The “F” Word:
Feminism Now
T-Shirt
Contest
Informational Prospectus and Call for Designs
Submit Now!
ARC GALLERY AND
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION is a non-profit, woman-run cooperative gallery
dedicated to providing alternative space exhibition opportunities for
innovative artists outside the commercial gallery system. Since 1973, ARC has
given exposure and support to both men and women artists, providing an
atmosphere for the continued development of artistic potential and
experimentation.
CONTEST!!!
In December 2014, ARC will present the juried
exhibition "The ‘F’ Word: Feminism
Now". As part of the exhibition,
ARC will be making T-shirts commemorating the show. In conjunction, ARC has decided to have an
open call to design the graphic of the T-shirt.
Artists and designers are being asked to create an
original front image for the T-shirt.
The T-shirt must also include specific wording for the front and back of
the shirt in addition to an image. See “T-shirt Specs” for required
information.
ARC has included the information from the call for work for ‘The F Word’ exhibition. Please read in full
to understand the type of work ARC is looking for in order to create a T-shirt to compliment the show.
“As ARC was founded in the 70’s during the height of the Feminist Art Movement, we have decided to
organize a tribute to feminist exhibitions. Rather than revisit the history of Feminist Art and its early
leaders, ARC is choosing to celebrate the gallery’s feminist history by examining what else Feminist
Art is. That is, rather than reducing feminism’s meaning to one familiar artist or era, ARC would like
to explore what feminist art was, what it has come to be, and where it is going.
In mounting this juried group exhibition, ARC’s goal is not to deride or disown dominant associations
or previous generations. Our impulse is additive and exploratory rather than denunciatory. ARC hopes
to uncover other ways feminism has been, or will be, made visible particularly in regard to the
contemporary art scene. To that end, ARC invites submissions that engage, but are not limited to,
the following topics:
-The ideals of feminism – what does feminism mean today? What does it mean to you?
-Feminist aesthetics -- what does feminism look like and sound like?
-Feminism’s history and viability in museums, galleries and other arts institutions
-The many ways feminism has been misrepresented or dismissed
-Feminism’s presence in contemporary society and why it is still needed
-Feminism’s futures
-Feminism’s racial, gender, sexual and/or reproductive politics
-Temporalities of feminism
-Feminism in popular culture / Celebrity Feminists”
Please read this
Contest Call before submitting your design.
Calendar, Eligibility and Fees
CALENDAR:
Deadline
for Submission of Applications and Designs: Midnight, October 31, 2014
Notification
of Acceptance: Winner will be notified via email no later than November 7, 2014
Exhibition
Dates: November 20, 2013 – December 14, 2013
Opening
Reception: Friday, December 5, 2014 from 6pm - 9pm
T-shirt Specs:
The final T-shirt
will be two-sided. Shirt will be in
black with all text and the graphic image printed in white. All work must be an original design by the
submitting artist.
T-SHIRT
MUST INCLUDE:
FRONT OF SHIRT must
include the following:
1) The F Word
2) An original graphic image
(Please make sure to put/sign your name
somewhere in your image.)
BACK OF SHIRT must include the following:
1) Feminism Now
2) ARC Gallery
3) November / December 2014.
Remember,
all wording and graphic image will be in white.
Make sure your graphic image will be able to translate into these simple
terms.
Winning Designer will receive:
- An “F word” T-shirt
- A PR blast to ARC’s 1200
subscribers announcing your win
- Announcement on ARC’s Facebook
page
- Announcement of Win on ARC’s
website and link to your own website.
- Ability to submit to any or
all of ARC’s Juried exhibitions FREE OF CHARGE for three years.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS / HOW TO SUBMIT: Submission is a two-step process.
1)
All artists
must fill out an online application.
Link to online application can be found on ARC’s website at
www.arcgallery.org under the section “News and Events”. (An online payment for show can be paid
during this step.) You will receive a
confirmation email upon completion of online application. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SUMBIT UNDER THE “F
WORD TSHIRT CONTEST” and NOT
THE JURIED EXHIBITION APPLICATION.
2) The following must be submitted by email AFTER
confirmation is received.
§
Jpegs
(hi-res) of images. Please make sure to
label your work with your name and
‘front’ and ‘back’ in reference to your design
§
A statement
about your image and a separate artist statement about you and your work in
general
§
Please put
“The F Word Tshirt” in email subject line when ready to submit images for
contest.
ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
All work must include the required wording. ARC will only accept electronic submissions
sent via emailed jpegs. No original work
should be sent to the gallery.
FEES:
$25
for each complete submission. A complete submission is 2 jpegs, one for
T-shirt front and one for T-shirt back.
If an artist wishes to submit more than one graphic, it is an additional
$25 (i.e. 2 graphic submissions is
$50). Any artist doing this should make
sure to code their jpegs appropriately.
Example: NameFront1, NameBack1, NameFront2, NameFront2….so gallery can
make sure to jury appropriate images together.
Payment
either by check or online must be received prior to jurying or work will not be
viewed. No refunds.
PAYMENT:
PayPal- show fees can be paid on the gallery’s website or when
filling out online application. If
paying through gallery website there is a link on the home page titled “Pay
application fees”. Payment can be made
through this link.
http://arcgallery.org/application-fees.aspx
Or
Pay by Check- Send one check (total for all entries by one artist)
made payable to ARC Gallery with the name of
show (F WORD TSHIRT CONTEST) and the name of the artist submitting to show
written in the memo section. Send the check
to: ARC Gallery, 2156 N. Damen Ave. Chicago, IL 60647.
Payment must be received prior to
jurying.
QUESTIONS: Please feel free
to contact gallery, during gallery hours, should you have any questions about
show, submitting work, or prospectus. Gallery’s email is:
info@arcgallery.org. Any questions in
regards to this exhibition should have The
‘F’ Word T-shirt in the subject line
ARC Gallery and Educational Foundation
Gallery
Hours: Open Wed-Sat 12-6, Sun 12-4; Closed Monday and Tuesday
2156
North Damen Avenue
Chicago,
Illinois 60647
773
252-2232
