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2025 National Exhibition Inclusion Form

Dear OPA Exhibiting Artist,

Congratulations on your acceptance into this year’s National Exhibition of Traditional Oils to be held at Herrig Center for the Arts, May 30 – June 28, 2025. OPA and Herrig Center for the Arts look forward to receiving your painting. 

Important Information!

All artists who have been juried into the exhibition are required to fill out the form below.

A couple of quick reminders!

•Please upload your headshot. The image should clearly show your face, not one of you painting in the distance. The headshot will be next to your painting image in the catalog.

•Paintings MUST be either hand-delivered or shipped in a box. Do NOT send it wrapped in paper or loose cardboard. A $100 fee will be assessed for wooden crates.

•The cost of shipping the painting to and from the show is the responsibility of the participating artist.  Do not use the US Postal Service for this exhibition. Please use FedEx or UPS.

•Shipments from OUTSIDE the United States must be shipped “Free Domicile,” or they WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

•Airfloat Services and Masterpak offer a 20% discount to OPA artists.

Airfloat code: OPA25 – Expires 12/31/25
Masterpak code: OPA20 – Expires 5/1/2025

•Artists who do not hand-deliver or ship their painting in an approved art box MUST pay the $25 uncrating fee online. Cash and checks are not accepted.

•Paintings will be returned in the boxes used to ship them. If the packing materials are inadequate for return shipment, the Herrig Center for the Arts may request additional fees to cover the cost of new shipping materials. Do not use packing peanuts. When using bubble wrap, hand-stretch film is preferred over packing tape since it doesn’t destroy the wrap.

•The Herrig Center for the Arts and OPA will not be responsible for any loss or damage to the artwork that occurs in transit. We recommend that you provide insurance to cover the full value of the artwork while in transit.

Questions? Please email your questions to mail@oilpaintersofamerica.com.

Thank you!

Confirm Your Crating Method

Please fill out the online form below. If you are shipping under Option #1, please be prepared to pay the uncrating fee online.

2025 National Exhibition Accepted Artist Inclusion Form

  • Congratulations on your acceptance into this year’s National Exhibition of Traditional Oils to be held at Herrig Center for the Arts, May 30 – June 28, 2025.  Please read the following instructions closely as it includes important information regarding the exhibition.

    Important Information!

    All artists who have been juried into the exhibition are required to fill out the uncrating form below.

    Confirm Your Crating Method

    Please fill out the online form below. If you are shipping under Option #1, please be prepared to pay the uncrating fee online.

  • Please upload your headshot. The image should clearly show your face, not one of you painting in the distance. The headshot will be next to your painting image in the catalog

  • Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.
    Please upload a headshot
  • If you are shipping your painting to Bradenton in a non-commercial shipping container, there is a $25 uncrating fee which goes directly to Herrig Center for the Arts. The uncrating fee must be paid no later than April 10th in order for your painting to be hung in the show. Do NOT send it wrapped in paper or loose cardboard. A $100 fee will be assessed for wooden crates.

  • If you are sending your artwork using a commercial art box, such as AirFloat, MasterPak, Uline, etc., you do not need to pay the uncrating fee. However, you are required to complete the form below. NOTE: Federal Express Premium Art Boxes are acceptable, but the Federal Express large frame box is not. Also, Home Depot boxes and homemade art boxes do not qualify under the uncrating fee exemption.

  • OPA and Herrig Center for the Arts highly recommend you obtain insurance for your artwork while in transit. The shipping industry is experiencing staff shortages resulting in longer delivery times and less care taken with shipments. One option to consider, is ShipandInsure which offers OPA members insurance and discounts on Federal Express.

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