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Don't
miss the opportunity to enter
our
next all media juried exhibition
Entry
deadline: May 12, 2016
SERENDIPITY
"Serendipity"
is a juried exhibition featuring artworks where unexpected discoveries
occurred in the process of/or in connection with art making. This exhibit
aims to present artworks that demonstrate how the occurrence of accidents,
chance, and discovery benefit the creative process as well as the final
artwork. Oftentimes, artists begin making artworks and then something
unexpected occurs during the art making process--a "happy
accident." In art, this happens often when artists set about to create
one thing, yet something unplanned happens to the artwork that surprisingly
and successfully changes the final outcome. We are hoping to examine the role
that serendipity plays in art making, art and the lives of artists. All
explorations of this theme are invited. Artworks in all media, techniques and
styles are encouraged.
EXHIBITION SPACE & DATES
Art Saint Louis Gallery, 1223 Pine Street in downtown St. Louis,
MO. Exhibition dates: August 5-September 15, 2016. Free reception on
Saturday, August 5, 6-8 p.m.
ELIGIBILITY
Open to artists 21 years of age and older living in the St.
Louis, Missouri region and surrounding 200-mile radius*.
*ONLY artists from the St.
Louis region may enter exhibit--if you live further than 200 miles, we
appreciate your interest, but you are not eligible. Sorry, but Chicago, IL
and Kansas City, MO are further than 200 miles and are not in the St. Louis
region.
DEADLINE
The deadline to submit works for this exhibit is May 12, 2016
(11:59 MST).
We encourage you to enter
before the deadline. The entry & upload process can take up to 45
minutes, depending on your advance preparedness and images, so give yourself
adequate time when applying for & submitting your work to this exhibit.
Advance registration (free) and image uploads to a Portfolio are highly
recommended.
OUR JURORS
Artists Ken Botnick and Melissa
Whitwam. An award-winning artist and scholar, Ken Botnick is Director,
Kranzberg Book Studio and Professor of Art, Sam Fox School of Design &
Visual Arts, Washington University in St. Louis. Botnick is also Proprietor
of emdash design studio, St. Louis, MO. He was the 2005 recipient of a
Fulbright Fellowship, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India. Fiber
artist Melissa Whitwam is Executive Director and Exhibitions Manager of the
Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO. Melissa has a B.A. in literature and
B.F.A. in Fiber Arts from Truman State University and M.F.A. in Fibers from
Arizona State University.
AWARDS
Five cash Awards of Excellence
will be selected by the Jurors for this exhibit and include (1) $250 Best of
Show Award of Excellence and (4) $100 Awards of Excellence. All five Award
recipients will then be eligible for our "Honor Awards 2017" ten-artist curated
exhibit (June 17-July 20, 2017).
ENTRY FORM/APPLICATION
Online only at https://callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=3360&sortby=fair_name&apply=yes
ABOUT ART SAINT LOUIS
Located on the ground floor of the historic and beautifully renovated Park
Pacific building at 1223 Pine Street in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, Art Saint Louis
is home to one of the most popular and frequently visited exhibition spaces
in the St. Louis region. Created in 2013 and built upon the organization's
31-year success in connecting St. Louis regional artists and audiences, our
2,700 square foot space Gallery boasts a year-round series of professionally
juried group exhibitions showcasing the best of the region's contemporary
visual art. Highlighting each exhibition, Art Saint Louis opening receptions
are a cultural mainstay in downtown St. Louis and are followed throughout the
run of each exhibit with extensive viewing hours Monday through Saturday and an
average of over 500 visitors per week. Uniquely designed as a gallery/café
hybrid, the space is also the one and only café home of St. Louis coffee
roaster Mississippi Mud Coffee Roasters Café, making
it a cultural and social destination like no other in the St. Louis region.
Find Art Saint Louis on Facebook
to view highlights from our previous exhibits in our photo albums.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Limit
3 original
artworks in all media, styles, themes, and techniques that respond to
the theme of the exhibit, "Serendipity."
- Artwork must be
completed between 2013-2016.
- Works not
exhibited in any juried exhibit in St. Louis region during 6 months
prior to exhibit dates.
- Works not
previously exhibited in any exhibit in Art Saint Louis Gallery.
- NO ceiling
installed work, this includes installation works.
- NO artworks
that sit directly on Gallery floor.
- 2-d works must
be framed or, if not framed, pre-approved presentation.
- Works on canvas
may be framed, strip-framed or gallery-wrapped.
- Size limits:
Final installation size on 2-d work not to exceed 6' (72") WIDE or
7' (84") HIGH/TALL, this includes frame.
- Larger
sculptures, oversized 2-d work or installation works must be installed
by artist under direction of Art Saint Louis Artistic Director.
