CALL FOR ARTISTS 2014
Thank you for your interest in exhibiting art at the Gallery at Lifebridge Sanctuary (GALS).
We are seeking artists to exhibit wall-hung artwork of colorful and evocative natural beauty.
The exhibits should satisfy two criteria:
1. Support the mission of Lifebridge Foundation: to promote the concept of the interconnectedness ofall life and one humanity.
2. Support Lifebridge Foundation’s role as an NGO (non-governmental organization) associated with theDepartment of Public Information of the United Nations.
Our work is toproduce educational programs and exhibits to further awareness of the UN’s missionand its multitude of programs, services and agencies.
Please keep our mission and our UN affiliation in mind as you select work for exhibition consideration at the Gallery at Lifebridge Sanctuary.
The General Assembly has proclaimed 2014 as the International Year of Crystallography and the International Year of Family Farming.
The International Year of Crystallographyseeksto emphasize the fact that education about crystallography is critical in addressing challenges such as diseases and environmental problems by providing protein and small molecule structures suited for drug design essential for medicine and public health as well as solutions for plant and soil contamination. It also seeks to point to the fact that crystallographyunderpins the development of all new materials, from toothpaste to aeroplane components and is present in our daily lives through nanotechnology and biotechnology.
The International Year of Family Farming seeks to recognize the important contribution that family farming and small holder farming can play in providing food security and eradicating poverty in the attainment of the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals.
We offer:
The retreat center averages 300 visitors per quarter.
3600 sq ft of gallery space.
Opening public reception.
Press release.
Post card mailing using the artist’s mailing list/e-mail as well as Lifebridge’s local list.
We are looking for:
artists who are interested in installing an exhibit for approximately 90 days.
15 - 20 pieces that you are prepared to exhibit.
dates your work is available for exhibition.
a copy of your artist statement and bio.
a 15% donation to Lifebridge Foundation of all work sold.
Once we have reviewed all responses and samples of work we will be contacting those selected to show in our gallery for 2014. We expect to complete the process by the end of February2014.
Contact: Kevin Kraft 845.658.3439