Call Description

Monetary prizes will be awarded in the amounts of $1,000, $500, and $250.

The 33rd Annual Juried Fine Arts Exhibition will be presented in the Bonfield Gallery from September 21 through November 8. The juried exhibition represents artists from all over the state of Michigan. The exhibit opening, which will be on Saturday, September 21st, is open to members/guests and artists only. The show will be juried Ann Arbor artist, Mark Nielsen. Awards will be announced at the opening between the hours of 4-6 p.m. Artists can enter the exhibition online during the months of June and July.

Applicant Calendar
• Entries accepted online at www.callforentry.org: June 1 – July 31, 2013
• Notification of acceptance sent: August 23, 2013
• Work to be delivered to Crooked Tree Arts Center: September 9 - 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Juried Fine Arts Opening: Saturday September 21, 4-6 p.m.
• Last day of Juried Fine Arts: November 8
• Pick up artwork: November 9 or 11 (Saturday or Monday) 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Eligibility:
The 32nd Annual Juried Fine Arts Exhibition is open to all Michigan artists and to members of the Crooked Tree Arts Center 18 years or older.

Entry Procedure:
• Go to crookedtree.org between the dates June 1 – July 31, 2013 and click on Juried Fine Art 2012. You will be redirected to our new program for uploading your entries called CaFÉ (CallForEntry.Org). You must create a username and password to use this system.
• Digital images must be per standard CaFÉ (CallForEntry.org) specifications.
• Please make sure that the email address used is accurate. You will receive an email notification in regards to acceptance by August 23, 2013.
• Accepted work must be delivered September 9 -14, 2013, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Artists must complete entry form including medium or description of process, title, and size.
• You may not enter work for another artist. All work submitted must be approved by the artist.
• All mediums will be accepted except those primarily based on photographic techniques.
• All work must be original.
• Each artist may submit for judging a maximum of two images.
• Works must not be previously exhibited at Crooked Tree Arts Center.
• Works to be hung on walls must be properly framed, wired and ready for hanging.
• A non-refundable fee of $40.00 per artist is required for entry (CTAC members $20.00). If you are a current member of Crooked Tree Arts Center, please use the coupon code: 13JFA to receive the member discount. Should you have questions about your membership status, please call CTAC at (231)347-4337.
• Accepted work may NOT be removed until after the close of the show. Take down date is November 9, 2013.
• Work can be picked up November 9 (Sat) or 11 (Mon) between the hours of 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Work not picked up by December 2, 2013, becomes property of the Crooked Tree Arts Center unless prior arrangements have been made with Gail DeMeyere, Visual Arts Director/Curator. The artist forfeits any claim to the work and the Crooked Tree Arts Center cannot be held responsible for any method of disposal arising from forfeiture.

Juror Bio:
Mark Nielsen worked as a freelance designer before joining the University of Michigan School of Art & Design staff. Now an exhibitions director, Nielsen works with a faculty committee and as part of an exhibitions team to oversee the School’s exhibitions program.
After graduating from college, Nielsen spent a few years in San Francisco working as a production designer for stage shows by the Rolling Stones, Genesis, Pink Floyd and others. After returning to Minneapolis, the skills developed in this field translated easily to the requirements of the Walker Art Center’s exhibition program. He worked closely with curators and visiting artists such as Jennifer Bartlett, Saul Lewitt, Claus Oldenberg and Frank Stella to design and install their exhibitions.
Nielsen’s exhibition talents were honed at the UM Museum of Art, where he was exposed to a wider array of art, including old masters paintings and Asian and European artifacts and works on paper. These presented design and archival concerns that were new and challenging and provided an informal hands-on art history education. Nielsen won awards for several designs, including an architectural reconstruction of an ancient Sephoris Ark and an interactive Tea House, which later became a tourist destination, complete with a daily tea ceremony performance.
Nielsen has served as a consultant to a number of campus galleries, including the Kelsey Museum and the Institute for the Humanities, in the areas of gallery development, design and maintenance. Also an exhibiting artist, Nielsen appears on occasion in area galleries under the pseudonym Uncle Art.
B.F.A., Minneapolis College of Art and Design, 1981

Artwork Delivery and Pick-Up:
Shipped Work: Artists are responsible for the delivery and pick-up of their work. Shipped work must be adequately packed for shipping with Plexiglas. Any work to be returned by mail must include packaging and a pre-paid shipping label. There is a handling cost of $20 per artist for shipped work. If the work is hand delivered and picked up at the end of the show this fee does not apply. Make checks payable to: Crooked Tree Arts Center.
Work must be delivered between September 9 – 14, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Please attach a legible identification label to each piece clearly labeled with artist contact information, title, media/process and price.

Commission:
Sales of work will be a 40% to Crooked Tree Art Center and 60% to artist split
Commission checks for sold work will be mailed by December 10, 2013.

Liability:
All reasonable care will be taken with artwork. However, CTAC or volunteers will not be responsible for loss or damage to artwork. CTAC suggests that participants carry separate insurance.

Reproduction:
Permission is granted to CTAC for reproduction of artwork for catalog and/or advertising purposes. Entry into exhibition constitutes agreement with this understanding.

For More Information Please Contact: Crooked Tree Arts Center, 461 E. Mitchell, Petoskey, MI 49770 / 231-347-4337 • www.crookedtree.org

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