Call for Entries - Juried Art Show

Alfred University Art Union is holding a Juried Art Competition – The Union Show

The show will be held at Gallery 17 on Main st. April 21st to the 27th. There will be a reception Friday April 25th at the gallery 6-8pm, where we will have food and announce the awards.

To enter, please submit the following information by email to unionshow@gmail.com
Final day for submission and entry fee payment is Thursday April 10th.

Please put your Alfred University email address or your FML initials in the subject box.

Name
School and classman status
Title, year, medium, dimensions, and starting bid for each piece

Please number your work descriptions. We will accept JPEG images; name the files with your initials and according to the corresponding piece's number, separated by an underscore. Example: abc_1a.jpg for the first image of the first piece.


ELIGIBILITY
1) Alfred State College and Alfred University students, undergraduate and graduate.
2) Artists may enter up to three works which are broadly based in the idea of "union."
3) Art must be properly prepared and presented for display. Accepted pieces which require special set up or take down procedures must be handled by the artist.
4) Accepted work which differs significantly from the image will be disqualified (obviously)
5) No accepted entry may be withdrawn prior to the close of the exhibition.
6) This is an open jurying, and all digital images are viewed by the jurors in an anonymous manner.


ENTRIES
1) A maximum of three entries per artist may be submitted.
2) Up to three images may be submitted per work entered.
3) Digital images must be submitted by email. They should be at least a resolution of 300 dpi.
4) The competition reserves the right to photograph works for publicity purposes.

ENTRY FEES
Non-refundable entry fee of $5 per student. All artists must go to the Alfred University Art Office, located on the second floor of Harder Hall, to pay. Please have your student ID ready to verify that you are a student of either the college or university. Payment of the entry fee signifies the artists understanding and acceptance of the rules and conditions of the competition.

Directions to the Art Office:
From Academic Alley:
Enter the main entrance of Harder Hall through the lobby off of Academic Alley, then take the staircases located to the left down 1 floor. Next make a left then a right into a narrow hall. The Art office is the first door on the left of this hall

From main street:
At the light on main street make a right (if coming from town) and enter at the small front faculty/staff parking lot (on the right). Once through the entrance go straight to the the door that opens to a stairwell where the sign for the NYS College of Ceramics is located. Go straight into the stairwell (there are animals painted on the walls) and go up one floor (to get to the second floor). Go through the door on the left which will open up to a hall, take another left and walk through the hallway with windows at your right. Take a right and you will then pass the Moka Joka on your left. Go past the elevator and into the narrow hallway. The Art office is the first door on the left.

ACCEPTED WORKS

Artists whose works are accepted will receive notification by April 8^th. They will be required to bring their pieces to Gallery 17 at designated hours between April 18th and 20th.

Final day for submission and entry fee payment is Monday, March 31^st.

SALES
We suggest that all works be for sale, however it is optional (change as of 10pm March 20th). Works which are for sale must be up for bidding (but why wouldn't you want them to anyway?) The artist may include a reasonable starting bid for their work. The money will go back to the artist, however 15% of all sales will go to Alfred Art Union.