Petaluma Arts Council

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Late notice! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to exhibit and sell your work in the quarterly Art Around Town show at Petaluma Valley Hospital. No entry fee. Read on for details….

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PAC’s Art Around Town at Petaluma Valley Hospital

Show dates: February 10 – May 12, 2010
Deadline to submit: Sunday, January 31, 2010
Theme: Portraits (animals or people) -see criteria below

Criteria for Entry:

Artists may submit up to five pieces.
Works must be appropriate for a hospital venue. Please, no nudes or violent images. Keep in mind that we are encouraging healing in our community.
All artwork on paper MUST be under glass, framed appropriately.
The framed dimensions of all artwork must be at least 14 inches in width and length.
Accepted work must be on view for the duration of the exhibit. (Arrangements will be made if a buyer is unable to wait for the closing date of the show.)
All work must be securely wired. The top of the wire should be three inches below the top of the painting. Saw tooth hooks and anything but wire will not be accepted.
Attach a label to the back, upper right side including the title, artist, name, phone number, and medium.
All sales transactions will be between the artist and buyer.
In lieu of a commission, a 15% tax-deductible donation to the Petaluma Arts Council is requested.
Submission Deadline: Sunday, January 31, 2010.

Mail your entries to: Petaluma Arts Council, Art Around Town at Petaluma Valley Hospital, P.O. Box 750661 Petaluma, CA 94975-0661. Applications must be received by Sunday, January 31, 2010. If you mail your entries, please include an SASE for notice of acceptance.

OR email entries to bob@alwaysangels.com and you will be notified of acceptance by email. Receipt of e-mail entries (only) will be acknowledged. If you do not receive an email acknowledging your submission within three days, please resend.

Jury results will be e-mailed to all artists by February 3. Please have your work READY to hang to avoid unnecessary delays.

For questions, please contact show coordinator, Bob Caruso at 763-5086.

For any submission, whether by mail or e-mail, send photographs of specific work to be entered. Include: framed size, price, name, current address, phone, and email address.

Please note: Files submitted by email MUST have the same name as the name of the art work. For example, if a piece you submit is named Petaluma Sunset, the attachment you submit should be named Petaluma Sunset

We’re looking forward to your participation in yet another wonderful hospital show! We continue to receive comments and gratitude for your presence in the hospital.

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