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Addison Art Guild Spring '22

3/24/2022

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The Addison Art Guild Show starts April 6 and ends on March 29. The free public reception is on Saturday, April 9, from 1 to 4 pm. 
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CAVA @ Beverly Arts app

3/17/2022

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April 22–June 4, 2022
Beverly Arts Center
2407 West 111 Street, Chicago, IL 60655

Artists' Reception: April 29, 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Beverly Arts Center Gallery Hours:
Mondays–Thursdays, 2:00–7:00 p.m.
Fridays, 2:00–5:00 p.m.
Saturdays, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.​
Juror: 
Sally Wolff - Curator, Artist Development, & Art Licensing

Awards:
Best of Show — $300
Special Awards (3) — $100
Honorable Mentions (3)

The Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists (CAVA) is pleased to present Collective Awakenings, a juried show of individual perspectives. Even though we are all going through those same times together, we each have our own separate understanding of the events and how they affect us. Each of us has had to face the questions and struggles brought forward by this turbulent time in our nation's history. Our hope is that your eyes will be opened as you see what we have discovered. Works in all media, and springing from all inspiration, are welcome!
Media Accepted: Drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, collage, photography, fiber art, and 3D objects (sculpture, and ceramics) that can be wall hung or displayed on pedestals.

Non-members may enter for $30, but must also join CAVA via our JOIN page, and pay the annual membership fee of $50.​
ARTWORK SALES AND COMMISSIONS:
The Beverly Arts Center (BAC) will take a commission of 30%. Price your art accordingly.


ARTIST STATEMENT
Artists should submit a short statement of up to 530 characters total for both works, describing how the pieces fit the theme of Collective Awakenings. Statements will be displayed with the work..

MEDIA REQUIREMENTS:
  1. All work must meet professional presentation standards.
  2.  2-D work must be framed or gallery wrapped, wired, and ready for wall mounting. No sawtooth/alligator style hangers are permitted.
  3. must not exceed 40 inches in either direction, INCLUDING the frame.
  4. 3-D work must be wired and ready for wall mounting or fit on pedestals. A limited number
    of pedestals are available on site, or artists can provide their own pedestals.
  5. Work may not have been shown in any previous CAVA art shows.
HOW TO ENTER:
  1. Use CAVA's EntryThingy online application below.
  2. Digital images should be a minimum of 2000 pixels wide in the longer dimension in jpg format.
  3. List the file name for your work on the entry form.
  4. Online submission deadline: Wednesday, March 30, 11:59 p.m.
​IMPORTANT DATES:
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT:    March 30, 2022, 11:59 p.m.
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTED ARTWORK:    April 8, 2022, 11:59 p.m.
ARTWORK DROP OFF:    April 20, 2022, 11:00 a.m._1:00 p.m.
EXHIBIT OPENS:    April 22, 2022
ARTISTS' RECEPTION:    Friday, April 29, 2022 6:00–8:00 p.m.
ARTWORK PICK UP:    June 4, 2022 1:00–3:00 p.m.
Artists are responsible for on-time delivery and pick up. 
All work left beyond the pick up date is subject to a $10 daily storage fee.


​Art Drop-off and Pick-up location: Beverly Arts Center
2407 W. 111 Street Chicago, IL 60655

Artists are responsible for on-time delivery and pick up. 
All work left beyond the pick up date is subject to a $10 daily storage fee.

From my profile in EntryThingy:
 
Artist Statement

For the past few years, I have been creating woven bead mosaics in 2D and 3D, and bead installations. Beads allow me the ability to paint with a myriad of colors, transparencies, textures and lusters of light. My work straddles many categories of decorative craft and fine art. 

I hope that those who view my work will enjoy the sensuous optical, dimensional, and tactile stimuli that I am presenting in them and experience a sense of wonder. 

My work often celebrates artists of any media, nature, climate change, science, space exploration, and visionary art.

