It's Baack!

Opportunity is born...and reborn...at the end of each calendar year — for the artists and art lovers in our community. It's a process that has taken place here at OFF THE WALL every November and December (not counting the pandemic years) since 2017, and it can be summed up in two words...UNDER $100! Far and away our most popular and successful juried show — known for its diversity of voices, plentitude of sales (thanks, in part, to its conjunction with the holiday season!) and track record as a launching pad to future shows in our space — UNDER $100 also boasts our most prestigious award, the MARY-ROWE MEMORIAL JURY PRIZE, and at least $600 (probably closer to $700) in CASH PRIZES. These are funded through our $10 PER PIECE HANGING FEE for accepted artists, which also means there is NO ENTRY FEE! Check out the entry guidelines above, which are also available in Dirty Frank's and here on our website. We look forward to your entries and, to all our collectors, to your attendance, support and acquisitions!

62.62 Fahrenheit

The National Centers for Environmental Prediction announced that our planet experienced this past week the highest average global temperature in recorded history. First, Monday was the hottest day ever. Then it was the Fourth of July. The records will sadly keep tumbling. For the past year, KAREN STABENOW has been our community’s gadfly in regard to these alarming trends. While SUMMER SOLSTICE does not include her call-to-action melting Arctic landscapes, her three paintings do spotlight critical issues, from rising sea levels to Arctic drilling, The artist tells us, “I paint with oil to communicate the climate change in the North and South Poles.... These changes are caused by the use of coal, oil and methane, resulting in melting ice, sea rising, vanishing glaciers, fractured landscapes, extinction, and in the Antarctic, icebergs turn green from the warming iron-rich sea water and algae.”

KAREN STABENOW
“Arctic Drilling”
12.5 x 25
oil on panel
400.

Red, White and Few

Happy Fourth! But it's symbiosis, not independence -- FLOSS BARBER reminds us -- that is the key to all ecosystems. Making her debut in our space, Floss is among a coterie of SUMMER SOLSTICE artists whose work focuses on vulnerable fish and wildlife. "Fish and crabs are vital to our environment and the fishing communities of local Delaware Bay," says the artist. "They transfer energy up and down the food chain, fulfill important ecological roles and help stabilize our ecosystems. By employing the colors of the American flag, I can grab the attention of the community to draw attention to the need to preserve endangered species." Do your part. Conservation is patriotic!

FLOSS BARBER
“White Perch: Morone americana”
9 x 12
oil and acrylic
100.