Arts in the Village Gallery's High School Art Show Call for Art 

Arts in the Village Gallery announces a Call for Art for a High School Art Show and Sale at the Gallery. The Gallery will exhibit the selected works from January 16th through February 28th, 2017.

Deadline for submissions has been extended to
midnight on Sunday January 8th, 2017

Artist Eligibility

• Only Junior and Senior students currently attending the following 5 Loudoun County, VA High Schools are invited to apply:
  • Tuscarora High School
  • Loudoun County High School
  • Heritage High School
  • Stone Bridge High School
  • Broad Run High School
• Each artist may submit up to two entries for a non-refundable $5 application fee for each entry.  Acceptance into the show is not guaranteed, artwork will be juried and a subset of the submitted works will be selected for the exhibit.

Eligible Artwork

• Two dimensional wall art including acrylic painting, collage, colored pencil, charcoal drawing, digital art, oil painting, pastels, pen and ink drawing, photography, printmaking, watercolors, and mixed media are eligible for entry.
• Only original artwork, created by the applying artist, is eligible. Commercially mass-produced items including kit assembled or hobby items of any kind are not eligible. Reproductions and/or prints are not allowed except for printmaking, photography and digital art.
• There is no specific subject matter theme for the show, but it is meant to be a "family friendly" show, so no nudity or controversial subject matter will be accepted.
• Artwork should be dry at the time of delivery to the gallery. No wet artwork will be accepted.
• The size of artwork is limited to a minimum unframed size of 8x10 inches to a maximum unframed size of 16x20 inches. The framed size of artwork must not exceed 18x22 inches. Artwork that does not conform to this size range may be disqualified.
• All selected artwork must be delivered ready for hanging with wire or sawtooth hangers.
• Artwork must be framed with the exception of gallery-wrapped canvas or metal prints with a hanging structure on the back. Framing is at the artist's expense. Since this is a Gallery exhibit, wood or metal frames are preferred over plastic. "Off the shelf" standard sized frames are acceptable. Frames should be clean and undamaged. Artwork that is not ready for hanging or poorly presented may be disqualified from the exhibit, at the discretion of Arts in the Village Gallery.
• The artist can designate if the artwork will be for sale or not for sale. If for sale, art must not be in a borrowed frame, as it will be sold with the frame.

Jurying and Awards

• Artwork will be juried by the artist members of Arts in the Village Gallery. Artistic execution, composition and creative vision will all be considered in judging. Jury decisions are final. We expect the show to have between 35 and 52 pieces of art depending on the size of pieces submitted.
• Arts in the Village Gallery will award honors as follows:
  • First place: $100
  • Second place: $50
  • Third place: $25
• People's choice award: gift basket
  
  Gallery visitors can cast a vote for their favorite piece of artwork from January 16th through January 27th.  First, second and third place winners will be excluded from winning the people's choice award.
• Artists with work accepted into the show are expected to attend a show reception and awards ceremony on Saturday January 28th from 4 - 7 pm. (Snow date: Saturday February 4th from 4 - 7 pm).  Monetary awards will be paid to the winning artists by check.

Application Process

• Applications are to be submitted online (use application button at the bottom of this page to bring up the application form), and application fees paid online via paypal or credit card.  An application is not considered to be complete until application fees are also received. (Payment can be made from the online application form)

• Please email high-quality photos of each art piece you are submitting (up to two pieces may be submitted per artist).
• Files should be named using the following naming convention:
  LastName-FirstName-MiddleInitial-EntryNumber.jpg for example Smith-John-A-1.jpg
• Each image file must meet the following specifications:
  • at least 1000 pixels along the shortest side and no more than 4000 pixels on the longest side
  • 72 dpi or higher resolution
  • sRGB color space
  • jpeg file format
  • Max file size 2MB per file
  • Please be sure your pictures are oriented correctly
  • If you need to resize or rotate your photos, PicMonkey is an excellent free online tool for that job.
  Please put High School Art Show Application in the email subject line. In the body of your email please include the following information for each image:
  • Artist Name
  • File name
  • Title of work
  • Medium / Materials
  • Finished dimensions (including frame if applicable)
  • Sale Price or Not for Sale
    (Note when determining sale price remember that the gallery will retain a 5% commission on sales.)
  Email your image file(s) to info@ArtsInTheVillage.com
  Please put High School Art Show Application in the email subject line.
  
  Deadline for submissions has been extended to midnight on Sunday January 8th, 2017

Artist Notification

• Artists will be notified of show acceptance or non-acceptance via email on Tuesday January 10, 2017.  Accepted artist names will also be posted at www.artsinthevillage.com.  Accepted artists will be expected to attend the show reception, where the winning artists will be announced.  Friends, family and art teachers are also invited to attend.
• Arts in the Village Gallery will provide artists with show information that they can distribute electronically to help publicize the show e.g. email and social media.

Artwork delivery and pickup

• Selected artwork can be delivered to Arts in the Village Gallery during regular gallery hours from January 10th to January 15th, 2017.
• Once accepted and delivered, artwork will be on display for the duration of the show, and cannot be removed until the end of the show.
• After the show is finished, unsold artwork can be picked up at Arts in the Village Gallery during regular gallery hours from March 1st - 5th, 2017.

Art Sales & Commission

1. All entrants must list the sale price or indicate “not for sale for each piece submitted. Arts in the Village Gallery reserves the right to give artists feedback on artwork that seems inappropriately priced.
2. Only the Jury selected artwork will be hung in the show. Artwork will remain up for the duration of the show.  In the event that artwork sells during the show, it can be collected by the customer after the conclusion of the show.
3. Arts in the Village Gallery will manage Show artwork sales to collect payment and sales tax.
4. Arts in the Village Gallery / Loudoun Arts Council will receive a 5% commission for each sold artwork. For example, if a painting sells for $100 (pre-tax amount), the artist will be paid $95 and Arts in the Village Gallery/Loudoun Arts Council will receive $5.
5. Checks for sold artwork will be mailed to the artist in March 2017. In the event that an individual artist has sales over $600, the artist will be required to complete a W-9 tax form before they can be paid.

Liability

• Insurance protection for any submitted art is the sole responsibility of each artist. Each artist holds Arts in the Village Gallery, the Loudoun Arts Council,  as well as each such entities’ members, officers, directors, show staff, volunteers, and anyone else connected with the Art Show (collectively, “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from any and all claims which may occur by reason of loss or damage from coming onto Arts in the Village Gallery and to the submitted works of art while in possession or control of the show, and each artist agrees that all accepted artwork may be photographed for show promotional purposes.

Questions

Please submit questions via email to Mary Louise Ravese at info@artsinthevillage.com.

Arts in the Village Gallery

1601 Village Market Blvd. SE, Suite 116
Leesburg, VA 20175

www.ArtsInTheVillage.com

Telephone: (571) 442-8661

Hours: Monday - Saturday 10 am to 8 pm, Sunday 12 - 6 pm

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