All the kids are doing it these days...

... blogging that is - so you know, I figured we should get back on board.

They are all also submitting to the Richmond Illustrators Club 3rd Annual Juried Show! (deadline April 24th)

We are getting ready for our Third Annual Juried Show - hard to believe it's that time already.
It's going to open at Ghostprint Gallery again this year, which is really fantastic. The space is beautiful and Geraldine and Thea are incredibly helpful and generous, not to mention having created quite the reputation for having impeccable taste in art. The crowds last year were amazing and we have serious high hopes for this year.

Having only one juror will be a little different, but the fact that it's Marshall Arisman tends to make up (in my mind) for any drawbacks that having only one juror could create.

We are also in the throes of getting a new website up - www.richmondillustratorsclub.com - which will be lovely, as we will finally be able to have member galleries and a central location for all of the events, news and resources we would like to be pointing the illustration community towards.
Right now you can download the entry form for the 3rd annual juried show there, and pay for your entries through Paypal.

We are also simplifying this year by accepting all entries through email, either to the richmond.illustrators@gmail.com address, or to our new email - info@richmondillustratorsclub.com. Use "entries" in the subject line.

You can find all sorts of useful info about the last two shows below, incuding pictures from the opening, previous winners and a map with the location.

The deadline for this year is April 24th, which is really soon, and I know everyone (myself included) waits till the last few days to enter everything... but really, no extension this year - so enter now!

Looking forward to seeing all of the amazing entries this year and seeing which 35 Marshall picks!

Last Years Winners

As the deadline to the second annual juried show approaches, we just wanted to remind you all of our winners from last year.


Gold - Barry Bruner


Silver - Tin Salmunic


Bronze - Danny Robbins





The Phil Meggs award - Neal Iwan (top) and Steven Walker (bottom)

Official Press Release

Richmond Illustrators Club Second Annual Juried Show - Press release

The deadline to submit entries to this year's juried show is Saturday, April 5th.

We have fantastic jurors this year - Anita Kunz, Greg Swearingen and Josh George - who run the gamut from conceptual editorial to children's book to gallery work.

The show opens June 6th at Ghostprint gallery, at the heart of the Broad Street First Fridays art walk and provides an excellent opportunity to expose your work to art buyers, art directors, gallery owners and other creative professionals.

Last year's show was a great success and helped several members get gallery representation as well as other opportunities.

Entry fees start at $20 for the first piece and $5 for each subsequent piece.

Go to http://richmondillustratorsclub.blogspot.com/2008/01/call-for-entries.html to see the call for entries or http://www.stevenwalkerstudios.com/ric08entryform.pdf to download the pdf entry form.
Also, visit our blog at http://richmondillustratorsclub.blogspot.com to read club news, for membership information, to find links to members work and see last years winners.
Also to watch a video from the Richmond Times Dispatch online go to http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/entertainment/mashup.html

Entry Form update and Mash Up video

So, thanks to Steven, we now have the entry form hosted as a PDF, so link will take you directly to a printable PDF, not a um... low res jpeg. Yes!

In other news we have a less-awkward-than-anticipated video interview with Holly and I on the Richmond Times Dispatch site (InRich.com). It's fairly brief, but has some info about the club and the show/call for entries and hey, you can't argue with free promotion. Thanks dudes!

Call for Entries

It's official! Download an entry form and get your entries in right away!
Any work created between April 5 2007 and April 5 2008 is eligible.
Entries may be submitted either by disk, by 8.5 x 11 print or tearsheet.
The show opens June 6th at Ghostprint Gallery.

Second Annual Juried Show News

We have confirmed our Jurors for the Second Annual Juried show. They are:

Anita Kunz
Greg Swearingen
Josh George

We will be putting out our official call for entries soon, as well as a link to a PDF entry form on the site.

The show will open June 6th at Ghostprint gallery

Stay tuned....