This call is for LOUISIANA ARTISTS ONLY

ART FLOW strives to promote professional artists from and throughout the State of Louisiana while providing an opportunity for the public to experience the best of local fine art, music, performing arts and culinary creation. Art Flow is a juried art exhibition where 2-D and 3-D art by Louisiana artists will be exhibited in venues across downtown Baton Rouge from March 8 – April 15, 2019 at participating local restaurants, museums, hotels, churches, government buildings, and businesses.  The public is invited and encouraged to view these works and vote for their favorite work of art from March 15 – April 5, 2019.  

The prizes for Art Flow are the following:

1st Place - $2,500 (Juried)

1st Place - $2,500 (Public)

2nd Place - $1,500

3rd Place - $500

Honorable Mentions - Non-monetary award to be determined by Jurors

Board Selected Award - Non-monetary award

The work will also be juried by a panel of national and regional art curators, and winners of the public and juried prizes will be announced at the Ebb & Flow Festival to be held in downtown Baton Rouge April 6 – 7, 2019.

ENTRIES:  3 submissions per entry, with the option of $10 per extra image for a maximum of 5 entries.  Each submission must be represented by at least 1 image.

SIZE AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS:  The maximum amount of wall space available for 2-D or 3-D artwork is 10 feet unless otherwise agreed upon by Art Flow. No artist is guaranteed the maximum space, regardless of the dimensions listed by the artist. Sculptural submissions will be considered on a case-by-case basis but generally need to be limited to works that are less than 50 pounds if the artist will not be present for installation. Two-dimensional work cannot weigh more than 30 pounds. No exceptions.

SALES:  Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge will take a 33% commission on all works sold. Artists must include this commission when determining their market value/selling price.  Proceeds from this commission go to Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge and Forum 35’s ART FLOW initiatives and help to ensure that ART FLOW remains free and open to the public with low cost to artist applicants.  The price submitted during application must be the price listed at the event.  No exceptions.

PREPARATION OF WORK:  All accepted entries must be ready for gallery installation.  Two-dimensional works must be framed or gallery wrapped and all work must be finished to museum quality.  All frames must have a hanging wire attached to the back. Three-dimensional work must be ready for gallery installation or if outdoor work, must be able to withstand inclement weather and change in temperature.  All pieces that require assembly will be accepted only if the artist is responsible for assembling the pieces personally or if the artist hires a qualified individual to assemble the pieces.  Pieces not ready for gallery installation and pieces that are not representative of submitted images are subject to rejection. 

SELECTION OF WORKS:  The pieces submitted will be presented blindly and independently to a jury consisting of non-committee members.  This pool may consist of both national and regional art professionals such as museum curators or recognized members of the art community who do not directly represent artists eligible to participate in the show.  Each submission will be ranked on a scale of 1- 7 by each juror and then cumulatively ranked based upon overall ranking by all jurors.  The number of pieces to hang in the show will then be determined by availability of space. 

DELIVERY OF WORK:  Accepted works must be installed by the artist or by a representative appointed by the artist between March 8th and 15th 2019. 

RETURN OF WORK:  Accepted works must be de-installed by the artist or by a representative appointed by the artist no later than 5 p.m. April 16, 2019.  A storage fee of $10 per day will be charged to the applicant for any art left after April 16, 2019, said sum payable prior to the return of the work. 

Have questions or need additional information?  Please email the Director of Visual Arts at the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, Kelsey Livingston, at klivingston@artsbr.org

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria