Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Call to Artists: the Blackstone Hotel

Call to Artists: Gallery Exhibition for the Renaissance Blackstone Art Hall

Deadline Type: 
fixed
Deadline: 
8/10/2012
Call Type: 
Exhibitions
Eligibility: 
Chicago
Suburbs
Illinois
CALL TO ARTISTS
THE RENAISSANCE BLACKSTONE
ART HALL, FALL EXHIBITION 2012


Exhibition Background:


Whether it is political celebrities, notorious gangsters or innovative artists and architects, the Blackstone Hotel is a visceral component in downtown Chicago. The Art Hall, located inside the Blackstone hotel at 636 S. Michigan is holding an open call to artists to exhibit work in our rotating gallery. As a unique and historical part of Chicago’s landscape, the Blackstone Hotel is inviting artists to submit work that represents the diverse landscape of Chicago’s past and present. As an artist, what do you feel is special about Chicago’s landscape? Or history? Do you have any current paintings that are specifically about Chicago? We are looking for evocative work that is also tactful (no nudity, profanity, or politically bias pieces) please!


Exhibition Description:


This is a group show that will exhibit in the Art Hall gallery at The Renaissance Blackstone Hotel on Michigan Ave, downtown Chicago. All work will be for sale and standard gallery commission fees apply. The Blackstone will absorb all hanging and marketing costs except for framing and shipping.


Work Media: Painting, Mixed Media, Prints

Work Size: 12”- 60” vertically or horizontally. No larger than 60” x 60”, 80lbs max


Entry Requirements:
  1. 5-10 digital images via email or CD/DVD. Images should be presented in JPEG format with image size set to 300 dpi resolution, 4” x 6” image size, approximately.
  2. Artist Resume and Biography. Please include a valid email and phone number so we may reach you.
  3. Any artist living or working in the Chicago area is welcome to participate.
  4. Submission fee is $15. Check or money order is acceptable mailed or in person. Please make checks payable to The Renaissance Blackstone Hotel. Mail to 636 S Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60605, ATTN: MELANIE KOSCELNAK. Submissions without payment will not be processed
  5. Email all documents and images to monadifiore@yahoo.com.


Timeline:
  1. Submission Deadline is August 10th, 2012.
  2. Notification of selected artists is September 7th, 2012, via email.
  3. Installation is the week of September 10th.
  4. Show opens early October, date is TBD and runs for 6 months. Deinstallation is the week of March 25th – March 31st.


Please contact us with any questions!
 
Mona DiFiore via email: monadifiore@yahoo.com or call 312.542.3600


Melanie Koscelnak via email: melanie.koscelnak@theblackstonehotel.com, or call 312.542.3434
www.theblackstonehotel.com
www.facebook.com/TheBlackstoneHotel/app_197602066931325
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BAC - 36th Juried Ard Exhibition

36th Juried Art Exhibition

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Deadline: 
10/1/2012
 
November 9 - January 2 , 2012
Reception: Friday, November 9, 6-9pm
East & Bridge Galleries

APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 1
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Annual art competition features 2-D works, paintings, photographs, prints, sculpture etc.
$5,000 AWARDED! CLICK FOR LIST OF 2012 WINNERS

2012 Jurors: Larry Lee and Bernard Williams. Larry Lee is a multimedia artist, independent curator and writer who teaches at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Illinois at Chicago and his Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His work has been exhibited at various galleries in Chicago as well as the SpaceLab in Cleveland, Diverseworks in Houston, Janette Kennnedy Gallery at the University of Texas in Dallas, ArtSpace in New Haven and Free Gallery in Glasgow, Scotland. Lee recently presented through his curatorial project Molar Productions the group show B. A. D. at the Beverly Arts Center. Bernard Williams holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and a Master of Fine Arts from Northwestern University. He also studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine, and has taught art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Williams has been commissioned to create enormous outdoor murals around Chicago and abroad. These commissions have been sponsored by a range of organizations and corporations including AT&T, GATX Corp., Kraft Foods and Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs. He is currently represented by the Thomas McCormick Gallery in Chicago, the G.R. N’Namdi Gallery (Chicago-Detroit), and Slate Gallery in Brooklyn, NY. As a painter and sculptor, Williams has won many prestigious awards and exhibited extensively in the U.S. and abroad.
Posting Organization

Beverly Arts Center

URL: 
http://www.beverlyartcenter.org
Organization Main Email: 
bac@beverlyartcenter.org
Contact Information: 

2407 W. 111th St.
Chicago, IL 60655
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Organization Description: 

The Beverly Arts Center is an independent, not-for-profit cultural and educational institution dedicated to enriching lives through the visual and performing arts.

Contact Information
Contact Name: 
Carla Winterbottom
Contact Email: 
carla@beverlyartcenter.org
Contact Phone Number: 
773-445-3838
Contact Fax Number: 
773-445-0386
Contact Information: 

2407 W. 111th St.
Chicago, IL 60453
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URL: 
http://www.beverlyartcenter.org
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Call for Artists - "Evocative"

Regional Juried Exhibition: Evocative


Deadline: 
10/1/2012
 
Artists from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin can submit up to three works on the theme Evocative. (def: brings to mind or calls forth memories or elicits emotions; vivid, striking, expressive, eloquent or suggestive. Works in all media except performance and video are eligible. Images (jpegs) be submitted by CD, or by email if under 1MB. Entry fee for three works is $25. Download prospectus from website at www.prairiestate.edu/artgallery/. Entry Form and check must be mailed in. Juror: Paul Klein of Klein Artist Works
Posting Organization

Christopher Art Gallery

URL: 
http://www.prairiestate.edu/artgallery/
Organization Main Email: 
bshadur@prairiestate.edu
Contact Information: 

220 S. Halsted Street
Chicago Heights, Illinois 60411
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Organization Description: 

Prairie State College is a two-year community college offering associate degrees, technical and career certificates, and adult, corporate, and continuing education. Prairie State College was the first Illinois community college to guarantee all credits will transfer to other Illinois colleges and universities, an assurance that has grown through the Illinois Articulation Initiative.

Contact Information
Contact Name: 
Beth Shadur
Contact Email: 
bshadur@prairiestate.edu
Contact Phone Number: 
847-530-2558
Contact Information: 

Prairie State College
202 S. Halsted Street
Chicago Heights , IL 60411
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URL: 
http://www.prairiestate.edu/artgallery/
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