"Come Fly with Me!”Major Destinations and Exotic Locations
The Women’s City Club of Pasadena
at The Historic Blinn House (Built 1905)
160 N. Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101
EXHIBITION DATES: July 2, 2012 through September 30, 2012
** ENTRY DEADLINE IS THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2012 **
Theme & Eligibility: This is an open call to artists who live in the State of California. The theme is to celebrate travel. Paintings need to be of major destinations, exotic places and/or people enjoying themselves on vacation in romantic exciting/exotic places.
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 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). Artists must be 18 or older and must be living in the Golden State of California. Professional artists and students are invited to apply. 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.
Media: Oil paintings, acrylics, pastels, watercolors, colored pencil drawings, still photographs and original poster art reminiscent of the 1950’s travel posters 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 http://www.womenscityclub.com/ to learn more about the venue.
The Entry Form and administrative fee of $35.00 (includes up to 10 images for consideration) must be completed and returned by Thursday, May 31, 2012 to be considered.
Artists may submit up to 10 images only. Electronic images should be in JPEG format, sized so as not to crash the Curator’s computer. 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 Thursday, May 31, 2012 to Margaret.danielak@gmail.com SAY “Travel” in the subject line.
All artists are responsible for dropping off (on Monday July 2, 2012 at a time to be determined) and picking up their own artwork at the end of the exhibition. No exceptions. No storage is available for artwork, nor are shipping services provided unless to a buyer from out of town. If you live outside of the area, you will need to make arrangements for dropping off and picking up with an authorized representative.
Notification: Artists will be notified of acceptance by email on or by Friday, June 8, 2012. If no email address is provided, the artist will be notified by telephone.
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 for up to 10 entries (NOT $35 per entry...) payable to “DanielakArt” . Send to DanielakArt at at PO Box 91656, Pasadena, CA 91109
Award: This is not a contest but an opportunity to show and sell your artwork. No awards will be given. Note 15 works were sold at the previous "RED" exhibition in February.
Artists Reception: Tentatively scheduled for Thursday, July 19 from 6 pm to 9 pm.
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 30th 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: Margaret Danielak, DanielakArt Phone: 626-683-9922. Please do not contact The Women’s City Club of Pasadena directly. Address: DanielakArt, PO Box 91656, Pasadena, CA 91109. FULL CALL TO ARTISTS AND ENTRY FORM AT www.danielakart.com
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