Theme of Exhibition:

"Straddling the Line: Between Abstraction and Representation"

The Waiting Room Gallery invites artists to submit artwork to 'Straddling the Line,’ a juried exhibition which will run from 10/16/21-11/20/21. Best In Show will be rewarded with a solo show at The Waiting Room Gallery in 2022.  

We are looking for two-dimensional artwork in any medium that "straddles the line" between representation and abstraction, revealing how an artist’s abstract forms may subtly suggest recognizable forms, or, alternatively, how ordinary objects often serve as a point of departure for an artist’s abstract vision.  Examples for reference include: 

Pablo Picasso: "The Weeping Woman," , "Still Life With a Bottle of Rum
Cecily Brown: "High Society," , "Teenage Wildlife"
Amy Sillman: "Split 2," , "XL 33"
Elizabeth Murray: "Do the Dance," , " Cup in the Door"
Willem De Kooning: "Woman and Bicycle," , "Woman II"


Submission Criteria:

 Entries will only be accepted through the CaFE online system.
 Artwork must be of original design and personal execution, completed within the last three years.
 Artwork must be two-dimensional.  Acceptable mediums: drawing, painting, collage, and mixed-media.  
 Artists may submit up to twelve individual pieces of work with a maximum of 12 images in total. Entry fee covers 3 images, $5 for each additional image up to 12. All fees are nonrefundable.
 The maximum size for two-dimensional work is 60 X 60 inches (including frame). 
 Works submitted must be ready for installation upon arrival at The Waiting Room Gallery. All artwork must be wired and ready to hang. Any works submitted or delivered that are not deemed ready for installation will not be hung. 
 Any wall hanging artwork must weigh less than 35 pounds.
 Artist is responsible for any and all insurance covering their artwork while on display in the gallery.


Awards:
 Best in Show will be rewarded a solo exhibition at The Waiting Room Gallery in the spring of 2022.  

Commision
Work must be available for sale. The Waiting Room Gallery will retain a 30% commission on sales.

How to Apply
• Entries will only be accepted through the CaFE online system.
• The deadline for entries is 09/24/21 at midnight.
• The entry fee is $35 for 3 artworks, and $5 for each additional work up to 12.
• Submissions must include the following:
        • Artist’s full name
        • Contact information including:
        • mailing address
        • telephone number
        • e-mail address
        • website and/or Instagram account
        • Title of piece
        • Medium & Substrate
        • Dimensions (height X width)
        • Year Completed
        • Price
        • Artist statement
        • CV


The Waiting Room Gallery reserves the right to images of artwork in the exhibition for promotional and sales use.

Gallery:

The Waiting Room Gallery is an alternative art space located inside the office building at 3258 Larimer Street on the 2nd and 3rd floor.  We are open for viewings by appointment or the business hours 9-5pm Monday through Friday.  

Juror:
Brent Birnbaum

About the Juror:
Brent Birnbaum is an artist and curator. He has been showing his artwork around the world for 16 years. Two catalogs have been published on his work and a third is on the way, coinciding with a new solo exhibition in 2022 in Metz, France. You can see his work here: www.brentbirnbaum.com  Birnbaum also co-founded a gallery in Queens, NY which ran for three seasons to much critical acclaim. Topless received several articles in The New York Times and "best of" in Artforum in 2015. More information is here: www.rockawaytopless.com
Opening this summer, his latest gallery project is in upstate New York where Brent has partnered with a regional museum to open a 2000 square foot contemporary wing. Check it out here: www.walterelwoodcontemporary.com
Brent received a BFA from the University of North Texas in 2001 and his MFA from the School of Visual Arts in 2006.

Delivery of Work:
• Artwork may be shipped to the following address:
 Dan Drossman (The Waiting Room Gallery)
2461 Champa Street #2
Denver, CO 80205
• Shipped artwork must arrive at the above address on or before October 11th, 2021. Late artwork will not be hung & returned immediately. Please plan accordingly.
• Artists are responsible for round-trip shipping charges and shipping insurance.
• All shipments must include a prepaid return-shipping label and be shipped in a container appropriate for re-use in return shipping. No packing peanuts.
• For hand delivery of artwork, you must contact by email (thewaitingroomdenver@gmail.com) to schedule a day/time prior to or on October 11th, 2021.  
• No late deliveries will be accepted.

Pick-up of Work:
• All unsold artwork can be picked up from The Waiting Room Gallery between November 21-November 25, 2021.  Artists must contact by email (thewaitingroomdenver@gmail.com) to schedule pick-up.
• Any work left at The Waiting Room Gallery 5 days after the close of the exhibition will be subject to a $10 per day storage fee.
• Any work left at The Waiting Room Gallery for more than two weeks after the close of the exhibition will be considered abandoned and will be subject to sale or disposal without notification.

 

Application Requirements

• Entries will only be accepted through the CaFE online system.
• The deadline for entries is 09/24/21 at midnight.
• The entry fee is $35 for 3 artworks, and $5 for each additional work up to 12.
• Submissions must include the following:
        • Artist’s full name
        • Contact information including:
        • mailing address
        • telephone number
        • e-mail address
        • website and/or Instagram account
        • Title of piece
        • Medium & Substrate
        • Dimensions (height X width)
        • Year Completed
        • Price
        • Artist statement
        • CV


The Waiting Room Gallery reserves the right to images of artwork in the exhibition for promotional and sales use.
 

Eligibility Criteria

All artists residing in The United States