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The Art Center Gallery  |  2014 call for submissions  

January 1 – March 31

Deadline: March 31, 2012

 

photography . mixed media . video . drawing . painting

printmaking . sculpture . ceramics . fiber . glass . installation

 

 

What To Include In Your Artist Submission

•  Entry Form (must include Name, Mailing Address, Email Address, and Telephone Number)

• A CD of 10 high-resolution jpeg images of original artwork. Images must be saved at 350 dpi, 6 inches maximum length. Save each file as last name_first name_# in submission (example: Doe_Jane_1.jpg)  CD must be Mac Compatible.
  

• Typed/ Printed Image List: must include artwork title, medium, dimensions, and date created. Numbered images on the CD should correspond to the image list. All prints must be signed and labeled appropriately in limited editions of 15 or less. (example: 1/15)
  

• Typed/ Printed Artist Statement

• Typed/ Printed Artist Resume

• DVD (optional)  For artists submitting installations/ new media.  Do not exceed 10 minutes in length.  Label with Name, Title of Work and Date of Completion.  DVD Must be Mac Compatible.

• Typed/ Printed Curatorial Proposal (optional).  For those interested in designing and mounting an exhibition of artwork other than their own.  Names and images of each artist must be included.  Not to exceed 20 images, including details.  Include appropriate support material and contact information.

• SASE (self addressed stamped envelope, optional)  If you would like your materials returned to you.  Please include an appropriately stamped envelope that is large enough to fit your materials in, otherwise materials will not be returned.

 

Artist submissions are reviewed by our Exhibition Committee comprised of a select group of local arts professionals.  The Exhibition Committee selects artists to exhibit in solo, two person or three-person exhibits in our approx. 2000 square foot gallery space.  Artists who have exhibited more than one artwork in an exhibition at The Art Center Gallery within the past 3 years are not eligible to submit.  This restriction does not include participation in our annual members exhibition.  Submissions received after March 31 will not be accepted.  Incomplete submissions will not be reviewed.

 

Send submission to:

Gallery Submission Process

Saratoga Arts, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

 

 

Questions?  Contact, Director of Exhibitions:

Elizabeth Dubben at edubben@saratoga-arts.org

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Call For Entry  |  Summer 2012 Juried Exhibition

 

con·struct noun \ˈkän-ˌstrəkt\

August 4 – September 29, 2012

Jurors: Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison

 

The Arts Center Gallery is seeking artists for our Annual 2012 Juried Exhibition.  This year’s exhibit, titled con·struct, will showcase artists who use their ideas, concepts and perceptions to build visual realities that otherwise would not exist without their mind’s eye.  Artists are encouraged to submit works that embrace the idea of art as a construct, as an object that exists only because of one’s insight and memory; metaphors fueled by everyday thoughts, environments, social circumstances and historical events.

 

Saratoga Arts is proud to announce that Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison will jury this year’s exhibit.  A reception will be held on Friday, August 3 from 6pm to 8pm.  The drop-off day for those submitting work is Monday, July 30th from 9am to 5pm.  Late entries are not permitted.  The exhibition is juried by review of actual artwork, not digital images or slides, and one submission per artist is permitted. 

 

Exhibition Dates: August 4 – September 29, 2012

Artwork Delivery: Monday, July 30^th, 9am -5pm

Unaccepted Artwork Pick- Up: Thursday, August 2^nd, 9am-5pm

Accepted Artwork Pick-Up:  Monday, October 1^st, 9am-5pm

Artist Reception: Friday, August 3, 6-8pm

 

Jurors: Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison

 

Robert ParkeHarrison, Associate Professor of Photography at Skidmore College, received a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and a MFA from the University of New Mexico. In 1999 he was the recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship.  Since the mid 1990’s Robert has collaborated with his partner and wife, Shana ParkeHarrison. In 2000 they began to publicly claim co-authorship of their images.

 

Shana ParkeHarrison received a degree in painting from William Woods College. She went on to study dance history and metalsmithing at the University of New Mexico.

The ParkeHarrisons’ collaboration has developed organically over the past eighteen years. In 2007 The ParkeHarrisons were awarded the Nancy Graves Foundation Fellowship.

 

The ParkeHarrisons construct fantasies in the guise of environmental performances for the protagonists of their images.   The artists combine elaborate sets within vast landscapes to address issues surrounding man’s relationship to the earth and technology, while delving into the human condition. Their works tell stories of loss, human struggle, and personal exploration within landscapes scarred by technology and over-use by metaphorically and poetically linking laborious actions, idiosyncratic rituals and strangely crude machines into tales about our modern experience.

Currently their images are included in various group exhibitions including, The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama, Imaging a Shattered Earth: Contemporary Photography and the Environmental Debate and Envisioning Change, an exhibition in conjunction with the United Nations Environment Programme’s, World Environment Day. The Architect’s Brother, a museum exhibition of 45 images has traveled throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.

 

Their works are included in numerous collections including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House.

 

They have two monographs published by Twin Palms Publishers, The Architect’s Brother and Counterpoint. Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison are represented by Jack Shainman Gallery in New York.

