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Edmonds Arts 2019 Gallery Art Call for

2019 Edmonds Arts Festival Gallery Artists IMPORTANT DATES Father’s Day Weekend, June 14-16 April 1 Deadline for applications The 62nd Annual Edmonds Arts Festival is one of the April 2 Deadline for dropping off miniatures and small longest running in the Northwest, attracting artists from across the nation. Profits from the Edmonds Arts Festival May 13-17 Notification of juried selection are returned to the community through the Edmonds Arts June 7 & 8 Drop off accepted artwork Festival Foundation. Programs include art scholarships, June 14-16 Festival! educational grants, installations, and ArtWorks, a June 17 Deadline to pick up­ unsold gathering place for artists in downtown Edmonds. artwork at the Frances Anderson Center: MORE THAN $10,000 IN CASH AWARDS WILL BE 700 Main Street, Edmonds, WA PRESENTED TO GALLERY ARTISTS THIS YEAR.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES Media Fee = fee for each additional entry • Awards are chosen by the Jurors in Paintings, Prints, , Photography, from the original works of art. APPLICATIONS MUST BE Computer Arts, Three- Dimensional • Digital images of selected work will be SUBMITTED ONLINE Entry Fee Miniatures: $18.00 total for one retained by the Edmonds Arts Festival. EAF assumes permission to reproduce 1. Go to: www.edmondsartsfestival. to four pieces entered in Miniatures and accepted artwork for promotional uses. com Small Paintings. Use Coupon Code MINIS and IMAGES to correct pricing in CaFÉ. • Artwork not sold during Festival MUST 2. Click “Apply” in the header on the CaFÉ will charge $20 per image entered. be picked up at the Frances Anderson home page and then select “Gallery For example, if you enter 4 images to the Center on June 16, 5:15 pm – 8:00 pm or Artists” from the drop down menu to Miniatures and Small Paintings category, June 17, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. access CaFÉ or go directly to https:// the total will show $80. Storage of unsold items for future pick .callforentry.org/festivals_unique_ up is not available. Therefore, if you info.php?ID=6224 In order to correct the price, enter the cannot pick up your work, you will need following COUPON CODES: 3. Entry fee for applications may be paid to make arrangements for someone else online by Visa or MasterCard, or by • MINIS for the 1st image (deducts $2.00) to do so. Work remaining after 1:00 pm check and mailed to: June 17 will become the property of the • IMAGES for the 2nd - 4th images Edmonds Arts Festival. Edmonds Arts Festival Gallery Artists (deducts 100%) P.O. Box 212 Edmonds, WA 98020. Total will be $18 after entering the above TERMS OF ENTRY COUPON CODES. Entry will be valid once payment is Please be advised that every reasonable received by the Edmonds Arts Festival. GUIDELINES precaution will be taken during the receiving, installation, exhibition and FEES & ENTRY INFORMATION • Artists must be 16 years or older. return of your artwork. The Edmonds Arts • All entries must be for sale. Festival and its volunteers do not assume responsibility for loss or damage that Artists can only apply to one category per • 35% will be collected may be incurred during this process. All CaFÉ profile. If you wish to apply to multiple on all sales. categories, you must create multiple CaFÉ work needs to be of a substantial enough • All entries must be original and profiles. Profiles are free in CaFÉ . nature to withstand these procedures. entirely the work of the artist. We encourage artists to carry their own You may register and sign-up as a new user • No copies, derivatives or reproductions; insurance. to create a new profile with new login cre- work cannot be based on copyrighted or dentials. You can use the same name and previously published materials. The Edmonds Arts Festival reserves the right to refuse any piece of unacceptable email, but will need to alter your username • Entries must have been produced quality or any piece that does not match and password. Keep in mind you will have within the last five years. two profiles to keep track of for this call. the image submitted, or does not meet the • Work must not have been previously framing/finishing criteria. Final selections of Entry Fee: $20.00 for each piece entered shown at the Edmonds Arts Festival. all entries will be at the jurors’ discretion. in Paintings, Prints, Drawings, Photography, • Artists may not substitute or alter Computer Arts and Three-Dimensional. You the work, title, or price after it has may enter up to 4 pieces per category. been accepted. CATEGORIES

