EARTHY REWARDS

I love earthy foods.  Give me grassy asparagus and a loamy merlot, and I’m a happy girl.  However, just because something is earthy or natural doesn’t mean I want to eat it.  I will pass on the lemongrass and tofu, but you can toss a little wheat germ in my pancakes, though.  This Call will give you a chance to get up close and personal with nature…from the mundane to the outlandish.

Check out this Call for Entries from the Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek, California for Outlandish: Contemporary Depictions of Nature.  You can enter by this California show by snail mail, or you can submit your entries online.  You have plenty of time, but please don’t procrastinate… Get back to nature.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Outlandish: Contemporary Depictions of Nature

Bedford Gallery exhibits the work of historic, modern, and contemporary artists. The Gallery is dedicated to providing the public with opportunities to learn about visual arts through public programs that are varied, accessible, challenging, and educational. Its mission is to provide exhibitions and other programs that both reflect and engage the diverse audiences of the entire Contra Costa region.

This national juried exhibition will look at landscape from all vantage points and all media, including painting, sculpture, photography, video, and mixed media. From the micro to the macro, artists can explore a tiny speck of a garden to a global view.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists in the United States, 18 years of age or older. Entries must be original work completed within the last three years.

MEDIA:
All media will be considered. 

There are no size limitations for entries. Please include specific dimensions, exact weight (3D), and applicable installation instructions with your images for review by the juror. Bedford Gallery reserves the right not to accept exceptionally large or cumbersome pieces.

DEADLINE:
May 18, 2011

NOTIFICATION:  Artists will be notified of the results by email by May 27, 2011. Please do not call the gallery.

ENTRY FEE:  A non-refundable fee of $35 is required. This fee covers up to 3 entries. Please make checks payable to City of Walnut Creek.

JUROR:  Alison Gass, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

AWARDS:  $2,000 in cash, plus prize awards to be selected by juror.

SALES:  Artists are encouraged to sell their work. Artists receive 60% of the sale price for work that is sold. In the past, public interest in available work has been high and the Gallery believes such artist collector dialogue is a vibrant part of exhibitions.  All work must have a declared value for insurance purposes, even if it is not for sale.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!