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Earlville Opera House Gallery Call for Artists We recently completed our panel review process for our 2010 schedule of artists. If you would like to submit your work please follow the guidelines below. The Earlville Opera House Art Gallery invites artists to submit slides or digital images of recent work for review for the January 2011 through July 2012 exhibition schedule. The EOH Art Galleries present 10-11 exhibitions annually of regional and national contemporary visual artists in all media. Artists from greater New York or outside New York State are considered. All media and styles are considered, as are installations and proposals by curators. High quality work by professional and emerging artists who live part-time or full-time in the Central New York region is given priority. To be considered for the next exhibition schedule, the deadline for gallery submissions is July 20, 2010. Earlville Opera House Multi-Arts Center PO Box 111 Earlville, New York 13332
Located at 18 East Main Street in Earlville, NY, the Earlville Opera House Art Galleries are open year-round. Contacting the Gallery Committee Earlville Opera House Art Gallery Phone: (315) 691-3550 Earlville Opera House Art Galleries When to Apply For 2011-2012 submissions, please send by July 20, 2010. After this date, submissions are reviewed on an on-going basis. By Mail: By UPS or FedEx: There is no fee for submissions. Please do not e-mail submissions.
- Ten to twelve 2” x 2” paper- or plastic- mounted slides of recent work. If your slides do not represent the work that you want to show, please describe your concept in a cover letter or proposal. If you wish to submit two different kinds of work or mediums, please submit at least six slides of each, so the committee can make a judgment about each submission separately. - Number slides and include a slide script with the number of the slide and the title, medium, date, and size of the work. - A resume or short description of your art background, including an exhibit history. - A detailed proposal, if your work is of a conceptual nature; or, if you are a curator, a proposal describing the curatorial concept, accompanied by support materials (i.e., slides, resumes, etc.) - A self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of your slides if you would like them returned. New: Digital Documentation Of Your Work
In lieu of submitting 35mm slides, artists may submit 10 to 12 digital images of recent work on a CD, in accordance with the following guidelines: Image Dimensions should be approximately 4 to 6 inches, and no more than 1200 x 1200 pixels (the longest dimension of the image must be no more than 1200 pixels). The file size for each image must be no larger than 2 MB. Submit only PC-compatible files in jpeg format. Label each file (image) with a number and title. The first nine images must begin with a zero (for example: 01title.jpg, 02title.jpg…15title.jpg). This will ensure that they are presented chronologically and follow your Image Script. Please do not include other material on the CD. (Send only hard copy of resume, artist’s statement, and Image Script). Please do not submit material that requires software, plug-ins, extensions or other executables to be downloaded or installed. The CD must be clearly labeled with your name. Checklist: 1. Ten to twelve images (either slides or on CD) Submit only as Hardcopy: 2. Resume 3. Artist’s Statement 4. Image Script (numbered to correspond with your digital images or slides). The Image Script must have the following information: Artist's name, title of work/image, medium, dimensions of artwork, date of work/activity. 5. Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope (if you would like your materials returned to you. Submissions without SASE will not be returned).
6. Detailed proposal for exhibiton. If the work that you plan to show is different than the work that is submitted for review, please include in your proposal an explanation of the relevance of the current work to the proposed work for your exhibiton.
The Selection Process Work is juried by the Earlville Opera House Gallery Committee, a group of three to five visual arts professionals. Artists whose work isn’t selected in a given year may reapply one year after notification. Artists who have exhibited at the EOH Art Gallery can reapply after a two-year period.
If your work is chosen, you will be assigned dates for your show and opening reception. We provide: - Publicity: press releases, picture releases, arrangements for interviews, etc. - Invitations: A black and white printed invitation in postcard format. Color postcards can be done by special arrangement. The invitations are sent to the EOH’s mailing list and up to 200 addresses from the artist’s mailing list. - Reception: Light food and beverages are served. - Artist Fee: EOH issues an honorarium to the artist for his/her participation. - Catalog: A printed list of the work on exhibit, with price list and artists statement or resume. - Insurance: Work at the EOH Gallery is insured. - Sales: At work can be for sale or not. EOH collects sales tax and receives a commission of 25%. What We Need From You If Your Work Is Selected - The title of your show as soon as possible for early calendar listings; biographical information; and information about the process or context of your work for use in press releases. (Send in a Word document if possible) - For promotion of your show, please submit images as jpeg files that have a resolution of 300 dpi (minimum) and are at least six inches in the longest dimension. Total pixel length should be between 1800 and 3000 pixels in the longest dimension. Photos should be chosen for sharpness and accuracy in color rendition and contrast. Jpegs should be saved at a high quality setting that will result in a files size between 400 KB and 2.0 MB. (You may also submit an image to be scanned if digital images are not available.) - Title and purchase price of your work. If your work is not for sale, a price list should be submitted for insurance purposes. (Send in a Word document if possible) - Mailing labels for your contacts: up to 200 labels allowed. - Work that is ready to exhibit.
The Earlville Opera House Art Galleries are an integral part of the multi-arts programming of the Earlville Opera House and are funded, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts. The galleries are open from Tuesday through Friday, from 10am to 5pm and on Saturdays from noon to 3pm or may be viewed by appointment. The galleries are also open for all performances in the EOH Arts Cafe or in the historic theater. Whenever possible, the galleries serve as a tool for arts education. Please let us know if you would like to schedule an artist talk. The Executive Director is Patti Lockwood-Blais. The program priority is to exhibit high quality work by professional and emerging artists who live part-time or full-time in the Central New York region. However, artists from greater New York or outside New York State will be considered. All media and styles are considered, as are installations and proposals by curators. The gallery season includes solo and small-group shows. Occasional invitations and thematic shows are presented at the discretion of the Gallery Committee. Prospective artists are urged to visit the Gallery prior to applying to consider the amount and type of work that they would like to exhibit. Gallery diagrams are available upon request. Membership There is no membership requirement to submit slides to the EOH Gallery; however, members receive Gallery mailings and invitations, newsletters, discounts on specified performances and other benefits as specified on our membership form. Should you wish to join, please contact the Earlville Opera House at (315) 691-3550 or click here for a membership form. EMAIL US if you would like to receive our E-Newsletters!
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