DESCRIPTION

Order/Disorder

Online Exhibition Only 

We are asking artists to explore order and disorder through their artwork. Order and disorder are an integral part of the natural world. There are many ways to interpret the meaning of order and disorder in art. The laws of the physical world tell us that orderly states move toward randomness, disorder, and dissolution. Humans use order to understand the environment around them. Art is called orderly when an observer sees the overall structure, can see what is alike and what is different and understands the relationships between the parts and the whole.  Disorder involves pushing the possibilities of order to the extreme until the shape will simply succumb to disintegration. Order and disorder are complementary, interconnected, and mutually dependent on each other. Without the potential of disorder, nothing in the world would ever change.

The online exhibition will run from November 1- 30, 2022. 

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: September 28, 2022.

ELIGIBILITY
All artists 18 years and older are eligible to enter. The call is open to national artists. Work must be 2-D original art, not copied from published photos or the work of other artists.

JURORS

Serving as co-Jurors for this exhibition are Virginia Becker and Giselle Obermeier.

Virginia Becker earned her Masters’ degree in Art History from American University and has worked at Christie’s, Guarisco Gallery in Washington, DC, and the National Gallery of Art.  She co-owns Terra Innovations which specializes in high-end home design.

Giselle Obermeier holds an MA in Art History from George Washington University and a BA from Princeton University in Comparative Literature. She works in the Development Office at the National Gallery of Art, where she collaborates with colleagues throughout the museum and generous donors who support art acquisition, special exhibitions, and other programming.

Selected entries will be notified by October 21, 2022.

Jurors will award cash prizes of $150 for Best of Show, $75 Second Place, and $50 Third Place, and an official award certificate.

THE JURYING PROCESS

• The Jurors will not view any artworks until after the entry deadline.
• Exhibit Jurors will be presented with all entrants' artworks in an anonymous, digital-image presentation, and the only information provided to them will pertain to the artwork.  This information includes artwork title, year, media, dimensions, and artist's statement.
• The jurors make their selections for the final exhibit.
• Jurors have the right to reject art that includes pornography, violence, and hate speech.
• Entering artists may not contact the Jurors about this show. Artists who disobey this rule will forfeit their entry and entry fee to our show.

Application Requirements

ENTRY FEE
Each artist may submit up to three artworks for the entry fee of $30. B Extraordinaire members' entry fee is $10. Entry fees are not refundable. 
Maximum of 3 artworks and 1 submission per artist.

ENTRY SPECIFICATIONS
The exhibition is online only.  Images only.
Images submitted must adhere to CaFÉ submission requirements. The image size must be 1,200 pixels or greater on the longest side. The maximum file size is 5 MB.  
Application questions, contact: bextraordinaire@gmail.com
Accepted artwork will be downloaded from the CaFÉ portal or B Extraordinaire Gallery may request a higher resolution image if deemed necessary.

Eligibility Criteria

All artists 18 years and older are eligible to enter. The call is open to national artists. Work must be 2-D original art, not copied from published photos or the work of other artists.