“La Cuisine!”
A Celebration of Food
& Wine, Cafés & Restaurants
Menu at the Black Cow Cafe- Oil by Julie Snyder (Sold)
The Women’s City Club of Pasadena
at The Historic Blinn House (Built 1905)
160 N. Oakland Avenue - Pasadena, CA
91101
EXHIBITION DATES: October 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012
** ENTRY DEADLINE IS FRIDAY AUGUST 31, 2012
**
Theme &
Eligibility: This is an open
call to artists who live in the United States. The theme is to celebrate food
and wine, cafés and restaurants.
Selection Process:
The Curator of Exhibitions for The Women’s City Club of Pasadena,
Margaret Danielak, owner of DanielakArt, and one member of the Board of
Directors of The Women’s City Club of Pasadena, will select the artwork. Artists
may submit up to and including 10 works of art for consideration of which
3-5 will be considered for acceptance.
(A total of over 50 works will be selected
for display).
This is a NATIONAL CALL TO ARTISTS. Artists must be 18 or older and living
in the United States.
All artwork must
have been created in the last five years and not have been exhibited previously
at The Blinn House/Women’s City Club of Pasadena.
Please
submit only your strongest images!
Media:
Oil paintings, acrylics, pastels, watercolors, colored pencil drawings
and still photographs will be considered.
No sculpture please.
Lighter, brighter works in lighter weight frames
are greatly preferred and highly recommended but not required.
(No nudity) Artists are encouraged to visit the website for the
Women’s City Club of Pasadena at www.womenscityclub.com
to learn more about the venue.
The Entry Form and administrative fee of $35.00 must be
completed and returned to DanielakArt by Friday August 31, 2012 to be
considered.
Artists
may submit up to and including
10
images only.
Electronic images
should be in JPEG format, sized so as not to crash the Curator’s computer
! NO ZIP FILES PLEASE! Send
multiple emails if necessary!
The artist’s name should be included in the file name.
(e.g. J_Doe_SunsetOverHills.jpg)
Clearly indicate medium, size, title, and
sales price for each image in the submission.
Email by Friday August 31, 2012 to Margaret.danielak@gmail.com SAY
“CUISINE” in the subject
line.
All artists are responsible for dropping off or delivering to the venue on
Friday, September 28, 2012 in the morning.
Return cost of shipping will be
at the expense of the artist.
No exceptions.
If you live outside of the area, you will
need to make arrangements for dropping off and picking up or shipping with an
authorized representative for delivery.
Notification:
Artists will be notified of acceptance by
email on or by Sunday, September 9th.
Liability: Artists are responsible for insuring work
while in transit and on display at The Women’s City Club of Pasadena located at
160 N. Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, CA
91101.
Framed
artwork ready to display is
greatly
preferred and highly recommended.
Photography: DanielakArt and The Women’s City Club
reserves the right to photograph works for publicity purposes.
Fee: There is a $35 administrative fee payable
to “DanielakArt” for up to and including 10 entries.
(NOT $35 per entry, but up to 10 images for
$35!)
Award: This is not a contest but an opportunity
to show and sell your artwork. No awards will be given. Note that consistent
sales are being made from this venue.
Artists Reception:
Tentatively scheduled for
Thursday, October
4, 2012 from
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. Artists who live in the area will be expected to attend.
Commission: Artists will receive 50% of all sales of
their work.
DanielakArt will receive
30%.
The Women’s City Club will receive
20%. Artists will be paid by DanielakArt on or by the 30
th day after
any art sale.
Art buyers will be allowed to come into possession of their artwork as soon
as a replacement work by the artist is made available.
Artists will be required to maintain
inventory sufficient to replace quickly any sold works as The Women’s City Club
requires art on the walls at all times.
All sales will be handled by DanielakArt which will take a 50%
commission on all sales, of which 20% will be given to The Women’s City Club of
Pasadena. By completing the application form, should your artwork be accepted
for exhibition, you give your consent for Margaret Danielak of DanielakArt to
sell your artwork.
Artists will be
encouraged to promote the exhibition.
Press,
postcards and cross promotion, in addition to social media (Facebook and
Twitter) will be employed to promote the show.
NOTES:
The Women’s City Club of Pasadena has a dress code which is enforced at
all times. (No jeans). Questions
and information: DanielakArt
Phone:
626-683-9922.
Please do not contact
The Women’s City Club of Pasadena directly.
ENTRY FORM
“La Cuisine!”
A Celebration of Food
& Wine, Cafés & Restaurants
The Women’s City Club of
Pasadena
at The Historic Blinn House
160 N. Oakland Avenue - Pasadena, CA
91101
NAME: _____________________________________________________________
ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________
PHONE NUMBER:
__________________________________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS: _________________________________________________________
WEBSITE: ________________________________________________________________
ARTWORK
DESCRIPTION: (NO ZIP FILES PLEASE!)
TITLE
MEDIA
SIZE
SALES PRICE
(USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NECESSARY)
ENTRY FEE: $35.00 (for up
to and including 10 images)
Please send check payable to DanielakArt
and form by August 31, 2012 to:
DanielakArt
PO Box 91656
Pasadena, CA 91109
Notification is on or by Sunday, September 9, 2012
Questions and information:
Margaret Danielak, DanielakArt
Phone: 626-683-9922 or Email: Margaret.danielak@gmail.com
** Please do not contact The Women’s
City Club of Pasadena directly.
