A Call for Cowboy, Western, Ranch or Native American Art
The Sun Gallery will host an exhibition called “The Wild, Wild, West II”, to run in conjunction with Castro Valley’s Rowell Ranch Rodeo. The show dates are April 14 to May 15, 2010, at the Sun Gallery, 1015 E Street in Hayward, California.
We are calling for submissions of art for this exhibit. Artwork can be any media including, but not limited to, painting, sculpture, glasswork, ceramics, drawing, photography and assemblage. Artwork will be juried for entry digitally or by photo at no cost to the artist. The deadline for consideration of your work is March 20, 2010.
Submission of Works:
You may email your contact information, including your E-Mail address and phone number, along with your jpeg images to amy@sungallery.org with Wild, Wild West II in the subject line or by regular mail to 1015 E St., Hayward CA 94541-5210. JPEGs should be no larger than 8″ in height and 300 dpi maximum. Please name your files as follows: firstinitial.lastname.title.jpg. If you are submitting via CD, please use the same criteria.
If you have any questions, please contact us by email: sungallery@comcast.net or amy@sungallery.org
Artists will be notified on an ongoing basis if their art has been selected for this show. If your work is chosen to be part of the show you will be E-Mailed a contract and an inventory list.
The following are the guidelines and fees for the show:
1) A fee of $65 will include a discounted membership, invitations, and a hanging fee for up to 6 pieces not to exceed 24 sq. feet in wall area. You can pick up the invitations prior to the event at the gallery, or if you want them mailed to you, add another $5.00. If you already are a Sun Gallery member (2009 memberships have expired), the show fee will be $45. (Please make your check payable to Sun Gallery. If you wish to pay by credit card you can come to the gallery or call during regular business hours)
2) Artists must identify their work with a label attached to back of the piece with: name, title of the art piece, medium, and price. All of this information must also be submitted on your inventory sheet. This info will be used for the wall labels. All wall mounted work must be wired and ready to hang, matted and framed or edges gallery wrapped and finished. No special installation requirements and no ceiling mounted works are eligible. We reserve the right to refuse accepted work that arrives damaged, is too fragile to be exhibited or was misrepresented in submission.
3) A one page framed artist statement or bio will be displayed near your work if you submit one.
4) Sun Gallery does not provide art insurance on your work. The Gallery will take every precaution to ensure the safety of your pieces, however, we cannot be held responsible for theft or damage to your work while on the gallery premises. Each artist, if they wish, needs to provide their own insurance.
5) Sun Gallery will keep a 30% commission on any sale of artwork.
6) No artwork will be removed from exhibition during the show.
7) Out of Area Artists: Artists are responsible for their shipping costs for the show. Work should arrive between March 27 and April 7, 2010. Should your work not sell, you will be responsible for the shipping costs for their return. Work should be shipped in a reusable carton/box or packing crate. No Styrofoam peanuts please! Please include a $10 check payable to Sun Gallery to cover the labor expense for uncrating, storage of crates, re-crating your painting and contracting a shipper for return. In a separate check, include a check made out to Sun Gallery to cover the cost of return shipping unless you provide your billing account number with a shipping company. Both checks should be in an envelope inside the crate with your artwork.
8) Local Artists: Deliver uncrated, ready to hang or show, artwork to the Sun Gallery on the following dates: Thursday, April 8, 11a.m. – 4 p.m., Friday, April 9, 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 10, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
9) An artist reception will be planned for Saturday, April 24, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. The participating artists provide the food or drinks.
Here’s a glimpse of last year’s successful show:
