Call For Art

Call for Art

Digital Mixed MediaBay Area Artists Take Digital Photography to a New Level

Call For Art and Submission Form

Petluma Arts Center
June 29 – September 9, 2012

Curators of the invitational portion of the exhibition to be installed in the G.K. Hart Gallery, are Joseph McDonald and Kathleen Hanna. McDonald was a dealer/expert in fine prints before becoming the staff photographer for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and currently a partener in Digital Grange, one of an important group of Bay Area venues for digital imagery that includes Berkelery’s Magnolia Press. Hanna is an independent curator  and exhibition designer who has worked extensively in museums, galleries and art spaces since 1981.

Invited Artists: Chuck Close (tapestry), Hung liu (digital woodblock), Guy Diehl, David Best, Enrique Chagoya, Squeak Carnwath, Mildred Scott, Don and Era Farnsworth and more…

 Joe Dolye will be the juror for submissions by artists who include digital technology (including video) in their practice.

Joe Doyle received his MA from San Francisco State University in 1971, and his work has since been included in twenty solo shows and fifty-eight group exhibitions. He started his career as a traditional painter and switched to digital art in the mid-nineties. He has taught art continually for over four decades, receiving tenure at Berkeley City College (BCC) in 1998. As a faculty member at BCC, he co-founded the Multimedia Arts Program and the Digital Arts Club, and founded the Digital Printing Department. He is interested in large-scale printing, using both 2D and 3D software. www.joedoyle.net.

Pre-Exhibition Workshop: Digital Grange will offer a workshop for artists who wish to explore the possibilities digital technology. Dates TBA

Receptions
July 14, August 11, and September 8 during the Second Saturday Petaluma Art Walk

Workshops and Lectures to be announced

Submission requirements:
Deadline for submission: May 15, 2012
Entry Fee: $30 for up to 4 works of art

Images must be of exact work in digital format on a CD.  Please put your name on the CD. No more then 2 images per entry, please.  Submit one overall shot and one (optional) detail shot for each entry. Label each entry on the CD with your last name & the entry number. Save digital images as jpeg files only, at a resolution of 300 dpi approximately 5×7.

Title each image as follows:

  • your last name (this MUST be first in the file title)
  • the entry number that image represents (1 2 3 or 4)
  • abbreviate the name of the artwork (do not use quotation marks)
  • add “detail” to the title for the detail shots

(for example: smith1title.jpg, smith1titledetail.jpg, smith2title.jpg)

DO NOT add spaces, extra punctuation, numbers or extra characters (such as ” ” /: % #) to the image file titles.

Liability:  All reasonable care will be taken with the works, but insurance is the responsibility of the artist.  All possible precautions will be taken to safeguard work from loss or damage but neither the Petaluma Arts Council or anyone connected with this exhibition will be responsible for loss or damage from any cause. Artists will be required to sign a Release of Liability form at time of delivery.

Sales: All sales are made through the Petaluma Arts Council; CA sales tax is applicable. Proceeds of sales are split 70/30, with the artist retaining 70% of the price, PAC retaining 30%.

Questions:  Contact Petaluma Arts Center at 707-762-5600  or email tmetzleratPetalumaArtsCenterdotorg  (tmetzleratPetalumaArtsCenterdotorg)  .

Petaluma Arts Center is a non-profit organization, supported by the generosity of its membership, sponsors and grants. The 4,500 square foot facility boasts the large, well-lit G. K. Hart exhibition gallery, smaller Community Gallery, and classrooms.  Exhibitions include related workshops and demonstrations by exhibiting artists, docent tours and an after school program for children.

The Petaluma Arts Center is an intersection where people encounter, engage and enjoy a diversity of art experiences. The facility is located in the historic Railroad Depot Freight building, at 230 Lakeville Street, next door to the Petaluma Visitors Center

2012 Call for Art – PAC Members Annual Exhibition

To be included in the show you must have a current membership. Please fill out these forms and bring them with your “ready to install” art with your entry fee.
Dates TBA

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH INTAKE ON THESE DAYS.

Members Call For Art 2011

Release of Liability Form

Members ENTRY FORM

Exhibition Dates: November 16 – Dec 24, 2012
Members may submit ONE piece no larger than 20 inches x 24 inches  or 480 square inches total. We are accepting both 2-D and 3-D original work in all media.

Do you have a great idea for an exhibition at the Arts Center?

Please send us a description of what you have in mind. Our exhibition committee meets the 4th Thursday of the month.

Exhibition Proposal Guidelines PDF


 

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