Artist Resume

EDUCATION
BFA 1991 School of the Art Institute of Chicago

RECENT EXHIBITION HISTORY
April 6 - April 29, 2022 - Addison Art Guild Spring Members' Show 2022. Hosted by the Addison Center for the Arts. Exhibiting artist.
Feb. 19 - March 15, 2022 - Expressions: Art & Verse hosted by the Addison Center for the Arts. Organizer & exhibiting artist.
October - December 2021 - Elmhurst Artists' Guild Fall Member Show, exhibiting artist
November - December 2021, Addison Art Guild Fall Members' Show at the Addison Center for the Arts, exhibiting artist. Awarded Best in Show.
September 30, 2021 - October 31, 2021, Gallery Seven, exhibiting artist, awarded 2nd place
July 29 - August 21, 2021 - Union Street Gallery Invitational, exhibiting artist
August 2021 - "Off the Wall" at Side Street Studio Arts, exhibiting artist
June - August, 2021 - "Our Planet: Ourselves" at ARC Gallery jurored by Jane Stevens, exhibiting artist.
March 26 - May 15, 2021 - "Very Well, Thank You" Northern Illinois University Museum, exhibiting artist. Virtual Artist Talk, "A Look on the Bright Side: The Sunny Side of Art"-- Sunday April 18, 2021, 2 pm CST.
March 26 - May 8, 2021 "Sculpture at the Kavanagh," Kavanagh Gallery at Fine Line Arts Center, exhibiting artist.
January 2020 Visual Harmony Juried Group Exhibition at Norris Cultural Arts Center
September 2019 Elmhurst Artists' Guild Winter Members Show - "Solar Panels" awarded 3rd place
September 2019 Elmhurst Artists' Guild Fall Member Show - "Graf" awarded an Honorable Mention
September 2019 Elgin Fringe Festival Exhibiting Artist
July - August 2019 Julie Mars at the Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL - Solo show
July 2019 Oddball Art Labs - Saturday Morning Cartoons group show
June 2019 Elmhurst Artists' Guild Summer Member Show
1/2019-9/2019 Peace of Art Gallery
1/12/19-2/17/19 "Up Close and Personal" at Norris Cultural Art Center
12/2/18-1/4/19 "Winter Members Show  at Elmhurst Artist Guild (Honorable Mention for "Hapless Missionaries Arrive at the Ravenous ExoMoon")
10/4/2018-10/27/2018 "Cabinet of Curiosities" Union Street Studios
7/2018-8/2018 "In and Around" Fine Line Art Center (First Place in Vessels for ("Bijou")
7/13/2018-7/21/2018 "Strange Imaginations and Perplexing Wonders" Oddall Art Labs @Elgin Artspace
9/14/2018-10/7/2018 "9th Anniversary Exhibition" Waters Street Studios
3/2018-4/2018-"Creative Insights" Addison Center for the Arts (Second Place for "Odilon")
DuPage Art League, March 2018        Once in a Blue Moon    2nd Place    ?Cosmos?
DuPage Art League, June 2018        Golden Days        3rd Place    "Odilon"
OddBall Art Labs                Strange Imaginations            "ExoMoon"
DuPage Art League, August 2018        Purple Prose        3rd Place    "ExoMoon"
Kavanagh Art Gallery, June 2018        In and Around        1st Place    "Bijou"
Union Street Studios, October 2018        Cabinet of Curiosities            "Specimen" 

Collective Awakenings Statement
For “Collective Awakenings,” I chose to enter “Goldilocks Panopticon” and “Enchanted Spring,” two of my most optimistic and revitalizing pieces. This is the time for everybody to emerge after sheltering and masking from contagion. It is time to get out into the sun and enjoy each other’s company. Finally together, our shared delight is enhanced in the beauty and wonder of the natural world.
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Permafrost

3/10/2022

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Artwork description uploaded to saatchiart.com/

"Permafrost" is from a series of woven bead mosaics on convex mirrors inspired by climate science. The series  intends to chronicle the thawing of geologic ice. 

The beads have a variety of lusters that mimic the look of glistening ice crystals in a matrix of matte soil.

I chose to create mosaics on salvaged convex mirrors for two reasons. The convex mirror is used as a poetic device because we monitor our surroundings in them for imminent hazards. I also like the optical effects I can get from layering different transparencies of glass and reflective beads over a mirror. The light coming in and bouncing around creates a more luminous and variable work of art.

To get the look of ice without being literal, I used a circular hexagonal pattern and chose beads that reminds me of the crystalline patterns of ice.
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Sculpture at the Kavanagh app

3/8/2022

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Applied March 8, 2022

​Contact Email:
 gallery@fineline.org
Call Type: Exhibitions
Eligibility: Regional
State: Illinois
Entry Deadline: 3/27/22
Days remaining to deadline: 19
REQUIREMENTS:
Sculpture at the Kavanagh
May 12 - June 24, 2022
Artists are invited to submit original artwork for the Sculpture at the Kavanagh exhibit to be held at the Kavanagh Gallery of Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, Illinois. The show is open to any 3-D work in any sculpture or craft medium. No paintings, photographs, or other 2-D work will be accepted.
The Fine Line Creative Arts Center is located in the Fox River Valley, approximately one hour west of Chicago, Illinois.   