- We are only
able to exhibit pedestal-displayed or wall-hung sculpture. Gallery owns
a limited number of standard sized pedestals & we will provide those
for display of 3-d work.
If your 3-d artwork is odd-sized, excessively heavy, or requires a very
specific sized pedestal, plan on providing that pedestal or platform
yourself, please.
- 3-d works that
are extremely fragile, very small, that have a very small bottom/base,
are unstable, or do not sit flat on a pedestal are NOT considered.
- NO works that
are nailed, pinned, tacked, taped, velcroed, painted on, glued, adhered,
or affixed directly to/on Gallery walls. Art Saint Louis uses
traditional hanging hardware (hooks/nails) to hang artworks from their
wires on the back of the pieces- however, we will not nail or tack an
artwork directly to a wall, nor will we velcro, glue or use any other
substance to directly apply an artwork to the wall. ALL works must hang
by/from standard picture hanging hardware.
- No loose plexi
that is clipped or nailed to wall.
- Artist must
provide all equipment necessary to present video or artwork requiring
electricity, incl. cords, adapters, DVD player, monitor, etc.
JURYING & IMAGE REQUIREMENTS
- Judging is done
by JPEGs online only at CallForEntry.org.
- LIMIT: 3
artworks.
- The image limit
reads 6, please understand that this number (6) allows for one
detail or
alternate view for each artwork submitted. You are still only
permitted to enter a maximum or total of THREE artworks. Please do not exceed 3 artworks
total or you will be disqualified.
- Limit 2 JPEGs
per artwork: 1 full view is required and either 1 detail OR 1 alternate
view. IMPORTANT: IF
you submit more than 2 images per artwork, the Jurors will NOT be shown
your additional images. Any more than 2 images per artwork is not
permitted and all additional images will be moved to the
"withdrawn" category.
Please make sure that the digital images of your artworks are:
- In focus.
- Cropped to
feature only your artwork.
- Free of any
watermarks or name imprint.
- Free of a
time-date stamp.
- Please do not
photograph your artwork framed. If the only image you have of your
artwork is of the work framed, use image editing software to crop the
frame out of the image.
Upload options for image files:
- File format: JPEG only.
- File dimensions: No smaller
than 1920 pixels on the longest size.
- File resolution: 72 ppi/dpi
(standard web resolution).
- File size: 5MB maximum.
Upload options for video files:
- File formats: 3GP, WMV,
AVI, MOV, ASF, MPG, MP4, M2T, MKV, M2TS.
- Resolution: minimum
620x480; max. 1920x1080.
- Aspect ratio: 4:3 or 16:9.
- Bit rate: recommended
above 240 kbps.
- Frame rate: minimum 12
fps, recommended 30 fps. The frame rate of the original video should be
maintained without re-sampling. In particular, pulldown and other
frame-rate re-sampling techniques are strongly discouraged.
- Codec: h.264, h.263,
mpeg-1, mpeg-2, mpeg-4, Windows Media Video, and motion jpeg mpeg-1
muxed, Apple Lossless
- Container: 3gp, asf,
avi, mov, mpeg, mpeg-2, mp4, ogg
- Video file size: 100 MB
maximum.
Submissions that do not comply with rules of entry will not be
presented to the Jurors. Artworks selected for exhibition that are not
accurately depicted by JPEGs may be removed from exhibit at Artistic
Director's discretion.
HOW TO APPLY
Click here for a Step-by-Step
guide on how to apply to exhibits through CallForEntry.org.
You can also watch a short video on How
to Apply here. The good folks at CallforEntry.org are better
suited to assist you with technical issues with your online entry. For
assistance, please contact cafe@westaf.org
during weekday business hours only, Mountain Standard Time.
THE JURYING PROCESS
The method by which ALL exhibitions are juried at Art Saint Louis is always a
fair and blind (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 pertains to the
artwork and includes the following: artwork title, year, media, dimensions,
and method of presentation (displayed on the wall, sits on a pedestal).
Jurors are never shown the names of any artists. All artworks that you submit
for jurying are presented one after the other in the presentation that the
jurors view. So, if you are artist #25, your artworks/entries are in the
presentation after artist #24 and before artist #26. From the jurying presentation
and information 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. For
non-thematic exhibitions, a well-rounded exhibit is based on the Jurors'
aesthetics along with general exhibition criteria established for all
exhibits by Art Saint Louis' Artistic Director. This is a blind and FAIR
process and at no time are the Jurors shown entrants' names, and oftentimes
they do not even see names for selected artists until they arrive to the
Gallery to view the final exhibit on the Gallery walls. Ours is a fair
jurying process.
SALES & INSURANCE
- All artworks
must either have a sale price or be marked Not for Sale (NFS).
- No works marked
POR (price on request) will be accepted.
