Call to Artists: Signs and Portents
Monday, August 31st, 2009The word “advent” is defined as, “the coming or arrival, especially of something important.” In the church year, the season of Advent is a time of looking forward to something greater. It is a season of preparation, a time of waiting and watching for signs and portents.
Some of these are signs of a beginning. The three kings saw and followed a star to Bethlehem. Mary and Joseph and the shepherds received visitations from angels. Other signs and portents of the season foretell that something is coming to an end: the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and other visions of John in the Book of Revelation.
But signs and portents aren’t limited to Biblical accounts or religious seasons. Astrologers read the stars and planets. Comets have been linked to life-changing historical events. Shamans seek the visions of the trance. Farmers scan the skies and consult almanacs for signs of rain or drought. Fortune tellers read cards, palms and auras. We all have dreams and visions. We see pictures in the clouds, and have favorite colors and lucky numbers.
Our gallery seeks artwork that expresses the theme “Signs & Portents” for a juried art exhibit that will be on view in our nave throughout the liturgical seasons of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany, with an artists’ reception planned for the evening of December 5th. All genres and media considered. Artwork needs to be two-dimensional – it can extend into the third dimension, but it must be able to be displayed on a wall.
Where: CR Gallery, Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Kenmore, WA
When: December 2 – February 2, 2010
Artists’ Reception: Saturday, December 5, 6:00– 8:00pm
How: Submit up to 3 jpegs (72dpi, 600 pixels on the longest side) via e-mail to arts@redeemer-kenmore.org. In your e-mail, please include your name, contact information, and a few words about your work. Also include title, medium, framed dimensions, and retail price of each image submitted. Submission deadline is midnight, November 8th, 2009. The work will then be juried and acceptance notifications and delivery instructions will be sent out via e-mail by November 16th.
Entry fee: There is no entry fee for this exhibit.
Please take note of the following:
•Artwork must be ready to hang, preferably from a wire. Photographs and
artwork on paper must be framed with a wire attached for hanging. Canvases
do not need to be framed, but the sides should be painted, either a solid
color or as a continuation of the image, in order to give a neat,
professional appearance, and must have a wire attached to the stretchers
for hanging purposes.
•For work that is shipped, all shipping costs will be the responsibility
of the artist.
•Artwork can be for sale. The gallery will direct buyers directly to the
artist and takes no commission.
•The gallery will take care of advertising and publicity, and artists with
accepted work will receive postcard announcements to distribute
themselves.
•In addition to being displayed in the nave gallery, accepted artists will
also be featured on the church’s website.
•For ease of transport, and so we get to meet you, we are especially
seeking artists in the Puget Sound area, but this call is open to all
artists over 18.
•For more information, please visit our website at www.redeemer-kenmore.org/artsblog.
If you have any questions, please email Angela at arts@redeemer-kenmore.org.
Please feel free to pass this information along to other artists you think
might be interested.
