An Exploration in Color & Design

Deadline: June 30, 2010 (ONLINE)

An Exploration in Color & Design
LH Horton Jr Gallery
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, California
October 7 – November 4, 2010

The LH Horton Jr Gallery is a non-profit art gallery located on the campus of San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, California. The Gallery provides excellent exhibition opportunities, with over 2000 square feet of exhibition space, an extended 22 ft. ceiling with mounts, and over 1200 visitors to each exhibition.

Eligibility: Exhibitions are open to all artists residing in the United States.

Artwork Eligibility: Artists/designers working in any 2D and 3D media that demonstrates a strong emphasis in formal design concepts, such as the elements of shape, form, line, value, texture, and color, and/or the principles of repetition, rhythm, balance, proportion, and variety. While digital designs will be considered, works using non-digital mediums is desired. Wall pieces, 2D and 3D, may not exceed 42” width and 72” in height. 3D floor pieces may not exceed 4ft in any direction. Assembled works may not exceed 50lbs in weight.

Artwork entered for submission must have been executed after December 2008. The Gallery reserves the right to reject works from exhibitions that are deemed extraordinarily fragile, unstable, or potentially harmful to the work or the viewer. Works accepted by the juror may also be rejected due to their content, or inability to be properly installed or returned for shipping.

Juror: Carrie Pilto, Assistant Curator, Painting & Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Awards: Best of Show: $600, 2nd Place: $400, 3rd Place: $300. Purchase Awards may be announced, and non-cash Merit Awards will be selected by the juror.

Entry Fee: $30 for 3 work entries thereafter. Additional images of work and/or detail images may be purchased for $3 per image, limited to 3 additional work entries, for a total of 6 work entries.

On-Line Entry Process: All Calls for Entry submissions are processed on-line. All artwork images are viewed anonymously by the juror announced for each exhibition. Until the final artist selection is made, accepted artists’ names and contact information is held confidential by the Gallery Director administering the calls.

Sale of Artwork: All accepted works must be for sale during the show. The Gallery is responsible for all sales, and will retain a 20% commission from the sale of artwork.

Download:
Color by Design Prospectus [pdf]

Visit website for complete details including gallery floor plan: www.deltacollege.edu/gallery/proposals

Please email gallery@deltacollege.edu for additional information.