November 2023 All Media Show Call For Entries

Crossroads Art Center is excited to announce an online call for entries for the November 2023 Exhibition. There is no theme for this exhibit. All work submitted must be for sale. Entry fee is $15 per submission for the general public (with a limit of three submissions) and $9 per submission for Current Gallery Members (Current means you are a Gallery Member that has paid for their yearly Membership by December 1, 2022). For New or Renewing Gallery Members the cost will be $12 per submission.   All Gallery Members receive a fourth entry for free use Code: 4thFREE

If an artist is not a member and wishes to participate, they may join at the time of entry.

Commission on sales is 30%.

The gallery will accept only original work created by the artist. No reproductions or giclee prints will be accepted. The gallery reserves the right to refuse work. Work that has been in an AMS show at  the art center may not be entered again. Work that is to hang on the wall (and all 2-D work), must be wired. NO sawtooth hangers. If work is not wired, it will not be accepted into the show.

All work must be for sale. All work must remain on display until the END OF THE EXHIBITION.

• Juror: Jean Grunewald - Learn More  https://www.jeangrunewald.com/aboutMember of PSA, OPA, ISA, AAEA and WPSE (off and on)  
  Jean was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was encouraged by her father a classically trained artist. So at an early age she started drawing, painting and winning awards. Inspired, she went on to receive a Fine Art Degree; began taking art classes at VCU (RPI) In Richmond, VA. While painting she listens to books on tape....always learning and studying art and artist. Her favorites the old illustrators. Since she has moved 19 times and traveled the world, this has allowed her great diversity in her art careers from teaching art in schools and workshops; being an editorial cartoonist for the VIP newspaper; designing commercial art renderings for Exxon and neon signs for other business; painting Portraits; executing large "Trompe L'Oeil" wall murals in many Atlanta, GA homes; floral designing and Plein Air in California, painting everything(vineyards, waterfalls, farms/ranches, parking lots).  After living in California, she was mainly interested in Plein Air painting and is known to paint in any weather! One of her very favorite place's to visit is the Irvine Museum featuring the California impressionist. Now living in North Carolina, Jean has gone back to portraiture, figures, animals and always color studies in plein air and still life. For the next challenge she is planning on designing paintings with multiple figures and recording in still life precious things she is tossing out but still loves.  Jean is mainly a representational or impressionist painter of almost everything. Lately she is obsessed with lost line and a bit more abstraction.  Always at the ready for a new challenge!

Call for Entry Dates: October 1 - 20, 2023  

Juried Notification: Wednesday, October 25, 2023, by email

Drop off of juried-in/selected Art for Live Show – Wednesday, November 8 – Saturday, November 11, 2023, BEFORE NOON!

Exhibition Opening: Friday, November 17, 2023, 5pm – 8pm
Exhibition End Date: Sunday, January 7, 2024, 4pm

Unsold pieces should be picked up Tuesday,  January 9 through Saturday, January 13,  2024, during normal business hours, 10am - 5pm.

Before submitting artwork, please read and be sure you understand thoroughly procedures and expectations for participating in our 2023 juried all-media shows (AMS).

Submission Details:

You will need an artist statement - 200 word limit in first person when you first register in ArtCall.

1. You do not have to create a portfolio site to enter the show.

2. The way you fill out the form is how it will be shown on the labels, awards, and publicity.

a. Name: Use Capital Letters for the first letters of your name.

b. Prices - DO NOT TYPE IN A COMMA. This produces the wrong price. ArtCall will add the comma automatically

c. Measurements - HEIGHT first, then Width then Depth (H x W x D)

2D IMAGE REQUIREMENTS:

3 images of each piece are required, one of the art without frame, one with frame, and a close detail image (zoomed into a small section of interest). If the art is unframed, only 2 photos are required. 

NOTE: if the work is framed, we must have the outside measurements of the frame (H x W x D). Please do not guess. If we do not have the measurements for the art and/or the framed art, your piece will not be considered to jury. Walls and backgrounds SHOULD NOT SHOW in photos. When taking the digital image please make sure the photo is not at an angle or crooked.

3D IMAGE REQUIREMENTS:

For each 3D, installation, or wearable art entry, submit 3 images: one overall front, one overall rear or sideview, and one detail (zoomed into a small section of interest).

• Detail images must show an important aspect of the artwork. Make sure that both the full-view and detail images are oriented correctly. Please keep backgrounds as unobtrusive as possible

d. Statement regarding the piece of art - The character limit is 300!! This is used for all publicity online and inhouse. Spellcheck it as well as word count it!

e. FYI - You can go back in and add/edit images and edit text until the call ends.

f. Please double check all information. 

After submitting, please go back in and double check your information. Did you enter the required 2 or 3 photos? Is your price correct? Measurements? Is your statement complete? Too long?

VERY IMPORTANT: You can delete and change photos, and change text within each submission up until end-of-call. Do not delete an entire submission and then replace it with a new one--ArtCall will charge you for a new submission!

Crossroads Art Center’s AMS are open to mid-Atlantic artists through a bimonthly call for entries, and cash prizes are awarded for the winners. Each show is juried by a prominent art professional from the community (a gallery director, curator, museum official, arts professor, or accomplished artist). Cash awards are given for 1st $100, 2nd $75, and 3rd $50 place winners. The 2023 AMS shows are exhibited at Crossroads Art Center and as an online exhibition where customers can shop directly from the website.

User Entry Process Tutorial

You can leave this video on your call site's homepage (or embed it on any page) for a quick tutorial your users can watch to help them with the submission process.