Call Detail
The Summer Show 2022
https://pvartcenter.org/

Entry Deadline: 7/5/22
Application Closed

Entry Fee (Entry Fee): $35.00
Work Sample Requirements
Images | Minimum:Min. 1, Maximum:Max. 3
Video | Minimum:Min. 0, Maximum:Max. 2
Total Samples | Minimum:Min. 1, Maximum:Max. 3
Call Type: Exhibitions
Eligibility: Local
State: California

The Summer Show
July 23 – August 27, 2022


Juried all-media exhibition hosted by AND open for submission only to members of the Palos Verdes Art Center's seven active artists groups: Artists Open Group, Pacific Arts Group, Paletteers,  Peninsula Artists, Photographic and Digital Artists, The Artists Studio, and Third Dimension.

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JUROR: SCOTT CANTY

Scott Canty earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in drawing and painting from California State University Long Beach. From 1998 – 2013 Canty was Director of Exhibitions at Palos Verdes Art Center. From 1986 – 2016, he worked as Art Curator with the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. His duties included Senior Curator for the LAX ART Exhibition Program and Curator/Interim Director of the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery.  His position as curator included organizing exhibitions and working with education programs at  LAMAG.  After 30 years, Canty retired from the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department in 2016. 

Currently, he is pursuing painting and drawing with his “Studio Treasures”series and is currently illustrating a children’s book, entitled Bo and Sue.

CALENDAR:

Online Submission Dates via CaFÉ:  June 8 - Extended to July 5, 2022
Juror’s Selections Announced via CaFÉ:  July 8
Take-In of Selected Works: Friday, July 15 – 9:00 to 11:00 am
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 30 – 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Close of Show: Saturday, August 27
Art Pick-Up: Monday, August 29 – 9:00 to 11:00 am

ONLINE SUBMISSIONS PROCEDURE:

·      Go to https://www.callforentry.org/

·      Create a CaFÉ profile.

·      Follow step-by-step instructions in CaFÉ for creating a profile. Please be sure to identify your media and substrate, i.e. oil on canvas, digital on copper, etc.

·      Apply to call for PVAC Summer Show 2022. You may submit up to 3 pieces of art once your profile in CaFÉ is complete.

·     2-Dimensional artists may submit only 3 images (one per entry).

·     3-Dimensional artists may submit only 3 images (one per entry).

      Image File Type: JPEG or JPG only.

      Image File Dimensions: 1,200 pixels or greater on the longest side.

All artwork must be original to the artist and the source material must be original to the artist or from a permitted source.

Please do not submit work that has been previously exhibited at PVAC.

For assistance, call CaFÉ support: 303-629-1166

REQUIREMENT FOR ENTRY:

·      Current PVAC member in good-standing

·      Active member in one of the 8 artists groups

SELECTION PROCESS:

·      Juror selections will be announced through CaFÉ via email by June 30. (If you haven’t heard from CaFÉ by this date, check your spam and trash. You can also go to your CaFÉ portfolio and check there.)

·      Juror-selected artwork must be hand-delivered to the Palos Verdes Art Center, Main Gallery on Friday, July 15 between 9:00 and 11:00 am.

·      No early deliveries. All work must be delivered on July 15. 

SIZE LIMIT & FRAMING:

·      Maximum size allowable is 50 x 60 inches including framing for 2-dimensional artwork. This also applies to diptychs and triptychs. Weight is not to exceed 30 pounds.

·      Maximum size for 3-dimensional artwork is 72 x 36 x 36 inches. Weight must not exceed 150 pounds.

·      No damaged frames will be accepted; frames must be in good condition.

·      All 2-dimensional work should be ready to hang; D-rings, wire or French cleats are acceptable.

·      1 1/2 inch stretched canvases need not be framed but should be painted on all sides. Canvases that are not stretched or thinner than 1 1/2 inches must be framed.

·      PVAC reserves the right to refuse artwork that does not meet these requirements, even if accepted by Juror. 

MEDIA:

All media is eligible.

FEES:

·      Each artist may submit up to 3 pieces maximum, for a total fee of $35.

·      Each artist may pay the entry fee on the CaFÉ website by credit card -or- by check made payable to PVAC with The Summer Show written on the memo line:

                        Palos Verdes Art Center

                        5504 Crestridge Road

                        Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

                        Attn: Eliza Rosado

·      PVAC will take a 25% commission on all sales of exhibited artwork.

·      PVAC is not responsible for lost, stolen or misdirected entries.

  

INSURANCE:

Coverage applies only to the duration of the exhibition. PVAC carries no earthquake insurance. Artwork must remain in the exhibition until Monday, August 27.

 

Application Requirements

Entry Fee: $35

Eligibility Criteria

Open for submission only to members of the Palos Verdes Art Center's seven active artists groups: Artists Open Group, Pacific Arts Group, Paletteers,  Peninsula Artists, Photographic and Digital Artists, The Artists Studio, and Third Dimension.