November 2024 CAC All Media Juried Show "Feast" Call for Entries

For the theme "Feast," concepts to consider:

Cultural Celebrations: Encourage artists to explore feasts from different cultures, such as Thanksgiving, Diwali, Chinese New Year, or Mediterranean feasts. They can depict traditional foods, settings, and rituals associated with these celebrations.

Historical Feasts: Inspire artists to delve into history and create works based on famous feasts, such as medieval banquets, Roman feasts, or royal dinners. This could include lavish settings, extravagant dishes, and historical figures.

Feasts in Nature: Suggest artists find inspiration in the natural world, such as a feast for the senses in a blooming garden, a bountiful harvest, or animals feasting in the wild. This could emphasize the beauty and abundance of nature.

Modern Feasts: Encourage artists to think about contemporary gatherings and celebrations, such as family dinners, holiday parties, or community potlucks. They can explore themes of togetherness, joy, and the social aspects of sharing a meal.

Abstract Interpretations: Some artists might prefer a more abstract approach, focusing on the sensory experience of a feast. They can play with colors, textures, and forms that evoke the richness and variety of a feast.

Symbolic Feasts: Artists can also explore the symbolic meanings of feasts, such as abundance, gratitude, and celebration. They can use symbols like cornucopias, overflowing tables, and communal dining to convey these themes.

Personal Feasts: Encourage artists to draw from their own experiences and memories of feasts. This personal touch can add a unique and intimate perspective to their work.

Fantasy Feasts: Suggest a fantastical approach, where artists can create imaginary feasts with whimsical foods, magical settings, and otherworldly guests. This can be an opportunity for playful and imaginative artwork.

Providing these diverse inspirations can help artists find a direction that resonates with them and results in a rich variety of interpretations for your "Feast" theme. 

Crossroads Art Center is excited to announce an online call for entries for the  November 2024 Exhibition. This is a juried show. The theme for this exhibit is "Feast". Work that has been accepted into a juried show at the art center previously may not be entered into a juried show again. Entry fee is $15 per submission for the general public (with a limit of three submissions) and for New or Renewing Gallery Members the cost will be $12 per submission. In addition, Gallery Members may receive a fourth entry for free: use Code: 4thFREE

If an artist is not a member and wishes to participate, they may join at the time of entry. JOIN HERE

Commission on sales is 30%.

The gallery will accept only original work created by the artist. No reproductions or giclee prints will be accepted, unless approved by the owner, Jenni Kirby (See details below). The gallery reserves the right to refuse work. Work that is to hang on the wall (and all 2-D work), must be wired. NO sawtooth hangers. If work is not wired, it will not be accepted into the show.

All work must be for sale. All work must remain on display until the END OF THE EXHIBITION. Artists may not remove work early.

Call for Entry Dates: October 1 - 19, 2024 Click on Link below to enter -  https://november2024cacallmediashowfeastcallforentries.artcall.org

Juried Notification: Saturday, October 27, 2024 by end of day via email

Drop off of juried-in art for show – Thursday, November 7 – Saturday, November 9, 2024, BEFORE NOON!

Exhibition Opening: Friday, November 15, 2024, 5pm – 8pm
Exhibition End Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025, 4pm

Unsold pieces should be picked up Tuesday, jJanuary 7, 2025 during normal business hours, 10am - 5pm.

Before submitting artwork, please read and be sure you understand thoroughly procedures and expectations for participating in our 2024 juried all-media shows (AMS).

Important Information

• This show DOES have a theme: "Feast".
• All work submitted must be for sale.
• Commission on sales is 30%.
• Entry fee is $15 for general public (limit 3 submissions), or $12 for members (a fourth for free). To become a member, JOIN HERE. You may join at the time of entry, if you wish.
• Artists will enter this show through ArtCall. 

  https://november2024cacallmediashowfeastcallforentries.artcall.org

• The gallery will accept only original work created by the artist. No reproductions or giclee prints will be accepted unless approved by Jenni Kirby, owner. Works where  the art process IS the printed process, i.e., etching, monoprint, silkscreen, lithograph, etc., or where the printed digital images is created by the artist with a computer program such as Procreate, Photoshop, etc. ARE permitted.
• The gallery reserves the right to refuse work.
• All work must remain on display until the end of the exhibition (unless sold). Artists may not remove artwork for exhibition early.

Before submitting artwork, please read and be sure you understand thoroughly procedures and expectations as listed in below.

 The 2024 AMS shows are exhibited at Crossroads Art Center and as an online exhibition where customers can shop directly from the website.

Submission Details:

• Your name should have the FIRST LETTER of each name capitalized: Jonathan Doe.

• The first time you register, you need an artist statement - 200 word limit in first person. It is a statement about all of your work, in general. Why and what and how you do what you do.

• You must enter verbiage regarding the individual piece of art - The character limit is 300, including spaces (You will be cut off)!! It is about the specific work of art.

• Please do not create a portfolio site to enter the show.

• Prices - DO NOT TYPE IN A COMMA. This produces the wrong price ($2, instead of $2,500). ArtCall will add the comma automatically

• Measurements - HEIGHT first, then Width then Depth (H x W x D), inches at the end.   Ex: 8 x 10",  6 x 8 x 12"

• All this information is used online and on wall labels, awards, and publicity. Use Spellcheck as well as word count! 

• After submitting, please log back in and double check your information. Did you enter the required 2 or 3 photos? Is your price correct? Measurements? Is your statement complete? Too long?

• FYI - You can go back in and add/edit images and edit text until the call ends.

• VERY IMPORTANT: You can delete and change photos and change text within each submission up until end-of-call. Do not delete an entire submission and then replace it with a new one--ArtCall will charge you for a new submission!

2D IMAGE REQUIREMENTS

3 images of each piece are required, one of the art without frame, one with frame, and a close detail image (zoomed into a small section of interest). If the art is unframed, only 2 photos are required.

NOTE: if the work is framed, we must have the outside measurements of the frame (H x W x D). Please do not guess. If we do not have the measurements for the art and/or the framed art, your piece will not be considered to jury. Walls and backgrounds SHOULD NOT SHOW in photos. When taking the digital image please make sure the photo is not at an angle or crooked.

3D IMAGE REQUIREMENTS

For each 3D, installation, or wearable art entry, submit 3 images: one overall front image, one overall rear or sideview image, and one detail image (zoomed into a small section of interest).

Detail images must show an important aspect of the art. Make sure that both the full-view and detail images are oriented correctly.

Crossroads Art Center’s AMS are open to mid-Atlantic artists through a bimonthly call for entries, and cash prizes are awarded for the winners. Each show is juried by a prominent art professional from the community (a gallery director, curator, museum official, arts professor, or accomplished artist). Cash awards are given for 1st $100, 2nd $75, and 3rd $50 place winners. The 2024 AMS shows are exhibited at Crossroads Art Center and as an online exhibition where customers can shop directly from the website.