 

 

Eligibility: Open to All

 

Media:  Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Ceramics, Fiber, Glass, Photography, Printmaking, Mixed Media, Installation Art, Digital Media, and Video.

 

Entry Fee:  $15 non-members, $10 members.  Fee is non-refundable.

 

Registration:

Please read the exhibition guidelines carefully and fill out the pair of labels below for your submission.  Attach one label to the back of your artwork.  Submit the second label to Saratoga Arts, with your entry fee, on the day of delivery.

 

Exhibition Guidelines:

 

All entries must be original works. Artists can only submit one artwork.

 

All work submitted must be ready to hang/ install. Include any special instructions in writing attached to the back of your work.  Artworks cannot have been previously exhibited at the Arts Center Gallery.

 

There is a 36”x 36” size limitation on all 2-D works.  The size of artwork cannot exceed these dimensions.  There is no size limitation on 3-D works, within reason.  If submitting sculpture, installations, video or digital media pieces, please contact the Director of Exhibitions prior to submitting to discuss the artwork and space needed for exhibition.

 

All artwork must be appropriately signed.  Photographs and prints in limited editions of 25 or less will be accepted; they must be properly signed with title and number of print in the edition.

 

All artworks must be for sale.  Saratoga Arts will retain a 35% commission on all works sold. 

 

You are not required to be a member of the Saratoga Arts to submit artwork.

 

All artwork not excepted into the show must be picked up on Thursday, August 2^nd between 9am – 5pm.  

 

All artworks accepted into the show must be picked up on Monday, October 1^st, between 9am-5pm.  

 

There is a $15 per day storage fee for late pick up.  We must enforce this due to our inability to store artwork.  If you cannot pick up your work on the designated date, please send an agent on your behalf with written permission or notify the Director of Exhibitions in advance for any special circumstances.        

 

 

For more information, questions or concerns, please contact Elizabeth Dubben, Director of Exhibitions at edubben@saratoga-arts.org or 518.584.4132

 

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Annual Members' Show

November 17 - December 31, 2012

Delivery of Artwork  |  Monday, November 12  |  9am - 5pm
Victorian Streetwalk | Thursday, December 6  |  6-10pm
Opening Reception + Holiday Potluck  |  Saturday, December 1  |  6 - 8pm
First Night  |  December 31, 2012 |  Gallery Open Late 
Artwork Pick-Up  |  Wednesday, January 2, 2013  |  9am - 5pm

Guidelines For Submitting Artwork For Members' Exhibition

• Submit one piece of artwork only.  Work must be delivered in person on delivery day.
  
• Artwork must be ready to hang.
• Artwork can not exceed 36" x 36".  Over-sized sculpture is permitted, contact Saratoga Arts to discuss size prior to delivery.   
  
• No multiple panel works (diptych, triptych, etc...) 
  
• No works previously exhibited in the Art Center Gallery. 
  
• All artwork must be original.  Reproductions will not be accepted.  
  
• Printmaking and Photography is permitted, prints must be in limited editions of 15 or less.
  

Registration | Delivery of Artwork Guidelines

• Artist must deliver artwork in person.  If you are unable to deliver your work, an agent may do so ONLY with written permission to drop-off/ pick-up work and sign the waiver/ release form on the artists' behalf.
• Bring completed artwork labels.  One attached to back of artwork, one to submit to Saratoga Arts.
• Submit an Artist Statement and Resume/ Bio.
  
• A non-refundable entry fee of $5.  Make checks payable to Saratoga Arts.
• Sign Waiver.  Although Saratoga Arts treats all artwork with the utmost care and professionalism, we cannot be held responsible for theft or damage to artworks for our large group exhibitions.  A waiver must be signed at drop off.
• All artwork must be for sale.  Saratoga Arts receives a 35% commission on all works sold in the gallery.
• Saratoga Arts does not store packing material.
• A limited number of postcards will be available to each participating artist.
  

Close of Show Guidelines

• All work must be picked up on Wednesday, January 2, between 9am - 5pm.
• Artwork cannot be removed early from the exhibit.
• There is a $15/day storage fee for late pick-up.
  

Click Here for a printable prospectus and Artwork Labels. 

Questions? Contact Elizabeth Dubben, Director of Exhibitions at edubben@saratoga-arts.org or 518.584.4132

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art@work  |  an art rental program

 

 

What To Include In Your Artist Submission

 

• A CD of 10 high-resolution jpeg images of original artwork. Images should be saved at 350 dpi, 6 inches maximum length. Save each file as last name_first name_# in submission (example: Doe_Jane_1.jpg)

• Image List: must include artwork title, medium, dimensions, and date created. Numbered images on the CD should correspond to the image list. All prints must be in limited editions of 25 or less.

• One-Page Artist Statement

• One-page Artist Resume

• One-paragraph Artist Biography (250 word limit).

• A profile portrait photograph for your portfolio (optional).

Submit all items on one CD

Send submission to:

art@work, Saratoga Arts, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

 

For a full description on the program, click here.

 

Questions or Comments? 

Contact, Director of Exhibitions, Elizabeth Dubben at edubben@saratoga-arts.org