CALL FOR ART PROSPECTUS

Submission Guidelines:

Open to all artists.

Submissions can be 2D or 3D, including constructed, painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, mixed media, collage, assemblage, textile, metalwork, printmaking and ceramics.

Artists are invited to submit works exploring the idea of shelter in all its board range of forms—physical, emotional, and symbolic. From barns and the sheltering sky to kindness and the embrace of community. This exhibit will reflect on what it means to seek refuge, create a home, or find sanctuary in unexpected places.

The exhibition will be a place where visitors can take time to reflect on what home means to them. Exploring place: the physical, psychological and spiritual.

Artists are encouraged to interpret shelter broadly, from traditional structures to abstract representations of safety, belonging, and resilience. Works may address themes such as displacement, community, solitude, and the human need for protection.

In its most basic form, the notion of shelter evokes four walls, a roof, and a floor. Sizes vary, as do the materials, location, and durability of the structure. Sometimes the shelter is made from scratch. Sometimes it is found. It may serve as a temporary refuge, or as a permanent residence. A building, house, box, bench, grate, tent, car— examples of places where humans’ shelter.

The works in this exhibition consider traditional models of shelter but also provide a lens in which the architecture of shelter can be extended beyond conventional perceptions of home, relief, and sanctuary

The works on view explore questions of who seeks shelter, and for what reasons – political, socioeconomic, or environmental.

Shelters are often structures, yet sometimes just a state of where one is.

Join us in creating a space for reflection on the meaning of home and the structures—both literal and metaphorical—that provide shelter in our lives.

INSTALLATION PARAMETERS

Two-dimensional works, when displayed, cannot exceed 24x36 in.

Artist should indicate on the back of 2D pieces, their name, the name of the piece and contact info.

2D art must be either framed, or if unframed, on gallery wrapped canvas and ready to hang or it will not be accepted.

All 2-D works must have hangers or be wired for hanging. The gallery will not install any hardware required to hang a piece. The artist must submit art that is ready to hang.

No sawtooth hangers accepted

Plexiglas may be used instead of glass in framing.

3D pieces cannot be larger than one to two feet.
For those submitting 3D art pieces that will require display on a pedestal, please indicate if you have a pedestal that can be used.
For those submitting 3D works that are to be hung on a wall, art must be ready to hang with all hardware provided. Please provide written instructions/photos of how art should be hung.

Works of photography and drawings must be framed and ready to hang.

If there are any special install instructions for a work, they must be included when submitting to this call for art.

The gallery will not install any hardware required to hang the piece. The artist must submit art that is ready to hang or be displayed.

Curators have the right to refuse any art that does not adhere to these rules.

ARTWORK DELIVERY
Artists are responsible for bringing accepted work to Art on Main:

Artwork Drop-Off: June 6 (10am-4:30pm) & June 7 (9:30– 11am)

Artists are responsible for picking up their work, July 5 (4-5pm) or July 6 (10am-1pm)

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Art on Main will take a commission of 40% of any work sold

• All art must be submitted online only at this link SUBMIT TO CALL

• Please no emails, texts, or social media DMs for submitting your art

• Artists may submit a maximum of three works of art for the curator’s consideration

ARTWORK PHOTOS

Please submit images that are saved as high-resolution files. Our submittal platform can accept files that are up to 5MB in size. Most smart phones have cameras that take high resolution images.

ARTWORK ACCEPTANCE

The curators will make a final decision for the selection of entries for the show. They will review photographs of completed artwork only, showing just the artwork with clean edges. The decision of the curators is final.

PROMOTION OF EXHIBIT
Unless otherwise communicated by the artist to the curators and Art on Main, permission to use photos of accepted entries for promotional and educational purposes is considered permitted.

ART DELIVERY, LIABILITY, AND INSURANCE, ART PICKUP, RETURN SHIPPING

Any accepted artwork that is delivered after the scheduled drop off dates listed in the key dates above will not be included in the exhibition.

Unless otherwise communicated to an artist, Art on Main will provide insurance on works of art. If a work is not accepted for insurance the artist will be notified. The artist can then choose to include her/his artwork in the show without insurance coverage. The artist will be asked to sign a waiver releasing Art on Main from any liability.

Art on Main will not be responsible for art that is damaged prior to bring the art to the gallery or while in the Art on Main Gallery due to any malfunctioning hanging or installation hardware that were provided/installed by the artists. As an additional safeguard, artists do have the option to purchase coverage separately from their own insurance providers.

Any art not picked up after the show closes will be subject to removal from the gallery.

QUESTIONS? Please contact us at info@artonmaindallas.com.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUBMISSIONS!