Calendar 2013
- June 7
- Final date for receipt of completed
entry form. If you choose to send a CD instead of a studio visit, the CD, entry form, and CD image form are due at this time with
the entry form.
- Week of June 10
- Assignment of studio visit appointment (date and time)
- Tentative: July 27/28 and August 3
- Studio visits
Please note: 3 days only
- Week of August 5
- Notification of acceptance
- August 19
- Artwork photo for publicity due.
Click here for CD/image instructions.
- August 17
- Bio/resumé, artwork photo for catalogue due
- September 5 - 5:00 - 6:30
- Volunteer kick-off event at
the Townhouse Bar and Grill
5862 Doyle St., Emeryville
- September 28
- Delivery of artwork to exhibition site
- October 4
- Opening Reception, 6-9 p.m.
- October 5 - 27
- 27th Annual Art Exhibition
- October 28
- Pick up of artwork
- November 4
- Dismantle site, storage
For More Information
All correspondence and inquiries should be addressed to:
Sharon Wilchar, Program Coordinator
Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, Inc.
P. O. Box 8126
Emeryville, CA 94662
(510) 652-6122
FAX (510) 652-4548
emeryarts@aol.com
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Basic Information:
Eligibility
- Open to artists and craftspeople living and/or working in Emeryville, 18 years or older.
- All visual media will be considered as well as performance arts.
Curator and Jurors
Kathleen Hanna will curate the 27th Annual Art Exhibition. Ms. Hanna is an independent curator and exhibition designer.
The other jurors are René de Guzman, Senior Curator of Art, Oakland Museum of California and Sandy Simon, potter, owner of TRAX Gallery, Berkeley.
Purchase Award
The City of Emeryville Art in Public Places Program will consider accepted artwork at the 27th Annual Art Exhibition for a purchase award. Only entries that are for sale are eligible. The selected artwork will become a part of the City’s permanent collection. |
Entry Information
- There is no entry fee. However, upon acceptance to exhibit work, participating artists must volunteer a minimum of 3.5 hours or pay a $75 fee to this community event.
- Selection of work will be by studio, home or workplace visit or at the Celebration of the Arts’ office. Work will be viewed only in Emeryville. (Please contact the Celebration of the Arts office for details).
- CDs of work may be submitted instead of a studio visit. If you submit a CD, an information sheet listing the file name, title, media, year, dimensions and price or NFS must be included with the entry application. A form is available clicking here.
- Artists will be notified regarding assigned appointment date and time for studio visit.
- A list with information on artwork is required at the time of visit.
- Artwork should be presented for easy viewing, as the jurors will adhere to a strict schedule.
- Only works not previously shown in the Emeryville Annual will be eligible. Applicants are encouraged to show work completed within the last five years.
- Jurors will be seeking to view finished artwork and craft.
Exhibition Terms
- Artists will be notified in early August (after studio visits) of the acceptance of their work. Receipt of the artist’s completed registration form
constitutes the artist’s agreement with all conditions established in this prospectus.
- Sales of work included in the Exhibition will be encouraged. A commission of 25% of any sale will be donated to the Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, Inc.
- A catalogue listing the works exhibited will be available. One free copy will be distributed to participating artists after the opening night reception.
- All work must be labeled and ready for display (framed and wired, or with display case) when it is delivered to the exhibit site. There will be no exceptions and no substitutions for selected work.
- Work must be delivered and picked up from the Exhibition site by the artist on designated dates. Due to staffing and security limitations, all times and dates must be adhered to without exception. No work may be removed from the Exhibition on or before the closing date.
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| The Art Exhibition Staff will handle all artwork with extreme care. However, neither they nor the Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, Inc. will be liable for artwork.
No insurance for the artwork will be provided by Emeryville Celebration of the Arts. |
Registration Deadline
Mail Registration form and a stamped self-addressed return envelope to:
Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, Inc.
23rd Annual Art Exhibition
P. O. Box 8126
Emeryville, CA 94662
The registration form must be received by June 7, 2013. |
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