Collage Artists of America
Connections

Collage Artists of America OPEN EXHIBIT

“CONNECTIONS”

A VIRTUAL ON-LINE JURIED SHOW

November 1 – December 31, 2023

JUROR and SELECTION OF AWARDS ~ KRISTINE SCHOMAKER

Kristine Schomaker (she/her) is an artist, art historian, curator, publisher and mentor living and working in Los Angeles, California. She earned her BA in Art History and MA in Studio Art from California State University at Northridge. In 2014 Kristine founded Shoebox Arts aimed at helping artists gain a presence in the art world.
Kristine has started critique meet-ups, runs an alternative art space and is an art activator for the organization Artists Thrive. She is also the publisher of Art and Cake, a contemporary L.A. Art magazine and has curated numerous art exhibitions throughout Southern California. Her mission is to create community among artists and the art world in order to help each other thrive. Exhibiting her work since the late 1990’s, Kristine has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions.

AWARDS = $1100

First Place $500, Second Place $300, Third Place $200,

Carolann Watterson Award $100

Plus four Honorary Mentions

IMPORTANT DATES:

CALL FOR ENTRIES OPENS: Tuesday, August 1, 2023

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Sunday, October 1, 2023, 11:59 pm PDT

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: Thursday October 12, 2023

RECEPTION AND AWARDS: Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm PST

Zoom link will be posted in your acceptance letter and also sent by email

ENTRIES MUST QUALIFY AS FOLLOWS:

COLLAGE: Flat or very low relief.

MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE: Moderate relief and/or different techniques and materials.

ASSEMBLAGE: Highly dimensional, multiple three-dimensional elements, and/or freestanding.

DIGITAL COLLAGE: Combination of multiple images. Digital manipulation of single image does not qualify.

CONNECTIONS

Connections are everywhere: people, emotional, spatial, graphic, spiritual, electrical, travel. Creativity is in the putting together of what you already know in a way that creates something different by the combination of any type of elements. Ideas may start with one seed that grows as you connect and transform them into unique images to reveal your artistic vision and truth. Subject matter is open for you to develop in your own style: mixed media, analog, digital, assemblage, narrative or abstract. Make your connections and let your mind run free!

RULES OF ENTRY: Please read carefully!

ELIGIBILITY

· Two- or three-dimensional collage, mixed-media collage, assemblage and digital collage accepted. Any size is acceptable as this is a virtual online show.

· As an OPEN exhibit, CAA members and non-members may enter a maximum of four works.

· Work shown at any prior juried CAA exhibit is not allowed.

· Works done under direct supervision of an instructor are ineligible. Entries must be original and of the artist’s own execution. No artificially generated artwork is eligible-no AI.

· Once artwork is accepted the artist may not withdraw it nor change the price. No substitutions of accepted works will be allowed. No artwork may be removed from the virtual exhibit prior to closing of exhibit, including sold artwork.

ENTRY FEES

Members: $30 for one, $5 each for up to 3 additional entries - Total 4 entries max.

Non-Members: $40 for one, $5 each for up to 3 additional entries - Total 4 entries max.

You may join CAA ($55) to qualify for the Members entry fee amount. https://collageartists.org/Member-Application

SUBMIT ENTRIES to Online Juried Shows www.onlinejuriedshows.com

Payment is made through Online Juried Shows via credit card or PayPal. Fees are non-refundable.

There is no guarantee of acceptance into the show.

Note: try to enter early, as last day entries may cause errors due to overloading the site.

FORMAT FOR DIGITAL IMAGES (JPGS) AND HOW TO SEND THEM

All entries must be submitted in a digital JPEG format.

Take photo of art with a digital camera and crop out background, or if that is not possible, use a black background without a mat and not through glass. Image quality is critical! Poor photography and presentation will affect acceptance by the juror. The digital image must represent the artwork.

Directions for submitting work to Online Juried Shows is clearly described on the website in

several topics listed on the sidebar of the main page:

http://www.onlinejuriedshows.com/HowToEnter.aspx

For help with your entries, contact onlinejuriedshows@gmail.com or 888-666-1351

ACCEPTED ART

This will be a Virtual show. Do Not Send In Your Artwork. All accepted entries and winners will be displayed as an on-line exhibit on the SFVACC/SCORE website, https://sfvacc.org and on the Online Juried Shows website’s “Published Shows”.

REPRODUCTION OF ARTWORK IMAGES

By entering this exhibit, artist agrees that any accepted artwork may be reproduced for advertising, marketing, and promotional purposes for this exhibit or future exhibits without consent of or notification to the Artist or the Artist’s agent.

RELEASE OF LIABILITY: The artists indemnify CAA for any copyright violations in their work. Insurance for sold artwork entered in this exhibit is each individual artist’s responsibility.

SALES

All sales will be handled by the individual Artist. Any and all sales tax will be the responsibility of the Artist. No commission will be taken by the Collage Artists of America. All sales are final.

If a sale is made, it is the responsibility of the Artist to notify CAA or Exhibits Chair so that the sale can be indicated on the website.

CONTACT

Exhibits Chair, Pennie Fien: pmfine50@gmail.com

President, Sylvia H. Goulden: shgoulden@sbcglobal.net

Collage Artists of America

Established 1988, a 501(c)(3) organization

11239 Ventura Blvd. Ste 103-274

Studio City CA 91604