ELIGIBILITY
Artists must be 18 years or older. Call open to all women artists.
Please read the entire Call for Art Prospectus below prior to submitting your entries.

Entry fee: $20 for two submissions and $5 for an additional submission. Entry fees are non-refundable.

KEY DATES

• Call opens Friday, October 27, 2023

• Call closed on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 11:59 PM, CST

• Acceptance notification – April 8, 2024

• Art delivery between 10am and 5pm – Friday, May 3rd or Tuesday, May 7th from 10 am to 5pm.

• Art Install – Thursday, May 9th and Friday, May 10th.

• Artist reception –Saturday, May 11th from 5:30 to 8:30pm

• Exhibition on view – Saturday, May 11th to Friday, May 24th
  Gallery Hours: Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from 10am to 5pm, Saturday from noon to 5pm and by appointment.

• Closing Reception – Friday, May 24th from 5:30 to 8:30pm

• Pick up art - Friday,, May 24th, 8pm to 9pm and Saturday, May 25th – pick up art that day between noon and 5pm.

MISSION
The mission of this project is to provide to a diverse group of women artists, who are either early or emerging, a place to exhibit their artwork, the opportunity to have a visual voice and be part of a collective artistic community of empowerment. The catalyst for this will be a collaborative exhibition in a professional gallery setting with a specific message to focus on joy, creativity, and color.

As part of this mission, the exhibition curator, Katherine Baronet will provide mentorship and instruction as to what is involved in preparing for an art show. This includes the following components: artwork wired and framed, installation of the work, prepping walls, labeling/pricing artwork, how to handle sales, marketing tools (web, social media, email, and print, etc.), how to invite people/public and their families and friends to an Artist Reception of their work. All the artists will participate in the preparation and closing of the artist reception.

CALL FOR ARTISTS
Art on Main Gallery and exhibition curator Katherine Baronet are seeking a diverse group of women artists, who have had little to no gallery experience, to submit their works to participate in an exhibition entitled, Women in Art – A Joyful Journey. We are looking for artist’s interpretation of JOY, CREATIVITY and COLOR, in these mediums: Paintings, Drawings, Photography, Ceramics, and Sculpture.
Artists should reflect on stories, life journeys, or experiences in their lives, it could be imaginative or dreamlike. Something that evokes brilliant color, powerful energy and/or joyful memories.

1. Line, shape, color, and the use of space within an artwork that depicts the title of the exhibition, “A Joyful Journey”.

2. 3-dimensional form and motion of a sculpture that depicts, expresses, or exemplifies the show title.

3. Creativity and originality that demonstrates a quality representation or expression of the title of the show.

4. An expression of emotionalism that evokes joy or some kind of personal journey towards the exhibition title.

5. Energy or movement within an artwork that is an expression of joy.

MEDIA REQUIREMENTS
2D art can be 44x60 in. maximum or smaller including frame, if applicable. 

44 inches is the maximum width.
2D art must be framed, on gallery wrapped canvas, or hangable (wired or with 3D hooks, no sawtooth hangers) or it will not be accepted. Curator has the right to refuse any art that does not adhere to these rules.

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

Works of photography and drawings must be framed (see rules above for hangable art).

Provide, if possible, a pedestal for sculptural works.

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

Artists are responsible for bringing accepted work to Art on Main Art on Friday, May 3rd between 10 am and 5pm and between 10am and 5pm on Tuesday, May 7th.

Artists are responsible for picking up their work, Saturday, May 25th between noon and 5pm

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Entry fee: $20 for two submissions and $5 for an additional submission. Entry fees are non-refundable.

All artwork must be for sale.

Art on Main will take a commission of 25% of any work sold.

All art must be submitted online only at https://form.jotform.com/232865424648162
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.  Please submit an image of only the art, no background on the sides. Our submittal platform can accept files that are up to 5MB in size.  Most smart phones have cameras that take high resolution images.  

GALLERY AGREEMENT

The curator will make a final decision for the selection of entries for the show.  They will review photographs of completed artwork only. The decision of the curator is final.

Unless otherwise communicated by the artist to the curator, permission to use photos of accepted entries for promotional and educational purposes is considered permitted.

DELIVERY, LIABILITY, AND INSURANCE

Any accepted artwork that is delivered after the scheduled drop off dates listed above will not be included in the exhibition. Art on Main will not be responsible for damage, loss, or wear and tear of any work while in transit to be delivered. All reasonable care will be given to each work of art once it is received. 

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 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.

QUESTIONS? Please contact us at info@artonmaindallas.com

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUBMISSIONS!