Western National Juried Exhibition             ***$1000.00 First Prize***

We once heard an old farmer say:  "If it ain't got a horse, a cowboy or an indian, it ain't art!  But we'll widen that sentiment, and celebrate the spirit of the West, of 2D media, in the full range from traditional narrative images, to animal wildlife, still life, and landscape, that has a relationship to western associations.  Even that "dang Mod Durn art!"

Dallas Metro Arts Contemporary
1412 14th St
Plano, TX  75074

Entry Fee:  $30 minimum 2 entries, $5 per each additional entry up to a 5 entry maximum. 

Exhibition: Saturday Aug 1 to Saturday Aug 29, 2020.
Reception and Awards: Closing Reception Saturday Aug 29, 6:00-9:00pm.

Prizes:

      First Prize: $1,000
      Director’s Choice Award: TBA
      Visitor's Choice: TBA

Juror: 

Ann Zembala has been the Director of the Pearce Museum at Navarro College, Corsicana TX since 2015.  The Pearce Museum houses the 240 works (and growing!)  of the Western Art collection, along with collections of civil war correspondence and one of the nation’s most thorough collections of prehistoric hunting tools and arrowheads.

Prior, Ann was the founding Deputy Director of the Baltimore Museum of Industry, overseeing exhibits and grants for 21 years.  She said she developed a love for fine arts (and Joseph Turner) while interning at both the British Museum in London, and the Smithsonian in Washington DC.   However, she notes that she now prefers Western Art as a genre, as it encompasses a wide range of styles from realism, to Impressionism to Modernism, and can range from historical narrative to landscape and wildlife.

Important Dates:   
 June 1 to July 12, 2020: Submissions begin on CaFÉ
July 12, 2020: Deadline for submissions on CaFÉ
July 19, 2020: Notification on CaFÉ and DMAContemporary.com
July 19-July 31, 2020: Shipping of accepted works; hand delivery by appointment
Aug 1 to Aug 29, 2020: Duration of exhibition
Aug 29, 2020:  Closing Reception & Awards 6:00-9:00pm at DMAContemporary
Aug 29 to Sept 5, 2020: Hand pick-up by prior appointment, hours of 10am-6m
Aug 29 to Sept 5, 2020:  Shipping of works with pre-paid shipping label

Eligibility: National artists 18 years or older. Original works accepted of any 2D media, media, executed during the past three years and never previously exhibited at the DMAContemporary, including (but not limited to) drawing, painting, watermedia, photography, printmaking, collage and assemblage art, and computer art.  (No giclee prints of artworks made in another media).  Unique installation or assembled works are accepted at the discretion of the Director and the acknowledgement of liability in shipping, handling. set-up by the Director and public display physical risks)

Entry Fee: The initial entry fee of $30 covers  minimum 2 works, and a $5 entry fee will be added for each additional work up to a total of 5. Visa,Mastercard, will be accepted through the CaFÉ website.

Submission: DMAContemporary will only accept submissions through CaFÉ before the submission deadline of July 12, 2020. CaFÉ is an online application and jury management system for calls for entry. Visit www.callforentry.org and click on “How to Apply” and follow the three-step process to submit.

Guidelines for Artwork:

· Up to Five works per artist may be submitted..
· The juror may accept multiple works by the same artist
· All two-dimensional work must be framed and/or ready for installation with hanging hardware, wire, or d-rings already installed on work.  (Unless prior agreement with Director and Artist allows alternative displays).  Size limit: The entire work must not exceed 48 inches in width, or 72 inches height. The work cannot exceed 75 pounds. Pieces without hanging hardware or appropriate display means will not be included in the exhibition.
· No installations or video are accepted at this exhibition, but diptychs or triptychs are at the discretion of the Juror and the Director. All work requiring assembly or any work with a complex installation procedure must be accompanied by a detailed set of installation instructions with reference photos from previous installations. Verbal instructions will not suffice.

Anything of question should be cleared by the Studio/Gallery Director, by contacting Jerry Smith, 214-938-3362 or profjesmith@gmail.com.

Selected Works: Selected works must be delivered ready to hang/display. Artworks considered unsuitable for hanging/presentation will be refused. The Director reserves the right to refuse an artwork that is misrepresented through documentation or is not the piece selected by the juror. 

Shipped Artwork: The deadline for receipt of shipped artwork is July 31, 2020. If work is not at the DMAContemporary by July 31, 2020, we reserve the right to not include it in the exhibition.

Any artwork being shipped must include return postage/shipping label for FedEx or UPS, --unless alternative arrangements have been made with the Director prior to the exhibition.  In the case of inadequate or nonexistent return postage, works will be considered abandoned property and disposed of as the DMAContemporary sees fit. All artwork should be packaged in a manner that will allow for the materials to be re-used for return shipping. Otherwise please include materials for return packaging. Please do not ship artwork with packing peanuts.  Re-usable mirror/tv packing boxes (available at UPS/FedEx) are encouraged, ¾ inch insulation foam sheets (available at Lowes/Home Depot) are an excellent means of protecting frame/glass works, especially in 4-inch thick packing boxes.

Liability: The DMAContemporary will not be responsible for any damage whatsoever, before, during, or after the exhibition. No works will be released without proper identification. Any work not picked up by the dates noted above will become property of the DMAContemporary and will be considered abandoned property and disposed of as the NBMAA sees fit.

Sales: The DMAContemporary will not serve as a third party for sales; we will instead provide artist contact information to any individuals inquiring about purchases, and purchases will be completed by both parties. The artist MUST provide documentation authorizing a purchaser the ability to pick up artwork which is sold, if the purchaser wishes to pick up work at the exhibition closing.

Information:
·For more information, please visit www.DMAContemporary.com.

·For questions regarding artwork guidelines, artwork shipping and/or pick-up, or other art exhibition related questions, contact Jerry Smith, at profjesmith@dmacontemporary.com
or profjesmith@gmail.com or through Contact: at www.DMAContemporary.com..
·For website help, please refer to www.callforentry.org and click on “CaFÉ help.

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria