CALL for ENTRIES: Axis Gallery Annual Juried

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Check out this Call for Entries from the Axis Gallery in Sacramento, CA for their 6th Annual National Juried Competition! The entry fee is only $30, and the juror is well-documented so you can do your homework (#4 FYI) BEFORE you submit work!

CALL for ENTRIES: 6th Annual National Juried

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists residing in the United States.

MEDIA: Contemporary original 2D and 3D work in any media, including
paintings, prints, drawings, photography and digital images.

2D work should not exceed a framed size of 36” in the longest dimension. 3D work limited to 24” in the longest dimension and not more than 60 lbs. All work must be original (no reproductions), produced within the last two years and not previously shown at Axis Gallery.

DEADLINE: Postmarked by May 28, 2011

NOTIFICATION: June 22, 2011

ENTRY FEE: There is a (nonrefundable) $30 entry fee for up to three submissions, $5.00 each additional entry, limit 6.

JUROR: Axis Gallery is pleased to have Dena Beard as juror for the 6th National Juried Exhibition. Dena Beard is Curatorial Assistant at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA).

For the MATRIX program at BAM/PFA she assists with site-specific projects by national & international emerging artists, including Ahmet Ogut, Omer Fast, Futurefarmers, Brent Green, Paul Chan, Martha Colburn, Mario Garcia Torres, Trevor Paglen, Tomas Saraceno, Allison Smith, and Tris Vonna-Michell, among others. Independently, she curated the Lending Library exhibition series in Oakland & San Francisco, featuring the research materials of Desiree Holman, Trevor Paglen, Kevin Killian, Tom Marioni, Colter Jacobsen, Amy Franceschini, Stephanie Syjuco, among others.

Dena is currently working on Take Up Room on the Floor, a project about physical and virtual embodiment, and a solo exhibition featuring the artist Lutz Bacher. Prior to joining the staff at BAM/PFA, Dena was Curatorial Associate at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, an alternative art space that presented 16–18 exhibitions annually. She graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with an M.A. in Art History, Theory, and Criticism.

AWARDS: Cash awards

SALES: Sales are encouraged. The gallery will retain 40% commission on any works sold. Price of work should include commission.