CALL FOR ENTRIES – 7th Annual Encaustic Exhibition
Morpho Gallery, 5216 N. Damen, Chicago, IL 60625
Dates: August 24 - September 22, 2018
Entry Deadline: July 20, 2018
Opening Reception: August 24, 2018, 6pm - 10pm
Jurors: Kathy Blankley Roman and Dan Addington
About the Exhibition:
The exhibit is open to artists who work in the encaustic medium. Mixed media is welcomed, but encaustic must be the primary medium.
This year we will allow 3D work as well as 2D. Maximum 2D dimensions should not exceed 28" per side, including frame or support, minimum size: 8”x8” or 16 running inches (H+L).
3D works not to exceed 28” in all dimensions including mount, if applicable.
About the Jurors:
After 6 years of successful shows, including: Hot Wax in the City, Wax(N)Blue and Unbound(ed), FUSEDChicago member Kathy Blankley Roman returns once again to jury our 7th Annual Encaustic Exhibition. Joining her, we are pleased to have Dan Addington from Addington Gallery on board as guest juror.
Kathy Blankley Roman is an award winning artist, whose expressive paintings have appeared in shows nationally, online and in numerous private collections since 2011. Using acrylics, encaustic or oil & cold wax, she is a process painter. Roman prefers a limited palette and works in layers, employing contrasts of texture, opacity and gesture to create tension and a sense of depth and history. Mostly small to medium in scale, her works have been described as “large paintings in a small space”. They suggest an intimacy which invites viewers to come close, to explore and experience them through their own personal filters.
Dan Addington is an artist and gallery owner who has been working with wax since 1989 and exhibiting encaustic work professionally since1992. His work has been featured in-group and solo shows across the US, and is in numerous public and private collections. Dan is owner and director of Addington Gallery, located in Chicago’s historic River North art district, and has included encaustic painters in exhibitions there since organizing their first national encaustic exhibition there in 1996. Addington's own figurative work incorporates materials such as fabric, oil, wax, tar, gold leaf and various printed matter. The accumulation and layering of these materials echoes his interest in history and the relationships between the stratification of cultures and the layering of memory. In these constructed, overtly physical pieces, Addington seeks to engage the viewer through their own process of physical and spiritual excavation.
The complete application is available to download at:
http://morphogallery.com/links.htm
Exhibition calendar
July 20th Final Entry Deadline
July 26th-28th Notifications sent
August 10th-17th Artwork received
August 24th-September 22nd Exhibition dates
Sept 27th-28th Pick up art
APPLICATION PROCESS
Entry fee
$25 for three (3) images, $5 for each additional image, limited to six total per person.
The fee is non-refundable.
Submissions Details
Jurying will be done from jpeg images only, submitted via email with the completed entry form and entry fee paid through Paypal ().
Email jpeg images and entry form as attachments to and specify 7th Annual Encaustic 2018 in the subject line. Submit images at 72 dpi, 1500 ppi on longest side. Due to difficulties in the past, images smaller than this will not be considered. Please title your jpegs as: Artist last name_# of image_Title.jpg (Jones_1_Title.jpg)
DEADLINE for submissions is July 20, 2018 at 11:59 pm CST.
Notifications will be emailed by July 26th-28th
Artist’s Guidelines
Work must be must be professionally presented: framed or with finished edges, wired for hanging and with a label affixed to the back with the artist’s name and title of work. No clip frames. Exposed edges and back must be clean. Works not properly wired, or which differ significantly from jpegs, will be rejected, no substitutions. Works with special installation or assembly requirements must have concise instructions included or the artist must be available to assist with the installation. Upon acceptance, information will be sent with labeling and shipping instructions. All art must be available for the duration of the show.
It is advised that wrapping materials be labled with artist’s name.
Delivery of Artwork
Accepted entries will receive detailed delivery and shipping instructions. Art should be delivered in reusable packing (with paid return label if shipping) and should include specific packing instructions, if applicable. No "peanut" packing or torn boxes. Please use UPS as the driver has access to the gallery. We have had many issues with Fed-Ex.
Liability
It is the responsibility of the artist that artwork is properly packaged in reusable packaging and to insure works during transit. Accepted artwork will be handled with reasonable care, however, Morpho will not be liable for any damage or loss during transit, delivery, or return shipping. Works will be insured while in the gallery. Damaged crates will not be opened pending notification of the carrier and the artist.
Work must be picked up within one week of the ending of the show, unless alternate arrangements are made with the gallery. Morpho will not be responsible for work left beyond that date. Specific pick up times will be sent with acceptance letter. Shipped work will be sent no later than September 11, 2017.
Sales
Morpho will retain a 20% commission for any sales during the show or that result from the show.
Rights
Morpho and those acting for the Gallery, reserve the right to photograph and retain a set of images of the exhibit for promotional, educational and documentation purposes only.
Return of Artwork
Specific dates and times will be sent with acceptance letter. Morpho will not be responsible for works left after pick up dates, unless prior arrangements have been made.
About Morpho Gallery
Morpho Gallery prides itself in seeking talented artists who are on the cusp of being discovered by the mainstream art community. We invite local artists to exhibit their work in a creative and non-competitive atmosphere where artistic experimentation and development are encouraged. By creating a blank palette inside the gallery, we offer infinite possibilities for an array of colors, textures and media to come together. Morpho Gallery also offers leasing packages at affordable rates to groups and individuals who wish to stage their own shows.
Morpho Gallery
5216 North Damen Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625
www.morphogallery.com
Any questions please email:
ENTRY FORM
PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY
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SUBMITTED PIECES
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Email entry form and jpeg images to: