ABOUT: Five Points Center for the Visual Arts, one of Connecticut’s premiere contemporary arts organizations, announces the Five Points Annex 2019 Small Works Juried Exhibition.

 Exhibition Dates: Friday, February 1 – Saturday, February 23, 2019

Reception & Award: Friday, February 1, 2019 - 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Location: Five Points Annex Gallery, 17 Water Street Torrington, CT 06790

Award:  2020 Solo Exhibition in Five Points Gallery, 33 Main Street, Torrington, CT 06790

Juror: Brigid Kennedy has been exhibiting her sculpture and drawings nationally and internationally since the late 1970's. A native of Buffalo, NY, Ms. Kennedy moved to Central Connecticut from New York City in 1989. She has lived and worked in South America, Europe and Canada, exhibiting unique, site-specific sculptures. As an artist/ educator she has received numerous awards including an Individual Artist Fellowship Grant from the Greater Hartford Arts Council, a Fulbright Scholar Lecture/Research Award to Chile, a State of Connecticut Commission on the Arts Artists Project Grant, a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award, and numerous National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Grants. Her work is in numerous museum and private collections.

DATES:  

• OCTOBER 22, 2018 -   Submissions begin on CaFE
• DECEMBER 22, 2018, 11:59 p.m. - Deadline for submissions on CaFE   
• JANUARY 9, 2019  - Notification January 9, 2019 on CaFE and at www.fivepointsgallery.org
• JANUARY 23, 2019 -  Deadline for receiving shipped artwork
• JANUARY 24 – 27, 2019  - Accepted works due at Five Points  1:00 – 5:00 p.m.        
• FEBRUARY 1, 2019 - Opening Reception, 6 -8:30 p.m. Award Presentation 7:00 p.m.
• FEBRUARY 23, 2019  - Exhibition Closes at 5:00 p.m.
• FEBRUARY 24, 2019  - Pick-up of all work 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• FEBRUARY 28, 2019 - All works with pre-paid shipping sent back to artists.

ELIGIBILITY: Emerging and established artists 18 years or older may apply. Original works in 2-D and 3-D, not previously exhibited in Five Points.

ENTRY FEE: A $35.00 entry fee will be charged for up to three works. VISA, Discover, MasterCard or American Express will be accepted through the CaFE website.

SUBMISSIONS: Five Points will only accept submissions through CaFE. CaFE is an online application and jury management system for calls for entry. Visit www.callforentry.org and click on HOW TO APPLY and follow the 3 – step process to submit. Entries submitted via email or by direct mail will not be considered

GUIDELINES:                  

• Up to three works per artist may be submitted.
• Work requiring assembly or a complex installation procedure must be accompanied by detailed written instructions with reference photos. 
• Work must be ready for installation.
• All artwork must be for sale and cannot be removed during the exhibition.
• The gallery commission on sales is 50%.

SELECTED ARTWORK:

• Selected works must be delivered ready to hang/install.
• Artwork misrepresented or considered unsuitable for presentation will be refused.

DELIVERY AND SHIPPED ARTWORK:

• Deadlines for delivered and shipped works are firm.
• Delivery of accepted pieces will only be received during the stated days/hours.
• All work should be labeled with the artist’s name, telephone number, title of work, date,  medium and dimensions.
• All work must be packaged in a manner that allows the materials to be re-used for return.
• Any work not picked up on the stated date cannot be stored and will be disposed of as deemed appropriate by the gallery.
• In the case of inadequate or nonexistent return postage, works cannot be stored and will be disposed of as deemed appropriate by the gallery.
• Shipped works must be accompanied by a prepaid, return shipment label.

AGREEMENT: Five Points reserves the right to photograph an accepted work for publication and publicity purposes.

Five Points Gallery, 33 Main Street, Torrington, CT 06790, fivepointsgallery.org,  860-618-7222

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria