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CALL FOR ENTRIES
OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS @ Anton Art Center

125 Macomb Place Mount Clemens, MI 48043 586.469.8666
SELECTION FOR GROUP SHOWS:
We will be selecting artists for group shows in the Main Gallery for the upcoming season. Currently, we are not offering any one person shows. All entries will be reviewed by The Art Center’s Exhibition Committee.
ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists 18 years of age or older. Artists may submit a maximum of ten slides or .jpeg images in any media. All work must be original, completed in the last two years and can not have been previously displayed at The Art Center.
SALES:
A 40% commission will be retained by The Art Center on works sold
LIABILITY:
Every precaution will be taken to ensure the safe keeping of your submission materials however the Anton Art Center, its agents and employees are not responsible for loss or damage.
ENTRY PROCEDURE:
All entries must include list with the following:
ARTIST’S NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE & EMAIL
TITLE, MEDIUM & DIMENSIONS OF EACH PIECE
35MM SLIDE: Slides must be clearly marked with Name, Title, Entry # and Top.
CD .JPEG: Digital files must be listed with Name, Title and entry #. CD must be labeled with artist’s name.
If you would like your materials returned, you must enclose a SASE.
Entries must be received by September 30, 2008. Results will be sent by the end of the year.
*Entries may include artist statement & resume but are not required.
DELIVERY:
Applications can be hand delivered or shipped to:
Anton Art Center 125 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
Materials will be returned if SASE is included with application materials.
CONTACT INFO:
Anton Art Center
125 Macomb Place
Mount Clemens, MI 48043
586.469.8666
www.theartcenter.org
Alison Wong – Exhibition Coordinator
alisonwong@theartcenter.org

 
Seeking Outdoor Sculpture - Jackson MI
Artists Sculpture artists who create art for yard and garden spaces and are interested in displaying and selling in a gallery in Jackson, MI should contact Cathe Hendrick by emailing images and prices. For information, email cuisshendrick@aol.com.
 

FOR ARTISTS
The
Saginaw Art Museum welcomes unsolicited materials from and about artists

- What TO Send (Non-returnable)

l. Not more than 5-10 properly labelled images (35mm slides, photographs, photocopies, cd-rom etc.) Label with your name, title, year, size, medium and an arrow or dot for “Up”
2. Your current complete resume (i.e. chronology of your life and work)
3. A written Statement by you about your work
4. Copies of any significant reviews or academic analyses of your work
5. Show announcements
6. Copies or originals of correspondence, obituaries, manuscripts etc.
7. Documents not to exceed 8 ½ x 11” in size.

- What NOT to send (unless requested)

l. Binders
2. Portfolios
3. Catalogues
4. Anything more than the above
5. ANY original work of art
6. Any document exceeding 8 ½ x 11”

- What we do
1. All materials are gathered and maintained by the Curator of Collections and Exhibitions
2. Once monthly everything appropriate is routed to other museum staff for their analysis.
3. Materials are kept in alphabetical order for reference by our staff, other professional colleagues and the general public as part of our research function, or it is returned to the sender.
4. The Curator reviews proposals for exhibitions and collections, and makes 6 annual presentations to the museum’s Programming Committee where proposals are considered for approval by them and then by vote of the full Board.

- ARCHIVES OF MICHIGAN ART
We are especially interested in artists of every kind who by birth, education, family ties or career have a particular self-identified relationship with the State of Michigan, from any period of history. In this archive we collect primary source material as well as copies of documents. There is no deadline for contributing because archives accumulate in perpetuity.

- EXHIBITIONS
This museum presents quarterly changing shows annually in the new Sargent wing, while all seven galleries of the original Ring family mansion are devoted exclusively to rotating and study of the permanent collection. We present the following categories of art (sometimes in the form of solo exhibitions):
~ One exhibition of non-objective art
~ One exhibition of objective art
~ The annual SAGINAW ART MUSEUM – MICHIGAN INVITATIONAL thematic contemporary art (no fees, no awards, selected in-house)
~ One ethno-centric or thematic season opener each Fall.

- PUBLIC SCULPTURE and DONATIONS OF ART
This museum has a program of accepting works of art in all media from artists, and large-scale outdoor sculpture on extended loan or as unrestricted gifts for museum display. We are especially interested in artists and objects having some direct relevance to Michigan.

- Questions?

Please contact: Michael S. Bell, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at mbell@saginawartmuseum.org, or #989-754-2491 x204, or by mail to:

1126 N. Michigan Saginaw, MI 48602

 
Sales Gallery Artists
Deadline: Quarterly
The Starkweather Art and Cultural Center, a non-profit art center, located in the Village of Romeo, Michigan seeks innovative work in any medium by artists 18 and older for its sales and gift gallery. Sales & gift gallery submissions are juried once per quarter. Notification will be provided following the end of the quarter in which the submission was made. For application and submission requirements please call the SACC at 586.752.5700 - please leave your name, phone number and address. You can also e-mail your request to Starkweather@core.com.
Michelle Hutton Rebar
Starkweather Art & Cultural Center
P.O. Box 631, 219 N. Main
Romeo, MI 48065
 
Deadline Revolving: Da Vinci's is more than a gallery; it is a destination. We have combined an incredibly inviting coffee house with an upscale gallery. Da Vinci's is currently seeking additional artists to display work in the Gallery. Da Vinci's is located in historic downtown Adrian across from the Croswell Opera House. Each artist will receive maximum exposure to patrons of the arts through multiple marketing strategies. If interested in this opportunity, please contact us for an interview. We are opening August 1, 2005. Contact Da Vinci's Coffee House & Gallery, Bethany Douglas, 124 East Maumee, Adrian, MI 49221, 517) 263-9278, info@davincisgallery.com
 
Deadline none: A.C.,T. Gallery, Detroit's original artist's cooperative gallery, is seeking new members. For more information please contact us at: (313) 961-4336, A.C.,T., 35 E GRAND RIVER, 2ND FLOOR, DETROIT MI 48226-2103 or actgallery@markschwing1.com 2005 dues are $15.00 a month.
 
Deadline ongoing: The Vertin Art Gallery is seeking juried work for consignment for its 1st floor 6,000 sq. ft. sales gallery in a 120 year-old restored landmark. For more information, contact Ed Gray, Vertin Art Gallery, 220 6th Street, Calumet, MI 49913, 906-337-5970
 

Deadline Ongoing: JourneyWorks began in the fall of 2002 as a way to showcase local, regional and international art. Believing that the arts provide a glimpse of our collective and individual experience, Journey-Works serves to lessen the schism that separates sacred and secular. In art, we are offered a glimpse of the divinity that rests within each of us--a common thread of humanity. The gallery, located within St. John's Lutheran Church, is currently seeking to fill its 2005 schedule. Exhibits rotate on a monthly basis. Works may be priced for sale, with a 10% commission going to JourneyWorks to support future exhibits. Contact JourneyWorks Gallery, Brianne Donaldson, 56050 Buckhorn Road, Three Rivers, MI 49093, Phone: 269.278.7245, journeyworks@sjlutheran.com

 


 

 
 
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