WOMEN'S CAUCUS FOR ART - COLORADO CHAPTER

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DATES:
Show Dates: June 16 - July 29, 2006
Artist application and jury fee deadline: May 10, 2006
Artist notification of acceptance: May 19, 2006
Drop off: June 5-9, intake via fedx/ups; June 10, local intake 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; BAC June 16
Opening reception: June 16, 2006
Close of exhibit: July 29, 2006
Ship work to artists: Aug. 7-10, 2006
Artist checks mailed for sales: Aug. 15, 2006

LOCATION:
The Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, Colorado

WCA Curator: Leslie Aguillard
WCA Assistant Curator: Jean Smith
BAC Curator: Miriam Mitchell
Juror: Gerry Riggs, former Director Gallery for Contemporary Art, UCC
Gerry Riggs has been the director and curator for the Gallery of Contemporary Art at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs for the past fifteen years. In addition to bringing multiple high quality exhibits to the UCCS gallery, Gerry has also taught gallery management, museum studies, and supported the local arts community for many years. Gerry is also an accomplished artist, musician, and skier.

DETAILS:
The Contemporary Icons: Symbols and Signs of the Times is a national art exhibit and a collaboration between the Colorado chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art (WCA) and the Business of Art Center (BAC) in Manitou Springs, Colorado. The exhibit will explore mass culture and the manifestations of the "icon." It will celebrate the symbols and signs of the times, and give opportunity for artists to explore the modern manifestations of modern iconography. Icons are all around us: professional sports, national symbols like the statue of Liberty, celebrity faces, commercial products. Icons put into physical form a force that we cannot otherwise see. Even the computer which is so prevalent in so many lives today, is controlled by an "icon" on the screen. Please submit your work that fits this show's theme, or create an image for submission, and remember, images must be put on a CD in an jpeg file for the juror to see and must be received by the BAC no later than May 10, 2006. You may enter up to 6 images for the one entry fee. The entry form, the fee, the address are all on the entry form. Thank you in advance for your interest and submission to this important national exhibition.

ELIGIBILITY
Open to all US artists. Original work must have been completed within the last 2 years and not shown at the BAC. Accepted work must be appropriately framed and ready to hang (wire onlyno sawtooth hangers). Clip frames will not be accepted. Maximum size is 4 feet wide and 5 feet high. 3D works should be no heavier than 100 lbs. All work must be fully assembled. Installation pieces are not acceptable for this exhibit.

HOW TO APPLY
All artwork must be of or about contemporary icons. Artist may submit up to 6 pieces. Format for entries are digital files on CD. Do not send photographs, slides or Email submissions. Artist’s statement, resumes, biographical material or other information may be sent but will be retained by the BAC. The juror will not have access to such material.

JURY FEES
$35 ($25 for WCA & BAC members) for up to 3 entries.
$10 ($7 for WCA & BAC members) per additional entry.
Maximum 6 entries. Non-refundable check to BAC.

CD’S
Format file entries as 72 ppi jpg with maximum dimensions of 1024 x 768 or 768 x 1024 pixels. Label CD with your full name. Include on the CD an inventory of entries as a .txt file that includes: title, medium, and framed dimensions. Name your file as follows: Last name - image#.jpg. Digital files should accurately represent the actual artwork.
MAIL ENTRIES TO:
Business of Art Center
Attn: Icons
513 Manitou Avenue
Manitou Springs, CO 80829

Written notification of acceptance will be mailed in the SASE provided by the artist. Please provide proper size envelope and postage if disk is to be returned. Disks of accepted work will be held for possible promotional purposes and will be returned with the artwork at the conclusion of the exhibition. Notification will be sent no later than Friday, May 19th.

DELIVERY & RETURN
Hand delivery of accepted entries can be made at the BAC on Saturday, June 10, 2006 from 10 am-5 pm. Address for delivery is BAC, Attn: ICONS 513 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, CO. 80829. Shipped work must be received June 5-9, 2006. All shipping costs and insurance are the responsibility of the artist. Return shipping costs, including insurance must accompany all shipped work. The BAC will not return shipped work unless prepayment for return costs is received. Work damaged in transit will be photographed, but settlement for damages is the responsibility of the artist and shipper.

AGREEMENT
Accepted work must be available for display during the entire duration of the exhibit. No substitutions will be allowed. Entry constitutes permission for the BAC to photograph or reproduce any and all works in the exhibit for publicity or documentation without compensation. Submission of your signed entry form, disk, and fee constitutes agreement to exhibit according to the terms and conditions set forth in this prospectus.

SALES
The BAC will process all sales and will retain 40% of the selling price as its commission. Please indicate on your submission form the retail price for each work or use the phrase “NFS” for any pieces that are not to be sold. Payment for sold artwork will be made within 30 days of the conclusion of the exhibit.