Registration Opens: April 28, 2025
THE ROTTLER AWARD SELECTION EXHIBITION (JUN 8 - JULY 20)
The Rottler Award Selection Exhibition: A Legacy of Artistic Excellence
The Rottler Awards for Excellence in the Visual Arts were established through a generous bequest from E. Kurt Rottler, a former President and Treasurer of the York Art Association. In his will, Mr. Rottler directed that his gift be conservatively invested, with a portion of the annual income dedicated exclusively to recognizing and celebrating “excellence in the visual arts.”
To honor his legacy, the Rottler Award Selection Exhibition is held every other year to allow for a showcase exhibition of the winners the following year. This year, five members will be selected to receive this prestigious award, three in the professional category and two in the non-professional category. The selected winning artists are invited to participate in the Rottler Winners Exhibition the following year, highlighting their outstanding contributions to the visual arts.
THE CALL: To be considered, artists must be a member of YAA and submit 2 qualifying pieces of art. Both works will be judged together as a representation of the artist's body of work. Works MUST BE created in the last 3 years and be of the artist's current or emerging style. There is no theme.
Previous Rottler Award recipients will not be eligible to enter the next TWO Selection Exhibitions following their win.
Artists must submit under one of the following conditions.
PROFESSIONAL VS. NON-PROFESSIONAL:
YAA considers a professional artist as meeting any ONE of the following criteria:
New members who do not meet any of the above criteria for the professional designation may choose the category in which they would like to exhibit. If their status changes to meet any of these criteria they must use the professional designation.
There is no theme, so any genre or medium listed in the YAA terms and conditions is appropriate.
The five award winners are given the opportunity to share an exhibit contributing about 10 larger or up to 20 small pieces at YAA the following year.
AWARDS: Five awards of $500 each are given to three artists in the professional category and two in the non-professional category.
ONLINE REGISTRATION OPENS: Monday, April 28, 2025. Members MUST enter 2 PIECES of art. Both pieces must be entered at the same time with all required fields. All registrations are non-refundable and must be completed with payment. If you are unable to register online, please call the office at 717-755-0028 for assistance.
ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES: Tuesday, May 27th @ 2:00 PM. (There will be, no walk-ins, waitlists or late registrations.)
INTAKE DAY: MONDAY, June 2, 2-6PM. Artist (or their representative) are asked to hand deliver and sign in all works. ID Tags will be printed for you. (No early drop offs, even if you are picking up work from the previous exhibit.) All art must be prepared for hanging with gallery quality, braided wire. Please see: YAA ARTIST TERMS AND CONDITIONS for all standards and practices for acceptance into our exhibitions.
OPENING RECEPTION: SUNDAY, June 8 (2-4PM) This event is free and open to the public, with light refreshments. Awards announced at 3pm.
JUROR: Hans Guerin
PICKUPS: Pick up of unsold art will be Sunday, July 20th from 4-4:30pm and July 21st from 10am-2pm. IF you are participating in the following exhibit, you may pick up your pieces from 2-6 pm during that exhibit's intake. If you are unable to pick up your art on pick up days, please have an associate retrieve your pieces for you during these designated times. NOTE: WE CANNOT STORE UNSOLD ART BEYOND THESE PICK-UP TIMES. We will not be responsible for any damage or loss to art left behind after these dates.
York Art Association
717-755-0028
office@yorkartassociation.org