Call for
Artists
5th Annual Human
Rights Art Exhibition
2010 Juried
Show
South Texas
College Art Gallery
The theme for the artwork
must deal with human rights issues.
All
artwork must be original. The
concept may be applied to a broad range of topics. The exhibition shall be on
display in conjunction with the Human Trafficking Conference sponsored by South
Texas CollegeŐs WomenŐs Studies Committee.
Selections:
The exhibition is open to artists of all media, including but not limited to
painting, printmaking, sculpture, installation art, drawings, photography and
mixed media. Each artist can
submit up to three (3) works. If
selected, artists are responsible for delivery by March 1, 2010 and pickup of
work by May 7, 2010. If shipped
the return postage will be paid for by the exhibit sponsors. Hand delivered work not picked up by
this date will become the property of South Texas College.
Save
those pieces that the artist needs to be present to display or present for a
special or non-traditional installation, all work must be ready to hang and
received in good condition. Any
work not ready to hang will be returned to the artist and excluded from the
exhibit. No one dimension should
exceed 72 inches or total weight over 100 lbs.
Submission
CDŐs will not be returned unless requested. Please include a SASE properly-sized to fit any items that
should be returned.
Submission fee: $25 per three
entries. Make checks payable to
South Texas College. Please fill
out the prospectus completely with your email address and include it with the
submission CD.
Mail to: Art Department
(Human Rights Exhibition)
South
Texas College
3201
W. Pecan Blvd.
McAllen,
TX 78502-9701
Deadline: Postmarked by February 1,
2010
Awards: Best of Show & Merit
Awards
The
Best of Show Award will be featured as the catalog cover image and Merit Awards
will be noted in the catalog as recipients.
Submission Guidelines &
Acceptable Image Formats
Submit
a PC formatted CD containing JPEG images (please no slides) at 300dpi in CMYK
mode with the title of the work. The
file names should read as smith_title.jpeg. Label the CD with your name.
Submit
a DVD. Label with your name, title
of the work and full running time.
*Submissions may include a
brief description of the work in regards to concept or other physical
attributes if not obvious in the image.
Sales: A 30% sales commission will be taken on all artwork
sales. All profits after expenses
will be donated to a nonprofit human rights organization or used to help
educate and promote human rights.
Presentation:
Two-dimensional work must be dry, complete, prepared in a professional manner
and ready to hang. The necessary hanging hardware must be attached to the back
of the work – either wire in eyelets or a serrated hanger on the frame.
No glass please, only Plexiglas. 3-D work must be similarly complete.
*Exhibitors are encouraged
to insure their work for shipping.
Wall to wall art insurance is covered by the gallery once received.
*An exhibit catalog will be
printed after the exhibition and a copy will be sent to each accepted
participant. There will be a Best
of Show awarded to one entry and highlighted in the following yearŐs catalog.
For
more information about the conference please see our website:
www.southtexascollege.edu/womens_studies/
or e-mail:
Jenny
Clark (Conference Coordinator)
Richard Lubben (Exhibition
Coordinator)
rdlubben@southtexascollege.edu