 8am - 6pm and closed on Saturday and Sunday.  

  • Retrieving Entries Each artist is responsible for retrieving his/her artwork from the Finley Community Center on Saturday, April 30, 2022 between 10am and 1pm.  No work is to be removed prior to the end of the exhibition. Neither the City of Santa Rosa nor The National Arts Program will be responsible for unclaimed works.

  • Liability Every attempt will be made to preserve, secure and protect each entry submitted; but neither the National Arts Program nor the City of Santa Rosa can be held responsible for damages, loss of art entries, or changes/cancellation of this exhibit due to low participation or unforeseen circumstances.  The placing of art in the exhibition constitutes an agreement on the part of the entrant with conditions herein set forth.  The National Arts Program and the City of Santa Rosa reserve the right to publish for publicity purposes reproductions of the entries.  The National Arts Program in Santa Rosa, CA is a public exhibit and photographing/filming of the exhibit is encouraged.