- Artist's sale
prices listed with original entry submitted for jurying may not be
changed after entry deadline (May 12, 2016).
- All sales are
through Art Saint Louis with 30% donation/commission on work sold to ASL
and 70% to artist. Sale price includes Art Saint Louis' commission.
- Artist
responsible for delivery of sold work to buyer at end of exhibit.
Artworks are insured at 50% of retail value during exhibit.
- Artist
responsible for work in transit to/from ASL.
FRAMING & FINAL 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 sawtooth
hangers, clip-style frames or keyhole mounts.
- French Cleat
mounts okay.
- Works on canvas
may be framed, strip-framed or gallery-wrapped.
- 2-d works must
be framed or, if not framed, pre-approved presentation.
- NO works that
are nailed, pinned, tacked, taped, velcroed, painted on, glued, adhered,
or affixed directly to/on Gallery walls.
- No loose plexi
that is clipped or nailed to wall.
- Oversized,
heavy, or installation work must be installed by artist under direction
of Artistic Director.
- Video must be
presented on min. 9" monitor; monitor weight not to exceed 20 lbs.
- Artworks
requiring electricity: Artist must provide all cords, adapters, cord
protectors & 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.
 ENTRY FEE
- Entry
fee is non-refundable.
- Artist
may submit up to 3 artworks for the one fee.
- $35
Non- member entry fee; OR
- $20/Art
Saint Louis member*
entry fee.
- Fee
payable by credit card through www.CallforEntry.org
or by check to Art Saint Louis, 1223 Pine St., St. Louis, MO 63103.
*MEMBERSHIP IN ART
SAINT LOUIS
Membership in Art Saint Louis is open to all. Membership
is not required to have your work considered for or juried into this or any
ASL exhibit. However, membership does have its benefits, including
discounts on entry fees--the reduced Art Saint Louis member entry
fee for this show is $20 and the non-member fee is $35. Benefits of membership discounts
on entry fees to juried exhibits, include a weekly e-newsletter, a Membership
& Resource Directory, access to a Members Only area of our website, 10%
discount on all art purchases, special exhibit opportunities, and more. To
download a Membership brochure and join Art Saint Louis today, visit our website (PayPal
accepted). Then, once you are a member, you can take advantage of the reduced
member entry fee for this & every exhibit.
DIRECT LINK TO ONLINE ENTRY
VOLUNTEERING
As a non-profit artists' organization, Art Saint Louis relies on
volunteer support to help present our exhibitions. All exhibiting artists are
required to volunteer 4 hours per artwork selected
of time to the production of this exhibit. Artists may contribute beverages
or goods for the opening reception (value $20/per artwork), help out during
the reception or other special events, with weekday Gallery monitoring or
cleaning, OR may buy-out volunteer time at $5/hour or $20/per
artwork. Volunteer sign-up upon delivery of artworks for exhibit (December
29-30/January 2). 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. Art Saint Louis reserves the right
to use digital images submitted for jurying for publicity of exhibition
including but not limited to email, web use and social media. Accepted artists
will be required to send high resolution JPEGs of accepted artworks to Art
Saint Louis for exhibition records/paperwork and publicity.
DELIVERY of Accepted works FOR EXHIBIT
and PICK-UP at END OF EXHIBIT
- Artworks juried
into exhibit are to be hand-delivered to Art Saint Louis Gallery on
either Friday, July 22, 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m. or Saturday, July 23, 2016, 9
a.m.-3:45 p.m.
- Exhibited
artworks are to be picked-up at the end of the show on Friday, September
16, 2016, 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m. or Saturday, September 17, 2016, 9 a.m.-3:45
p.m.
- Exhibited works
may not be removed from ASL prior to 9 a.m. Friday, September 16, 2016.
- ALL exhibited
works must be removed from Gallery by 3:45 p.m. September 17, 2016.
PRESENTER & SPONSORS
EXHIBIT or ART SAINT LOUIS QUESTIONS?
Robin Hirsch-Steinhoff, Artistic Director, Art Saint Louis, robin@artstlouis.org
or 314/241-4810 (2#), Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE or
HAVE ONLINE
APPLICATION QUESTIONS?
- If this is your
first time using this online application process,
it's in your best interest to register and upload your images into an
image Portfolio on CallforEntry.org sooner rather than later, just in
case you face any technical challenges or require assistance from them. That
way, when you do want to submit your works for our call for entry, you
will be ready to go and the process will run smoothly (depending on your
computer, software and internet service).
- IF you are
having challenges with the online application process,
uploading images or any other issue, there is a HELP page you
can visit for troubleshooting. Or, the good people at CallforEntry.org
are in their offices M-F only in Denver, CO, so remember
that they are an hour behind us-and they can be reached by email at cafe@westaf.org
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