PLAY before EATING
Yes, I do want to eat dinner with crayons. No, they aren’t for my 11 year old. Trendy? Maybe. Fodder for the masses? Maybe. Being different or combatting conformity for the sake of the fight alone is stupid. Loosen up and have a little fun. You never know when a doodle on your restaurant table covering could inspire an entry for this next Call. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries from the Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA) for their 19th Annual International Exhibit. Didn’t know there WAS a colored pencil society? Me either, but it is a great opportunity…
CALL for ENTRIES: 19th Annual CPSA Int’l Exhibit
The Colored Pencil Society of America announces a call to artists for a juried exhibition, June 29-July 31, 2011 at the Charles W. Eisemann Center in Richardson, Texas.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to living artists 18 years or older, regardless of geographic location. Artists may submit a digital image of one or two different works, but only one piece per artist may appear in the exhibition. Entries must be submitted to the 19th Annual CPSA International Exhibition on the CaFÉTM website according to instructions. No preferential treatment for members.
MEDIA: Artwork must be 100% colored pencil. Use of any other media (watercolor, acrylic, oil, ink, etc.) or artist prepared surface disqualifies entry. Acceptable additions: solvents (e.g., turpentine) and graphite pencil used under/between/over layers. Artwork must be two-dimensional on a single surface. No collage or montage.
DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m. (Mountain Time) on March 31, 2011
NOTIFICATION: No notifications of acceptance are sent by CPSA. It is the responsibility of the artist to check the CPSA website to learn of acceptance and obtain shipping instructions. Editor’s Note: Once again let me state for the record that I find this practice unacceptable. If you can take my money, you should send me an email either way; however, this seems to be the trend of the future, folks… like it or not.
ENTRY FEE: CPSA Members $25; Non-members $35. Additional costs to accepted artists include shipping costs and cartage fee. Accepted artists are responsible for all shipping expenses to and from exhibition, plus a $45 cartage fee to cover handling of shipped work (unpacking and transporting to/from gallery). This Fee does NOT include insurance coverage.
SALES: Artwork may be priced FOR SALE or NOT FOR SALE. The Eisemann Center charges a 30% commission on sales of artwork. No change in price is permitted after submitting an entry.
JUROR: Bob Malenfant, Director Southwest Gallery, was born in Canada, but his family lived internationally throughout his childhood. He has lived in Switzerland, South Africa, Australia and Paris. Bob attended high school at the American School in Paris and studied Art History at the University of Michigan where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree. After graduation, he began a year-long internship with Christie’s in London and spent another year working at A & F Gordon. Upon returning to the states in 1984, Bob started his career with Southwest Gallery in 1988. He became partner in 1995, just as the gallery was moving to its current location of Sigma Road in North Dallas.
AWARDS: Numerous monetary awards and the CIPPY Best of Show award are presented each year at the Awards Banquet. Last year, cash awards totaled over $14,000. Award winners are notified by phone.
