Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Call for Work: Deadline 19 August 2011

Entry form now available for "Art St. Louis XXVII, The Exhibition"
27th annual all media exhibit open to artworks in all media*, styles & themes.

EXHIBITION SPACE & DATES
Art Saint Louis main gallery in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. Exhibition dates: October 29-December 30, 2011. Opening reception & Juror's Gallery Talk, Saturday, November 5, 6-9 p.m.

DEADLINE
The deadline for entry for this exhibit is 5 p.m. August 19, 2011. This is not a postmark deadline. All entries must be received by this date

ELIGIBILITY
Open to artists 21 years of age and older living in the St. Louis, Missouri region or surrounding 200-mile radius. Chicago, IL and Kansas City, MO are not eligible.

SPECIFICATIONS
Artists may submit between 1 and 5 original artworks in all styles & all media*, (*NO ceiling installed work or works that rely on use of Internet for display). No works that are directly nailed, tacked, taped, painted on, or affixed to Gallery walls. 3-d, over-sized or installation works must be installed by artist under direction of ASL Gallery Director. 3-d works that are extremely fragile, unstable or do not sit flat on a pedestal are discouraged. Video and works that require electricity: For exhibit, artist must provide all equipment (cords, cord protectors, monitor, DVD player, etc.) necessary to present and view the work.

All work must be completed in the last two years (2009-2011). Works not previously exhibited in any juried exhibition in the Art Saint Louis Gallery. Works not exhibited in any juried exhibition in the St. Louis region in the past 6 months. Size limits: artwork must fit through standard sized double doors. Final installation size not to exceed 10' high and/or 15' wide.

JUROR
Andrew Stein Raftery is currently a Professor in the Department of Printmaking at Rhode Island School of Design, where he has taught since 2001. He has lectured widely throughout the U.S., including at Wellesley College, New York University, Yale University Art Gallery, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Print Club of New York, and Carnegie Mellon University. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale University School of Art (1990) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Boston University College of Fine Arts (1984). Raftery is the recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship (2008), Boston University Distinguished Alumni Award (2007) and Louis Comfort Tiffany Award (2003).

A printmaker specializing in narrative engravings of contemporary American life, Raftery's work has been featured in solo & group exhibitions across the United States and is in permanent collections including the Cleveland Museum of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Davis Museum at Wellesley College, the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Frye Art Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art, National Gallery of Art, New York Public Library, Princeton University Art Museum, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. His work is represented by Mary Ryan Gallery, New York.

JURYING
Judging is done by jpegs on CD only. No slides, e-mailed images, or photos. DVD or video only for film & performance. Limit 2 jpegs per artwork: 1 full view & either 1 detail OR alternate view. Jpegs on ONE (1) CD that MUST be readable by both Mac & PC. Jpegs must be RGB Color, 300 dpi preferred, minimum 800 pixels. Title each jpeg file to correspond to image # on the entry form using the following format: yourlastname.image1 (i.e. smith.image1.jpg). Do NOT add an extra .jpg extension to the image title. Include separate printed reference sheet with color or b/w thumbnail reference images of each artwork on the CD. Do not include any unrelated files, folders or documents on CD. Label CD with artist's full name and place in protective case for mailing. Submissions that do not comply with rules of entry will not be presented to the juror. Only entries received by 5 p.m. August 19, 2011 will be considered. Entries that do not comply with the rules will be returned to artist unprocessed.

SALES & INSURANCE
Artworks are insured at 50% of retail value during exhibit. Artist responsible for work in transit to/from ASL. All sales are through Art Saint Louis with 30% donation on work sold to ASL and 70% to artist. Artist responsible for delivery of sold work to buyer.

FRAMING & PRESENTATION
All work selected for exhibition must be delivered to the Gallery ready to install. 2-d work must be framed (or approved alternative) and equipped with hanging wire stretched across back of artwork. Paintings may be gallery-wrapped or strip-framed. NO sawtooth hangers or clip frames. 3-d, oversized or installation works must be installed by artist under direction of ASL Gallery Director. Video or works with electricity: artist must provide all equipment necessary to present the work. Specific installation requirements must be resolved in advance with directions/devices provided by artist. Art Saint Louis reserves the right to install accepted works in a manner deemed necessary for a well-designed exhibition or for security purposes. Works selected for exhibition that are not accurately depicted by the JPEGs submitted for jurying may be removed from the exhibit at Director's discretion.

