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Prospectus: Rules & Guidelines
GRAND OPENING: October 1, 2010
FINAL DEADLINE CLOSED Waiting Jurors Decision
Qualified Artwork:
Accepting all forms of figurative artwork. Artists are welcome to submit artwork that is traditional as well as work that is representational or pushes the boundaries of what is figurative. There is not a quota on the number of specific media such as oil, watercolor, pastel, photography, sculpture or any other discipline of art.
Intention:
Finalists will be selected for artistic excellence, which includes concept and mastery of technique. Artwork will be selected solely on its own merit without regard to the artists’ name, geographic location, national home or any other factor outside of the quality of their artwork.
It is our intention to choose the best art in terms of composition, concept, content and overall excellence regardless of style or medium. Submissions are encouraged to include a wide range of style and content and selected work will likely include a broad range of art.
We intend for the show to be well rounded and to include a wide range of artistic expression. The number of pieces selected for exhibit is determined by jury and gallery discretion. The final number may vary according to juror selection.
Exhibitions:
All exhibits take place online at www.InfinityArtGallery.com and showcase artwork by international contemporary artists. Jury selected artwork will be exhibited for three months online at Infinity Art Gallery.com.
All eligible entries submitted by artists may be displayed online during the call-to-artists. Artists may choose not to participate in the pre-exhibit show and will have that option when they submit their work.
Eligibility:
All juried exhibits are open for artists everywhere to submit.
Artists must be 18 years of age or older. Publishers, galleries, agents, and collectors may not submit artwork on behalf of artists. Media (video/film/audio) not accepted. All works submitted must be created within 36 months prior to the deadline. The original design and concept must have been created by the submitting artist, have been created without the use of a kit, and may not have been created under supervision or instruction. Artists may submit work that was submitted for previous exhibits, but may not submit artwork previously selected by the jury as a finalist in any exhibit at Infinity Art Gallery.
Grand Opening:
October 1, 2010; no later than 12:00 noon PDT
Award winners will be announced in internationally distributed newsletters, and the artwork, and jurors comments of the award winners will be exhibited in the winners’ gallery. At this time the artwork of non-finalists are removed from the gallery and only the juried selected exhibit finalists will be on display in the gallery.
Jurors:
Finalists will be selected by a jury committee of art professionals. Best in Show, First, Second and Third place winners will be selected by the jury committee. The Founders’ Choice, Art Director’s Choice, and Gallery Director’s Choice awards will be selected by the founders and directors of the gallery.
Awards:
Creative works of art will be selected for artistic excellence, which includes concept and mastery of technique. Award winners will be announced the day of the Grand Opening.
$2,200 Total Value of Awards*
Best of Show - $700 value: $300 cash, plus the gold package valued at $400
1st Place - $450 value: $150 cash, plus the silver package valued at $300
2nd Place - $250 value: $ 50 cash, plus artist portfolio page valued at $200
3rd Place - $200 value: Artist portfolio page valued at $200
Founders’ Choice - $200 value: Artist portfolio page valued at $200
Art Director’s Choice - $200 value: Artist portfolio page valued at $200
Gallery Director’s Choice - $200 value: Artist portfolio page valued at $200
*Gold Package - Artist’s portfolio page located on InfinityArtGallery.com; coaching session (1 hour), and custom designed marketing brochure.
*Silver Package - Artist’s portfolio page located on InfintiyArtGallery.com and a choice between the coaching session (1 hour), or the custom designed marketing brochure.
*Artist Portfolio page – located in the portfolio gallery on InfinityArtGallery.com. One year free.
Submitting Entries:
Artists pay an entry fee of $25 USD to submit 1 or 2 works of art. (payable through PayPal) Artists may submit twice for a maximum of 4 pieces per exhibit. After payment is processed, you will be redirected to an online form to submit your information and upload your artwork. There will be an email form available, in the event that you have difficulties with the online form. (Note: Internet Explorer 6 is an obsolete browser and may not work on our website, please update.)
Deadline:
September 1, 2010 8:00 pm PDT
A digital clock showing Pacific Daylight Time is on display in the “How to Submit” page of the gallery.
Image Guidelines:
Please submit high quality photos that are acceptable for viewing online.
Infinity Art Gallery makes every effort to prevent visitors from electronically copying or printing large images.
Two-dimensional (2D) pieces: artists may only submit 1 view per piece.
Three-dimensional (3D) pieces: artists may submit 2 views per piece.
Image Size: The size of your image’s longest edge should be a minimum of 850 pixels (for low resolution images) and a maximum of 2000 pixels. If you need help resizing, Click Here for some helpful instructions.
Image File Size: cannot exceed 1.2 MB for each image.
Image Quality: When preparing your image, please use little or no compression and if saving as a jpg, use Baseline standard. If you need to reduce the file size, it is better to make the image size smaller than to add compression.
Image Format: You may submit your artwork in the following image formats: jpg, tiff, pdf, psd, and if given the option, use RGB color mode.
File Names: Please name artwork images: all lower case, no spaces, and no characters other than underlines and periods. Put your last name, underline, first initial, underline, title of artwork. (jones_t_titleofart.tif). If you send an image named like this: (jones_t_Title of Art.jpg) we will still receive the artwork and form, even though it may display error messages. The file type can be .jpg, .tif, .psd, or .pdf.
Images should not contain gallery name, title, copyright symbols, camera date stamps or any other identifying marks. (artist's signature on artwork is acceptable) PowerPoint, slide shows, flash files, videos, etc. will not be accepted.
Unacceptable Content: We will not accept artwork that is explicitly violent, triggering or pornographic (outside artistic content); this art gallery is a hate-free zone. *
Copyright:
Each artist retains the copyright of their art and all images or text submitted. Infinity Art Gallery will not use, reprint, or otherwise display images except thru electronic means for the purpose of promotion, announcement and press.
Artist Statements:
Artists are encouraged to submit an artist statement - up to 100 words for each piece. You may write something different for both pieces of art.
Hyperlinks to Artist Websites:
Each artist will have their website or email hyperlinked. Hyperlinks are accessible under the large image view of each piece of art.
Sales/Commissions:
Viewers contacting the gallery are directed to purchase art directly from the artists (or their sales representatives if contact information is provided). Each artist’s name is displayed below the image of their artwork and their website is hyperlinked. Artists who do not have websites will have their email addresses hyperlinked. Artists are advised to provide an email address intended for professional/public use.
No commissions are taken by Infinity Art Gallery for sales generated via the exhibition or the gallery. On request/for a fee, we will assist with the acquisition of art, marketing, professional coaching and art services. Works submitted are not required to be available for sale.
Conditions of Submission:
Infinity Art Gallery will not use, reprint, or otherwise display images except thru electronic means for the purpose of promotion, award announcements and press. Entry fees are non-refundable. If any category does not receive a viable number of submissions to offer a well rounded show, the gallery reserves the right to cancel that portion of the show. In this instance entry fees will apply toward future submission. Infinity Art Gallery reserves the right to postpone all dates posted until such time that a viable number of submissions are received to offer a well rounded exhibit. In such instances entrants will be notified by email within 24 hours after the posted deadline.
All dates are 12:00 am to 11:59 pm Pacific Daylight Time.
Download the PDF version of the Prospectus.
Proceed to Submit Artwork
Contact Julie for clarification, problems or information. She helps artists during every exhibit; no one is ever rejected due to improper file naming, image quality, view options, form errors, or file size.
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