CHEMERS GALLERY: Attention Local Artists!

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Attention Local Artists!

Title: Get Your Paintbrushes Ready!

Get your paintbrushes, cameras & printing presses ready!

Old Tustin silk painting by Nancy Goldman, from 2010 show

Call for Entries
Tustin Art League & Chemers Gallery
present
Scenes of Tustin 2011
Juried art exhibition
Juror: Kamillia Hardy

April 30th to May 14th, 2011
Artists' Reception Saturday, April 30th, 5:30 - 8:00pm

Are you ready to submit your masterpieces to our 4th Annual Tustin Art League show? Submission dates are coming up, so get ready! Not a member? Not to worry, the show is open to everyone. Local amateur and professional artists always wow us with their "scenes of Tustin" and every year it just gets better! TAL is a Tustin Area Council for Fine Art (TACFA) program that has been meeting regularly since 2000. Its members actively participate in local events around town like the Tustin Street Fair, Tustin Tiller Days, TAL month at the Tustin Senior Center Gallery, art walks and the annual Promenade Home and Garden Tour.

Side Steps oil on canvas by Brigham Allebes, from 2010 show

Exhibition Rules:
Entry must be an outdoor scene from the Tustin area, created during the year since the last contest in May 2010. All mediums are welcome. Entry must be framed to Chemers Gallery specifications and ready to hang. (For details on framing see "Framing Specifications" below.) Artists must fill out an entry form, available at Chemers Gallery, on the Tustin Art League blog, or by calling 714-544-7715. Artists must state category (Amateur or Professional) when entering.

Framing Specifications:
Chemers Gallery will be happy to assist in framing your work; if you choose to frame it yourself, please bring your frame for approval prior to submission. No nicked, gaudy or falling apart frames, please. Oils, acrylics and mixed media can be unframed if gallery wrapped edges are painted. All other two-dimensional work must be framed and ready to hang. Simple frames are preferred, acceptable colors are black & any dark wood. Mats must be neutral white, acid free (like Bainbridge 8655), colored filets ok, and either double 4-ply or single 6 or 8-ply mats. No non-glare glass. Space & weight limits apply. Please see Karen Raab at Chemers Gallery for details.

Examples of black (left) & dark wood (right) frames

Examples of gallery-wrapped canvases

Entry Fees:
Maximum of 2 entries per artist.
Please make checks payable to TACFA.
Tustin Art League members $20.00
Non-members $25.00

Prizes:
Amateur
1st Place: $75
2nd Place: $50
3rd Place: $25

Professional
1st Place: $125
2nd Place: $75
3rd Place: $50

Deadlines:
*Entry forms must be received at Chemers Gallery by April 16th
*Delivery of ready-to-hang artworks at Chemers Gallery between April 20th - 23rd during regular hours of 10am to 5pm
*Judging will occur during the week of April 25th
*Artists' Reception Saturday, April 30th, 5:30-8pm
*Artwork must be picked up from Chemers Gallery May 16th between 10am - 5pm