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  
2024 Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition
April 12 - May 12, 2024
Reception – Fri, April 12, 7 —9 pm  

ENTRY DEADLINE: TUESDAY, January 30, 2024, 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
Janna Keegan is the associate curator for contemporary art and programming at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Exhibitions she has curated include Judy Dater: Only Human (2018), Steve Kahn: Hollywood Suites (2018), and David Hockney: Four Seasons (2019), and Hung Liu: Golden Gate (金門) (2021). Additionally Keegan recently assisted in organizing the exhibition Uncanny Valley: Being Human in the Age of AI (2020) and Judy Chicago: A Retrospective (2021).

ABOUT SANCHEZ ART CENTER
The mission of Sanchez Art Center is to create community through art. A 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Sanchez Art Center 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.

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.

AWARDS
2 Exhibition Awards ($250 plus an exhibition in 2024); 
2 Merit Awards ($250)
 

ENTRY FEES
Artists may submit up to 20 entries, including 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 debit or credit cards.  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 open to drop in visitors at no cost.  (SAC Staff regularly monitors the current health situation and adjusts as needed to State and County guidelines.)  Based on positive response in 2020—2023, SAC will also be presenting all works selected for the 2024 LCA in our online galleries (SanchezArtCenterVirtualGalleries.org). 

In person gallery visiting hours are Fri – Sat – Sun, 1-5pm, or by appointment during other days.  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 will be accepted beginning Monday, March 25 must arrive at SAC by 5 pm on Friday, March 29. 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 to return works, so make sure it is sturdy. Artworks will be packed and shipped by Make sure your shipping company will pick up at Sanchez Art Center, as we have limited ability to deliver packages, particularly with very large or heavy works, 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 2024 dates & Times

TUES  JAN 30, 11 pm PST- Entry Deadline
MON  FEB 19 - Accepted artists notified by 5 pm
THURS MAR 28, 3:00–7:00 pm &  FRI, MAR 29, 11AM–3 pm - Hand-deliver work
MON MAR 25 - FRI MAR 29 - Shipped works will be received
FRI  MAR 29, 5 pm - Deadline to receive shipped work
MON  APR 1, 5 pm – Deadline to change label information
MON APR 1, 5 pm – Artists to provide artists statement, CV/BIO for exhibition binder
FRI  APR 12, 7-9 pm – Show Opening Reception
TBD (Format - in person or virtual - and date), 3:00PM Juror and Artists Talk
SUN  MAY 12, 5–6:30 pm- Pick up work
MON MAY 13, 10 am–5 pm - Pick up work

      All times are Pacific 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.