Paintings: Oil, acrylic, tempera, airbrush, Miniatures and Small Paintings: gouache, encaustic, batik, fresco, Entries in this category include all media under , prints and categories. watercolor, collage and mixed media Photography is not accepted. This year, we are also accepting work which has less with painting dominant. emphasis on fine detail and the 1/6 scale; however, the same size requirements apply. Prints: Relief, intaglio, mezzotint, litho- Miniatures follow DIGITAL IMAGE REQUIREMENTS (see below). graph, serigraph, monoprint, and mixed ­ Even though the application process requires you to submit digital image(s) of your media with dominant. This piece(s), the miniature and small paintings category is not juried from the online images, does not include photographic prints. only from the original work of art. Artwork needs to be dropped off at one of the two Drawings: Graphite, pastel, colored locations below on or before April 2. pencil, pastel, silverpoint, chalk, crayon, pen & ink, conté and mixed media with drawing Presentation & size requirements for Miniatures and Small Paintings: dominant. Your frame and artwork may be any proportion that meets the following criteria: Artwork Photography: An image from a single can be any size up to 5” x 5” (25 sq. in.). This includes unframed gallery wrapped canvases point of view, that originates from a camera. with finished sides. Framed artwork must not exceed 8” x 6” (48 sq. in.), while maintaining As long as the image is from a single point the surface size of the artwork as noted above. All artwork, framed and unframed, must of view, post-processing edits are allowed be professional in appearance, wired and ready for hanging. such as color manipulation, high dynamic range, panorama stitching, element removal Schedule for Miniatures and Small Paintings Category: and filters. • April 1 – online application deadline. • April 2 – deadline to drop off original artwork at one of the two galleries Computer Art: Graphic art or digital listed below. If artwork is not at the gallery by this date, it will not be imagery that may be generated from a considered for jury selection. camera and/or computer and may include • May 13-17 – notification of jury selection by email. computer graphics, generative art, • June 16-17 – pick up of non-selected and unsold pieces. computer illustration, and mixed media with computer art dominant. Please include a copy of the printed entry form from your online application with your artwork, and be sure it is wrapped and protected for drop off. Presentation and size requirements ARTspot Tsuga for Paintings, Prints, Drawings, 408 Main Street 10101 Main Street NE Photography and Computer Art: Edmonds, WA 98020 Bothell, WA 98011 • Finished artwork must not exceed (425) 640-6408 (425) 483-7385 44" H x 54" W. Framed pieces must fall Mon. - Sat. 10 am - 6 pm Closed Sunday & Monday within these specifications. Sun. 11 am - 4 pm • Artwork must be wired for hanging. Saw- tooth picture hangers are not accepted. Hanging wire may be visible DIGITAL IMAGE REQUIREMENTS – ALL CATEGORIES ONLY if it is part of the overall design of the piece. • Digital images are required for entry • Paintings, prints, drawings, photography, computer art: one image per artwork Three Dimensional Art: This category • Miniatures: one entry = up to four unique works of art (one image per artwork) encompasses both fine artisan work based on functional concepts and non-functional • Three-Dimensional: three views are allowed per piece but must be combined into one image three-dimensional art. Included, but not File format: JPEG only limited to are: clay, mosaic, metal, stone, File dimensions: minimum of 1200 pixels on the longest side wood, glass, fiber, quilts, and jewelry. File resolution: 72ppi/dpi (standard web resolution) Presentation and size requirements Maximum file size: 3 MB (Files exceeding this size will be rejected) for Three-Dimensional Art: Minimum file size: 100 KB • Three-dimensional work may not exceed 80" x 30" x 30". • No on­-site assembly is allowed. ARTWORK SHIPPING OPTIONS • Textile entries must not exceed 2600 Phoenix Art Restoration square inches. 17712 15th Ave NE, Shoreline WA 98155 • Hanging textiles, rugs or quilts must have 206-362-1145 a sleeve for mounting. www.phoenixartrestoration.com A hanging rod must be provided. UPS Store #6392 Edmonds, WA Nothing over 5 lbs. can be hung. [email protected] AWARDS CEREMONY • Nothing can be hung from ceiling or 425-640-2855 overhead. Contact either location for pricing and There will be an awards CONTACT INFORMATION specific shipping information ceremony and reception for Unsold artwork will be shipped back to you. Gallery artists on Sunday, EMAIL: June 9. Everyone is welcome. [email protected] DO NOT SEND ARTWORK TO FRANCES ANDERSON CENTER (it will NOT be accepted) Please plan to attend. WEBSITE: www.edmondsartsfestival.com