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Many of you have become very focused on the complicated twists and turns of art entries.  My experience is that artists have been trained to believe that galleries and museums speak in a special language or have their own inner sanctum that you have to join to be able to show you work.  I want to encourage you not to be quite so suspicious of opportunities.  It isn’t always a complicated recipe…sometimes it is simple as a home-grown tomato.

I want you to consider this Call for Entries from Gaga Arts Center for la conexión.  There is no formal call on their website, there aren’t really any strict guidelines.  This is a simple chance for you to submit your work for consideration.  Let’s all just relax and say “thank you.”  Give it a try…

CALL for ENTRIES:  la conexión

“La Conexion” an exhibition of Latin American artists and Latin American themed artwork in any medium.  It will be in an 8,000 square foot gallery at the art center from Oct 15-Nov 21st 2010. 

DEADLINE: Submission deadline is September 15th, 2010.  As of September 10th, this exhibit is complete and no longer accepting submissions.

MEDIA:  Any media will be considered including, but not limited to: paintings, drawings, photographs, sculpture, performance art, dance, music, film, video, animation and food.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:  Email images and bios to jsgalleryinfo@gmail.com.  Yes, that’s all you really have to do.  However, I encourage you to be responsible and limit your image sizes and numbers so that their email is not bogged down with downloads.

ENTRY FEE: There seems to be no entry fee.  It just keeps getting better, eh?

ABOUT THE GALLERY:  GAGA Arts Center is a not-for-profit arts organization located in the Garnerville Arts and Industrial Center, an historic textile mill built in the 1830’s, in New York’s Lower Hudson Valley. Just 45 minutes up the Hudson River from NYC, and closer still to many Westchester County, Rockland County, and New Jersey localities, GAGA is now the home to a thriving arts community for visual artists, performance artists, and artisans.

The GAGA Art Center has over 15,000 square feet of gallery space. This includes their Main Gallery, the raw Dye Works Gallery space, and the two white rooms of Gallery B for smaller scale exhibitions as well as video, film, or performance presentations.

Exhibitions of new work, by established and emerging artists are presented throughout the year. Students and developing artists are invited to submit their work for their annual student and juried membership exhibitions.

Questions, email GAGA Arts Center!

EDITOR’S NOTE: I receive a significant number of Calls in my email inbox.  Many of them are very detailed, and I applaud Curators, Jurors, and Gallery Directors for trying to cover every question and every detail. 

However, I am truly touched when I receive a request that says, “I would love to consider your artists’ artwork.”  No promises or guarantees, Curator At Large, Jonathan Shorr offers you a simple opportunity.  Don’t let me down folks. Don’t use the Latin American theme as an excuse.  They are looking for connections to Latin America, not necessarily a chart of your family tree.