“Sublime”
CAL’s 2021 International Spring On-Line Exhibit
SHOW DATES
May 5, 2021 thru June 5, 2021. However, exhibit will remain on CAL’s website, www.californiaartleague.org as the current exhibit until replaced by our fall Gold Medal Exhibit. After that it will be available on the web site’s archives.
JUROR – Virginia Causton-Keene
As an art director in one of London’s largest advertising agencies, Virginia spent several years designing and making costumes for a theatre group in the south of England.
Her love of the three-dimensional form influenced her to become a freelance sculptor/designer working for many U.S. and UK companies. This led to her emigration to the United States.
In California, Virginia studied photography and ceramics and developed her craft as a portrait photographer while fine-tuning her ceramic skills. Her passion for ceramics brought her to the Betsy Leuke Creative Arts Center where she is now the gallery director, curating the monthly gallery exhibits and managing the pottery studio for the City of Burbank.
ACCEPTANCE INTO EXHIBIT AND SELECTION OF AWARDS
Acceptance of artwork into the exhibit and selection of awards for “Sublime” will be made by Virginia Causton-Keene. She will be selecting awards based exclusively upon online images, as this show will entirely be virtual and will be open, Internationally.
AWARDS
Awards will be as follows:
BEST OF SHOW: $ 800.00
First Place: $ 300.00
Second Place: $ 200.00
Third Place: $ 100.00
Plus four Honorable Mentions
IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE “Sublime” EXHIBIT
Prospectus release and open for entries: February 12, 2021
Entry Deadline: April 11, 2021
Artists notified if accepted: April 21, 2021
Awards Notification: April 23, 2021
Virtual Art Show Begins: May 5, 2021
On line-reception and award presentation
Saturday, May 7, 2021 5p.m. to 7 p.m. Pacific time
CALL FOR ENTRIES – OPENS February 12, 2021
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Midnight, April 11, 2021 Pacific time
Artwork will be juried using digital images, (jpegs), through Online Juried Shows https://www.onlinejuriedshows.com/Default.aspx?OJSID=49272. Submitted artwork reflects the artist’s interpretation of the theme, “Sublime.” We are looking for artwork which reflects our hope that you have some fun with this theme. Be creative. Make the ordinary, extraordinary. Look at your work differently and show us your best work for this annual INTERNATIONAL OPEN exhibit. Remember CAL’s themes are only a stepping-off point to challenge you to new and interesting directions.
ELIGIBILITY
The California Art League exhibit, “Sublime”, is open to all CAL and non-CAL entrants who wish to share their best work. CAL members’ dues must be current for 2021. New members join CAL as part of the entry process. The reduced membership rate for new members is exclusively for artists who have never been a member of CAL.
ARTWORK SUBMISSION CRITERIA AND CONTENT
CAL is dedicated to exhibiting excellent works of fine art which promote the artist’s artistic ability, vision, and creativity. In this respect, all artwork should be original and created from conception to completion by the artist within the last three years, and not previously shown in any CAL Juried Show. Artists are permitted to use their own photos as reference materials in the creation of their artwork, but not photos from other sources. No artwork copied from other artists work, copyrighted work, published photos, or created under the direct guidance of an instructor, are eligible. The only exception is collage work which may include small portions of other artists work,
ARTOWRK MEDIA, ENTRIES and FEES
Artwork submissions can be in any of the following media: drawing, painting, photographs, digital art, mixed media, collage and sculpture.
Entries will be made online to OJS. Artwork submissions are limited to five original artworks per artist. Entries may be made in more than one medium.
Fees are: One or two entries: $35.00 for CAL members in good standing and $55.00 for non-CAL members. The $20.00 surcharge is a one-time offer that gives the new artist membership into CAL at a discount, which is good for the rest of the year. All entrants may enter additional artwork for $5.00 per piece fee up to a total of 5 entries. Payment is made through OJS via credit card or PayPal. Fees are non-refundable. There is no guarantee of acceptance into the show. New members whose work is juried in to this show will be considered “exhibiting members”, and will be eligible to submit work as an exhibiting member for acceptance in all future CAL shows.
FORMAT FOR DIGITAL IMAGES (jpegs) AND HOW TO SEND THEM
All entries must be submitted in digital JPEG format. Photograph your art with a digital camera on a black background, (if cropping is not possible), without a mat or frame, and not through glass. Image quality is critical! Poor photography and presentation will affect acceptance by the juror. The digital image must represent the painting. Directions for submitting work to OJS is clearly described on the website in several topics listed on the sidebar of the main page: https://www.onlinejuriedshows.com//HowtoEnter.aspx.
If all else fails email or call Ken Ronney at 818 996-1630 or Kronney@aol.com
NOTIFICATION
All artists submitting work will be notified of acceptance by email by April 21, 2021.
DROP-OFF/ TAKE-IN
This will be a virtual show. Do Not Send In Your Artwork
ON-LINE EXHIBIT, VIRTUAL RECEPTION AND AWARDS PRESENTATION
The exhibit will be On-Line on the CAL web site www.californiaartleague.org for viewing by everyone. Awards presentation will be virtual: Saturday, May 7, 2021 5p.m. to 7 p.m. Pacific time. A link to the Zoom Video reception will be sent with notifications. All entered artwork must remain available for sale (unless identified as Not For Sale) until the end of the exhibit, June 5, 2021.
REPRODUCTION OF ARTWORK IMAGES
Any artwork entered in this show may be reproduced for CAL’s advertising, marketing, and promotional purposes without consent of or notification to the artist or the artist’s agent.
RELEASE OF LIABILITY
By entering the exhibit through OJS, the Artist acknowledges that CAL will take all reasonable care to safeguard their digital images and Artist accepts that CAL, its agents, associates, directors, officers, volunteers will not be responsible for any damage, injury, liability, loss or theft, should any occur. Insurance for digital representations of art entered in this show is each individual Artist’s responsibility. By entering, Artist agrees to all terms described in this contract.
SALES, SALES TAX, COMMISSIONS, SHIPPING and INSURANCE
There will be no commission to CAL on any sales. All sales will be handled directly between the artist and buyer. The buyer can contact the artist by the e-mail link shown with the artwork. Collection and payment of sales tax will be the responsibility of the Artist. All shipping arrangements will be made by the artist. Method of shipping and insurance will be by mutual agreement between the artist and buyer. If a piece is sold, the artist must notify CAL so “SOLD” can be placed by the image’s identified price.
COLLECTORS MAILING LIST
In order to generate sales, we are hoping that all of our artists will share the Spring “Sublime” exhibit with all their contacts; spread the word, far and wide!
EXHIBIT CONTACT:
Ken Ronney, Kronney@aol.com or 818 996-1630