Saturday, December 06, 2008

Call for Work: Deadline 27 December 2008

Entry forms for Art Saint Louis' next juried exhibit, "Human Nature: His/Hers," are now available online.

PRESENTED BY
~ Art Saint Louis, 555 Washington Ave., #150, St. Louis, MO 63101. 314/241-4810.

PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE
~ Pre-registered entry forms & fee due/postmarked by December 27, 2008.
~ Late registration accepted (in-person only) December 29-January 3, 2008 with additional $5 late fee.

DELIVERY OF ARTWORKS FOR JURYING
~ Friday, January 2, 2009, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. or Saturday, January 3, 2009, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

EXHIBITION DATES
~ January 19-February 19, 2009

OPENING RECEPTION
~ Saturday, January 17, 2009, 6-8 p.m. Free & open to the public.

JURORS
~ Bruno David, owner, Director, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis.
~ Artist Lindsey Stouffer, Visiting Assistant Professor, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, Washington University in St. Louis.

THEME
~ For "Human Nature: His/Hers," Art Saint Louis seeks artworks in all media & styles that address the nature of men & women - their relationships, the stereotypes, gender traits & cultural assumptions during all stages of life. Works that examine the human search for
identity and relationships.

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 ceiling installed works, 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 electronic arts (VHS, DVD or CD-ROM) must provide all equipment necessary to view work.

ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS
~ Juried from the actual artwork only. Proposals for work are not accepted.
~ Limit 2 original artworks, created within the past two years (2006-2009).
~ 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), equipped with hanging wire & ready to hang. If your 2-d work is unframed yet presented in an alternative fashion, call ASL to discuss presentation options.
~ Installation & large 3-d works: artist must provide detailed installation directions with artwork upon delivery for jurying. If accepted for exhibition, artist must be available to install work.
~ Pedestal-displayed works: Art Saint Louis has a number of standard-sized pedestals. If your work requires an oversized or odd-sized pedestal, you may need to provide your own.
~ No wet paintings.
~ Works that do not follow the rules of entry will not be shown to the jurors.

ARTWORK SIZE LIMITS
~ Artworks must fit through standard size double doors.
~ Final installation size not to exceed 10' high and/or 16' wide.

DELIVERY OF ARTWORKS FOR JURYING
~ All works are to be delivered to the Art Saint Louis Gallery on either Friday, January 2, 2009, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. or Saturday, January 3, 2009, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
~ Absolutely no deliveries prior to January 2 or after January 3.

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).
~ Artworks are insured at 50% retail value while on exhibition. Artists may purchase additional insurance at $2 per $100.
~ Art Saint Louis encourages sales of artworks and retains a 30% donation on all works sold as a result of this exhibition.

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 juror will select 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 "Honor Awards 2010" exhibit (March-April 2010).

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.org

ENTRY FORMS
~ Entry forms are required & are available online at (Adobe Acrobat required); or by mailing #10 SASE to: Human Nature-His/Hers, c/o Art Saint Louis, 555 Washington Ave., #150, St. Louis, MO 63101.

NOTIFICATION
~ Jurying notification (of accepted & declined work) is done by e-mail. If artist does not have use of e-mail, he/she must provide a self-addressed stamped postcard for jurying notification.
~ Notifications are sent to all entering artists by January 9, 2009.
~ Declined works are to be picked up from Art Saint Louis January 9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. & January 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

PICK-UP OF EXHIBITED WORKS
~ February 20-February 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

ABOUT ART SAINT LOUIS
~ ART SAINT LOUIS is a non-profit community art organization & Gallery located in downtown St. Louis at 555 Washington Avenue, #150. Art Saint Louis has served St. Louis regional artists & the community at-large for over 22 years. The Gallery is free and open to the public Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Sundays & holidays.
~ Learn about Art Saint Louis at www.artstlouis.org

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Robin Hirsch, Associate Director & Gallery Director
Art Saint Louis
555 Washington Avenue, #150
St. Louis, MO 63101-1239
314/241-4810, 2#
robin@artstlouis.org
http://www.artstlouis.org

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