Your Place at the Table II offers an opportunity for artists - national, regional and local, to engage the audience in conversations on identity, representation, validation and history. Consider this question: When presented with the opportunity, how would you show up to your place at the table? In simpler terms, this is an open call.

Your Place at the Table is open to any living artist, however we do ask whether or not you identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), Hispanic, Latinx, or LGBTQIA. Not identifying as such will not disqualify you from selection for the show. Art will be juried on artistic merit but we seek to provide equity to underrepresented individuals.

311 Gallery is a Black Woman-Owned Business. If you decide to send us a nasty, unprofessional, and or threatening email you are agreeing to have the email become a part of the exhibit and shared publicly. 

This visual art exhibition will be held at 311 Gallery in Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina during the month of November, 2021. This is not a digital exhibition, work accepted will need to be shipped/hand delivered to the gallery.

Details

- Entries must be received by 11:59 pm CST on September 30, 2021.

- Entries must not exceed 48 inches in any dimension to be exhibited.

- Juried with JPEGs.

- Four  entries per artist. 

- Open to all 2D, 3D, and video media

- If accepted, 2D artworks must hang by wire. 3D works must be able to stand with no or minimal assistance.

- If accepted, artists will be notified of delivery dates and information after the call has been closed.

- If works are accepted, works must be received by the Gallery no later than October 29, 2021. See further in this call for delivery information.

Entry Fee: $20 for three pieces. All entry fees are non-refundable and go toward making 311 a sustainable business. 

Accessibility

At 311 we strive to make our space completely accessible,and this includes the submission process. We encourage anyone to enter our open call exhibitions. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition please email us for assistance.

Shipping Artwork

Ship artwork using a sturdy, reusable packing materials clearly labeled with your name and telephone number. Do not include return postage in case the artwork sells during the run of the exhibition. Following the exhibition each artist who shipped their work should generate a FedEx/UPS label or USPS postage and email it to exhibit@311artgallery.com so the piece may be returned. Do not use styrofoam packing peanuts.

If you live within driving distance of the  gallery, we encourage you to  deliver your work by hand. If accepted, artists will be notified of delivery dates and information after the call has been closed.

Ship To:

311 Gallery

311 W. Martin Street

Raleigh, NC 27601

Sales

311 Gallery will retain a commission of 40% for all work sold during the exhibit (after processing fees). All works that are purchasable should be so. Works that can not be purchased (i.e. video) may be listed as not for sale (NFS). Commission checks for purchased works are mailed to artist one month after sale.

Liability

All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. 311 Gallery is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery. 311 Gallery reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values or that is deemed unstable. By entering into this show, the artist agrees to abide by all rules and regulations as set by exhibition guidelines.

Questions? Email Us! exhibit@311artgallery.com 

Application Requirements

To submit images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files:

All files should be named like so: 01_LASTNAME_ARTWORKTITLE.jpg, 02_LASTNAME_ARTWORKTITLE.jpg.

Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px at their widest dimension, not to exceed 4MB per image. 

For 2D Work: Artists may submit one JPEG per entry. Images should be cropped to only show the artwork and nothing else. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.

For 3D Work: 3D artists may submit three JPEGS (one full shot and up to two details) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.

For Video Work: Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2 minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or url addresses to online sharing formats like hulu, vimeo, youtube, or dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be submitted as Quicktime files whose width is no larger than 720px and file size is no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Video pieces will only be accepted for exhibition if they are captioned, either with open captioning that is integrated into the video, or closed captioning that can be turned on when needed. [Read info about captioning videos on Youtube, with iMovie, or Quicktime.] Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slideshows for the purpose of showing 2D or 3D works. 

Eligibility Criteria

Your Place at the Table II is open to any living artist. A maximum of 3 works of any 2D or 3Dmedium, per artist may be submitted.  Work must be original and completed in the last 3 years. No copies, mechanical reproductions, molds or kit work will be accepted. 311 Gallery reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be either hand delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container.