Columbia City Gallery
Prospectus for 15th Annual Juried Exhibit

The Columbia City Gallery is pleased to announce a Call for Entries for its 15th Annual Juried Exhibit. Jurors for the exhibit are Lisa Bulmash Myers, artist/curator, Kamla Kakaria, Artist, 2D Studio Manger/Pratt Fine Art Center, Seattle Print Arts Board President, and Tommy Gregory, artist/curator, Senior Program Manager for Public Art/Port of Seattle. The exhibit will run from August 10 - September 18, 2022.

Artists in all media (2D, 3D and video) are encouraged to submit artwork completed within the past two years that reflects the theme, Interconnection: Finding Connection during our Siloed Times.  Awards: $500 First place submission; $300 Second place submission; and $200 Third place submission.

 For a $25 entry fee, you may submit up to 2 pieces of artwork for consideration.  We are accepting entries via Café (callforentry.org).  You may upload 2 images of all 2D/3d artworks and up to 2 videos per entry. The entry fee can be paid online through Cafe. Your entry is not complete until payment is received.

The theme of this exhibit is to understand how people have connected or not connected during an unprecedented couple of years: a pandemic that no-one living today had ever experienced, great changes in our political arenas, and social upheaval throughout the country.   The fabric of our society, and the metric for how we live our lives has changed for both the good and the bad.

Important Dates:

·         Entry deadline is June 27, 2022 at midnight (MT)  (Please note this is 11:00pm pacific time.)

• Notifications emailed by July 13, 2022
• Accepted artwork must be delivered on August 8 before           noon
• Artists’ Reception and Awards Ceremony, August 13 (5-            7pm)
• All (unsold) artwork must be picked up on September 19

Additional Terms:

·         All artwork in the exhibit must be for sale; the gallery takes a 50% commission on works sold.

·         The artist agrees that images of artwork may be used in publicity materials.

·         If you cannot deliver your artwork, shipping costs are your responsibility. A pre-printed shipping label for return shipment must be included with your work.

·         The Gallery reserves the right to reject work that is not represented accurately in the image or that arrives damaged, poorly constructed or poorly presented.

·         2-D works must be properly prepared for exhibition with wire securely attached. Sculpture must be able to stand on its own without wobble. Video installations equipment needs can be discussed. We have some projection capabilities.  

·         Each accepted work must arrive with an id label with your name and artwork title securely attached to the back of frame or bottom of sculpture.

Questions:  betsyf@ColumbiaCityGallery.com or 206-760-9843

Application Requirements

For a $25 entry fee, you may submit up to 2 pieces of artwork for consideration.  We are accepting entries via Café (callforentry.org).  You may upload 2 images of all 2D/3d artworks and up to 2 videos per entry. The entry fee can be paid online through Cafe. Your entry is not complete until payment is received.

Eligibility Criteria

This is a regional call for the Pacific Northwest.