Application Closed
Images | Minimum:Min. 3, Maximum:Max. 6
Total Samples | Minimum:Min. 3, Maximum:Max. 6
Eligibility: Regional
State: Colorado
- Quality: The consideration of highest priority is the inherent artistic excellence of the art. All art must be an original creation by the artist.
- Timelessness: Each and every sculpture accepted into the Art on the Corner temporary exhibit shall be viewed as a possible long term acquisition and as such it should have relevance aesthetically to the community in future years and reflect enduring artistic quality.
- Permanence: Sculpture shall have structural and surface soundness, be resistant to theft, vandalism, and weathering, and require minimal maintenance. (This is an outdoor public art exhibit).
- Compatibility: Works of art should be compatible in style, scale, material, form, and content with the Downtown area and Grand Junction, and have a broad range of appeal to the general public.
- Public Safety: Works of art shall not create inordinate safety problems or liability problems for the general public, the Downtown Development Authority, or the City of Grand Junction.
APPLICATION PROCESS AND MATERIALS:
The Downtown Grand Junction Art on the Corner is using the online CaFE application and selection process. If you want to add more than one sculpture, you will have to create a second profile with a different username, upload the images and apply again completely. Unfortunately the Call for Entry was set to Jury by Artwork instead of Jury by Artist. We are unable to update this since we have received submissions. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Next year we will change the call to Jury by Artist. Each application must be submitted via the CaFE website at www.callforentry.org and must include the following:
- Sculpture information which includes: sculpture title, material, size, (height, width, depth), weight, special installation requirements, value of sculpture, selling price, and an artist's statement about the piece
- At least two images per piece taken from different angles
Deadline and Notification of Selection
The appplication and images must be submitted electronically by midnight (MST), Monday, August 5, 2019 to https://www.callforentry.org. Artists will be notified of selection the week of August 19th.
REQUIREMENTS:
- The Artist or representative is required to deliver their artwork and must be present for the installation scheduled on Saturday, October 5th, 2019, at 7:00 a.m. The artwork will be on display for twelve (12) months from the date of installation. Art on the Corner crews will be available on October 3, 2020 to help with the removal of your sculpture. If the sculpture needs to be removed before or after this date, the artist will need to get approval from the Art on the Corner and be able to remove it independently.
- All sculptures must be mounted and ready for display as specified by the mounting requirements (see below).
- The artist is responsible for all expenses associated with design, labor, materials, or contracted services required to complete the work, as well as transportation of the piece to the installation site and removal of the sculpture from the Art on the Corner exhibit.
- All artwork must be available for sale to the public. The artist agrees that AOTC will handle all sales and that AOTC will retain a 25% commission for any artwork purchases during the exhibit period or as a direct result of this exhibit.
- Artists that are accepted as finalists will be required to sign an Exhibit Contract and adhere to the terms therein.
COMPENSATION:
All artists who are accepted will receive a $1,000 honorarium. Two nights of lodging will also be provided for accepted artists for Friday, October 4th and Saturday, October 5th, 2019. An Artist's Welcome Reception will be held at the hotel the evening of Friday, October 4th, 2019.
AWARDS:
Awards will be presented in the afternoon on Saturday, October 5, 2019.
MOUNTING REQUIREMENTS:
Instructions for sculpture mounted/welded to pedestals
(Steel pedestal to be provided by AOTC)
- For sculptures less than six feet tall they must have a steel base plate attached with 1/4" steel pins or counter sunk machine screws. Minimum of (3) three per sculpture. Pins must be secured to sculpture with epoxy or automotove body filler
- 1/4" mild steel base at least 1/2" larger than the base of the sculpture for welding. Bottom of base plate must be flush to allow the base plate to be tack welded to the pedestal.
Instructions for free standing sculpture bolted to sidewalk
- Free standing sculpture (six feet or taller) mounted to either a pedestal or steel plate, which is provided by the Artist, will be bolted to sidewalk with 1/2" bolts
- Center of 5/8" hole must be a minimum of 1-1/2" from edge of pedestal or base plate to allow for access space
- Base of sculpture shall have a minimum (3) three 5/8" mounting holes evenly spaced for leveling and mounting to concrete
CURATOR:
The 2019 AOTC Exhibit will be curated by Don Meyers. Don was a member of the Art Faculty at Mesa State College from 1962 to 2002 and was the Chairman of the Art Department from 1975 to 1990. Don retired in 1990, however, he continued to teach 2-D and 3-D design, sculpture, and art history part-time for 12 years.
Don served on numerous regional art juries and several art committees. He was a member of the Western Colorado Center for the Arts Board of Directors and its Gallery Committee and organized workshops for teachers in School District 51. Awards include the Colorado Governor's Award for Excellence in Art and the Mesa State Distinguished Faculty Award.