Saturday, June 23, 2012

Call for Art for Gala and Juried Show

Calls for art for the Gala and for the Juried show will be sent separately, but for your reference/planning: Deadlines for the Juried show July 7th Call for Art sent Aug 27th Entry Deadline Sept 8 Delivery Deadline for Selected pieces Sept 22 Opening 1-6 PM Deadlines For the Gala Aug 1st Call for Art sent Sept 1st Delivery Deadline Sept 15th Gala 5-8 PM Size and hanging restrictions: All work must be ready to hang with secure wire across the back. No sawtooth hangers. 3-D work is restricted to 50 lbs for pedestal and 70 lbs for floor display and cannot exceed 5' in any direction. Label information: Artists should provide the following information along with their entry and in this order: Title of work, your name, medium, dimensions--with height first--, price. Download the attached form (click on link on the left, label is on page 2) and attach one copy to your entry. E-mail the label information and price to Sherry Ikeda: sherryikeda@yahoo.com

Call for Art

EAI Member Show Opening July 28th, 1-6 PM Encaustic Art Institute 18 County Road 55 A, Cerrillos, NM 87010 505-424-6487 www.eainm.com www.eainm.blogspot.com Entries: Encaustic Art Institute members are invited to submit one piece of work. Entries to be delivered to the Institute's Pyramid Gallery any Saturday or Sunday, 1 - 6 PM but no later than Saturday, July 21st 6:00 PM, no exceptions. Shipped entries must arrive by the deadline with shipping and insurance paid by the artist. This show will hang from July 28th-Sept 7th. Members, please note - this year we are not having "themed" shows. Our policy is to have one piece of art from each member up in the gallery at all times. If you would like to submit new work for each of our scheduled shows, please review the dates and submit your new work by the deadline for each show. If we have not received any new work from you by the deadline, we will assume that you are not sending new work and will leave up the work we have currently. As has been our policy, at any time, if you would like to have your work returned to you, please contact Douglas Mehrens, mehrens@eainm.com or 505-424-6487 to arrange for shipment. Calls for art will be sent approximately one month prior to each show as a reminder. Pricing and sales: All art work must be for sale. The Institute in accordance with the vote of its members will retain a 15% commission. Calendar June 21 Call for art distributed July 21 Deadline for receipt of work by Institute (1:00 - 6:00 PM) July 21 Label information to Sherry Ikeda: sherryikeda@yahoo.com July 23 -27 Exhibition installed and labeled July 28 Opening reception: 1:00 - 6:00 PM Aug 27 Deadline for Juried show entries It takes a lot of work to organize and hang an exhibition. You can help by following the instructions and respecting the deadlines. Thank you!

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Encaustic Magazine Summer 2012 Edition

The new edition of Encaustic Magazine is available. Go to the EAI website for more information. http://www.eainm.com/