HUMAN PRESENCE: FACES, FIGURES, CROWDS

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Exhibition Dates November 21,  2024 - January 7. 2024

The Belvedere Tiburon Library Gallery is pleased to invite your submissions to our upcoming exhibition that captures the human form. Portraiture is one of the oldest art forms but, in addition to the traditional representations of a particular person, this Call welcomes many takes on a broadened theme.

Human Presence: Faces, Figures, Crowds seeks a wide range of art works that include a human presence. Bodily forms can be presented through abstraction, figuration or a marriage of both. Captured likenesses or figures of complete mystery are all fair game. The face or body may simply get a contour line treatment as a nod or, in complete contrast, submittals may include well-executed portraits that reveal the sitter’s soul. This Call also includes urban scenes with a crowd or possibly a single presence on a beach or mountain side. The range for Human Presence: Faces, Figures, Crowds is intentionally broad. (However, nudes and sculpture cannot be considered.)

We are truly grateful for your exploration of the human condition through art and very much look forward to spending time with your creative responses to this Call. Thank you for your willingness to share your artwork with us.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 

OPEN TO BAY AREA ARTISTS 18 YEARS AND ABOVE

SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED:  August 31, 2024, 12:01 AM

SUBMISSIONS CLOSE:  Saturday September 28, 11:59pm

JURYING: Submissions are anonymously juried by a panel. If your signature is on the front of your artwork, please cover it when you submit the images of your pieces.

ARTIST NOTIFICATION:  Thursday October 17, 2024

OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, November 21, 2024, 6pm to 8pm

ARTWORK DROP OFF DATES: Friday, November 15, 2024, from 12pm to 2pm (preferred) or Saturday, November 16, from 9am to 10:30am (earlier is preferred)

ARTWORK PICK UP DATES:  Thursday January 8, 2025  10:00AM - 12:00 noon  (preferred)  or Saturday January 11, 2025 9 - 10:30  (earlier is preferred)

COMMISSIONS: 70% to the Artist, 30% to the Library Art Gallery

 FEE:  $35  for up to 3 submissions (an individual submission may include 2 additional images of detail). 

ALL WORK SUBMITTED MUST BE FOR SALE – no exceptions.

WHAT TYPE OF WORK IS ACCEPTED

• Two-dimensional original artworks, including but not limited to framed or  stretched paintings, framed works on paper: including drawings, watercolors, pastels, photography, and limited edition prints. Fiber, textile, mixed media, and digital art are also accepted. Reproductions of your art in another medium (e.g., an offset lithograph of your painting, or a giclée print of your watercolor) will not be considered.  Art created using artificial intelligence will not be accepted.
• Two-dimensional includes very low-relief works (2 inches deep or less measured from the wall as hung). 
• We cannot accommodate works that are suspended from the ceiling.
• Submissions will be evaluated on their engagement with the theme, technique, overall mastery, creativity, and originality.
• The library is a family destination and subject matter must be acceptable. 
• The images submitted must be the creation of, and owned solely by the artist submitting. No copyright infringement of any artist, living or deceased is permitted. 

SIZE / WEIGHT / FRAMING AND FINISHING 

• Maximum dimensions of ready-to-hang pieces (including frame, if framed) are 72”x72” and work cannot exceed 50 pounds. Minimum dimensions allowed are 8” x 10” (framed)
• Hanging hardware for accepted work: D-rings with wire placed 2” to 3” from top of artwork to avoid projecting out from wall. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THIS REQUEST as non compliant pieces may project out from the wall at an angle. No sawtooth hangers are permitted.
• Pieces delivered without appropriate hardware cannot be accepted.

REGISTER ONLINE AT ARTCALL & SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES

• All entries are to be submitted digitally via ArtCall.
• If you do not have an account on ArtCall.org, you will be asked to create a profile by registering online. It takes just a few minutes, and then you can upload your images of your pieces.
• If you already have an account, sign on with your user name and password and click on 'Add a new submission."
• You may submit up to three works of art for consideration. Each submission will need to be entered into ArtCall as a separate entry with one fee covering all three submissions. For each submission, in addition to the primary image, you may attach two additional images showing details of your piece. 
• Please submit images for each entry in JPG/Jpeg format showing the full piece. Images must be in 72dpi resolution and a minimum 1920px on longest side (maximum: 4600 pixels).  Photo files must not exceed 10MB.
• You will be asked to complete, as part of your submission, for a short bio (70 words or less) and an artist statement (70 words or less)

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DELIVERY AND DISPLAY

• Accepted pieces must be labeled with the artwork’s title, the artist’s name and contact information (email and phone) securely adhered to the back of the piece in the lower right-hand corner.
• Wrapping materials must be removed upon Intake completion.
• Accepted work will be hung in either the gallery or the gallery hallway at the complete discretion of the exhibition committee. 
• Work must remain on view for the duration of the exhibition.
• In addition to the physical gallery and gallery hallway, all accepted artwork may be displayed in a Web Gallery. Upon notification, artists will  be asked to forward a photo of themselves (optional) for inclusion in an exhibition album.  Alternatively, the image in Artcall will be used.
• By submitting the images, accepted artists agree the artwork, in whole or in part, may be used by the Library for publicity in various forms including print, online and social media.
• Any sales and sales tax will be handled through the Belvedere Tiburon Library Foundation. Artists retain 70% of the purchase price; the Library Art Gallery receives a 30% commission. The Belvedere Tiburon Library cannot guarantee sale of any artwork.
• Volunteers will handle your work with utmost care. The library has insurance coverage but strongly recommends that in addition, exhibiting artists carry their own insurance.

Please contact Brenda Bottum at art@beltiblibrary.org if you have further questions.

Thank you for sharing your artwork with us!