Prospectus

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Call for Entries

Annual International Juried Exhibition Prospectus

Exhibition Dates: February 2– February 25, 2012

This annual exhibition showcases work by emerging and established artists Gallery 110’s location and reputation offer artists access to Seattle’s Pioneer Square gallery district and First Thursday Art Walk. Works in two and three dimensions are welcome.

JUROR: Nora Atkinson is Curator at the Bellevue Arts Museum.

A Seattle native, Nora Atkinson completed her BFA in Photography and Art History at the University of Washington in 2002, followed by an MA in Museology in 2006. Beginning in 2006 as Exhibitions Curator of Bellevue Arts Museum, she has been the local curator of more than 14 traveling exhibitions in five years. Starting in 2010 as Curator, she organized such exhibitions as The Book Borrowers: Contemporary Artists Transforming the Book, Lisa Gralnick: The Gold Standard, and the current exhibition, Cathy McClure: Midway. Her writing and photography have been featured in numerous museum publications, including Mandy Greer: Dare alla Luce, Tip Toland: Melt, and Lisa Gralnick: The Gold Standard, among others.

AWARDS: Selected works will be displayed at the gallery for the month of February. From the exhibited works the juror will award first and second prize winners $300 and $200 respectively.

ELIGIBILITY: This international juried show is open to artists over 18 years of age. Artwork may be in any two or three dimensional media and must be original works of art by the artist submitting the entry. Works requiring electrical outlets (eg video, neon, sound) are not eligible.

CONDITIONS AND RULES: Entries accepted for exhibition must have a professional appearance. Two-dimensional artwork must be mounted with hanging wire and immediately ready for the wall. The gallery reserves the right not to hang accepted works if they are not presented in the format specified.

Works on paper must be framed and protected under glass or Plexiglas. The finished size cannot be more than 48” in either dimension. Artwork cannot weigh more than 30 pounds. Artists may not substitute another work for the accepted work. Entries must be for sale and priced with the intent to sell. A gallery commission of 50% will be deducted from sales. Artists grant permission to Gallery 110 to reproduce accepted artwork for promotional uses in both printed and electronic forms.

NOTIFICATIONS: A list of accepted artists will be posted on our gallery website in early December 2011. Selected artists will be notified by email. Artists whose work has been selected will be responsible for the framing and delivery of work to Gallery 110 by the date listed below. Shipping, delivery, and return instructions will be provided with the acceptance notification. Delivery and return shipping charges are the artist’s responsibility.

IMPORTANT DATES:

November 2, 2011 Deadline for entries
December 7 Notifications mailed
January 25, 2012 Deadline for receipt of shipped artwork
January 28 Deadline for artwork hand delivered to Gallery
February 2 Seattle’s First Thursday Art Walk
February 4 Artist Reception and Awards, 5-8pm
February 25 Exhibition closes
February 29 Pick up hand delivered artwork.
Shipped work will be returned within 2 weeks.

FEES: The fee is $35 for 3 entries. Add $10 for each additional piece. Payment must be in US dollars. Entry fees are non-refundable.

ENTER ONLINE WITH SmarterEntry.com

OR TO ENTER VIA MAIL:
  1. Print out the entry form and fill it out legibly. Download the entry form
  2. No DVDs. Burn JPEG images onto a CD only.
  3. $35 for three works, $10 for each additional.
  4. Put everything in an envelope and mail it with your payment to Gallery 110, Juried Show, 110 3rd. Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104.
  5. Entries must be delivered by 5pm on November 2nd.
DETAILS FOR MAIL ENTRIES:
  • CD must be readable on a PC. CDs will not be returned.
  • JPEGs only. Use RGB color.
  • Resolution 72 ppi and no larger than 1280 pixels in the longest dimension.
  • JPEGs must be titled in this order: The artist's name, correlating letter to match the printed entry form, and the title of the image. For example: JohnDoe_A_Untitled.jpg
  • For 3 dimensional art you may submit up to 2 additional JPEGs per entry. Label them with the artist's name, correlating letter to match the printed entry form, and the words Detail_1 or Detail_2. For example: JohnDoe_A_Detail_1.jpg
  • The CD must be labeled with the artist's name. 

QUESTIONS? Email juriedshow@gallery110.com.

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