La Jolla Art Association
7th Annual Southern California Juried Exhibition 2016
presents the
7th Annual Southern California
Juried Exhibition
October 18 through 30, 2016
at the La Jolla Art Association Gallery
8100 Paseo del Ocaso, Suite B, La Jolla, CA 92037
PROSPECTUS
General Information
• This is a juried exhibition sponsored by the La Jolla Art Association (LJAA). The LJAA has its gallery in La Jolla Shores at La Jolla, California. Website: www.lajollaart.org
• It is open to all media except crafts.
• This competition is open to all artists residing in Southern California.
• All work entered must be for sale.
• All work must be devoid of any colors other than black, white, or shades of gray (that means that colors like Rembrandt. Blue that may appear gray may NOT be used).
• All frames used must be exclusively black, and devoid of any ornamentation.
• All work presented behind glass or plexi must be matted exclusively in white or white with black core (please use a pure white).
• All work on canvas must be either framed (per note above with all liners being be either black or white) or gallery wrapped.
• All wall hung work must weigh less than 20 pounds.
• For all work not wall hung, the artist must be prepared to supply a base or pedestal in either black or white (the gallery has only a small supply of pedestals).
Acceptable Work:
1. Work on canvas or panel: any medium such as oil, acrylic, montage, photography printed on canvas, etc. Giclees or other forms of reproduction (except for signed & numbered limited editions of prints or photography) are not acceptable.
2. Work on paper: any medium such as watercolor, pastel, pencil, photography, etc. Giclees or other forms of reproduction (except for signed & numbered limited editions of prints or photography) are not acceptable.
3. Work in 2 or 3 dimensions: ceramic, bronze, cloth, glass, etcetera. Jewelry must be constructed entirely of parts created by the artist (except for the string, clasp, or items such as metals or jewels which have been modified by the artist) and must stay within the parameters of black and white including grayscale.
4. Other Media: Mixed media, montage, digital art (digital compositions, assemblages or combination of photographs or other media), etc. are acceptable. Giclees or other forms of reproduction (except for signed and numbered limited editions of prints or photography) are not acceptable.
Awards & Prize Money:
Awards will be decided after the show is hung.
There will be a ribbon and cash award for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners as well as a Juror’s Special Award of Recognition.
• 1st place: $250.00
• 2nd place: $175.00
• 3rd place: $125.00
• Juror’s Special Award of Recognition: $100.00
Submission Process:
• There is a 20 work limit to the number of works submitted by an artist.
• Please prepare jpegs of your work in advance to make your application process easier.
• Jpegs of work submitted for consideration must have an image resolution of 72 dpi. The largest side should be 1920 pixels, letting the smaller side fall where it may. File size must not exceed 3.9 Mb.
• Smaller sized jpegs may result in your work having a disadvantage when viewed by the juror.
• If a higher resolution image is needed for publicity, one will be requested.
• Only 3-dimensional works may be represented with more than one jpeg per work submitted. Three dimensional works may submit up to 3 jpegs per work.
• Help in photographing your work and properly sizing your images can be found at: www.OnlineJuriedShows.com/help.aspx.
• If you need help entering your images or are unable to, please email Help@OnlineJuriedShows.com or call 949-287-8645.
2016 Juror: Patrick Mason
Inspired by the Group of Seven as well as Impressionist painters like Van Gogh and Monet, Patrick Mason's oil paintings capture the rugged imagery of Jack Pines and rocky outcrops, the vivid colors of autumn leaves, the timeless poise of gourmet still-lives and the occasional telling portrait. In addition to oil painting, Patrick has become a creative stained glass art talents. In addition to windows and box-lit designs, Patrick has created several sculptures integrating the natural beauty of aged cedar and glass.
He has taught political science, philosophy, history and the social sciences in Ottawa high schools for over twenty years. He graduated from Carleton University with an honors degree in political science and from the University of Ottawa with a bachelors and a master’s degree in education. He may be reached by emailing Masonartist@rogers.com.
Fees:
• LJAA Members in good standing: $25.00 for the first work submitted and $10.00 for each additional work.
• All others: $35.00 for the first work submitted and $10.00 for each additional work.
Delivery of Accepted Artwork:
All work must be hand delivered unless it is sent with reusable (or additional return) packaging & prepaid return documents. All shipped work must be received by Saturday, October 15, 2016. Hand delivered work must be delivered during the following times:
• Sunday, October 16, 2016 from 4 and 8 p.m.
• or Monday, October 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Pickup of Accepted Artwork:
All shipped work will be returned shipped back after the show ends on October 340.
All hand delivered work must be picked up on Sunday October 30, 2016 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sales:
The LJAA will take a 25% commission on any sale, as well as collect the sales tax and pay any credit card fees. All packing and shipping fees to be paid by the artist.
Size Limitations for wall hung work:
In order to allow the maximum participation, wall hung work for this exhibition must not exceed 36 inches, including frame, external measure, in any direction, or weigh more than 20 pounds.
Multi-part works such as triptychs, which exceed 36 inches in any direction, must be entered as separate entries with separate fees and as such, you may upload a separate jpg for each part.
Gallery Framing requirements:
All wall hung work MUST be wired to hang. No open sided framing. Saw tooth hooks, or any other framing method deemed unprofessional by the director of the show will NOT be hung.
Three dimensional work may not exceed 150 lbs. nor a height of 6’6” including pedestal or base.
Insurance:
While the LJAA carries general insurance, artists should have their own exhibition coverage, including transit.
Key Dates for the 2016 Show:
October 2: Due date for all entries.
October 7: Notification of acceptance (awards determined after show is hung).
October 16 & 17: Deliver accepted art to gallery at LJAA.
October 18: Exhibition opens.
October 22: Artists’ reception 5 – 8 p.m., award presentation at 6:00 p.m.
October 30: Exhibition closes artwork pickup.
For questions, contact Mike Morse at blackandwhite@lajollaart.org
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