REQUIREMENTS:
Images - Minimum: 0 , Maximum: 20 
Videos – Minimum: 0 ,  Maximum: 6
Total Media - Minimum: 1 , Maximum: 20
Entry Fee (Application Fee Per Image - Sanchez Art Center): $15.00

SANCHEZ ART CENTER  
2022 Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition
April 8 - May 15, 2022
Reception – TBD based on health and safety considerations

ENTRY DEADLINE: TUESDAY, February 1, 2022, 11 pm, Pacific Standard Time.

Open to all California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii artists age 18 and older. All fine arts visual media will be considered. Artwork shown in prior juried exhibitions at Sanchez Art Center is not eligible. Work must be able to fit through a standard-sized door (80” x 35”) and weigh less than 50 lbs. Framed 2D work must be wired (no sawtooth hangers). Alternative display methods may be used with the approval of Sanchez Art Center, and the artist must supply any special hardware. We reserve the right to refuse works not accurately represented by the digital images submitted.

ABOUT THE JUROR
Jeff Nathanson has served as Executive Director and Art Curator for the Museum of Sonoma County since September 2017. A veteran arts administrator and curator, Jeff served as Executive Director of the Arts Council of Princeton (Princeton, NJ) from 2005 to 2016 where he oversaw a major expansion including the building of a new arts center designed by renowned architect Michael Graves.

Prior to that, Mr. Nathanson was a special projects curator for the Princeton University Art Museum and from 2000 to 2003 he served as Director of the International Sculpture Center (publisher of Sculpture Magazine) in Hamilton, NJ. He was Executive Director of the Richmond Art Center in Richmond, CA from 1991 to 2000. In addition, Nathanson directed San Francisco Open Studios and has been a consultant, guest lecturer and guest curator with a range of cultural and educational organizations including Brown University, California College of the Arts, the College of New Jersey, Crocker Art Museum, Cuesta College, Eastern Michigan University, the Bradford Graves Foundation, International School Services, Princeton Public Library, Rhode Island School of Design, Sanchez Art Center, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco State University, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Towson University, Westmont College and others. 

Jeff studied fine arts and music at UCLA and UC Santa Cruz (where he earned a BA with college honors) and earned a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Fundraising from Indiana University School of Philanthropy.

ABOUT SANCHEZ ART CENTER
The mission of Sanchez Art Center is to create community through art. Sanchez Art Center offers a comfortable and welcoming place for the community to come together, engage and be enriched by the arts, along with providing artists a number of opportunities to exhibit their work. Established in 1996 when artists and community members converted an old school into a multi-use complex, today the Pacifica Center for the Arts campus includes 3 galleries, studio space for over 30 visual artists, the Mary Harris Arts Education Room, and the Mildred Owen Concert Hall.

Sanchez Art Center, a 501(c)3 organization, provides free exhibitions and talks by emerging and established west coast artists, education and engagement designed to make art accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds, and affordable art studios for San Francisco Bay Area artists.

AWARDS
2 Exhibition Awards ($250 plus an exhibition in 2022); 
2 Merit Awards ($250)
 

ENTRY FEES
Artists may submit up to 20 entries, including 18 jpegs and up to 2 videos. The non-refundable fee for each image or video entered is $15 (i.e., the fee is $30 for 2 images, $45 for 3, etc.). If you feel that submitting a detail shot is important, this will count as another image submitted. CaFETM accepts Visa and Mastercard. Checks should be made payable to Sanchez Art Center and be mailed well before the entry deadline to: Sanchez Art Center, 1220-B Linda Mar Blvd, Pacifica, CA 94044.

GALLERY PRESENTATION: IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL / GALLERY HOURS & SITTING
Sanchez Art Center is currently open to visitors, with health and safety protocols in place.  SAC Staff regularly monitors the current health situation and adjusts as needed to State and County guidelines.  After successfully doing so in 2021, we anticipate being able to continue to welcome art enthusiasts to the physical galleries; final determination though will be based on the health situation at the time of the exhibition.  To be prepared, and based on positive response in 2020 and 2021, SAC will also be presenting all works selected for the 2022 LCA in our online galleries (SanchezArtCenterVirtualGalleries.org). 

In person hours are Fri – Sat – Sun, 1-5pm, by appointment.  Each artist is encouraged to gallery sit from 1 to 3 pm or 3 to 5 pm for one day (Friday–Sunday) during the show.

SALES
Sales are encouraged. SAC retains a 30% commission on any works sold. Artists should include the 30% commission in the sales price. Sales tax will be administered by SAC.

SHIPPING & RETURN OF ACCEPTED ARTWORKS
Shipped work must arrive at SAC by 5 pm on Monday, March 28. Artists are responsible for all shipping costs. Shipped work must be sent with a prepaid return shipping label inside the package. We will re-use your packaging for returns, so make sure it is sturdy. We appreciate you checking that your shipping company, particularly for very large/heavy works, will pick up at Sanchez Art Center, to minimize SAC Staff needing to deliver packages to shippers.

LIABILITY
Sanchez Art Center carries $150,000 art insurance for damage or theft, subject to a deductible of $500, for which the Art Center will not be liable. The artist must agree to accept the terms and conditions of the policy and to release Sanchez Art Center, its Board of Directors, staff, volunteers, and agents; the Art Guild of Pacifica; and the City of Pacifica from any further liability.

ARTIST COMMITMENT
By submitting your work for consideration, you agree that the work will be available during the exhibition dates listed in this prospectus/call for entries, and that you will deliver and pick up your work on the dates specified. Alternate work may not be substituted for work selected by the juror. You also grant Sanchez Art Center permission to use images of accepted works for public relations, marketing, and archival purposes.

IMPORTANT DATES & TIMES

TUES  FEB 1, 11 pm PDT- Entry Deadline

MON  FEB 21 - Accepted artists notified by 5 pm

SUN  MAR 27, 2:30–6:30 pm &  MON  MAR 28, 1–5 pm - Hand-deliver work

MON  MAR 28, 5 pm - Deadline to receive shipped work (a shipping window of approximately one week prior to 3/28 will be confirmed upon acceptance to the exhibit)

MON  MAR 28, 5 pm – Deadline to change label information

MON MAR 28, 5PM – Deadline to receive high quality (240-300 dpi) jpg of work

FRI  APR 8 – Show Opening/Reception

TBD – Juror’s and Artist Talk and “Gallery Walk”

SUN  MAY 15, 5–6:30 pm- Pick up work

MON MAY 16, 10 am–12 pm - Pick up work

      All dates above are 2022; All times are Pacific Standard Time.

Application Requirements

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Eligibility Criteria

Open to all California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii artists age 18 and older. All fine arts visual media will be considered. Artwork shown in prior juried exhibitions at Sanchez Art Center is not eligible. Work must be able to fit through a standard-sized door (80” x 35”) and weigh less than 50 lbs. Framed 2D work must be wired (no sawtooth hangers). Alternative display methods may be used with the approval of Sanchez Art Center, and the artist must supply any special hardware. We reserve the right to refuse works not accurately represented by the digital images submitted.