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Bark Biennial 1 2016
A Wicked Good Juried Exhibition of Animal Art
Presented by The Biennial Project
Atlantic Works Gallery, July 2016
Prospectus
The Biennial Project is proud and excited to announce an open call to artists worldwide for Bark Biennial 1 - an online juried competition and digital presentation being held at Atlantic works Gallery in East Boston in July!!
If your work is selected by the jurors it will be shown in a web gallery on The Biennial Project website and projected as part of a slideshow at Atlantic Works Gallery during our Art Auction for Farm Animals to be held on July 14th, 2016.
Additionally, we send out Entry Sampler Email Blasts reaching 40,000 people in the art world during the lead up to the contest, highlighting some of the most interesting work that we have received. We also highlight entries on our social media sites. So many chances to have your work seen by others!
For more information about Bark Biennial 1 and how to enter and submit your work simply go to
http://the-biennial-project.com/BB1.aspx
The BB1 video presentation of selected work will be at Atlantic Works Gallery on July 14th 2016 from 6 to 9 pm. We will project the accepted artwork digitally as part of a slideshow on a large screen – so you will not need to bring actual work to the gallery.
SELECTION PROCESS: Work will be selected from your digital images of your artwork. Jurying will involve viewing the entries individually and making determinations on the basis on the work. No substitutions are allowed for the video projections or online gallery.
JURORS:All work will be juried by the internationally known art collective The Biennial Project.
Eligibility: Open to all artists. Open to all media, including 2-D, 3-D, sculpture, photography, video, installation mixed media, and art from a kit
Entry Requirements
Jpegs must be < 4MB. Videos entries must supply a link to a YouTube or Vimeo video. If a video is submitted, a jpeg that is representative of the content is not required but will be helpful in getting people to click on the online gallery link if the video is selected as one of our winners. The video link must not require any authorization to view.
Safari browser may be used for entry but will not be allowed for Paypal. Paypal has known problems with Safari and our Paypal software does not work with Safari. You may use Safari for all other steps in the entry process.
Reproduction of Art Work
The Biennial Project reserves the right to reproduce submitted works for Biennial Project printed materials, advertisements, electronic media, internet, television, catalog, DVD, magazine, gallery shows and enjoyment in our own homes. Copyright and other rights remain that of the artist.
Entry Fee and Payment: The Early Bird entry fee for Bark Biennial 1 2016 is $10 for 2 entries, and $5 for each additional entry! Payment is by Paypal:
APPLICATION DEADLINE: All application materials must be submitted by 12pm EST July 1, 2016.
JURORS: All work will be juried by the internationally known art collective The Biennial Project.
OTHER CONDITIONS: Incomplete or unpaid entries or will not be considered. Images of accepted work may be retained and used for publicity purposes. Entries will not be returned. The entry fee is non-refundable. All entrants will be added to our mailing list.
Acceptance Notification: The names of all accepted artists can be obtained on the The Biennial Project Home Page (www.the-biennial-project.com ) by July 7th. Artists will not receive individual notification of acceptance.
Calendar
July 1 midnight Deadline for entry
July 7 Notification of acceptance on our blog
July 14 BB1 Opening Reception and Art Auction for Farm Animals
Contact Information
The Biennial Project
www.the-biennial-project.com
Mission Statement
The Biennial Project is an artists’ collaborative whose goal is to explore the nature and understand the perception of biennials within the art world and, in so doing, to develop a collective body of work that will be exhibited in as many biennials as possible – especially the really cool ones.