Oregon Coast Council for the Arts
OCCA, your Regional Arts Council from Brookings to Astoria, promotes and provides high caliber arts experiences to the Oregon Coast.
SHOW YOUR WORK IN A NEW EXHIBITION SPACE
BECOME A PART OF THE COASTAL OREGON VISUAL ARTIST ARCHIVE
Call for Visual Artists:
Exhibit in the Coastal Oregon Visual Artists Showcase (COVAS) for Mid-Career Artists at the Newport Visual Arts Center for two months. Plus, have a video capturing your work and process created for your exhibit that becomes a
permanent part of the Coastal Oregon Visual Artists Archive.
The Invitation: Mid-career Oregon artists from all 7 coastal counties - Curry, Coos, Douglas (Reedsport School District), Lane (Siuslaw School District), Lincoln, Tillamook and Clatsop Counties - who meet the following criteria are invited to submit a proposal to exhibit in the Coastal Oregon Visual Artists Showcase (COVAS) in the 2014-15 cycle.
§ You must be a practicing visual artist currently producing works of art
§ You must have been a full-time resident of Oregon for at least 36 months prior to the deadline and, if chosen, remain a resident through the duration of the exhibit
§ You must be 30 years of age or older at the time of application
§ You must show evidence, through appropriate documentation, of seven (7) or more yearsof active professional participation in his/her mediums, and
§ You may not be enrolled in a degree-seeking program, either part- or full-time
The Selection Process: Exhibitors will be selected by the OCCA Exhibition Advisory Committee, a volunteer group comprised of artists, professionals and the OCCA Director of the Newport Visual Arts Center. Submissions are reviewed from digital images of art that are referenced by an accompanying inventory list. The artist’s bio and the resume help the committee understand the level of artistic development. Proposals that are incomplete cannot be considered. Please refer to the Coastal Oregon Visual Artists Showcase Submission Guidelines for details.
Coastal Oregon Visual Artists Showcase Submission Guidelines:
Deadline for submissions is ongoing. All submitting artists will be notified within approximately two weeks of submission if their work has been chosen for exhibition.
A $10 non-refundable processing fee is required. Current Oregon Coast Council for the Arts members are exempt from this fee. Artists can become members at any time. Checks should be payable to OCCA. For credit card payments call 541-265-6569.
Please submit the following required visual and written materials in digital format on a CD or emailed to . For the text documents, please submit .doc or .docx, .txt or .pdf files. Include the Proposal Cover Sheet/checklist with your CD or scan it and include it with your emailed proposal:
1. A Proposal for the body of work that you would show
2. A short bio about yourself (approximately 200-300 words)
3. Your Resume and/or CV
4. 8 or more print-quality (approx. 5”x7” at 200 ppi) .jpg images
5. An inventory list of the image files with information about each file including the name of the piece, medium, dimensions, completion date, and price
6. The Proposal Cover Sheet/checklist
Artists may also submit other information, which may be of interest to the selection committee, for example, printed articles, awards, commissions or a description of your technique. Please do not send originals. No materials or CDs submitted will be returned.
If you are selected: You will be sent a digital camera and tripod to take still images and video footage of your work, your process, and your studio. You will be expected to return the digital files in a timely manner so that a presentation video can be created which will be shown for the duration of the exhibit. Videos and stills will become part of the Coastal Oregon Visual Artist Archive. Artists will receive a complimentary copy of the completed video presentation on a CD.
You must be able to deliver work ready to hang or display to the Visual Arts Center (VAC). You are responsible for transportation to and from the VAC. The exhibit will have an opening reception, usually on the first Friday of the month, and a second reception the following month. Artists will have an opportunity to give an artist talk during their exhibit.
All artwork displayed in the showcase must be for sale unless previous arrangements have been made with the VAC Director. Additional artwork can be displayed in a bin. OCCA retains a commission of 30% for OCCA members and 35% for non-members from all art sales.
Postcards will be sent out to advertise your exhibit in the showcase. You can submit your own mailing list for the bulk mailing. You will be responsible for half of the cost of the postcards and postage. The cost averages $80 to $85 depending on the number of cards mailed.
Mail proposals to OCCA/VAC, PO Box 1315, Newport, OR 97365 or email to .
COVAS Exhibition Schedule:
January through February 2014 – Curry County
March through April 2014 – Coos County
May through June 2014 – Douglas County (Reedsport School District area)
July through August 2014 – Lane County (Siuslaw School District area)
September through October 2014 – Lincoln County
November through December 2014 – Tillamook County
January through February 2015 – Clatsop County
About the Showcase: In the spring of 2011, OCCA received a capital improvement grant from the Ford Family Foundation to build a showcase at the Newport Visual Arts Center to exhibit the work of mid-career Oregon visual artists who live within the boundaries of the regional arts council. With the help of a bequest from a former Newport artist, Anna Lee Davis, a donation from the auction of the 2010 hand painted art banners from the Nye Beach Merchants Association and financial support from OCCA and the Oregon Arts Commission, the showcase has been installed along with a touch screen computer programmed to show videos of the exhibiting artist’s work, process and/or studio, building a visual archive of coastal artists.
The maple showcase has interior dimensions of 124” wide x 70” tall x 15” deep with slat walls on the back and right side to accommodate a variety of installation requirements from hooks for hanging framed art to glass or wooden shelves for three dimensional works. The showcase has locking, tempered glass doors, adjustable track lighting and an interior motion detection alarm system for security.
In May 2012, the first cycle of artists began showing their work in the Showcase. By the end of December, 2013, fourteen coastal artists will have been represented. We are now extending an invitation to coastal artists for the third series which will rotate by county in the exhibit space from January 2014 through February 2015.
Contact Information: For questions or any additional information, contact Sally Houck, Newport Visual Arts Center Director, 541-265-6569, . A link to the COVAS All County Call for Proposal is available on the OCCA website, www.coastarts.org.
Oregon Coast Council for the Arts · Newport Visual Arts Center
777 NW Beach Drive · Nye Beach Turnaround · www.coastarts.org · P.O. Box 1315, Newport, Oregon 97365 · 541-265-6569 · Fax 541-265-9464
Oregon Coast Council for the Arts
Coastal Oregon Visual Artists Showcase
Proposal Cover Sheet
Please complete and include with your CD
or scan and include with your emailed proposal.
NAME: ______
ADDRESS: ______
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COUNTY: _______Month/Year of Birth: ______
PHONE: ______CELL: ______
EMAIL ADDRESS: ______
WEB PAGE: ______
Showcase Proposal
Bio (200-300 words)
CV and/or Resume
Images (8+, 5”X7” @200ppi)
List of images with Name/Medium/ Dimensions/Completion Date/Prices
$10 Fee enclosed (OCCA members are exempt from this fee)
Are you a member of Oregon Coast Council for the Arts? YES NO
If not, would you like to join? YES NO
Would you like to be in the Artist Registry on our website? YES NO
Would you be interested in hearing about other exhibit opportunities? YES NO
Please share art/craft organizations with which you are affiliated: ______
Please complete and include with your CD or scan and include with your emailed proposal.