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Embrace A Juried Exhibition Entry Deadline: November 30, 2021 Artist Reception: February 13, 2022 (Pandemic Permitting) On View: January 14 - February 27, 2022 |
Embrace is a national juried gallery and online exhibition presented by 4th Street Fine Art (FSFA), a cooperative gallery in the San Francisco Bay Area for almost twenty years, dedicated to promoting the arts and providing a broad array of arts opportunities.
Call for Entries
The Embrace call invites artists to submit artwork. To Embrace can be physical like a hug or conceptual as in embracing an idea. Vines can embrace a fence and fog can embrace the city. Open to all artists, regardless of gender, age 18 and over. Open to all styles, representational or abstract in any wall-hanging media will be considered: painting, drawing, fiber, relief, glass, photo etc. Artists are encouraged to interpret the theme freely. No video, film or installations accepted.
About FSFA
4th Street Fine Art is one of Berkeley’s long-standing artist cooperatives. Owned and operated by the artists, the gallery and working studio is situated on Berkeley California’s thriving 4th Street, an easy walk to our neighbors such as the Apple Store, Peet’s Coffee, Warby Parker, Anthropologie etc. We are open to the public Friday, Saturday, and Sunday when visitors can watch an artist create and enjoy our exhibitions. Known as a haven for affordable fine art, 4th Street Fine Art is proud to have been chosen as Best of Berkeley’s best art gallery of 2021.
Call for Entries
The Embrace call invites artists to submit artwork. To Embrace can be physical like a hug or conceptual as in embracing an idea. Vines can embrace a fence and fog can embrace the city. Open to all artists, regardless of gender, age 18 and over. Open to all styles, representational or abstract in any wall-hanging media will be considered: painting, drawing, fiber, relief, glass, photo etc. Artists are encouraged to interpret the theme freely. No video, film or installations accepted.
About FSFA
4th Street Fine Art is one of Berkeley’s long-standing artist cooperatives. Owned and operated by the artists, the gallery and working studio is situated on Berkeley California’s thriving 4th Street, an easy walk to our neighbors such as the Apple Store, Peet’s Coffee, Warby Parker, Anthropologie etc. We are open to the public Friday, Saturday, and Sunday when visitors can watch an artist create and enjoy our exhibitions. Known as a haven for affordable fine art, 4th Street Fine Art is proud to have been chosen as Best of Berkeley’s best art gallery of 2021.
Call for Entries Details
The Embrace exhibition will be presented in two forms – a physical show in the 4th Street Fine Art gallery, and an online presentation in the FSFA “Virtual Gallery” which will include the works chosen for exhibition in the physical gallery in a Featured Works section, as well as one work from each entrant not chosen for the physical exhibition in an Additional Works section. The price and contact information of each artist in the Additional Works section will be included in their listing. In addition, a video version showing all works in the physical gallery exhibition will be available and will remain available to view after the exhibition closes.
Jurors: Gera Hasse Founder of 4th Street Fine Art, Meredith A. Brown, PhD, Director of Museum Affairs and Chief Curator at Planting Fields Foundation New York, NY, Edward Montgomery owner Edward Montgomery Gallery Carmel by-the-Sea, CA
For general information email: artists@4thstreetfineart.com and include EMBRACE in the subject line. For assistance with online entry: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm Mountain Time, contact: contactcafe@callforentry.org
SCHEDULE
Digital Entries Deadline: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 before 11:59pm Mountain Time Zone
Notification of Accepted Entries: Tuesday, December 21, 2021 (midnight PDT). Notification by email and a list of accepted artwork entries will also be posted on this webpage.
Physical Drop off: Friday-Saturday-Sunday January 7, 8, 9, 2022, 12-4pm
Shipped Work Received no later than: January 7, 2022
Exhibit Opens: Friday, January 14, 2022 (both online and gallery)
Reception: Sunday, February 13, 2022, 2-5pm (pandemic permitting)
Exhibit Closes: Sunday, February 27, 2022 ( gallery)
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES
Artwork Specifications:
Any wall-hanging media will be considered: painting, drawing, fiber, relief, glass, photography, etc.
All properly prepared entries (refer to Entry Procedure and Digital Image Format) will be viewed and judged by the jurors. The decision of the jurors is final. No more than 2 works by any one artist will be included in the final juried selection. NOTE: FSFA has no prohibition against displaying art depicting nudity or political issues. However, it reserves the right to refuse artwork which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors will be offensive to visitors or any of its members.
Entry Procedure and Digital Image Format:
You are invited to submit digital images of up to a total of Ten (10) of your original works, not previously shown in a 4th Street Fine Art juried exhibition. Only online entries with digitally uploaded images to CaFE will be accepted. Digital entries must be RECEIVED via the CaFE application by Tuesday, November 30, 2021 before 11:59pm Mountain Time.
Entry access and instructions may be found on CaFE. If you are already registered with CaFE, you may use your existing username and password to enter this show. All entries must be submitted with digital images and must adhere to CaFE requirements:
Entry Fee (non-refundable):
$35 for 3 entries, $7 for each additional entry up to (10) pieces.
Payments to be made by credit card, debit (VISA or MC) or PayPal through the CaFE application. Diptychs and triptychs count as one piece, use only one image of the entire diptych or triptych. Fee payment does not guarantee that any/all artworks submitted for jurying will be included in the exhibition.
For technical help, click on CaFE HELP and go to "Uploading: Image, Audio and Video Files."
ACCEPTED ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS
Artists will receive email notices of accepted artwork by Tuesday, December 21, 2021, (by midnight PDT). A SEPARATE email notice will be sent on the same date showing non-accepted artwork. In addition, a list of the accepted artwork will be posted on the FSFA website at 4thstreetfineart.com/embrace (this webpage). If your work is misrepresented, we reserve the right to refuse to feature your artwork on the Online Gallery. No changes to title, price, or other material information will be permitted after November 30, 2021.
Sales:
Sales of Artwork in the Online Exhibition: By submitting work for exhibition, if the artist chooses to offer their work for sale, the artist's email contact information will be posted along with their artwork image on the Online Gallery exhibition so that the artist can be contacted by potential buyers. NOTE: The artist may opt to show their website link instead of their email contact information posted with their entry by indicating such on their CaFE entry. The "Show Price" indicated for each work on the entry form will be the list price for said work on the Online Gallery exhibition. This price does not include shipping and handling costs. The artist will handle the sale of their artwork and shipping thereof. Any interested purchaser will contact the artist directly regarding purchase of artist's work. 100% of the sale of work will go to the artist; no commission to FSFA.
Shipping Instructions:
Drop off instructions:
Artwork may be dropped off in person at 4th Street Fine Art, 2000 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 on January 7, 8 and 9, 2022 from Noon to 4pm.
The Embrace exhibition will be presented in two forms – a physical show in the 4th Street Fine Art gallery, and an online presentation in the FSFA “Virtual Gallery” which will include the works chosen for exhibition in the physical gallery in a Featured Works section, as well as one work from each entrant not chosen for the physical exhibition in an Additional Works section. The price and contact information of each artist in the Additional Works section will be included in their listing. In addition, a video version showing all works in the physical gallery exhibition will be available and will remain available to view after the exhibition closes.
Jurors: Gera Hasse Founder of 4th Street Fine Art, Meredith A. Brown, PhD, Director of Museum Affairs and Chief Curator at Planting Fields Foundation New York, NY, Edward Montgomery owner Edward Montgomery Gallery Carmel by-the-Sea, CA
For general information email: artists@4thstreetfineart.com and include EMBRACE in the subject line. For assistance with online entry: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm Mountain Time, contact: contactcafe@callforentry.org
SCHEDULE
Digital Entries Deadline: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 before 11:59pm Mountain Time Zone
Notification of Accepted Entries: Tuesday, December 21, 2021 (midnight PDT). Notification by email and a list of accepted artwork entries will also be posted on this webpage.
