International Society of Acrylic Painters-USA

The International Society of Acrylic Painters will open their 11th Annual International Exhibition at the Santa Cruz Art League from July 12th – August 10, 2008. ISAP President Barbara Leites says, “This show is representative of the current movements in the acrylic medium. Included is representational work, as well as abstract and non-objective themes. There is a wide range of styles with traditional, experimental, and inventive context.”

From a total of 348 submissions, juror Louise Cadillac accepted 60 paintings by 55 artists from 17 States in the USA and one artist from Northern Ireland.

21 prizes will be awarded at the opening reception on Saturday, July 12, from 3-5PM. ISAP will award $1,750 in cash prizes, and $6,800 in art material prizes

A Word From The President, Ara (Barbara) Leites

This show is representative of the current movements in the acrylic medium. Included is representational work as well as abstract and non-objective themes. There is a wide range of styles with traditional, experimental, and inventive context. Each piece will take the viewer into a different world of thoughtful consideration for its subject and use of the medium.

This body of work is dynamic and strong in emotional content. Enjoy the passage through the creative language of acrylic painting illustrated in this show. Congratulations to all participants and a thank you all for being part of this endeavor!

There were 348 paintings juried by Louise Cadillac, with 60 paintings accepted for the International Show in Santa Cruz, CA at the Santa Cruz Art League. Entries by geographic location were as follows:

• 58 entries came from California, 24 were accepted;
• 40 entries came from Florida, 7 were accepted;
• 6 came from both Washington and New Mexico with 2 accepted from each state;
• 5 came from Missouri, 4 accepted;
• 5 from Minnesota, 2 accepted;
• 4 came from both Idaho and North Carolina, 1 accepted from each;
• 2 came from New Jersey, both accepted;
• Indiana, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Oregon, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Northern Ireland were also represented.

Ara Leites
ISAP President

Juror's Statement, Louise Cadillac

As always it's with much anticipation and excitement that I first view the entire body of slides or entries of a competition. And it takes several viewings before the actual selection process begins and the timber of the exhibition starts to take shape. The selected pieces are then further studied and scrutinized for originality, of experimentation, for new ideas, and for revealing a different mind set. Making a unique statement often requires innovation, the breaking of some rules, and/or the rebuilding of techniques and methods. The artist has these prerogatives.

And I am pleased to find in this body of work a trend towards a universal content; a tendency towards the abstract rather than the personal or the cliche. I hope the viewers of the ISAP competition of 2008 will find many works to study, to question, and to enjoy.

Louise Cadillac
Juror ISAP 2008