Friday, April 06, 2007

Call for Work: Deadline 21 April 2007

ART SAINT LOUIS ANNOUNCES NEXT JURIED EXHIBIT

“Forces of Nature”

PRE-REGISTRATION POSTMARK DEADLINE
~ Pre-registered entries postmarked by April 21, 2007.
~ Late pre-registration accepted April 22-28 (10 a.m.-4 p.m.) with additional $5 late fee.

DELIVERY OF ARTWORKS FOR JURYING
~ April 27, 2007, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. or April 28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
~ Absolutely no artworks will be accepted after 4 p.m. April 28.

EXHIBIT DATES
~ May 14-June 28, 2007

OPENING RECEPTION
~ Saturday, May 12, 2007, 7-9 p.m. Free & open to the public.
~ Also open for First Friday Downtown Gallery Walk on June 1, 6-9 p.m.

JUROR
~ Internationally exhibited artist Lampo Leong, Associate Professor of Art, University of Missouri-Columbia.

THEME
~ For “Forces of Nature,” Art Saint Louis seeks artworks that express the movements & conditions of the natural world, revealing the power of nature as beautiful, dynamic, and/or catastrophic.

ELIGIBILITY
~ Open to all visual artists 21 & older residing within a 200-mile radius of St. Louis, MO.
~ Artists representing all levels of experience—from emerging to established—are encouraged to enter this exhibition.
~ Student work is eligible but must be produced independent of instruction.

MEDIA
~ Original artworks in all media* are considered (*no web-based/i.e. works that rely on the use of the Internet for. We are not equipped to exhibit work in these media). Artists working in video, DVD or CD-ROM must provide all necessary equipment to view work.
~ Ceiling installed works are NOT eligible.

ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS
~ Juried from the actual artwork only.
~ Limit 2 artworks, created within the past two years (2005-2007).
~ Works may not have been shown in any juried exhibit in the St. Louis area in the past 6 months or in any juried exhibit at Art Saint Louis.
~ All works must be ready for installation. 2-d works must be framed (no saw tooth hangers or clip frames), matted, equipped with hanging wire & ready for installation. If your 2-d work is unframed, yet presented in an alternative fashion, call ASL to discuss.
~ Installation & larger 3-d works: Please call ASL to discuss particulars. Installation & large 3-d works are encouraged, but we request that artist call prior to delivering work to discuss details. Artists should provide detailed installation directions with artwork upon delivery for jurying.
~ No wet paintings.
~ Proposals for work are not accepted—this exhibit is juried from the actual work.
~ Works that do not follow the rules of entry will not be shown to the jurors.

ARTWORK SIZE LIMITS
~ Artworks must fit in our standard passenger elevator (with 3'x8' door opening).
~ Final installation size may not exceed 9' high and/or 16' wide.

SALES, COMMISSION, INSURANCE
~ Works may be for sale or not for sale. Whether for sale or not, for insurance purposes a dollar value must be determined by the artist. Please do not list works as POR (price on request). If your work is for sale, then a price must be listed.
~ Art Saint Louis encourages sales of artworks and retains a 30% donation on all works sold as a result of this exhibition.
~ Artworks are insured at 50% while on exhibition. Artists may purchase additional insurance at $2 per $100.

AGREEMENT
~ Accepted artists volunteer 4 hours time per each accepted artwork toward production of exhibit, or buy-out time at $20/artwork. Volunteer tasks may include: exhibit installation, opening reception, gallery monitoring, de-installation.

AWARDS
~ After selecting works for exhibition, the jurors will select 4-5 artists/artworks to receive (non-cash) Awards of Excellence.

TRAVELING PORTION OF EXHIBIT
~ During July 2007, selected portions of this exhibit will travel to The Heights, Richmond Heights, MO or The Centre, Rolla, MO.

ENTRY FEES
~ Entry fees are non-refundable and are used toward the production of this exhibition.
~ $15 current members of Art Saint Louis
~ $25 non-members
~ or $5 with NEW $45 Artist Level Membership=$50 total.

ENTRY FORMS
~ Entry forms are required.
~ Available in person at Art Saint Louis or by mailing #10 SASE to: Forces of Nature, c/o Art Saint Louis, 917 Locust St., #300, St. Louis, MO 63101-1413. Not downloadable from our web sites.

NOTIFICATION
~ For notification of acceptance/declination, artists must either provide a self-addressed stamped (¢24) postcard or e-mail address for notification. Notifications are mailed/e-mailed to all entering artists by May 2, 2007. Declined works must be picked up from Art Saint Louis May 3-5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

PICK-UP OF EXHIBITED WORKS
~ June 29-30, 2007, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Ms. Robin Hirsch, Associate Director
Art Saint Louis
917 Locust Street, #300
St. Louis, Missouri 63101-1413 USA
314/241-4810 (2#) fax: 314/241-6933
robin@artstlouis.net

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