Juried Art Show


ARTISTS! ENTER OUR JURIED ART SHOW
Take this opportunity to be considered for
The Learning & Product Expo: Art! Juried Art Show.

Learning & Product Expo: Art! Pasadena
2010 Juried Exhibition Prospectus
(RULES HAVE CHANGED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS-PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)
To download a copy of this propectus click here

Dates and Deadlines 2010

Friday, Sept. 17
Monday/TuesdaySept 27/28
Week of October 11
Wednesday, October 20
Thursday, October 21
Sunday, October 24

DEADLINE-POSTMARKED BY SEPT. 17
Jurying
Notification by phone/e-mail
Delivery: between 10am – 1pm
Installation of work
Pickup 12 noon - 3pm

Exhibition Timeline

Exhibition
Exhibit Hours
October 22-24, 2010
Fri & Sat: 10am – 6pm, Sun: 10am-12noon

About the Show

Learning & Product Expo: Art! is a 4 day event that consists of a workshop program of 200 art classes in all mediums and techniques as well as an exhibit hall of art material manufacturers selling supplies at a discount. Attendees can learn about art products directly from manufacturers and see free demonstrations. The 6th Annual Pasadena, CA expo takes place October 22-24, 2010. The Juried Art Show takes place at each event and is growing into a prestigious venue for artists to display their work.

Jurors

Pre-Jurying: Jamie Markle, Editorial Director, F & W Media

On-Site Jurying:
Jodi Walsh,  Artist Career Consultant and Gallery Owner
Urania Christy Tarbet
 PSA - IAPS Founder/President Emeritus - IAPS/MC - California Art Club/Artist Member  
Internationally known artist, teacher and writer


Eligibility

Open to all fine artists who are over the age of 18 and able to hand-deliver their artwork to the Pasadena Conference Center on Wednesday, October 20. Entrants must be registered for the expo by Sept. 17. (Expo only is sufficient.) All works must be originals conceived and created entirely by the entrant.
Learning & Product Expo: Art! Instructors and staff are not eligible

Awards

Grand Prize: $500, First prize $250, Honorable Mention: product awards

Insurance, Liability, Sales and Delivery of artwork

Finalists’ work is the responsibility of the participant though building security will be provided. Fishback/Gruen, LLC, the Pasadena Conference Center, F&W Media, and Graphaids Digital Art Supplies will not be held liable for lost or damaged artwork or copyright infringement. Show management reserves the right to photograph works for publicity purposes. By entering the Juried Art Show, artist agrees to abide by all the rules for the competition.

Learning & Product Expo: Art! will retain a 15% commission on all sales to be paid within 30 days of the sale.

Hand Delivery of Artwork only. No shipping is allowed.

Finalists must be able to hand deliver artwork to the Pasadena Conference Center 300 East Green St. Pasadena, CA 91101 on Wednesday October 20 between 10 am – 1 pm and pick it up Sunday October 24 between 12 noon and 3 pm. A friend or relative may drop off and pick up the work. All artwork must come gallery ready (professionally framed or ok if painted on gallery wrap canvas) with a wire, ready to be hung on hooks. All artwork must be clearly marked with the artist name, name or artwork, size and price. Artists must take the packing materials with them at time of delivery.

Entry Rules (RULES HAVE CHANGED-PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)

Fee: $35 credit card, check or money order payable to Learning & Product Expo: Art!

Entry Requirements: Slides no longer accepted. Digital images may not be emailed/uploaded. Submit up to 3 original pieces of artwork by mailing a digital image of each on a CD along with entry form and bio/resume. See below for instruction about the Entry Form and Bio/Resume.

1. Entry form: There are two ways to complete an entry form.

A. There is an online entry form that can be found by clicking here. Only payments by credit card are accepted for online entry. After online entry is completed, a confirmation will be emailed. Print out 2 copies of the email confirmation and send it with the CD and bio/resume.

B. Alternatively, an entry form can be obtained by downloading it here. Print out the entry form, fill out completely and send with check/money order made payable to Learning & Product Expo: Art!, along with CD and bio/resume. No credit card payments by mail.

2. CD:

1. Please write your name, address and telephone number on the CD.

2. Burn the CD for playing on a PC in a “JPEG” format at 72dpi, approximately 1200 X 1800 pixels.

3. IMPORTANT:All 3 file names for the images on the CD MUST be named with the first word of the title of the artwork. Example: “Summer at Grandma's" should be named "Summer." This is very important, otherwise your images will not be able to be properly identified.

3. Bio/Resume:

Please include a bio/resume of 100 words or less, typed/printed on a 8.5x11 sheet of paper. Other forms of bios will not be accepted.

Mail your entry (entry form, CD, bio/resume) to:

Learning & Product Expo: Art!
Juried Art Entry
P.O. Box 8
City Island, NY 10464

All entries postmarked not later than Friday, Sept. 17. If using overnight delivery service, only U.S Postal Service is accepted.

CDs will not be returned. No email entries.

Contact:

Irene Gruen
Tel: 626-689-2690 or email: Irene@fishbackgruen.com