CALL FOR ARTISTS

LP Shelby is a public arts project sponsored by the Don Gibson American Music Foundation. The mission of LP Shelby is to provide increased awareness and interest in the music of Don Gibson, his hometown of Shelby, NC, and the surrounding Cleveland County area.  All proceeds of LP Shelby will be donated to arts in education for Cleveland County Public Schools and the Don Gibson Theatre in Shelby North Carolina. The LP Shelby Project will consist of eleven fiberglass replicas of long playing phonograph record albums decorated by participating artists and publicly displayed in Shelby and surrounding Cleveland County, North Carolina. The project will last for approximately five-six months, ending in the fall of 2014.

HOW IT WORKS

Participation in the LP Shelby project is open to local, regional, and national artists of all backgrounds, whether professional or amateur.  At least one artist selected to participate will be a high school student artist.  Applications for selection to participate in the LP Shelby Project are due by March 7, 2014.  A Selection Committee will review all applications submitted in compliance with the requirements set forth below and on March 13, 2014 will select eleven successful applicants to participate as artists in the LP Shelby project.  The Selection Committee will notify successful applicants on March 14, 2014.

LP Shelby will provide each of the eleven participating artists with a fiberglass replica of a long playing phonograph record album which will be three feet in diameter.  The albums will be decorated by the participating artists and when delivered and accepted by LP Shelby, will be mounted on stands and displayed throughout Shelby and Cleveland County, North Carolina. Each LP will feature one of the following Don Gibson hits: "Oh Lonesome Me," "Who Cares," "Sweet Dreams," "Look Who's Blue," "Give Myself A Party," "I Can't Stop Loving You," "Lonesome Number One," "Bring Back Your Love To Me," "Just One Time," "Blue Blue Day," and "Too Soon To Know." Please note due to duplicate song choices by artists, you may be chosen but asked to design an LP for another song. Successful applicants must deliver decorated albums to LP Shelby on or before June 12, 2014.

CRITERIA FOR LP SHELBY SELECTION

Each application and the materials submitted with it will be reviewed by the Selection Committee for artistic merit, creativity, durability in an outdoor setting and compliance with the criteria in this section. Each applicant will be required to submit a proposal for the design of his or her album with the application that includes a detailed drawing of the concept, using the template for the album provided. Each artist agrees that his or her proposed design will comply with the criteria and that if selected will deliver his or her album decorated as proposed.  Each successful applicant may decorate his or her album using any medium; however, the artist may not alter the shape or structure of the fiberglass album provided by LP Shelby. All proposed designs and the decorated albums based on the designs must be suitable in the sole discretion of the Selection Committee for public display and may not contain any material which in the discretion of the Selection Committee may be found to be offensive or inconsistent with the mission of LP Shelby.

ARTIST RECOGNITION/RESPONSIBILITY

Participating artists will receive (1) an honorarium of $75 in gift certificates for supplies, (2) credit on the album decorated by him or her and credit in media, all in the customary form and manner, and (3) each album will be publicly displayed for the duration of the LP Shelby Project.  Each participating artist will also be featured on the Don Gibson Theatre website and play a part in creating a one-of-a-kind piece of art seen by thousands of people who visit or live in Shelby.

Each participating artist shall at his or her expense complete the decorated album and deliver it to LP Shelby at its designated distribution point on or before June 12, 2014.  LP Shelby reserves the right to reject or require changes to any decorated album not created in compliance with the proposed design submitted and approved by the Selection Committee or the design criteria set forth above.

AUCTION

At the end of the exhibit, LP Shelby will sell the albums at an auction fundraiser at the Don Gibson Theatre. Each album will thereafter become the property of the successful bidder purchasing the album. Proceeds from the auction fundraiser will be donated to the Cleveland County Public Schools and the Don Gibson Theatre.

TIMELINE

March 7: Applications and Artist submissions due.

March 13-14: Artist selections made and Artists notified.

June 12: Decorated albums delivered to LP Shelby. Artist honorarium delivered given to artists.

June 23: Unveiling of albums at the Don Gibson Theatre.

June - October: Albums on display in Shelby.

Fall 2014: Albums sold at auction fundraiser at the Don Gibson Theatre.

November 2014: Donation of proceeds presented to School Arts Program and Don Gibson Theatre...

SUBMISSION CHECKLIST

Fill out the CaFE LP Shelby application form, including a brief artist statement of 500 words or less about the submission. 

A concept drawing of proposed design.

A resume and biography of up to 150 words.

Photos of work you have completed in the past three years.

APPLY

When your proposal is complete, please apply at www.callforentry.org under LP Shelby Project. All photos, template designs, and a personal photo should be uploaded to CaFE. Completed proposals should be photographed and uploaded to the call along with portfolio images. Artists may submit up to 10 digital images in jpeg form of their portfolio, including 1 jpeg of the proposed design for the LP Shelby project, Between 5 and 10 images must be submitted with each application. The first 100 submissions will be accepted so early applications are encouraged.  Only one application per applicant will be accepted.

If you have any questions, please contact us at lynntinsey@richlynmarketing.com. shearra@ccartscouncil.org  or Stan at gibsontheatreexec@yahoo.com. 

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria