The Society of Perceptual Artists Presents:
The Biennial Open Air Invitational
at Yavapai College
Application Form
Guidelines:
1. Each artist may submit up to five
works for exhibition.
2. At least one work must be of Yava-
pai County, Arizona.
3. All work must be 100% from life,
with no secondary sources, such as
photographs.
4. All work must be framed and ready
to hang.
Deadlines:
July 1 - Applications due.
July 15 - Artists announced.
July 15 - October 5 - Time period for
painting work for exhibition.
October 6 - Private viewing.
October 7 - Public reception.
October 7 - November 6 - Exhibition
open to the public.
The Perceptual Artists’ Society
(PAS) promotes the role of perceptual
painting and sculpture, and maintains
that direct study and perceptual work
will continue to underscore and have
direct relevance to contemporary
art and its continued development.
Membership is open to all artists who
work from life, whose visual source
of inspiration is based on the act of
looking, and who understand the
enduring role of perceptual art.
P. A.S. Founders:
Williamson Tapia
Clive Pates
The organizers reserve the right to
exclude the work or works of any
participant, without prior notification or
explanation, for the purpose of meet-
ing the professional and/or aesthetic
quality of this event.
Name __________________________________________________________
Mailing Adress____________________________________________________
City_______________________________ State_________ Zip_____________
I, the above listed artist, understand and agree to abide by the
guidelines (listed in the left column) for the 2011 Open Air Invita-
tional.
___________________________________________________ ____________
Artist’s Signature Date
Application Process:
Please send in the following:
1. Application Form
2. Curriculum Vitae – Include information on any education, awards or
exhibitions
3. Statement, no more than 500 words, of your current practice and
philosophy of perceptual (from life) landscape painting.
4. Five images, on CD in .jpg or .tiff format, of perceptual landscape
paintings completed in the past five years.
5. Image list.  Title, size, medium, retail price, location of work-study, date
of creation.
6. $35 Application Fee made payable to the Friends of Verde Arts.
Payment of the application fee also entitles the applicant to one year’s
membership in the Perceptual Artists’ Society. Artists selected for
participation in the Open Air Invitational will be asked to pay a $100
exhibition fee.
Please send submissions to:
Virginia Pates
Friends of Verde Arts
Verde Valley Campus of Yavapai College
601 Black Hills Drive
Clarkdale, AZ 86324
(928) 649-5466
Please direct any questions to Virginia Pates at virginia.pates@yc.edu.