Call Description

LINE by LINE

Gainesville Fine Arts Association | GFAA Gallery
5th National Biennial Juried Exhibition

A line is the most basic visual element - a dot taking a walk (Paul Klee.) It defines shapes, implies movement, and creates structure. But beyond the visual arts, a line separates, connects, measures, and marks. 

The Gainesville Fine Arts Association (GFAA) invites artists to submit work for Line By Line, an all-medium exhibition exploring the multifaceted interpretations of the word “line.” We encourage artists to interpret “line” broadly.

Consider…

• Conceptual/implied lines: The use of invisible lines, arranging objects, or creating implied paths to guide the viewers eye. Trajectories, borders, horizons, paths. 
   
• Physical/literal lines: the use of wire, string, shadows, textual lines, threads, fibers, contours, structural lines
   
• Metaphorical lines: lines of communication, lines of thought, dividing lines, connecting lines, generational lines. Lines can suggest setting a limit, violating a boundary, being in agreement or taking a risk. Consider the meaning of “drawing a line in the sand”, “crossing the line”, “in line with”, “on the line”, or “end of the line”.

Skip Snow, Co-Curator
Katy Lemle, Co-Curator

AWARDS: $3000 total in award money
One $1000 Best In Show award 
Four $500 Award of Excellence awards

This project is funded in part by Visit Gainesville, Alachua County, in part by the by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment of the Arts, in part by a grant from the City of Gainesville, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department, and through a sponsorship from Tower Hill Insurance. 

JURORS
Katy Lemle | Executive Director, Gallery Director, Curator at the Gainesville Fine Arts Association
Skip Snow | Biologist, Artist, Curator

TIMELINE:
July 1 - Submissions due
July 15 - Notifications to artists
August 14 - 21 - Artists ship work to us
August 21 - ALL WORK must have arrived by this date

Exhibition dates: August 26 – October 23

Artwalk Reception: August 28, 7 - 10  

2nd Artwalk Reception: September 25, 7 - 10

Artist Meetup: September 10, 7 - 8:30 

Application Requirements

• Submitted images must accurately represent the work.
• Accepted artwork must be ready to hang with appropriate hardware.
• Framed works that are shipped must use plexiglass; hand-delivered works may use glass.
• All entries must include a sale price or be marked Not for Sale (NFS).
• You can submit 1 - 6 pieces for consideration for the initial fee (can pay more for additional works), but you are required to submit a minimum of 2 media/images. Please submit a detail of the piece as the second image if you are only submitting 1 piece.

Eligibility Criteria

• Artists must be 18 years or older to apply
• Only original works will be considered. No reproductions or substitute works will be accepted
• All submitted work must be created by the applying artist