AWARDS & SALES
Five non-cash Awards of Excellence will be selected by the juror for this exhibit. Award recipients will be eligible for our "Honor Awards 2012" exhibit (March-April), curated by artist Dan Addington, owner, Addington Gallery, Chicago, IL.

ENTRY FEE
Entry fee is non-refundable. $30/current Art Saint Louis members; $45/non-members; $15 reduced entry fee with new $50 Artist level 1-year membership to Art Saint Louis. All checks payable to Art Saint Louis. Submit fee with entry form, CD, image reference sheet, & SASE (for return of CD). Online entry fee payable by PayPal available on ASL website.

ENTRY FORM
The entry form for this exhibit is required with all entries and is downloadable directly from our website here. Entries submitted without form will be returned to artist unprocessed. All entries require: entry form, entry fee, JPEGs on CD, and image reference sheet.

DEADLINE
The deadline for entry for this exhibit is 5 p.m. August 19, 2011. This is not a postmark deadline. All entries must be received at Art Saint Louis by 5 p.m. August 19, 2011. You may mail your entry or hand-deliver it to the Gallery M-F 10-5, Sat. 10-4. Closed Sundays & between exhibits*.

*Gallery closed between exhibits from end of "Honor Awards 2011" exhibit @5 p.m. May 19 to opening of "Drift" exhibit 10 a.m. June 25, 2011.

VOLUNTEERING
All exhibiting artists are required to volunteer a minimum of 4 hours (per artwork selected) of time and/or work to the production of this exhibit; or artists may buy-out their volunteer time at $5/hour.

PUBLICITY
Art Saint Louis reserves the right to photograph all exhibited works for web use and publicity purposes.

DELIVERY & PICK-UP
Artworks juried into exhibition are to be hand-delivered by artist or representative to Art Saint Louis on October 14-15, 2011, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and picked-up at the conclusion of the show, January 2-7, 2012, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Exhibited artworks may not be removed from ASL prior to 10 a.m. January 2. ALL works must be removed from Gallery by 4 p.m. January 7.

ART SAINT LOUIS
Art Saint Louis is a non-profit artists' organization & gallery in downtown St. Louis, MO. For over 25 years, Art Saint Louis has worked to cultivate an appreciation for the role that visual artists play in our community. We fulfill our mission by creating and presenting original exhibitions, educational programming and support services to benefit artists and the community. Our proactive efforts help artists achieve professional success and reach new audiences. Art Saint Louis is a registered not-for-profit organization with the State of Missouri and has Federal 501 (c)(3) status. Learn more at www.artstlouis.org

QUESTIONS?
Robin Hirsch, Associate Director & Gallery Director, Art Saint Louis, robin@artstlouis.org.

C A L E N D A R
Deadline for entry: Only entries received by 5 p.m. August 19, 2011 will be considered.

All entries* (*entry form, entry fee, JPEGs on CD, image reference sheet) to:
"Art St. Louis XXVII, The Exhibition," Art Saint Louis, 555 Washington Ave., #150, St. Louis, MO 63101

Jurying Notifications: All entering artists will be e-mailed jury results by September 15, 2011.

Accepted works delivered: to Art Saint Louis October 14-15, 2011.

Install exhibit: October 19, 2011, 2-6 p.m.

FREE Opening Reception & Juror's Gallery Talk:
Saturday, November 5 or 12*, 2011, 6-9 p.m.
* specific date tbd

Exhibition Dates: October 29-December 30, 2011

Pick-up exhibited works: January 2-7, 2012

Questions? robin@artstlouis.org

Art Saint Louis is FREE & open to the public

Gallery Hours: Monday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday 10 a .m.-5 p.m.,
Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Closed Sundays, holidays & between exhibits..

LOCATION, PARKING & TRANSIT
Art Saint Louis is located at 555 Washington Avenue in the heart of downtown St. Louis (on Washington Avenue between Broadway & 6th Street). Please enter the Gallery through our front doors on Washington Avenue. The entryway is marked by two beautiful artist-designed Art Saint Louis banners.

There are several parking garages & surface lots near Art Saint Louis. Download a free Downtown Parking Guide here. The Gallery is also easily accessible by MetroLink with the Convention Center Station at 6th & Washington mere steps away from our front door.
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