Entry Rules:
Each applicant may submit up to 3 pieces per entry.  Artists may submit one entry.  A non-refundable entry fee of $35.00 is payable at the time of application.   
Images:
Images for show promotion will be taken directly from images received from the artists, which we deem representative of the actual work to be displayed.
Location:
Kavanagh Gallery, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, 37w570 Bolcum Rd, St Charles, IL 60175
Jury Decisions:
Jurors' selections are based on creativity, quality of artistry and originality as represented in the images submitted. Notification of the jury's decisions for the show will be sent on or before April 16, 2022.  A contract, complete shipping information and other forms will follow by email to those accepted into Sculpture at the Kavanagh.
Shipping:
The artist is responsible for shipping artwork to and from Fine Line Creative Arts Center.  A return shipping label must be included with work that is shipped for this exhibit.  Insurance of items during shipping to and from Fine Line is the responsibility of the artist. 
Size Limitation:
The size of your entry as packed for shipping is not to exceed 48 inches x 32 inches x 72 inches. The weight cannot exceed 50 pounds.
Sales:
The show will charge a sales commission of 30% for any artwork sold during the show.  Fine Line will handle all sales and sales tax and provide the artists with a check for all sales after the show's end.  As this is a gallery show, artists need not be present while the show is open. Fine Line is responsible for the show installation, opening reception, and sales.
Artists will have the option to put their work for sale on the Fine Line website for the show's duration.  The images and descriptions used in the artist's application will be used on the Fine Line website if the artist chooses to put their work online.  Fine Line will handle all taxes and shipping costs associated with any online sales. The decision by an artist to put or not put their work online will not be disclosed to the jury and therefore has no bearing on the artist's acceptance into the show.
Display Information and Requirements:
The Kavanagh Gallery has grey pedestals for use during gallery shows. Smaller items will be displayed in locked cabinets. If artwork requires any unusual display protocol, it is the artist's responsibility to provide these items.  Due to the nature of the gallery's ceiling structure, we cannot hang artwork from the ceiling. The gallery uses the Walker Display system for artwork hung on our walls. We are not able to affix artwork to the wall with nails or screws.  Hanging work should have wire and screw eyes, no saw-tooth hangers, No clip frames.


Liability:
Fine Line provides security in the Kavanagh Gallery with 24/7 video monitoring. Insurance is provided to artists from the time of the receipt of work until the end of the show. The insurance value is deemed to be 70% of the sale price.  Insurance of items during shipping (to and from Fine Line) is the responsibility of the artist.
Awards
Awards totaling $800.00. 
The Judge to be determined.

Deadline/Important Dates Summary:
03/27/22 - All application entries are due via CAFÉ   
04/09/22 - Artists notified of the jury's decision via email   
05/07/22 - Delivery and check-in of work (10 am – 5 pm by hand) 
05/10/22 - Extra day for delivery and check-in (10 am - 6 pm by hand)   
05/12/22 - Provisional date for the opening reception
05/12/22 – 06/24/22 – Show open to the public (Mon-Sat 10 am - 5 pm)
06/25/22 – 10 am – 5 pm - Pick-up 
Unsold work shipped to Fine Line will be sent back to the artist between June 28 and June 30, 2022.              
Exhibited work cannot be removed from the gallery until June 25, 2022
Requirements:
  • Up to 3 pieces may be submitted.
  • Images must be of the actual work to be exhibited.
  • For each piece, the artist must submit 4 images, the front of the piece, the back of the piece, a side view of the piece and an image showing one area in detail. Please title your images to include both the name of the piece and the word front, back, side, or detail, depending on the image.
  • Artwork must be original (not copied from other art or made from a kit).
  • Work must have been completed in the last three years.
  • Work must not have been shown previously at Fine Line.
  • All pieces must be for sale.
  • Each artist must supply an artist statement of no more than 1000 characters.  The artist statement should not include the name of the artist.


Eligibility:
Sculpture at the Kavanagh is a regional show, open to artists, 18 years or older who reside in one of the following states:  Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.  Work must have been completed in the​ last three years.
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