Application Closed
Entry Fee (Entry Fee): $45.00
Media Fee(Media Fee): $5.00
Images | Minimum:Min. 1, Maximum:Max. 10
Total Samples | Minimum:Min. 1, Maximum:Max. 10
Eligibility: National
State: California
Event Dates: 1/11/25 - 2/22/25
The Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition was first juried in 1940, a tradition that continues to the present day. Over the past 80 years, this prestigious show has included many premier names in American and California art, including Robert Arneson, Elmer Bischoff, Fred Dalkey, David Gilhooly, Ralph Goings, Gregory Kondos, Roland Petersen, Mel Ramos, Ruth Rippon, and Wayne Thiebaud. Works selected by this year’s juror will be on display in all 4 galleries at Blue Line Arts. All materials are welcome, including installation.
The juror for the 2025 Crocker Kingsley competition will be Grace Kook-Anderson, The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Northwest Art at the Portland Art Museum. Grace Kook-Anderson received a dual B.A. degree in art history and art practice from the University of California, Berkeley, and received her M.A. degree in Curatorial Practice from the California College of the Arts in San Francisco. She has held prior positions at the Asian Art Museum and the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts in San Francisco.
Grace will be making the curatorial selections from entries to this call and will be awarding the cash prizes.
1st place: $2,000
2nd place: $1,500
3rd place: $1,000
4th place: $750
5th place: $250
Important Dates
Application deadline: Online applications must be submitted by 5:00pm PST on November 23rd, 2024
Show dates: January 11th to February 22nd, 2025
Limited Selection of Artworks will be on display at the Crocker Art Museum: March 9th through May 4th, 2025
Artist Notifications: Results will be sent by 5pm PST on December 4th, 2024
Confirmations will be due from artists via a high-resolution image upload by December 10th to be included in the catalog. We will not include your artwork in the catalog if we don't receive a high-quality image by December 10th.
Shipping deadline of work to Blue Line Arts: December 13th, 2024
Hand deliver work to Blue Line Arts: January 5th and 6th from 10am to 3pm
Opening Reception: Saturday January 18th from 5 to 8pm
Pick up any unsold work from Blue Line Arts: February 23rd & 24th from 10am-3pm
All shipped artwork will be returned promptly the week following the show, considering that it has not been selected to show at the Crocker Art Museum. PLEASE BE SURE if your work is shipped, that you have included a return shipping label. If you drop off artwork, you must also have it picked up in person after the show, as we do not have the capacity to organize shipping for artworks after the fact. Thank you for understanding.
Application Requirements
Application requirements: Applicants must apply using the online application form, available through the Callforentry.org website.
There is a $45 fee for all applicants. Up to 10 additional images can be submitted for an extra $5/image. Please capitalize first letters of all names, titles and medium in application.
Image specifications:
■ Between 1mb and 3mb in size
■ Minimum of 1200 px on one side
■ Images must be in JPG format.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility
- Open to artists residing in the United States.
- Artist must be 18 years or older
- All artwork must be original and completed within the last 2 years.
- Artwork cannot have been previously exhibited at Blue Line Arts
- All wall hung artworks must be ready to hang with appropriate hardware. All wall-hanging work must have a wire installed prior to delivery. NO SAWTOOTH HANGERS.
- All mediums are welcome.
- All artwork must be for sale.
- All artwork must be individually for sale
- No accepted entry may be withdrawn or sold outside of the exhibition prior to the closing date.
- Blue Line Arts handles all sales transactions. Non-member artists receive a 50% commission from all gallery sales and members receive a 60% commission.
- Size limitations
- Artwork must be able to enter through the doors with a clearance of 94”h x 91” w. Ceilings in gallery are 10 feet tall. We have the capacity to feature installation artworks. Please note there is no heavy machinery present on site.
- The artist is responsible to pay for all shipping and should have a prepaid label from FedEx or UPS for return of artwork. For artworks shipped through USPS the artist must pay for return shipping at the end of the exhibition if their artwork does not sell.