Luminosity

Online Exhibition Only 

The theme of B Extraordinaire’s online, juried exhibit is luminosity.  B Extraordinaire Gallery invites you to create 2-D works that glow from within and shine bright. Luminosity is the state of emitting or reflecting bright light, most often light that comes from within, light that makes its source/subject visually distinct and clear like dappled light in the forest, sparks of light in a night sky, sunlight simmering on the water, or light reflecting on a face. Let the intensity, purity, and vibrations of light strike a chord on the body and the mind. Immerse us with light.

The online exhibition will run from October 1- November 30, 2021. 

DEADLINE for Submission is September 3, 2021.

ELIGIBILITY
All artists 18 years and older are eligible to enter. The call is open to national artists. Work must be 2-D original art completed within the past 3 years, not copied from published photos or the work of other artists.

JURORS

Serving as co-Jurors for this exhibition are Carol Ferring Shepley and Virginia Becker.

Carol Ferring Shepley is the author of seven books.  She is a retired professor of art history and a former art critic for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Virginia Becker earned her Masters’ degree in Art History from American University and has worked at Christie’s, Guarisco Gallery in Washington, DC, and the National Gallery of Art.  She co-owns Terra Innovations which specializes in high-end home design.

Selected entries will be notified by September 22, 2021.

Jurors will award cash prizes of $150 for Best of Show, $75 Second Place, and $50 Third Place, as well as an official award certificate for achievement.

THE JURYING PROCESS

• The Jurors will not view any artworks until after the entry deadline of September 3, 2021.
• Exhibit Jurors will be presented with all entrants' artworks in an anonymous, digital-image presentation, and the only information provided to them will pertain to the artwork.  This information includes artwork title, year, media, dimensions, artist's statement.
• The jurors make their selections for the final exhibit.
• Jurors have the right to reject art that includes pornography, violence, and hate speech.
• Entering artists may not contact the Jurors about this show. Artists who disobey this rule will forfeit their entry and entry fee to our show.

ENTRY FEE
Each artist may submit up to three artworks for the entry fee of $30. B Extraordinaire members' entry fee is $10. Entry fees are not refundable.
Maximum of 3 artwork and 1 submission per artist.

ENTRY SPECIFICATIONS
The exhibition is online-only.  Images only.
Images submitted must adhere to CaFÉ submission requirements. The image size must be 1,200 pixels or greater on the longest side. The maximum file size is 5 MB.  
Application questions, contact: bextraordinaire@gmail.com
Accepted artwork will be downloaded from the CaFÉ portal or B Extraordinaire Gallery may request a higher resolution image if deemed necessary.

SALES AND SHIPPING

B Extraordinaire Gallery will receive a 10% commission for the sale of artwork.  

All sold works remain in the exhibit until it ends. It is the artist’s responsibility to deliver or ship sold artwork to the buyer after the show closes. B Extraordinaire will provide the buyer’s contact information to Artist. Artist is to handle all shipping responsibilities on sold works with ALL related shipping costs.

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria