Habitat California: Flora & Fauna
February 8 – April 18, 2020
Traditional and Digital Media Juried Exhibition
Palos Verdes Art Center  (pvartcenter.org)
Juror: Tulsa Kinney, Editor of Artillery (artillerymag.com)

 This invitational and juried all-media exhibition focuses on the plants and wildlife of California in the shifting ecosystems they inhabit. Entry is not restricted to California-based artists. Traditional media including painting en plein air is welcome, as well as sculpture, photography, video, and new media including VR (virtual reality), AR (augmented reality), and internet-based art.

Welcome areas of inquiry include, but are not limited to:
* Continuing the California Landscape and California Impressionist traditions.
* The intersections of urban, suburban, and wildlife habitats.
* The effects of climate change on wildlife and botanical habitat and species or their ecosystems.
* Explorations in new media featuring California flora and fauna.

 Contemporary juried-in works will be accompanied by works by select invited artists, as well as historic pieces by noted California painters.

 Juror: Tulsa Kinney is the editor and co-founder of Artillery, a contemporary art magazine based in Los Angeles established in 2006. She received her MFA at USC in 1988 and has been in numerous solo and group art exhibitions for over two decades. At that time she was teaching digital imaging at various Southern California colleges along with her graphic design career at the LA Weekly. Tulsa started writing about 20 years ago and her articles have been published in the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly. She continues to write about art and stay deeply immersed in the contemporary art world.

Application Deadline: December 31, 2019
Jury Dates: January 2 – 7, 2020
Artist Notification: January 8, 2020

Calendar:

Online Submission Dates via CaFE:  November 1-December 31, 2019.
Juror Deliberations January 2 - 7, 2020.
Juror’s selections announced via CaFE email on January 8, 2020.

Take-in of Selected Works:  Deliver to Palos Verdes Art Center by January 22, 2020. Shipped art must be accompanied by a prepaid return-shipping label.

Opening Reception: February 8, 2020   6:00 to 9:00 pm.
Close of Show and pick up of art: April 20 - 22, 2020.

 On-Line Submission Procedure:

• Go to wwwcallforentry.org
• Create a CaFE profile.
• Follow step-by-step instructions in CaFE for creating a profile. Please be sure to identify your media and substrate, i.e. oil on canvas, digital print on Arches paper, etc.
• Apply to call,. You may submit up to 3 pieces of art once your profile in CaFE is complete.
• 2-Dimensional and 3D artists may submit 3 jpegs, one for each piece of art entered.
• Video, VR, and AR artworks may be represented by an MP4 in addition to a jpeg.
• VR may be submitted via URL in Oculus or Android apps.
• AR may be submitted via URL in Android and Apple app.
• All work must be original to the artist and the source material must be original to the artist or from a permitted source.

For assistance with CaFE submission, call CaFE support at 1-303-629-1166. 

• Requirement for Entry: Artworks must focus on California wildlife or plants in their habitat. Artists are not restricted to being California residents.

Selection Process:

• Juror selections will be announced by CaFE via email by January 8, 2020. If you haven’t heard from CaFE by January 9, 2020, check your spam and trash. You can also go to your CaFE portfolio and check there.

Media: All media is eligible.

Fees:

*An artist may submit up to 3 pieces for $40.

         Palos Verdes Art Center

         5504 W. Crestridge Road

         Rancho Palos Verdes, Ca. 90275

        Attn: Eliza Rosado

*PVAC will take a 30% commission on all sales of exhibited artwork. 

*PVAC is not responsible for lost, stolen or misdirected entries.

Close of Show Pick Up:  April 19-20, 2020.

Insurance:  Coverage applies only to the duration of the exhibition. PVAC carries no earthquake insurance. Artwork must remain in the exhibition through April 18, 2020.

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria