Call for Work: Deadline 17 August 2012

"Art St. Louis XXVIII, The Exhibition"

juried exhibit
Deadline for entries: August 17, 2012

"Art St. Louis XXVIII, The Exhibition" is an all media, all techniques, all styles, all themes juried exhibit.

EXHIBITION SPACE & DATES
Art Saint Louis main gallery in downtown St. Louis, MO. Exhibition dates: October 29-December 27, 2012. Opening reception & Juror's Gallery Talk on Saturday, November 10, 6-9 p.m.

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.

DEADLINE
The postmark deadline to submit works for this exhibit is August 17, 2012. We encourage you to mail your entry before the deadline. Entries postmarked by August 17, but not received in the mail by Art Saint Louis by August 24 will be returned to artist unprocessed. No hand-delivered entries accepted July 28-August 11. Hand-delivered entries are accepted during regular Gallery hours after August 13: M &Sat. 10-4, Tu-Fr 10-5. Gallery closed until 6 p.m. August 11.

SPECIFICATIONS
Artists may submit between 1 and 5 original artworks in all styles, techniques, themes & media. Work must be completed in the last two years (2010-2012). *NO ceiling installed work. No works that are directly pinned, thumbtacked, taped, velcroed, painted on, or affixed with any adhesive directly on/to Gallery walls. 3-d, over-sized and installation works must be installed by artist under direction of ASL Artistic Director. Sculptural/3-d works that are extremely fragile, unstable or do not sit flat on a pedestal are discouraged. Floor installations considered, but only works that do not sit directly on floor--some platform or elevation must be provided by artist to keep work slightly elevated from floor. Video & works that require electricity: Artist must provide all equipment necessary to present & view artwork, incl. cords, DVD player, monitor. Video must be presented on min. 9" monitor; monitor may not exceed 20 lbs. Works not previously exhibited in any exhibit in the Art Saint Louis Gallery. Works not exhibited in any juried exhibit 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 13' wide.

JUROR
Richard V. West is an art historian, curator, author and Director Emeritus of the Frye Art Museum in Seattle, WA. Over his career, he has curated exhibits that reveal his interest in both the fine arts & popular culture-exhibitions ranging from "Munich and American Realism in the Nineteenth Century" (1978) to "Children of the Yellow Kid: The Evolution of the American Comic Strip" (1998). In recent years, West has concentrated on exhibitions, essays, and lectures highlighting the work of contemporary artists who are redefining the boundaries of representation, from Odd Nerdrum to Mark Ryden. West has also juried or co-juried national and regional exhibitions, including "Watercolor USA," "Art Maui," and "Expressions West," as well as serving as guest curator for the "Miami Art Fair." He is currently preparing a monograph on American painter & illustrator Rockwell Kent. West has served on the Professional Practices Committee of the College Art Association and the Ethics & Standards Committee of the Association of Art Museum Directors.

JURYING, FORMATTING & MATERIALS REQUIRED
Judging is done by JPEGs on ONE CD only. DVD only accepted for video, 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 (NO grayscale), 300 dpi preferred, minimum 800 pixels. Title each jpeg file to correspond to image # on the entry form using the following format: yourlastname.image1. Include printed image reference sheet with thumbnail-sized images of each artwork on 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 postmarked by August 17, 2012 will be considered. Works selected for exhibition that are not accurately depicted by JPEGs may be removed from the exhibit at Director's discretion.

THE JURYING PROCESS
If you are not already aware, jurying an exhibition at Art Saint Louis is always an anonymous process. What this means is that at no time before or during the jurying process do our jurors know the names of entering artists. The jurors are presented all entrants' JPEGs in an anonymous digital image presentation and the only information provided to them about the artwork is the following: artwork title, year, media, dimensions & method of presentation (i.e. wall, pedestal, floor). Jurors are never shown the names of any artists. From the jurying presentation and info provided about the artworks, the jurors make their selections for the final exhibit. Artwork selection decisions are in part based on a set of specific jurying instructions & criteria relating to the theme of the exhibit as well as specific conditions & rules of the Gallery. At no time are the jurors shown entrants' names and oftentimes do not even see names for selected artists until they arrive to the Gallery to view final exhibit.
Gallery view of last year's "Art St. Louis XXVII, The Exhibition." Photo by Robin Hirsch.

SALES & INSURANCE
Artworks are insured at 50% of retail value during exhibit. Artist responsible for work in transit to/from ASL. Works may be for sale or not for sale. All sales are made 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 in a professional manner of presentation. 2-d work must be framed (or approved alternative) and equipped with hanging wire stretched across back of artwork. NO sawtooth hangers or clip frames, no loose plexi. Paintings may be gallery-wrapped or strip-framed. 3-d, oversized or installation works must be installed by artist under direction of Artistic Director. Artist must provide all equipment necessary to present video 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.

AWARDS & SALES
Five non-cash Awards of Excellence will be selected by Mr. West for this exhibit. In addition to receiving recognition as having outstanding work in this exhibit, our five Award recipients will be eligible for our prestigious "Honor Awards 2013" exhibit (April 15-May 16, 2013). This ten-artist exhibit will be curated by artist Matt Wilt, Professor of Art, SIU Edwardsville. Only artists who receive Awards of Excellence in our 2012 exhibits are eligible for the "Honor Awards 2013."

ENTRY FEE
Entry fee is non-refundable. Artist may submit up to 5 artworks for the one fee. Membership is not required for submission of artworks or acceptance in to any Art Saint Louis juried exhibition.$30/current Art Saint Louis members; $45/non-members; $15 reduced entry fee with new $50 Artist level 1-year membership. New members, please download a membership form from our website. Fees payable to Art Saint Louis. Submit fee with entry form, CD, image reference sheet, & SASE (for return of CD). Entry fee payable by cash, check or money order or 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 filled out in full (do not leave any areas blank), entry fee, JPEGs on CD, and printed image reference sheet.

DEADLINE / SEND ENTRY
August 17, 2012 is the deadline for ALL entries. We encourage you to mail your entry before the deadline. Hand-delivered entries must be done during Gallery hours: M & Sat. 10-4, Tu-Fr 10-5. Gallery closed July 28-August 11. NO hand-delivered entries accepted July 28-August 11.

MAIL your entry fee, entry form, JPEGs on CD, image reference sheet by August 17, 2012: "Art St. Louis XXVIII, The Exhibition," c/o Art Saint Louis, 555 Washington Ave., #150, St. Louis, MO 63101. Entries postmarked by August 17, but not received in the mail by Art Saint Louis by August 24 will be returned to artist unprocessed.

VOLUNTEERING
As a non-profit artists' organization, Art Saint Louis relies on volunteer support to help present our exhibitions. For this show, all exhibiting artists are required to volunteer 4 hours (per artwork selected) of time and/or work to the production of this exhibit; artists may contribute food or goods for the opening reception (value $20/per artwork); or artists may buy-out volunteer time at $5/hour or $20/per artwork. Cash, contributions or in-kind goods or services are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.

PUBLICITY
Art Saint Louis reserves the right to photograph all exhibited works for web use and publicity purposes. JPEGs of accepted artworks may be used for publicity of this exhibit and Art Saint Louis in-general. This exhibit is publicized and promoted on our web site, through e-blasts, on our Facebook page, Twitter feed, in-print and online magazines, various publications, media resources, and more.

DELIVERY & PICK-UP
Artworks juried into exhibit are to be hand-delivered to Art Saint Louis on Friday & Saturday, October 5-6, 2012, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and picked-up at the end of the show, December 28-29, 2012, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Exhibited works may not be removed from ASL prior to 10 a.m. December 28. ALL works must be removed from Gallery by 4 p.m. December 29, 2012.

ART SAINT LOUIS
Art Saint Louis is a non-profit artists' organization & gallery in downtown St. Louis, MO. For over 27 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, Artistic Director, Art Saint Louis, robin@artstlouis.org.

C A L E N D A R

Deadline for entry: Postmarked* by August 17, 2012
* We encourage you to mail your entry before the deadline. Entries postmarked by August 17, but not received in the mail by Art Saint Louis by August 24 will be returned to artist unprocessed. Hand-delivered entries must be done during Gallery hours: M &Sat. 10-4, Tu-Fr 10-5. Gallery closed July 28-August 11. No hand-delivered entries accepted July 28-August 11.

All entries* delivered or mailed to: "Art St. Louis XXVIII, The Exhibition," Art Saint Louis, 555 Washington Ave., #150, St. Louis, MO 63101
(*entry form filled out in full, entry fee, JPEGs on CD, printed image reference sheet)

Jurying Notifications: All entering artists will be e-mailed jury results by 11:59 p.m., September 17, 2012.

Accepted works delivered: to Art Saint Louis October 5-6, 2012, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Install exhibit: October 24, 2012, 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Exhibition Dates: October 29-December 27

FREE Opening Reception:
Saturday, November 10, 2012
FREE Pre-reception Juror's Gallery Talk 6-7 p.m.
&
FREE Opening Reception 7-9 p.m.
Art Saint Louis Gallery hours during exhibit: M-F 10-5 & Sat. 10-4
Closed Sundays & holidays, incl. Nov. 22-24 & Dec. 24-25

Pick-up exhibited works: December 28-29, 2012, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Questions? robin@artstlouis.org