A full-color catalog of the show will be available for purchase.
Juror:Holly Jerger
Holly Jerger is the exhibitions curator at Craft Contemporary (formerly Craft & Folk Art Museum) in Los Angeles, CA. Since 2015, she has organized or co-organized numerous exhibitions at Craft Contemporary, including Chapters: Book Arts in Southern California, Gronk's Theater of Paint, Betye Saar: Keepin' it Clean, and Melting Point: Movements in Contemporary Clay. Prior to her appointment as exhibitions curator, Jerger served as senior curator of public engagement (2005-2014), developing 90 programs annually. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ball State University, Indiana, and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she also taught. She has served on the boards of the Museum Educators of Southern California (MESC) and the Los Angeles Printmaking Society.
Exhibition Designer: Kelly Bennett
Kelly Bennett is the Chief Preparator at UC Berkley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, and the Principal and owner of Art Pro Net. Kelly brings her over 15 years of experience to designing the layout of and overseeing installation of the Craft Nouveau Exhibition. She holds a Master of Arts in Arts Management from SUNY and previously served as the Exhibitions Manager for the Asian Art Museum.
Important Dates
Deadline to enter - November 14th, 2019 Exhibition dates - January 3rd – March 7th, 2020 Notification - November 24th, 2019 Shipping deadline of work - December 28th, 2019 Hand deliver work - December 29th or 30th, 2019 Opening reception - January 18th, 2020 Closing reception - February 15th, 2020 Pick up unsold work - March 8th or 9th, 2020
Eligibility ● Open to artists everywhere!
● All artwork must be original and completed within the last two years
● Artwork cannot have been previously exhibited at Blue Line Arts
● All wall pieces must be ready to hang
● All artwork must be for sale
● Accepted artwork that differs significantly from the image in online submission will be disqualified ● No accepted entry may be withdrawn or sold outside of the exhibition prior to the closing date
● Blue Line Arts handles all sales transactions. The artist agrees that the price submitted in this application will be the price that the work will be sold for and may not change hereafter. Please note, the gallery sales commission is 50/50 for Non-members or 60% commission for current Artist Members.
Size limitations
o Art must be able to enter through the doors with a clearance of 94”h x 91”w o Ceilings in the gallery are 10 feet high
o Nothing over 60 lbs will be accepted
Shipping The artist is responsible to pay for all shipping and should have a prepaid label from FedEx or UPS (No US Mail) for the return of artwork. Please mark the outside of your box with your last name in bold letters also please use blue painters tape to wrap your artwork if you use bubble wrap.
Entry Fees
There is a non-refundable entry fee of $35 for one artwork, $40 for two artworks, $45 for three artworks, etc.. up to ten pieces.
All artists must apply through Call for Entry below.
You must be 18 years or older to apply.
Questions: If you have any questions about submissions, please contact Blue Line Arts staff during open hours at (916) 783-4117 or email gallery@bluelinearts.org
Legal AgreementCONSIGNMENT The Artist will consign to the Gallery the works described in the attached consignment list for
exhibition and sale, on the terms and condition set forth in this agreement. The works will be exhibited to the
public and to prospective buyers during ordinary business hours and may be exhibited by special appointment.
During the Consignment Term, beginning and ending, as shown above, the Gallery has the exclusive right to have
and sell the works consigned to the Gallery.
WEBSITE The Gallery may also exhibit the works and other works accepted for website consignment during the
Consignment Term and for any additional time as may be agreed, but is under no obligation to do so.
SALES PRICE Gallery will sell the consigned works at the price specified in the consignment list unless the Artist
authorizes a lower price, but the Gallery may rely upon verbal authorization from the Artist to sell at a lower
price. Artist authorizes Gallery to charge less than the agreed retail price, by giving a 10 percent discount to a
professional curator, designer or a regular patron of the Gallery.
COMMISSION The Gallery will be entitled to a commission on sales of works consigned to the Gallery when
the sale is agreed during the Consignment Term; on sales of works exhibited on the Gallery’s website when the
sale is agreed during the time the work is exhibited on the website; and to a commission on all sales of work,
whether or not it is consigned to the Gallery or exhibited on the Gallery’s website, for sales initiated by the
Gallery and agreed by the Artist during the Commission Term, beginning and ending as shown above. The
commission will be a percentage of the sales price, not including sales tax, as shown above.
