Call Description

Theme - After air, food is the most important thing in our lives and is expressed in seemingly infinite ways around the world.  This exhibition seeks to revere food and everything associated with it, from growing it to eating it, from storing it to wasting it, and anything that evokes it.  Entries are sought in any medium, both 2D and 3D.  Jurors are a famous San Francisco Bay Area Michelin star chef with a strong artistic sense and a multi-media Bay Area artist with a strong sense of food as an art form. 

Jurors - Kyle Connaughton and Lily Martine Baxter

Owner and chef at Single Thread Restaurant in Healdsburg, Kyle Connaughton has earned 3 Michelin stars every year since he opened.  The restaurant is known for its artistic interior, the wide variety of ceramics used in cooking and serving, and the dazzling arrangements of food and table décor.

An artist in many media, Lily Martine Baxter was trained at Rhode Island School of Design in textile arts.  She is known as a fabulous cook. 

Medium & Dimensions:

All mediums including oil, watercolor, fiber, pastel or acrylic are encouraged. Photography, drawings in charcoal, color pencil or graphite. Sculptures and vessels in permanent materials such as clay, bronze, marble, terra cotta, fiberglass, resin or wood.  Electronic creations should include the means of storing and displaying the artwork.

Please note that no giclée prints will be accepted, unless the artwork was originally digitally created.   In order to promote artists currently creating in the community, we are asking for work produced in the last 3 years.

Awards:

1st place $300, 2nd place $200, 3rd place $100, two $50 coordinator awards

Commission:

Artists will receive 60% of the sales price of the work sold.

Submissions must be entered online only:

Please ensure that all images are 5MB or less in size and are in JPEG format. - Each entry/piece can have one main image and up to two additional images/views (to show perspective or detail). 

We advise that you submit high quality images that best represent your work. Work that differs from the submission image may not be included in the exhibition. When filling out forms, make an entry in each field. You may use “N/A” if the field does not apply. When entering more than one image per piece, enter the main image then up to 2 detailed views. 

If your piece is accepted, attach a printout of the proof of submission to your work. 

Work that is shipped: 

Ship to SebArts, 282 S. High St, Sebastopol, CA 95472 

Must arrive by Oct. 26, 2024

Artist is responsible for all shipping and handling costs to and from the exhibit. 

Each shipped entry must be packaged in a reusable container for the return of work. 

In order to return your unsold art, each shipped entry MUST include a return label and a prepaid return shipping form (UPS or FedEx). 

Unsold work, with valid return forms for shipping, will be shipped within 15 days after the last day of the show.

Hand delivered art:

Must be received by Sunday October 27th 10:00-1:00 or Tuesday, October 28th 10:00-1:00. 

Must have artist name and contact information on the back of the work. 

Liability, Sales, regarding work submitted:

Selected work must be on view for the duration of the exhibit. Work may not be withdrawn prior to close of the exhibition. 

Selected artists agree to allow work to be photographed for media use, for educational and publicity purposes. 

Artists receive 60% of the sales price of work that is sold. 

Indicate clearly on form if not for sale NFS but share the value for insurance purposes.

Notifications:

Artists will be notified via email of acceptance by October 1, 2024  

Application Requirements

Entry-Fees:
$35 per entry

$5 CaFE charge for addition uploads

Eligibility Criteria

ELIGIBILITY:
- Open to artists worldwide.
- Maximum of 3 pieces (artworks) per artist.
- Wall mounted work must include fixtures and be ready to hang.
- All work must be original (i.e. no reproductions of original artwork).
- All work must not have been previously shown in the SebArts Gallery.

SELECTION:
- Work will be selected from online applications.
- The Juror will view all work in an anonymous manner. Please do not contact Juror for any reason and be sure your application and artwork does not show artist name (or your work may be excluded).
- SebArts may exclude delivered/shipped work that does not reflect the quality of the work presented in the online application.

NOTIFICATION:
- Artists will be notified by email of acceptance by October 1, 2024.

SUBMISSIONS ENTERED ONLINE ONLY
- Please ensure that all images are 5MB or less in size and are in JPEG format.
- Each entry/piece can have one main image and up to two additional images/views (to show perspective or detail).
- We advise that you submit high-quality images that best represent your work. Work that differs from the submission image may not be included in the exhibition.
- When filling out forms, make an entry in each field. You may use “N/A” if the field does not apply.
- When entering more than one image per piece, enter the main image and then up to two detailed views.
- Please include dimensions and weight.
- All accepted pieces must be Shipped (to arrive October 27) or Hand Delivered (on or by October 28) to SebARTS – no Exceptions