RI Open 21The Annual Rhode Island Open historically attracts the most talented artists in Rhode Island, and this exhibition is one of the most prestigious of the year that we offer. Of the pieces accepted to the Rhode Island Open, a number of works will be singled out for cash prize awards. The Warwick Tourism, Culture and Development Department is the gracious sponsor to this year?s $200 Best in Show prize, in addition to $150, $100 and three honorable mention prizes which will be awarded at the opening reception on Friday, October 12, 2007.

The Rhode Island Open serves not only as an exhibition that represents the best Rhode Island visual art but as an important fundraiser for the Warwick Museum of Art. The Open helps support the Summer Art Camp, Museum School Classes and Workshops and allows the WMOA to continue to bring valuable cultural programs to the Warwick and Kent County area.

This juror this year is Marc Torick of Rhode Island School of Design. Mark holds a BFA, University of the Arts; MFA, New York Academy of Art. He has taught in RISD's Illustration Department and in the Fine Arts Department at UMass/Dartmouth. He also painted for the 1996 Olympic Games project at Malcolm Grear Designers, and for Kips Bay Designer Showhouse. He is currently the RISD Assistant Director of Continuing Education.

The entry fee is $20 for single entries, $35 for two entries and $45 for three entries. There is a three entry limit on the number of submissions per artist. (Diptych and triptychs are considered and judged as one entry). There are no restrictions on the medium (painting, photography, sculpture, graphic design, fabric, video, etc).

Entries will be accepted between the September 28 ? September 30th. Entrants must be Rhode Island residents. Students enrolled in a school of higher education within the state of Rhode Island are also eligible.

The complete rules of entry can be found on our website: http://warwickmuseum.org/