Call Detail
100 Years of Freedom
Entry Deadline: 2/7/20
Application Closed

Entry Fee (100 Years of Freedom): $40.00
Work Sample Requirements
Images | Minimum:Min. 0, Maximum:Max. 3
Video | Minimum:Min. 0, Maximum:Max. 3
Total Samples | Minimum:Min. 1, Maximum:Max. 3
Call Type: Exhibitions
Eligibility: Local
State: California

Theme: To honor the centennial avviversary of Women's right to vote in the United States, Art Works Downtown seeks artwork for the exhibition 100 Years of Freedom. Submissions should celebrate, be inspired by, question, or relate to the concept of freedom. As an artist, how can you contribute to this dialogue? 

Juror: Christine Koppes, Curator and Director of Public Programs, The San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art; www.sjica.org


Requirements (abrieviated):

  • San Francisco Bay Area artists only. Applicants must live within 100 miles of San Rafael California. NO REFUNDS will be given to applicants from outside this geographic requirement.
  • Open to all visual arts media. Video must include player, monitor, earphones etc.; projections are prohibited. Video set-up must be tested before delivery.
  • Open to all visual arts concepts. Please note this is not an exhibition of historical artifacts.
  • Size limit: artwork must not exceed 72" by any dimension, including frame and all materials.
  • Original artwork only. No reproductions. Editions are acceptable.
  • Submissions must not have previously exhibited in the AWD 1337 Gallery. 

Exhibition Calendar:

  • FebruaryMarch 6–April 16, 2020: Exhibition Dates
  • Fri, February 7, 1pm: Entries due via CallForEntry.orgNote: Technically you have until 11:59pm Mountain time. We can only help with applications until 4pm on Thursday, Feb. 6th. Applications cannot be added after the call closes.
  • Fri, February 14 or Sat, Feb. 15: Notification by email. Note: you will receive separate emails for “invited” and “not-invited” submissions. Accepted entries have two weeks before delivery.
  • Sat, February 29, 1pm­–4pm: Deliver accepted entries.
  • Fri, March 13 and April 10, 5–8pm: Reception and 2nd Friday Art Walk
  • Sat, April 18, 10am–2pm: Pick up unsold artwork

Entry Fee: $40 for a maximum of 3 entries. Discount provided to AWD Artist Members. 

Online Entry:
Apply through Callforentry.org only. First create a free profile then upload images to your portfolio. Second, review the CaFE HELP page to learn about how their process works. Then apply to this call. First time users: make sure to apply your images to this call (the portfolio upload will not apply your images to this call). If you have trouble sizing your image(s), use the links provided below. If you need assistance, refer to the CaFE Help page and/or contact CaFE. If you still need help after using those resources, you may contact AWD to schedule an appointment with our staff prior to the due date (not on the due date).
3D/sculptural entries: since you can only submit one image per entry, we suggest submitting one image with two views of the same piece.
Free online image software: pixlr.com/editor; online-image-editor.co
Make sure you are using the most updated internet browser. Check the CaFE Help page or use this link: browsehappy.com.


Delivery of Accepted Work:
Work(s) must be hand delivered to Art Works Downtown 1337 Fourth St., San Rafael between the hours of 1pm through 4pm. All work must be ready for installation. Artist name and title of artwork must be labelled on back. Wall hung work must be securely wired. If your artwork requires an unusual installation process, include clear and thorough typed directions and be prepared to help install your artwork during the following week if the Gallery Designer needs your help. No substitutes will be accepted for works approved by the juror. Please also deliver an artist statement and resume for the artist binder. We do not print these materials for you. The artist must sign a consignment contract upon delivery. If a representative of the artist delivers, the artist must call ahead to give the representative’s name.

Pick Up:
Pick up unsold work between 10am and 2pm. Artists who do not retrieve their work will be charged a storage fee of $3.00 per day. Works remaining after 30 days will become property of Art Works Downtown. 

Sales:
Art Works Downtown (AWD) accepts a 40% donation upon sale. AWD processes sales as follows. All checks and credit card sales will be made to Art Works Downtown. AWD then reports the sales tax and passes the net sale to the artist. The artist is responsible for donating 40% of the net sale total to AWD. It is not the artist’s responsibility to report sales tax. All sold artworks will remain in the gallery until the exhibition ends. Buyers can pick up the work on, or after, the last exhibition day. Sales will be paid to artists at the end of the exhibition within two weeks.

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria