Entry Fee (Off Center: An International Ceramic Competition): $35.00 Media Fee(Off Center: An International Ceramic Competition): $5.00
Work Sample Requirements Images |
Minimum:Min. 3,
Maximum:Max. 20
Total Samples |
Minimum:Min. 3,
Maximum:Max. 20
Call Type: Competitions Eligibility: International State: California
Since the first ceramics were created, like Venus of Dolní Věstonice, before 25,000 BCE and pottery vessels that were discovered in Jiangxi, China, which date back to 18,000 BCE, people have been fascinated with clay. Today, artists continue to astound us as they push the boundaries of our preconceived ideas of what ceramics represent. From playful pieces disguised as everyday objects, to finely detailed vessels, ceramics delights and surprises us in its evolution. Whether you work in a more traditional style, or prefer completely outlandish creations, we want to showcase your vision and techniques from around the world during this annual show.
Important Dates:
Exhibition Dates: May 21, 2021 - July 10th, 2021 Deadline to Enter: April 9th, 2021 Artist Notification: April 16th, 2021 Shipping deadline of work to Blue Line Arts: May 2nd, 2021 Hand deliver work to Blue Line Arts: May 16 & 17, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Opening Reception: June 19th, 2021, 5-8 p.m. Pick up unsold work from Blue Line Arts:
July 11 &12th, 10 a.m - 3 p.m
Cash Prizes
1st Place: $500 2nd Place: $300 3rd Place: $100
Juror Info:
Magdolene Dykstra is a second generation Egyptian-Canadian. After studying both biology and visual arts in undergraduate studies, she received her MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. Magdolene has participated in residencies at the Medalta Historic Clay District and the Watershed Center for Arts and Crafts. She has also spoken at NCECA conferences, most recently in a panel on "Disrupting the Canon" at the virtual NCECA 2021.
Magdolene has been awarded several grants from the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts, including Research and Creation Grants, Exhibition Assistance Grants, and Arts Abroad Grants.
Recent exhibitions include a site-specific installation at the Gardiner Museum (Toronto, ON). Upcoming exhibitions include a solo exhibition at the Jane Hartsook Gallery (New York, NY).
She is also the founder of SWAG, a group dedicated to supporting womxn artists in the Niagara region, where she is a passionate artist|educator, teaching at secondary and post-secondary levels.
Magdolene is currently serving as the Visiting Artist in Residence at Concordia University (2020/2021)
Eligibility:
Open to all artists 18 and older
Artwork cannot have been previously exhibited at Blue Line Arts
All artwork must be for sale
No accepted entry may be withdrawn or sold outside of the exhibition prior to the closing date
Accepted artwork that differs significantly from the image in the online submission will be disqualified
Blue Line Arts handles all sales transactions.
Non-member artists receive a 50% commission from all gallery sales
Members receive a 60% commission from all gallery sales
The artist is responsible to pay for all shipping and must include a prepaid label for return of artwork
FedEx or UPS ONLY
No USPS
Please use blue painters tape to secure wrapping and artwork duringshipping-- this ensures we will be able to reuse packing materials forreturn shipment
Two-dimensional artwork must be ready to hang
Wire must be installed
No sawtooth hangers
Application Requirements:
You must be 18 years or older to apply. Application fee is $35 per entry, for up to 3 images. For each additional image, is it $5.
Questions:
If you have questions about submissions, please contact Blue Line Arts staff during gallery hours at (916) 783-4117 or at gallery@bluelinearts.org
Legal AgreementLegal 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.
