Call to Artists: Expressions West

2011 April 8 – May 28, 2011

Opening Night Reception & Awards Ceremony – Friday April 8, 2011, 5-7 p.m.

Coos Art Museum, 235 Anderson Ave, Coos Bay, OR 97420

1st: $1000 Award, 2nd: $750 Award, 3rd: $250 Award, 4 honorable mention ribbons

(Unlike past competitions, Expressions West 2011 will offer cash awards – not – purchase prizes)


Eligibility

Painters residing in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming are invited to provide up to three submissions in one or more of four media: oil, acrylic, pastel, or watercolor. Any and all themes of expression define the parameters of acceptable entries. Previous winners of cash purchase awards from Expressions West 2008 through Expressions West 2010 are eligible to enter, but will not be eligible to win a cash award.

General Rules – PLEASE NOTE, DIGITAL OR SLIDE SUBMISSION FORMATS ACCEPTED

Each artist can provide a total of up to three (3) submissions, There is a non-refundable fee of $20 for the first submission plus $10 for the second submission plus $10 for the third submission. Artworks submitted must have been created within the last 2 years (2009-2011) with a framed size limitation of 48 inches by 96 inches and a weight limitation of 40 pounds.

Images of each submission can be either digital files or slides.

Each digital file must be in jpg format minimum of 300 dpi at approximately 8 x 10 inches and all on one CD-ROM. Each artist’s CD must be labeled on the outside with the artist’s name, title of the work, medium, date completed, and framed size of the painting in inches. Name the electronic files as follows;
A_title of work.jpg

B_title of work.jpg

C_title of work.jpg

Abbreviate the “title of work” as needed on the electronic file name, but be sure the entry form has complete information.

NO SLIDE SHOWS, FLASH FILES, THUMBNAILS etc.
NO SUBMISSIONS VIA EMAIL WILL BE ALLOWED
Slides must be 2″ by 2″ mounted, each marked with the artist’s name, title of the work, medium, date completed, and framed size of the painting in inches. Please denote the top of the work on the slide and submit in a plastic jacket. No glass-mounted slides will be accepted.
If you are submitting a work that is part of a series, the submitted piece MUST be unique and distinguishable from any of your other works of art. Works that have previously been exhibited at Coos Art Museum are NOT eligible.
Paintings that are accepted must be the same as the images on the files or slides entered, no substitutions.
Deadline for submissions is a postmark of January 15, 2011. Send CD or slide images, completed entry form and entry fee to Coos Art Museum, 235 Anderson Ave. Coos Bay, OR 97420. Include with your entry information a résumé as well as a self-addressed, 6×9 stamped envelope (SASE) for submissions return and acceptance letters with shipping information. The Museum will make résumés of artists whose works are accepted available to visitors during the exhibit. Notice of acceptance will be sent by February 4, 2011.

Award
First Place Award will receive cash prize of $1000.

Second Place Award will receive cash prize of $750.

Third Place Award will receive cash prize of $250.

Four Honorable Mention ribbons will also be awarded.

Sales
Works in the exhibition may be available for sale. Artist agrees to donate 30% of any sale to Coos Art Museum. PLEASE PRICE YOUR WORKS WITH THIS IN MIND! Sales made from the Museum are final. Artist is to be paid three weeks from end of show. Your entry confirms all terms of this agreement.

Delivery and Pickup of Art Works

Artists whose work is accepted must have paintings delivered to the Museum via carrier service at their own expense for arrival between March 28 and April 1, 2011. Hand delivered work will be received at the museum on Friday, April 1, 2011 between 10 am and 4 pm and Saturday, April 2, 2011 between 1 pm and 4 pm. Coos Art Museum will not pay for return shipment of artwork. Artists must make pre-paid arrangements to have their work returned to them, or may pick up their work in person at the Museum on Saturday May 28, 4-6pm and Sunday May 29, 2011 between 10am and 2pm.


General Specifications

Works must be ready for hanging and have a framed size of no more than 48 inches by 96 inches. All work must be labeled on the back with the artist’s name, address, and phone number. Labels must also show the work’s Title, Medium, Date of Creation, and (retail) value of the piece as set by the artist. Art is insured while in the Museum from March 28, through June 03, 2011.

Juror: Erik Sandgren
Painter and printmaker Erik Sandgren is tenured art faculty at Grays Harbor College in Aberdeen, Washington. Sandgren received his M.F.A. from Cornell and his B.A. from Yale. He recently returned from a painting sabbatical voyage through the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia. Sandgren is known for his evocative depictions of the physical and historical landscape of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Many of his works derive substance from the mythology of Native American cultures and from the merging of coastal lands and waters which are such dramatic elements of the Northwest.

Among his awards are an Artist in Residence position at Rochefort-en-Terre in Brittany, France and a Fulbright Teaching Exchange to Hastings, England. He has had recent solo exhibitions at Broderick Gallery in Portland, Oregon and Karin Clarke Gallery in Eugene, Oregon, and at Coos Art Museum in 2003. He painted in Florence Italy while teaching for the Washington Community Collage Consortium for Study Abroad.

Coos Art Museum (CAM):

Coos Art Museum is the cornerstone of visual arts on Oregon’s Southern Coast. Through collections, exhibitions and educational programs, we are building an arts and cultural community and promoting the appreciation, understanding and expression of visual art. It is the third oldest art museum in Oregon. CAM traces its roots to the Coos Artist League, active since 1950. Members of the League conducted early operations in storefront locations before moving to a Carnegie Public Library Building. In 1982 Coos Art Museum membership acquired and remodeled the retired US Post Office building, a historical art deco structure built in 1937. Currently, CAM has six active galleries totaling 5,600 square feet of display space and a 540 piece and growing Permanent Collection of mid-20th Century and contemporary American art.
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