Call for Applications: Deadline 26 August 2013

CALL FOR ARTISTS:
GREAT RIVERS BIENNIAL 2014
APPLICATIONS DUE AUGUST 26

The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM) and Gateway Foundation are pleased to announce a call to artists for the sixth edition of Great Rivers Biennial. This collaborative initiative identifies talented emerging and mid-career artists working in the greater St. Louis metro area, provides them with financial assistance, and elevates their profile across the Midwest and national arts communities.

A panel of distinguished jurors ­Isolde Brielmaier, Chief Curator at the Savannah College of Art and Design; Mel Chin, artist; and Lowery Stokes Sims, Curator at the Museum of Arts and Design will review all submissions that meet the eligibility requirements and select up to three artists. Winners will receive a grant of $20,000 and will be featured in the Great Rivers Biennial 2014 exhibition at CAM (May–August 2014).

Artists in all stages of career development are invited to submit work from any of the following categories: drawing, painting, photography, film and video, printmaking, sculpture, installation, mixed media, and multimedia. To be eligible for participation, artists must reside in the metro area, including St. Louis City and the counties of St. Louis, Jefferson, and St. Charles in Missouri or St. Clair, Madison, and Monroe counties in Illinois, for at least one year prior to the application deadline of August 26, 2013.

Artists meeting the eligibility requirements are invited to apply. Visit camstl.org/grb for details.

About Gateway Foundation
Gateway Foundation strives to enrich St. Louis life and culture by supporting efforts to acquire, create, or improve tangible and durable art and urban design. The focus of Gateway Foundation is to foster and support cultural and artistic activities and, on occasion, related educational activities devoted to improving the quality of life in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area.

About the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM) presents, supports, and celebrates the art of our time. It is the premier museum in St. Louis dedicated to contemporary art. Focused on a dynamic array of changing exhibitions, CAM provides a thought-provoking program that reflects and contributes to the global cultural landscape. Through the diverse perspectives offered in its exhibitions, public programs, and educational initiatives, CAM actively engages a range of audiences to challenge their perceptions. It is a site for discovery, a gathering place in which to experience and enjoy contemporary visual culture.

Call for Work: Deadline 26 July 2013

She Speaks Art

Angelia Young and Craig Downs with Panther Creative Productions are pleased to present a Celebration of Women in the Arts in and around St Louis entitled She Speaks Art.

Artworks submitted for She Speaks Art, a juried exhibit, should explore art, wherein the context of the artwork is about the meaning of art in some way, i.e. physically, conceptually, emotionally, or any other interpretation. All interpretations, styles and techniques are encouraged. You are invited and encouraged to submit your artwork for this unique show celebrating women. This is work created BY women! Only female artists are accepted in this all women show. The show itself is open to everyone.

EXHIBITION SPACE & DATES
Space is limited; no more than 20 artists can be accepted. Presented at the Factory at 1128 Washington St, Downtown, Saint Louis MO. Exhibition dates: Mid Aug and exact date to be determined soon!

Submission Deadline – July 26, 2013
Acceptance Notification – Aug 2, 2013

Please read the following instructions very carefully. If you have any questions please send them via email to angelia@angeliaart.com

SUBMISSION RULES:

• All submitted images must be jpegs. If submitting more than one image send all images in one email to angelia@angeliaart.com. Total size of email cannot exceed the maximum of 25MB.
• Only one image will be needed for flat art. You may send two images of 3-D works if you feel it is necessary.
• Image files should be titled as such: lastname_first name_nameofpiece.jpg (i.e. doe_john_mypainting.jpg)
• Your email should include the following: Your name, address, phone number, email address, the number of pieces submitted, name, media, size in inches and price of each piece.
• There is no cost for submitting work. If your work is accepted there will be a $25 entry fee per artist payable in cash only at the time of drop-off.
• All accepted work must be ready for display. All flat work must be framed with a wire across the back. Gallery Wrapped canvases need not be framed but must also have a wire across the back. No saw tooth hangers or other forms of hanging will be accepted. We will not pin or tape up work. If 3-D works require a pedestal, this will need to be provided by the artist.
• Any work deemed difficult to install will not be accepted. Please note that we cannot hang work from the ceiling.
• All accepted artwork must be dropped off and picked up in person. We cannot receive or send shipments of artwork. Drop-off and Pick-up dates will be provided at time of acceptance notification.
• Neither Angelia Young nor The Factory will handle the sale of art. Each artist is responsible for managing the sale of their own work. No commission of such sales will be taken by Angelia Young or the The Factory; each artist will keep 100% of their sales.

Call for Display arts! If you want to display your table with your art, jewelry, pottery, etc, only 5 will be accepted! The entry fee is the same and it will be on a first come first serve basis!

