Crossroads Art Center is excited to announce an online call for entries for the November 2024 Exhibition. This is a juried show, with the theme "Feast".
For the theme "Feast," here are some inspirational ideas to spark your creativity.
Cultural Celebrations: Encourage artists to explore feasts from different cultures, such as Thanksgiving, Diwali, Chinese New Year, or Mediterranean feasts. They can depict traditional foods, settings, and rituals associated with these celebrations
Historical Feasts: Inspire artists to delve into history and create works based on famous feasts, such as medieval banquets, Roman feasts, or royal dinners. This could include lavish settings, extravagant dishes, and historical figures.
Feasts in Nature: Suggest artists find inspiration in the natural world, such as a feast for the senses in a blooming garden, a bountiful harvest, or animals feasting in the wild. This could emphasize the beauty and abundance of nature.
Modern Feasts: Encourage artists to think about contemporary gatherings and celebrations, such as family dinners, holiday parties, or community potlucks. They can explore themes of togetherness, joy, and the social aspects of sharing a meal.
Abstract Interpretations: Some artists might prefer a more abstract approach, focusing on the sensory experience of a feast. They can play with colors, textures, and forms that evoke the richness and variety of a feast.
Symbolic Feasts: Artists can also explore the symbolic meanings of feasts, such as abundance, gratitude, and celebration. They can use symbols like cornucopias, overflowing tables, and communal dining to convey these themes.
Personal Feasts: Encourage artists to draw from their own experiences and memories of feasts. This personal touch can add a unique and intimate perspective to their work.
Fantasy Feasts: Suggest a fantastical approach, where artists can create imaginary feasts with whimsical foods, magical settings, and otherworldly guests. This can be an opportunity for playful and imaginative artwork.
Entry fee is $15 per submission for the general public (with a limit of three submissions). For New or Renewing Gallery Members the cost will be $12 per submission. In addition, Gallery Members may receive a fourth entry for free: use Code: 4thFREE
If an artist is not a member and wishes to participate, they may join at the time of entry.
Commission on sales is 30%.
Juror: Alexis Shockley
The gallery reserves the right to refuse work. Work that has previously been accepted into a juried show at the art center may not be entered into a juried show again. Work that is to hang on the wall (and all 2-D work), must be wired. NO sawtooth hangers. If work is not wired, it will not be accepted into the show.
All work must be for sale. All work must remain on display until the END OF THE EXHIBITION. Artists may not remove work early.
Call for Entry Dates: October 1 - 19, 2024
Juried Notification: Sunday, October 27, 2024
Drop off of juried-in art for Live Show – Thursday, November 7 – Saturday, November 9, 2024, BEFORE NOON!
Exhibition Opening: Friday, November 15, 2024, 5pm – 8pm
Exhibition End Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025, 4pm
Unsold pieces should be picked up Tuesday, January 7, 2025 during normal business hours, 10am - 5pm.
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Alexis Shockley is the Manager of the Arts in Healthcare program at VCU Health in Richmond, Virginia. Alexis oversees and advises the VCU Health Music Therapists, Music and Medicine Faculty Orchestra, Arts Specialist, Health and Wellness Counselor, Volunteers, Interns, and several VCU clubs. She maintains the health systems 3,000+ fine art collection, while curating new works throughout the 48 VCU Health buildings, upholding the healing environment. Alexis has been with the health system for 7 years and prioritizes community outreach, program growth, and patient experience.
Alexis holds a Masters of Fine Arts in painting and a Marketing Minor from Radford University. She has a wide array of art experience: Art Museum Registrar at Radford Universities Covington Art Museum, K-12 Art Teacher, Private Art Instructor, and Gallery Director at Gallery Flux in Ashland where she curated over 30 exhibitions.
When she is not working, Alexis enjoys spending time with her high school sweetheart, now husband, and two children – son, 5 years old and daughter, 7 years old, hiking, camping, snowboarding, soccer, and cooking.
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Before submitting artwork, please read and be sure you understand thoroughly procedures and expectations for participating in our 2024 juried all-media shows (AMS).
Submission Details:
You will need an artist statement - 200 word limit in first person when you first register in ArtCall.
1. You should not create a portfolio site to enter the show.
2. The way you fill out the form is how it will be shown on the labels, awards, and publicity.
a. Name: Use Capital Letters for the first letters of your name.
b. Prices - DO NOT TYPE IN A COMMA. This produces the wrong price. ArtCall will add it automaticaally
c. Measurements - HEIGHT first, then Width then Depth (H x W x D)
d. Verbiage describing each piece of art - The character limit is 300!! This is used for all publicity and labels online and inhouse. Spellcheck it as well as word count it!
e. FYI - You can go back in and add/edit images and edit text until the call ends.
f. Please double check all information.
2D IMAGE REQUIREMENTS:
3 images of each piece are required, one of the art without frame, one with frame, and a close detail image (zoomed into a small section of interest). If the art is unframed, only 2 photos are required.
NOTE: if the work is framed, we must have the outside measurements of the frame (H x W x D). Please do not guess. If we do not have the measurements for the art and/or the framed art, your piece will not be considered to jury. Walls and backgrounds SHOULD NOT SHOW in photos. When taking the digital image please make sure the photo is not at an angle or crooked.
3D IMAGE REQUIREMENTS:
For each 3D, installation, or wearable art entry, submit 3 images: one overall front, one overall rear or sideview, and one detail (zoomed into a small section of interest).
• Detail images must show an important aspect of the artwork. Make sure that both the full-view and detail images are oriented correctly. Please keep backgrounds as unobtrusive as possible.
IMPORTANT: After submitting, please go back in and double check your information. Did you enter the required 2 or 3 photos? Is your price correct? Measurements? Is your statement complete? Too long?
NOTE: You can delete and change photos, and change text within each submission up until end-of-call. Do not delete an entire submission and then replace it with a new one--ArtCall will charge you for a new submission!
Crossroads Art Center’s AMS are open to mid-Atlantic artists through a bimonthly call for entries, and cash prizes are awarded for the winners. Each show is juried by a prominent art professional from the community (a gallery director, curator, museum official, arts professor, or accomplished artist). Cash awards are given for 1st $100, 2nd $75, and 3rd $50 place winners. The 2024 AMS shows are exhibited at Crossroads Art Center and as an online exhibition where customers can shop directly from the website.
You can leave this video on your call site's homepage (or embed it on any page) for a quick tutorial your users can watch to help them with the submission process.
