St. Louis: Call for Art

ST. LOUIS ARTISTS' GUILD & GALLERIES                             In This Issue Call For Art Exhibition Juror Submissions Exhibition Timeline Entry Procedures Entry Fees Commissions Awards Location Artwork Requirements Join Our List CALL FOR ART It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity Summer Juried Exhibition Deadline: April 26, 2013 Opening Reception: Friday, June 7; 6pm-8:30pm Exhibition Dates: June 7-August 4, 2013 It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity is an all-media, all-content, all-styles exhibition. This is a national call for entries. Click Here To Download A Prospectus Click Here To Submit Entries Online. Exhibition Juror: Paula Katz Paula Katz is the Director and Curator of the Herron Galleries at the Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis, Indiana. Paula moved to Indianapolis from Columbus, Georgia where she oversaw a diverse contemporary art exhibition program as Assistant Curator of Art at the Columbus Museum. Originally from Andover, Massachusetts, Paula graduated cum laude from Tulane University where she majored in Art History. She completed her master's degree in History of Art and Connoisseurship in Modern and Contemporary Art and Design through the University of Glasgow's Christie's Education London program where she specialized in photography and video. Paula has curated a number of exhibitions in a variety of media including: Missed Connections, Hokin Gallery, Columbia College Chicago in Chicago Illinois; Thornton Dial: Works on Paper, 1991-2000, Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia; Rooms for Tourists, Biggen, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, Between History and Memory, Eleanor Prest Reese and Robert B. Berkshire Galleries, Herron School of Art and Design. Paula is currently working on a variety of projects, including I Heard it on NPR, which will be presented at the Herron School of Art and Design during the 2012-13 exhibition season. Submissions Three entries per artist may be submitted. CD submissions must be dropped off at the St. Louis Artists' Guild by 5:00 pm on April 26, or, if mailed, submissions must be postmarked on or before April 26, 2013. Online submissions must be completed by 11:59 pm on April 26, 2013. The St. Louis Artists' Guild will not check files for you - it is the artists' responsibility to submit readable files. Blank CDs or unreadable/corrupted files will not be accepted for jurying. Exhibition Timeline April 26, 2013: CD and online submissions due (must be postmarked on or before this date). May 10: Artists notified by this date. May 13: Artists can begin delivering or shipping work. Open hours are 10am-5pm Monday through Friday, 12pm to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday. May 26: Deadline for delivering work to the gallery. Friday, June 7, 6pm-8:30pm: Opening Reception. August 4: Exhibition closes. Monday, August 5: Artwork retrieval and shipping begins during regular office hours (Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm).  Exhibited artwork cannot be removed from the gallery until August 5, 2013. All hand-delivered works must be retrieved from the St. Louis Artists' Guild's galleries (or the artist must make arrangements with the Gallery Director to retrieve the work) by September 2, 2013, or else the work will become the property of the St. Louis Artists' Guild. Shipped work will be returned within 30 days of the end of the exhibition. All correspondence concerning acceptance or non-acceptance of artwork will be done via email. Entry Procedures Artists have two options for submitting their work: CD Submission:  Each artist may submit up to three entries. Submissions should be 150 dpi jpeg images on a CD, image proportions maximum 5" x 7". Title your image as follows: Lastname_Firstname_1.jpg and so on 3D Artwork: 2 views of the work may be submitted. Label as follows: Lastname_Firstname_1A.jpg and 1B. Write name, phone number, and email address on a CD. CDs will not be returned. The St. Louis Artists' Guild is not responsible for the loss or damage of any submitted materials. Blank CDs or corrupted image files are automatically rejected. Include a typed and printed image list with title, media, dimensions, price and year for each piece, and your contact information (name, address, phone number, email). One your image list, please identify each image as jpeg #1, 2, 3 (corresponding to file names). Online Submission: Go to the webpage for the It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity exhibition (http://www.stlouisartistsguild.org/new/its-not-the-heat-summer-2013) and follow the instructions on the website. Each artist may submit up to three entries. Submissions should be 150 dpi jpeg images, image proportions maximum 5" x 7". Title your image as follows: Lastname_Firstname_1.jpg and so on. Yoi will receive confirmation emails when we receive your entries and entry fees.  Entry Fees St. Louis Artists' Guild members may submit up to three pieces for a non-refundable fee of $7 per entry. Non-members may submit up to three entries for a non-refundable fee of $35 total. Please make checks payable to the St. Louis Artists' Guild. Special Membership Offer: Those who purchase a new Guild membership at $65 or higher will have their entry fees for Its Not the Heat, It's the Humidity waived. Commissions Sales are encouraged. The St. Louis Artists' Guild receives a 35% commission on all works sold from this exhibition. Awards Cash prizes will be awarded by the juror. Gretchen Brigham Memorial Prize: $300 Alice Hunter Prize: $200 Frank Crunden Annual Prize: $100 Paula Henderson Beck Prize: $50 Jane Pettus Prize: $50 Location Artists are responsible for shipping of artwork to and from the St. Louis Artists' Guild, Two Oak Knoll Park, St. Louis MO 63105. Artists must use a level of shipping that common carriers will pick up from the facility. The St. Louis Artists' Guild will not take packages to drop-off locations. Artists must provide proper documentation for prepaid return shipping, otherwise the artwork becomes the property of the St. Louis Artists' Guild. Artwork Requirements Artwork must meet these requirements: Artist must be at least 18 years of age. Up to three entries may be submitted. Completed within the last two years. Not shown previously in the St. Louis Artists' Guild's galleries. Works should be priced and marked for sale or not for sale (NFS). 2-D: Shall not exceed image size of 72" h x 84" w and 30 lbs. Diptychs and triptychs which exceed maximum size limitations for a single entry will be considered as two or three entries depending on total size. Hanging work should have wire and screw eyes, French cleats, or other professional hanging devices. No saw-tooth hangers. No clip frames. Canvases must be framed or gallery-wrapped. 3-D: Must not exceed 85" h x 35" w x 50" d and 100 lbs. Installations will be considered with detailed instructions. Video and other works that require electricity: Artist must provide cords, projectors, and any/all equipment needed to display work. The St. Louis Artists' Guild has the right to reject any work that is unstable, unusually fragile, or does not meet the above requirements. Gallery Hours Open Tues. - Sun. Noon - 4 pm Closed Mondays & Holidays Admission is Free! St. Louis Artists' Guild Two Oak Knoll Park Clayton, MO 63105 314.727.6266 www.stlouisartistsguild.org