call for art
Deadline Friday, May 25
June 24-July 29, 2023
Juror: Chelo Montoya AVENUE 50 STUDIO 131 N. Avenue 50, Highland Park, CA 90042 This exhibition explores the rich presence of remembered people or landscapes, spiritual practices or artistic traditions. Working in a wide array of media, artists may draw on remembered places, spiritual practices, worldviews — even artistic traditions to express their concerns. Surprise us with your interpretations! Ancestral Connections is organized by Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art in partnership with Avenue 50 Studio. It is part of an ongoing public initiative that includes exhibitions, programs and public conversations to create community through art, education and social activism. Chelo Montoya is an artist, education and event producer specializing in community engagement. She is the current chair of the California Arts Council and Assistant Vice President of Adult Education and Public Programs at LACMA. California. Her creative practice draws on her experience of growing up in the Central Valley of California. ELIGIBILITY: Open to all self-identified women artists in Southern California. Artwork must be no more than 40 inches wide in any direction, including frame. 3D works can occupy no more than 24” of floor space. No video and installation work accepted. Artists MUST hand deliver (NO SHIPPING) their accepted entry to Avenue 50 Studio on Saturday, June 17, 1:30-3:30 pm. Artists are advised to self-insure. IMPORTANT DATES Submissions Open - Saturday, April 22, 2023 Deadline for Entries - Thursday, May 25, 2023, 11:59 pm PST Notice of Acceptance - Friday, June 2, 2023 Deliver Artwork - Saturday, June 17, 2023, 1:30-3:30 pm Exhibition Opens - Saturday, June 24, 2023, 1-5 pm Opening Reception - Saturday, June 24, 2023, 3-6 pm Artist Talks & Closing Reception - Saturday, July 29, 2023, 2-4 pm. Exhibit Closes - Saturday, July 29, 2023, 4 pm. Pick Up - Saturday, July 29, 2023, 4 pm. SCWCA and Avenue 50 Studio are not liable for artwork left at the gallery and artists. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Submissions are limited to three (3) original artworks per artist as JPGs, sized at 300 dpi resolution. Images should be cropped to remove background and/or frame. Image quality is critical: Poor photography and presentation may affect acceptance by the juror. Name your JPEG files: Artist last Name_Title_dimensions.jpg Example: Smith_funhouse_10x12in.jpg. Artwork must be no more than 40 inches wide in any direction, including frame. 3D works can occupy no more than 24” of floor space. Attached label to the back of your artwork with the title, artist name and contact information. Do not use double quotation marks, colons or semicolons in names. Artists are invited to submit two and three dimensional works in most media no video and installation. ENTRIES & FEES: The entry fee is $35 for SCWCA members and $45 for non-members, 3 images per entry. Payment is made through entrythingy via credit card. Fees are non-refundable. Artists may join SCWCA and then submit at the reduced members rate. Visit www.nationalwca.org to join and be sure to select CAS as the chapter. There is no guarantee of acceptance into the exhibit. SUBMIT WORK HERE Entrythingy: https://www.entrythingy.com/d=scwca.org Download the prospectus here. |
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In celebration of our 50th Anniversary WCA invites each member to occupy this moment fiercely by uploading your image. This digital mosaic welcomes us to share the thread(s) of change we each wish to hold, make them visible, and anchor them in community, not isolation. The art is the lived journey, moment by moment, holding these threads, weaving them forward, powering our leadership and sustained action. Here we record our durational art that will carry us year after year. We are all threads in this fabric of change.
Use this project to share your voice about anything that concerns you. Create as many issues, thoughts, or concerns as you want. We urge each of you to create your own Fabric of Change project and upload the image to the Digital Mosaic Portal. What a great way to stay connected!
Use this project to share your voice about anything that concerns you. Create as many issues, thoughts, or concerns as you want. We urge each of you to create your own Fabric of Change project and upload the image to the Digital Mosaic Portal. What a great way to stay connected!
