Collage Artists of America OPEN EXHIBIT
“WHAT LIES BENEATH”
A VIRTUAL ON-LINE JURIED SHOW
November 1 – December 31 2024
JUROR and SELECTION OF AWARDS ~ KIM ABELES
Kim Abeles is an artist whose artworks explore biography, geography, feminism, and the environment. Her work speaks to society, science literacy, and civic engagement, creating projects with the California Science Center, health clinics and mental health departments, and the National Park Service. In 1987, she innovated a method to create images from the smog in the air, and Smog Collectors brought her work to national and international attention. Her piece Valises for Camp Ground: Arts, Corrections, and Fire Management in the Santa Monica Mountains was made in collaboration with Camp 13, a group of female prison inmates stationed in the Santa Monica Mountains who fight wildfires. Her public art includes Citizen Seeds along the Park to Playa Trail, and Walk a Mile in My Shoes, based on the shoes of Civil Rights marchers and local activists. Abeles is a Guggenheim Fellow and her work is in the collections of MOCA, LACMA, Berkeley Art Museum, Brooklyn Museum, and California African American Museum.
AWARDS = $1100
First Place $500, Second Place $300, Third Place $200,
Carolann Watterson Award $100
Plus four Honorary Mentions
IMPORTANT DATES:
CALL FOR ENTRIES OPENS: Thursday, August 1, 2024
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 11:59 PDT
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: Saturday, October 12, 2024
RECEPTION AND AWARDS: TBD
Zoom link will be posted in your acceptance letter and also sent by email
ENTRIES MUST QUALIFY AS FOLLOWS:
COLLAGE: Flat or very low relief.
MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE: Moderate relief and/or different techniques and materials.
ASSEMBLAGE: Highly dimensional, multiple three-dimensional elements, and/or freestanding.
DIGITAL COLLAGE: Combination of multiple images. Digital manipulation of single image does not qualify.
THEME: WHAT LIES BENEATH
What’s behind your art? Certainly, the surface is the first thing the viewer sees. Nevertheless, behind all that is the path you traveled to reach your final manifestation of expression. Perhaps you used many layers of materials or ideas or even both. The theme is meant to be a creativity starter and interpretation is up to you.
RULES OF ENTRY: Please read carefully!
ELIGIBILITY
· Two- or three-dimensional collage, mixed-media collage, assemblage and digital collage accepted. Any size is acceptable as this is a virtual online show.
· As an OPEN exhibit, CAA members and non-members may enter a maximum of four works.
· Work shown at any prior juried CAA exhibit is not allowed.
· Works done in an instructor directed, step-by-step class or workshop are ineligible. Entries must be original and of the artist’s own execution. No artificially generated artwork is eligible-no AI.
· Once artwork is accepted the artist may not withdraw it nor change the price. No substitutions of accepted works will be allowed. No artwork may be removed from the virtual exhibit prior to closing of exhibit, including sold artwork.
ENTRY FEES
Members: $30 for one, $5 each for up to 3 additional entries - Total 4 entries max.
Non-Members: $40 for one, $5 each for up to 3 additional entries - Total 4 entries max.
You may join CAA ($55) to qualify for the Members entry fee amount. https://collageartists.org/Member-Application
SUBMIT ENTRIES to Online Juried Shows www.onlinejuriedshows.com
Log in on this page and click Enter This Show to begin your submissions.
Payment is made through Online Juried Shows via credit card or PayPal. Fees are non-refundable.
There is no guarantee of acceptance into the show.
Note: try to enter early, as last day entries may cause errors due to overloading the site.
FORMAT FOR DIGITAL IMAGES (JPGS) AND HOW TO SEND THEM
All entries must be submitted in a digital JPEG format, under 4 mb and in sRGB colorspace.
Take photo of art with a digital camera and crop out background, or if that is not possible, use a black background without a mat and not through glass. Image quality is critical! Poor photography and presentation will affect acceptance by the juror. The digital image must represent the artwork. Directions for submitting work to Online Juried Shows is clearly described on the website in several topics listed on the sidebar of the main page: http://www.onlinejuriedshows.com/HowToEnter.aspx
For best results, images should be at least 1920 pixels on the longest side @ 72 dpi.
For help with your submissions, contact onlinejuriedshows@gmail.com or 888-666-1351
ACCEPTED ART
This will be a Virtual show. Do Not Send In Your Artwork. All accepted entries and winners will be displayed as an on-line exhibit on the SFVACC/SCORE website, https://sfvacc.org and on the Online Juried Shows website’s “Published Shows”.
REPRODUCTION OF ARTWORK IMAGES
By entering this exhibit, artist agrees that any accepted artwork may be reproduced for advertising, marketing, and promotional purposes for this exhibit or future exhibits without consent of or notification to the Artist or the Artist’s agent.
RELEASE OF LIABILITY: The artists indemnify CAA for any copyright violations in their work. Insurance for sold artwork entered in this exhibit is each individual artist’s responsibility.
SALES
All sales will be handled by the individual Artist. Any and all sales tax will be the responsibility of the Artist. No commission will be taken by the Collage Artists of America. All sales are final.
If a sale is made, it is the responsibility of the Artist to notify CAA or Exhibits Chair so that the sale can be indicated on the website.
CONTACT
Exhibits Chair, Pennie Fien: pmfine50@gmail.com
President, Sylvia H. Goulden: shgoulden@sbcglobal.net
Collage Artists of America
Established 1988, a 501(c)(3) organization
11239 Ventura Blvd. Ste 103-274
Studio City CA 91604
www.collageartists.org