PAYMENTS AND TRANSFER The Artist authorizes the Gallery to transfer possession of a work to a buyer
upon payment in full of the purchase price, or as may otherwise be agreed by the Gallery and the Artist. The
Gallery will credit to itself a portion of any payment for the sale of a work, full or partial, in proportion to its
commission, immediately upon receipt of the payment. At the end of a month in which full payment for a work has
been received, the Gallery will transfer the Artist’s share of the sales price to the Artist. In the event that the
Artist receives funds directly for a sale of a work for on which a commission is owed to the Gallery, the Artist
shall pay to the Gallery all funds received for the work to the Gallery until the Gallery’s full commission is paid, and
only then may retain any part of the payment price. The Artist grants the Gallery a lien against payments received
for a work on which a commissions owed, and any works sold by the Artist, to satisfy the Gallery’s commission.
The Artist understands that the Gallery does not maintain separate deposit accounts for the Artist’s funds and the
Gallery’s funds.
DELIVERY, PLACEMENT, REMOVAL The Artist will deliver to the Gallery and remove from the Gallery the
consigned works at the “beginning” and “ending” of the Consignment Term, during ordinary business hours, or as
otherwise may be agreed. The location and placement of the works, and the curatorial design of an exhibition will
be left to the sole discretion of the Gallery. With the assistance of the Gallery’s staff, and subject to the Gallery’s
right to determine location, placement, and curatorial design, the Artist will install consigned works priced greater
than $5,000.00 . The Artist agrees to pick up his/her artwork by the assigned pick up date or else he/she will be
charged a fee of $25 for every day the artwork remains in the gallery after the designated pick up date. After 30
days, the artwork will be considered property of Blue Line Arts.
LOSS OR DAMAGE The Artist is solely responsible for loss or damage to a work incurred in transportation,
delivery and removal of a work from the Gallery. Both the Artist and the Gallery will maintain insurance for loss or
damage to a work while in the Gallery, including loss or damage that may result before and during installation, and
during and after un-installation. The Artist’s insurance will be sufficient to cover the fair market value of the work.
Under no circumstances will the Gallery be responsible for damage or loss due to moisture, water, sunlight,
earthquakes, acts of God, or for damage or loss resulting from war or criminal attacks perpetrated by persons
who are not acting as agents of the Gallery. The maximum amount the Gallery may be liable is for the share the
Artist would have received if the work had sold during consignment at its fair market value, not to exceed $25,000
per occurrence, as established by prior sales of the Artist’s works.
DEFECTS WARRANTY The Artist warrants that the Consigned Art and other works of art subject to this
agreement are free of all defects in materials and workmanship, and when properly installed, shall cause no
unreasonable risk to persons or property. The Artist shall notify the Gallery in writing of any installation or safety
requirements with respect to each work of art subject to this agreement.
OWNERSHIP AND COPYRIGHT The Artist represents and warrants that the Artist solely created and
possesses unencumbered ownership of all consigned works and works to be exhibited on the Gallery’s website,
and has an unrestricted right to display and reproduce the works in print and other mediums. The Artist hereby
grants the Gallery a license to exhibit, display, and to reproduce images of the works for purposes of sale and
publicity in print and other every other medium for dissemination during the Term, and any additional time as may
be agreed. The Artist further grants the Gallery a right to reproduce the works in print publications for sale by the
Gallery to commemorate the exhibition and other exhibitions, at any time before or after the consignment. All
other rights are reserved to the Artist.
INDEMNIFICATION BY ARTIST Artist shall indemnify and hold the Gallery harmless from all claims,
damages and losses which arise from the actual or asserted breach by the Artist of the LOSS and DAMAGE,
DEFECTS WARRANTY, and OWNERSHIP and COPYRIGHT provisions, above.
INSPECTION OF RECORDS The Artist and the Gallery (or their authorized representatives) shall, upon
reasonable notice, have the mutual right to inspect financial records of the other party pertaining to any
transaction involving the Artist’s work.
IN THE EVENT OF DEATH In the event of the Artist’s death, the executor(s) of the Estate will be bound by
the terms of this contract.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the Artist and the Gallery
and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations, and agreements whether oral or written. This Agreement
may only be amended by written instrument signed by both parties.
GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California,
and all disputes shall be resolved by a court of competent jurisdiction in Placer County, California.
SHADOW SALE POLICY:
If the artwork is sold up to three months after it exhibited at Blue Line Arts and was sold as a direct result of the
buyer seeing the piece in that gallery exhibit, the artist must agree to take responsibility to pay Blue Line Arts the referral commission rate of 15% within a reasonable time after the sale.