QUESTIONS? Angelia Young, She Speaks Art, angelia@angeliaart.com

Call for Work: Deadline 20 July 2013

Regional call for a juried exhibition of art entitled "Hot Town Summer in the City". This exhibit is open to all artists, photographers and fine crafters in the greater St. Louis and regional area. In other words, open to all. What does summer in the city mean to you? Anything from abstract to realism. 

Anne Murphy will jury this show. Anne is an award winning photographer, product designer, former director of the St. Louis Artist's Guild, arts writer and arts marketing consultant. Anne is currently the Director of Marketing at Third Degree Glass Factory where she handles a variety of projects including the selection of artists for exhibits at Third Degree's East Gallery. Third Degree Glass Factory is located at 5200 Delmar in the Central West End. Juror's Award ribbon and certificate awarded to the three works that express the most imaginative interpretation of Hot Town Summer in the City as well as the opportunity to be considered for a solo show in 2014.

Submission Fee: $10 per piece, up to 3 pieces, 35% commission to the gallery on sold work.
Exhibit Dates: August 2, 2013 - August 30, 2013 with a opening reception on Friday, August 2, 2013 from 5:00-9:00. 

Dates: Drop off art Tuesday, July 23-Saturday, July 27 between 11-3
Pick up Tuesday, September 3-Saturday, September 7 between 11-5
Submission Deadline: July 20, 2013

Please email jpg attachments, no more than 3 photos per piece of work along with a brief bio and/or a link to a website or social media site to view your work. Put Submission in the subject line. Prospectus and application will be available at drop off or on our website. Please call or email with any questions. We have opened up more gallery space in the 7526 Building and will have space for 40-50 artists. All work must be ready to hang, not to exceed 50 pounds, all work must be original, up to 3 entries per person, work not to exceed 36"x48".

Webster House Galleries
7522-7526 Big Bend
St. Louis, MO 63119
314-645-2225
info@websterhousegalleries.com
www.websterhousegalleries.com

Call for Work: Deadline 15 June 2013

Sole Survivor Art Gallery would like to invite you to apply to our young artist show.

As downtown Belleville's only full time art gallery, we are uniquely positioned to show the works of local artists to the community. We aim to present opportunities to young artists so that they may experience showing their work in a gallery setting, thus helping them build a good foundation for their future work in the field of art.

New for 2013: CASH Awards! There will be a Best of Show prize and a People's Choice award as well as an additional 8 awards we just added. Entry will be limited to 25 participants.

Entry Deadline: June 15, 2013
Notification: June 21, 2013
Installation: June 28-July 2, 2013
Opening Reception: Friday, July 5, 2013 5-8pm
Closing night award Ceremony: Saturday July 27th, 5pm

-Application is FREE.
-All young people between the ages of 16 and 35 can participate.
-Artists will be selected through a juried process.
-Acceptable media include paintings, drawings, sculpture, mixed media, printmaking, photographs, collages, wood, metal, and ceramics.
-Submit 2-4 photos of the pieces you would like to be considered for entry.
-Deadline for submission is June 15th.
-Your work will be on display along with other artists' work through July 27, 2013
-If your work is for sale, the gallery will retain 25% commission of any sales.

All young artist applications may be submitted at the following link: http://www.solesurvivorartgallery.com/young-artist-application

If you have any questions contact Annie, the gallery director at: SoleSurvivorArtGallery@gmail.com OR call @ 618-257-3212

Call for Work: Deadline 19 July 2012

Art St. Louis XXIX, The Exhibition is our 29th annual all media featuring artworks in all techniques, styles and themes. 
 
EXHIBITION SPACE & DATES
Presented at Art Saint Louis' new Gallery, 1223 Pine Street in the Park Pacific Building in downtown St. Louis, MO. Exhibition dates: October 26-December 26, 2013. Free Juror's Gallery Talk on Saturday, November 16, 2013, 6-7 p.m. followed by free reception, 7-9 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
July 19, 2013 is the postmark deadline for all entries. We encourage you to mail your entry in before the deadline. Mail entry fee, entry form, JPEGs on CD, image reference sheet to: "Art St. Louis XXIX, The Exhibition," c/o Art Saint Louis, 1223 Pine Street, St. Louis, MO 63103. Entries postmarked May 19, 2013, but received after July 24 will be returned to artists. 

SPECIFICATIONS 
Artists may submit up to 2 original artworks in all styles & all media*. *NO ceiling installed work. *NO works that sit directly on the floor. *NO works that are nailed, pinned, tacked, taped, velcroed, painted on, adhered, or affixed directly to/on Gallery walls. 2-d works must be framed or pre-approved presentation. No loose plexi that is clipped or nailed to wall. Final installation size not to exceed 8' any direction. 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, very small, unstable or do not sit flat on a pedestal are discouraged. Video or works that require electricity: Artist must provide all equipment necessary to present artwork, including cords, DVD player, monitor, etc. Work must be completed in the last two years (2011-2013). 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 during the 6 months prior to exhibit dates. All artwork must fit through standard sized double doors.

 JUROR
Art Saint Louis is very pleased to announce that serving as juror for this exhibit is Buzz Spector. Buzz Spector is an artist and critic whose artwork has been the focus of exhibitions in such museums and galleries as the Art Institute of Chicago, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Mattress Factory, Orange County Museum of Art, and the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts.  Spector works in a wide range of mediums including sculpture, photography, printmaking, book arts, and installation. Spector is the Jane Reuter Hitzeman and Herbert F. Hitzeman Jr. Professor of Art and Dean of the College and Graduate School of Art in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.

JURYING, FORMATTING & MATERIALS REQUIRED
Judging is done by JPEGs on 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. Works selected for exhibition that are not accurately depicted by JPEGs may be removed from exhibit at Artistic 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. Both works that you submit for jurying are presented one after the other in the presentation the jurors view. So, if you are artist #25, your two entries are in the presentation after artist #24 and before artist #26. 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 the final exhibit. 

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. Sold artworks must remain in exhibit through conclusion of show. Artist responsible for delivery of sold work to buyer at conclusion of exhibit.

FRAMING & PRESENTATION
All work selected for exhibit must be delivered to Gallery ready to install. 2-d work must be framed & equipped with hanging wire stretched across back of artwork. NO saw tooth hangers or clip frames. Paintings may be framed, strip-framed or gallery-wrapped. No loose plexi that is clipped/nailed to wall. No works that are tacked, glued, pinned, taped, velcroed, painted on, or affixed directly to/on Gallery walls or floors. 3-d, oversized, very heavy work, or installation work must be installed by artist under direction of ASL Gallery Director. Video must be presented on min. 9" monitor; monitor weight not to exceed 20 lbs. Video & works that require electricity: Artist must provide any cords, cord protectors & all equipment required to present 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
Five non-cash Awards of Excellence will be selected by the jurors for this exhibit. Award recipients are eligible for our curated ten artist "Honor Awards 2014" exhibit (Summer 2014). Only artists who receive Awards of Excellence in our 2013 exhibits are eligible for the "Honor Awards 2014."

ENTRY FEE
Entry fee is non-refundable. Artist may submit up to 2 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; or $15 reduced entry fee with new $60 Basic 1-year membership = $75. 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) postmarked by July 19, 2013. We encourage you to send your entry before the deadline. Entry fee payable by check or money order by mail 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
July 19, 2013 is the POSTMARK DEADLINE for ALL entries. We encourage you to mail your entry in before the deadline. MAIL entry fee, entry form (downloadable from our website here), JPEGs on CD, printed image reference sheet to: "Art St. Louis XXIX, The Exhibition," c/o Art Saint Louis, 555 Washington Ave., #150, St. Louis, MO 63101. Entries postmarked July 19, 2013, but received after July 24 will be returned to artist.

VOLUNTEERINGAs a non-profit artists' organization, Art Saint Louis relies on volunteer support to help present our exhibitions. For this exhibit, all accepted/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 website, 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 October 11-12 2013, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and picked-up at the end of the show, December 27-28, 2013, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Exhibited works may not be removed from ASL prior to 10 a.m. Dec. 27. Art Saint Louis does not have storage--all works MUST be picked up from Gallery by artist or representative by 4 p.m. December 28.

QUESTIONS?
Robin Hirsch, Artistic Director, Art Saint Louis, robin@artstlouis.org. 

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Art St. Louis XXIX, The Exhibition 

C A L E N D A R

Deadline for entry:
Postmarked* by July 19, 2013  
We encourage you to MAIL your entry before the deadline

All entries* MAILED to:
"Art St. Louis XXIX, The Exhibition,"
Art Saint Louis, 1223 Pine Street, St. Louis, MO  63103
(*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 6

Accepted works delivered to ASL: October 11-12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Install exhibit: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 1:30-5 p.m.

Exhibition Dates: October 26-December 26, 2013

FREE Juror's Gallery Talk
& Opening Reception:
Saturday, November 16, 2013, 6-7 and 7-9 p.m.

Pick-up exhibited works: December 27-28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

The new Art Saint Louis Gallery space is currently being built and will open in July 2013! 
Keep posted on the new space by following us on Facebook or on our website.

Questions? robin@artstlouis.org