Physical Drop off: Friday-Saturday-Sunday January 7, 8, 9, 2022, 12-4pm
Shipped Work Received no later than: January 7, 2022
Exhibit Opens: Friday, January 14, 2022 (both online and gallery)
Reception: Sunday, February 13, 2022, 2-5pm (pandemic permitting)
Exhibit Closes: Sunday, February 27, 2022 ( gallery)
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES
Artwork Specifications:
Any wall-hanging media will be considered: painting, drawing, fiber, relief, glass, photography, etc.
- Size limit: up to 24”x 30” by 10” deep
- Weight limit 20lbs
- Work must be wired and ready to hang
- Only wall-hanging media will be considered
All properly prepared entries (refer to Entry Procedure and Digital Image Format) will be viewed and judged by the jurors. The decision of the jurors is final. No more than 2 works by any one artist will be included in the final juried selection. NOTE: FSFA has no prohibition against displaying art depicting nudity or political issues. However, it reserves the right to refuse artwork which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors will be offensive to visitors or any of its members.
Entry Procedure and Digital Image Format:
You are invited to submit digital images of up to a total of Ten (10) of your original works, not previously shown in a 4th Street Fine Art juried exhibition. Only online entries with digitally uploaded images to CaFE will be accepted. Digital entries must be RECEIVED via the CaFE application by Tuesday, November 30, 2021 before 11:59pm Mountain Time.
Entry access and instructions may be found on CaFE. If you are already registered with CaFE, you may use your existing username and password to enter this show. All entries must be submitted with digital images and must adhere to CaFE requirements:
- Image Format: JPG or JPEG
- Dimensions: 1200 pixels or greater on the longest side. CaFE may readjust your dimensions after entry to fit the limitations.
- Size: under 5 MB
Entry Fee (non-refundable):
$35 for 3 entries, $7 for each additional entry up to (10) pieces.
Payments to be made by credit card, debit (VISA or MC) or PayPal through the CaFE application. Diptychs and triptychs count as one piece, use only one image of the entire diptych or triptych. Fee payment does not guarantee that any/all artworks submitted for jurying will be included in the exhibition.
For technical help, click on CaFE HELP and go to "Uploading: Image, Audio and Video Files."
ACCEPTED ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS
Artists will receive email notices of accepted artwork by Tuesday, December 21, 2021, (by midnight PDT). A SEPARATE email notice will be sent on the same date showing non-accepted artwork. In addition, a list of the accepted artwork will be posted on the FSFA website at 4thstreetfineart.com/embrace (this webpage). If your work is misrepresented, we reserve the right to refuse to feature your artwork on the Online Gallery. No changes to title, price, or other material information will be permitted after November 30, 2021.
Sales:
- All art must be for sale with 78% of the retail price going to the artist.
- Payments for sales will be made by 30 days from the close of the exhibition.
Sales of Artwork in the Online Exhibition: By submitting work for exhibition, if the artist chooses to offer their work for sale, the artist's email contact information will be posted along with their artwork image on the Online Gallery exhibition so that the artist can be contacted by potential buyers. NOTE: The artist may opt to show their website link instead of their email contact information posted with their entry by indicating such on their CaFE entry. The "Show Price" indicated for each work on the entry form will be the list price for said work on the Online Gallery exhibition. This price does not include shipping and handling costs. The artist will handle the sale of their artwork and shipping thereof. Any interested purchaser will contact the artist directly regarding purchase of artist's work. 100% of the sale of work will go to the artist; no commission to FSFA.
Shipping Instructions:
- Work must arrive no later than January 7, 2022
- Work must be shipped via FedEx (Alternate shipping arrangements will be considered on a case-by-case basis)
- Absolutely no peanuts
- Work must be packed in reusable professional quality box .
- Cost of return shipping will be the responsibility of the artist.
- You must provide a prepaid return shipping label for FedEx (Alternate return shipping arrangements will be considered on a case-by-case basis)
- Ship to address:
Celena Peet
546 47th Street
Oakland, CA 94609
510-697-7411
Drop off instructions:
Artwork may be dropped off in person at 4th Street Fine Art, 2000 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 on January 7, 8 and 9, 2022 from Noon to 4pm.