Thursday, June 07, 2007

Call for Work: Deadline 23 June 2007

ART SAINT LOUIS SEEKS ENTRIES FOR NEXT JURIED EXHIBIT
~ “White Washed—Shades of White”

PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE
~ Pre-registered entry forms & fee postmarked by June 23, 2007.
~ Late pre-registration accepted June 25-30, 2007 with additional $5 late fee.

DELIVERY OF ARTWORKS FOR JURYING
~ June 29, 2007, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. or June 30, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Works are to be hand-delivered to Art Saint Louis. Shipped work, please call first to discuss.

EXHIBIT DATES
~ July 16-August 23, 2007 at Art Saint Louis

OPENING RECEPTION
~ Saturday, July 21, 2007, 7-9 p.m. Free & open to the public.
~ Also open for First Friday Downtown Gallery Walk on August 3, 6-9 p.m.

JURORS
~ Lisa Bulawsky, artist, Associate Professor of Art, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University School of Art, St. Louis
~ Brian D. Smith, artist, Professor of Art, St. Charles Community College

THEME
~ For “White Washed—Shades of White,” Art Saint Louis seeks artworks that explore our culture’s fascination with concealing physical, psychological, social and/or emotional flaws in an age of pseudo-perfectionism; works that demonstrate cover-ups, variations or degrees of white.

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 welcome.
~ 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 display. We are not equipped to exhibit work in these media). Artists working in VHS, DVD or CD-ROM must provide all equipment necessary 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).
~ 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. In addition to receiving recognition for their outstanding work in the exhibit, Award recipients will be eligible for the curated “Honor Awards 2008” exhibit (March-April 2008).

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. For membership form: robin@artstlouis.net

ENTRY FORMS
~ Entry forms are required & are available by e-mail (Adobe Acrobat required); or by mailing #10 SASE to: White Washed—Shades of White, c/o Art Saint Louis, 917 Locust St., #300, St. Louis, MO 63101-1413. Not downloadable from our web sites.
~ All current Art Saint Louis members will be mailed a paper version of the entry form.

NOTIFICATION
~ Artists must provide either an e-mail address or a self-addressed stamped postcard for notification of acceptance/declination. Notifications are sent to all entering artists by July 3, 2007. Declined works are to be picked up from Art Saint Louis July 5-7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

PICK-UP OF EXHIBITED WORKS
~ August 24-25, 2007, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Ms. Robin Hirsch, Associate Director
Art Saint Louis
917 Locust St., third floor
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
314/241-4810 (2#) robin@artstlouis.net
www.artstlouis.org
www.artstlouis.net

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