October 1 deadline for registry

— from the San Juan Islands Museum of Art —

This year, the San Juan Islands Museum of Art’s (IMA) annual Artists’ Registry exhibition will open on November 20, 2015 and run through January 11, 2016. “Tattered, Torn & Sepia” will feature the artwork of islands’ artists who are members of IMA’s Artists’ Registry program.

The IMA Artists’ Registry is dedicated to San Juan County visual artists in all media and invites all artists to join. The exhibit will showcase paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and encaustic, as well as pastels, photography, mixed media, pottery, sculpture, glass and jewelry. This IMA exhibition gives islanders and visitors a chance to view the impressive diversity of local artwork, along with the opportunity to tour the dramatic IMA building.

Islands’ artists wishing to be part of this exhibition are invited to apply to the Artists’ Registry program, if you are not already a member, by submitting an application, available online at www.imaartistregistry.com. New member applications must be postmarked or emailed by October 1, 2015 to participate in the November show.

All San Juan County visual artists are eligible to be part of the IMA Artists’ Registry, which can be viewed at www.sjima.org by going to the “Artists’ Registry” tab in the upper right corner. Also, applications and information is available at www.imaartistregistry.com or by contacting Yvonne Buijs-Mancuso at 378-6725.