Call for Art: Gallery 66 NY

Gallery 66 NY announces its "Topsy Turvy" Open Call to Artists

for their Gallery in the Garden exhibition space for July and August 2013!

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Imagine a world where everything is other than what is the expected norm. Upside down, backwards, opposite, off kilter and more, more, more...

Gallery 66 NY asks artists to respond to and have fun with their interpretation of the theme, "Topsy Turvy." Show us your vision and something we have never seen before.

This is an outdoor venue only. Artworks must be able to withstand two months of outdoor exposure.

CALENDAR:
Submission deadline - June 3rd 11:59PM
Accepted only notices sent out - June 5th
Delivery of work - June 24-26 (Mon - Wed)
Pick up of work - Aug. 19-21 (Mon - Wed)
Exhibition dates - July 5th - Aug. 18th
Receptions - July 5th, 6-9 pm and Aug. 2nd, 6-9 pm

Artists are responsible for including return shipping for unsold artworks that will not be picked up by hand.

EXHIBITION VENUE:
Gallery 66 NY
66 Main St.
Cold Spring, NY 10516
www.gallery66ny.com

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all Artists

DIMENSIONS OF WORK:
*Freestanding pieces should be no bigger than 4 ft on either side of base. Height should be no higher than 8 ft.
*Wall mounted pieces should be no larger than 4 ft. in any direction.
*Work must be able to be delivered through a garden gate, 34 1/2" wide on a dolly or through the gallery door, which is 35 1/2" wide.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS & ENTRY FEES:
*You may enter up to 3 artworks for a total of $30.00 submission fee.
*Each artwork may be supported with 2 alternate side photos if your work is 3-dimensional only.
*If you wish to submit more than 3 artworks, you may add an additional $5 dollars per photograph.
*Please send jpegs a minimum of 500 kb and a maximum of 1mb per photo.  NO images over 1 MB.
*Label each jpeg with the following:  artists name,title,media,dimensions.

HOW TO ENTER: Follow the instructions to enter your submission and upload your imageshttp://www.entrythingy.com/www.gallery66ny.com.

Questions about the exhibition?  Email Barbara – gallery66ny@gmail.com.

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: June 3rd at 11:59 pm

JUROR: CARLA GOLDBERG, mixed-media artist and Skylight Gallery (NYC) Director

WCA Conference

The WCA Conference started at 7:30 am with  Chapters' Council Meeting & Elections. I felt honored to represent the Philadelphia Chapter and share all of our great chapter events. In March, the Philadelphia Chapter had been inspired by Penn’s “Year of Games”, International Women’s Day 2012 at International House Philly highlights the interdisciplinary landscape of women’s health and the challenges to achieving justice. This summer exhibit, RE/Using our RE/Sources, an Eco-Art Performance and Exhibit, had its opening reception on Sunday, June 24, 2012 at the Sandy Springs Museum in Sandy Springs, Maryland. This exhibition and performance was a combination of efforts by the Washington DC and Philadelphia Chapter. In the fall, Women's Caucus for Art Philadelphia Chapter members led an anonymous band of sketchers through Old City First Friday in September 2012.

Additionally, Holy Family University invited us to hold a month long exhibition. Members and HFU Faculty spoke on a panel about Women and Technology. This winter, Women's Caucus for Art Philadelphia Chapter Ragdoll Project Chair Joanna Fulginiti and Co-President Bonnie MacAllister submitted our Ragdoll Project video to Philly DoGooder.  We also have a call for art to our Philadelphia Members and the DC and NYC chapters. The representatives then voted for the national board members.

I had time to network with some wonderful chapter representatives. In fact, the New Hampshire chapter had a great fundraiser idea. They printed notecards of members' artwork and sold the notecards to sustain thier scholarship fund. Of course, I bought the notecards and will bring them to the April meeting.

Then it was off the Brunch with Luminaries at Mangia Restaurant, 50 West 57th Street. Luminaries were Emma Amos, Diane Burko, Faith Ringgold, and Ruth Weisberg and Cynthia Navaretta.

The afternoon was spent at lectures- the WCA/CAA Panel WCA Blockbuster Shows: Renewal, Activism & Innovation and the  WCA/CAA Panel Building a Legacy for Women Artists. 

If you have never been to a WCA conference, I would highly recommend it. The connections that I made were amazing. Everyone was so enthusiastic, positive and welcoming!