Call to Artists for 2009-10
The Arts Center exhibition program

Deadline: April 28, postmarked

The Arts Center Exhibition Committee is seeking proposals for the exhibition program starting January 2009.

Each calendar year, The Arts Center’s Main Gallery features ten exhibits, some of which reoccur annually. These reoccurring themed exhibits are the da Vinci Days Festival sponsored exhibit on art, science and technology, the bi-annual Quilt County (2009 is a Quilt County year), the Around Oregon Annual, our Community OPEN and a Guild curated exhibit. The entire year program as well as the da Vinci Days Festival and Quilt County exhibit are open for submission. The Around Oregon Annual has a separate Call to Artists with a June 1 deadline (See 6th Around Oregon Annual).

We are interested in all media including installation work, but not performance art. The Exhibition Committee seeks a balanced exhibition year: a balance between media [painting, drawing, fiber, photography, printmaking, sculpture, etc.] large and small group shows, retrospectives and one person exhibits or installations. There is no submission fee.

It is The Arts Center’s goal to show work by local artists as well as to introduce work from artists of the larger Northwest area. The Exhibition Committee reserves the right to combine several artists that have submitted individually.

The Arts Center is located in downtown Corvallis in a late 19th C church building. The Gallery measures approx. 1200 sq feet, with 135’ of linear wall space. See images.

Calendar 2008

April 28: Deadline postmarked
May 13 - 16: Contact selections
May 19 - 21: All submissions returned

PROPOSALS MUST INCLUDE:

1. Name, address, phone # of submitting artists, email address if available.
2. When submitting slides: A clear sleeve containing max. 15 slides of different works or details. The front side of each slide must be marked with the artist name and piece title. Place a dot in the front lower left corner of each slide. In case of a three dimensional work, the slides should show more than one view. In case of a group (more than two artists proposing together), the number of slides per artist must not exceed ten slides per artist.
3. When submitting digital images: a PC formatted disk with maximum 15 images as .tif or .jpeg files with a minimum of 150 dpi and a maximum of 300 dpi resolution (do not send images via email). Name the images with your first initial and name, and title of the work. Label your CD with your name, "Annual Call Arts Center 2009," and return address. Please do not submit in jewel case, but use paper or plastic sleeve and piece of mat or cardboard for protection.
4. A slide/image list, preferably with thumbnail prints, corresponding with the sequence in the slide sleeve or CD. For each slide/image give title, medium, dimensions, and year the piece was completed.
5. Artist(s) résumé(s).
6. A brief description of the concept or idea and the importance or significance of the proposed exhibit. Include purpose, goals, selection process, participants etc. wherever appropriate.
7. A 10x13 self addressed stamped envelop to return materials (submissions without SASE will not be considered or returned)

Please do not staple or tape pages together, please do not submit a binder or pocket folder. If you have a website, please include your web address.

For more information contact Hester Coucke, Arts Center Curator, hester@theartscenter.net (541) 754-1551.

Seeking Landscapes for Harborview Medical Center Collection, Seattle, WA

Deadline: May 5, 2008

4Culture is seeking to acquire wall-mounted landscape works that use color (paintings, prints, photographs, drawings, etc.) for the Harborview Medical Center Collection, part of the King County Public Art Collection. The subject matter for this call must be the essence of landscape, whether represented realistically or abstractly. These works will be on display throughout the public spaces of the new Norm Maleng Building, a multi-story facility that houses operating rooms, acute care, rehabilitation, and clinic facilities, along with their associated waiting areas. An overall budget of $80,000 has been designated to purchase artwork.

Artists who would like their work considered for purchase must submit images of existing available artwork for the panel's review. The maximum
value of individual works should be $3500. A maximum height or width of 36" and a maximum depth of 3" for the artwork is specified. All artworks will be purchased unframed.

Click here for more information and an application. For a complete prospectus, visit www.4culture.org. For more information, contact Greg Bell (greg.bell@4culture.org).

6th Around Oregon Annual
2008 Exhibition of Statewide Art at The Arts Center

Submission Deadline: June 1, 2008

The Arts Center invites artists living and working in Oregon to submit work to be considered for inclusion in the 6th Around Oregon Annual, a statewide exhibition intended to demonstrate the quality and diversity of fine art produced in Oregon. With this exhibit, we strive to show young and upcoming, as well as mature and established, artists. Through careful jurying and awards for excellence, the exhibit recognizes and encourages creative expression and innovation among artists in the region. EXHIBITION DATES: OCTOBER 2 – OCTOBER 30, 2008

Click here for a brochure and application. For more information, contact:

Hester Coucke, Curator, The Arts Center
(541) 754-1551
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
hester@theartscenter.net