Artists’ Narratives: Their History and Identity

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THE BELVEDERE TIBURON LIBRARY                   ART GALLERY

1501 Tiburon BoulevardTiburon, CA  94920

Artists’ Narratives: Their History and Identity

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Exhibition Dates: March 20, 2025 to May 8, 2025

This call, Artists’ Narratives: Their History and Identity, beckons you to share. How often in our daily lives are we asked to reveal who we are? Here is a rare chance to “tell about yourself.” Our call invites expressions of you through your creative process. The Belvedere Tiburon Library Art Gallery encourages you to submit works that portray your story visually: we want to know you through your art.
Bring us into your inner world. Let us know your thoughts, feelings, likes, or dislikes. Tell us about yourself through symbolism, colors, medium. Or allow us to know you by including spiritualism, personal mythology, or family portraits in your submissions. Insert yourself in your work with visual elements, iconography, and signature “tells”.
We welcome your submitted artwork for consideration. This is a wide-ranging call for artists to interpret broadly. Submissions may include painting, drawing, mixed media, fiber, textile, and photography. Jurists will consider originality, mastery, and overall artistic expression but especially how well you narrate your story in your chosen medium.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 

OPEN TO BAY AREA ARTISTS 18 YEARS AND ABOVE

SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED: Friday, January 3,  2025, 12:01 am

SUBMISSIONS CLOSE: Saturday, February 1, 2025, 11:59 pm

JURYING: Initially submissions are anonymously juried by a panel then final decisions are made through curation. If your signature is on the front of your artwork, please cover it when you submit the images of your pieces.

ARTIST NOTIFICATION: Saturday, February 15, 2025
OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, March  20, 2025, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

ARTWORK DROP OFF DATES: Friday, March 14, 2025, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm (preferred) or Saturday, March 15, 2025, from 9:00am to 10:30 am (earlier is preferred)

ARTWORK PICK UP DATES: Friday, May 9, 2025, from 9:00 am to 10:30 am (preferred) or Saturday May 10, 2025, from 9:00 am to 10:30 am  (earlier is preferred)

COMMISSIONS: 70% to the Artist, 30% to the Belvedere Tiburon Library Art Gallery

 FEE: $35 for up to 3 submissions (each individual submission may include 2 additional images of detail). 

ALL WORK SUBMITTED MUST BE FOR SALE – no exceptions.

WHAT TYPE OF WORK IS ACCEPTED

Two-dimensional original artworks, including but not limited to framed or stretched canvas, framed works on paper: including drawings, watercolors, pastels, photography, and fine art prints. Fiber, textile, and mixed media are also accepted. Reproductions of your art in another medium (e.g. an offset lithograph of your painting or a giclée print of your watercolor) will not be considered. Art created using artificial intelligence will not be accepted.
Two-dimensional includes very low-relief works (2 inches deep or less measured from the wall as hung). 

We cannot accommodate works that are suspended from the ceiling.
Submissions will be evaluated on originality, mastery, and overall artistic expression but especially how well you narrate your story in your chosen medium.
The library is a family destination and subject matter must be acceptable. 
The images submitted must be the creation of and owned solely by the artist submitting. No copyright infringement of any artist, living or deceased, is permitted. 

SIZE / WEIGHT / FRAMING AND FINISHING 

Maximum dimensions of ready-to-hang pieces (including frame, if framed) are 60” x 60” and work cannot exceed 50 pounds. Minimum dimensions allowed are 8” x 10” (framed).
Hanging hardware for accepted work: D-rings with wire (a braided stainless steel wire or multi-filament preferred). No sawtooth hangers are permitted. Most pieces hang well if the D-rings are placed 1/3 to 1/4 of the way down from the top of  the work. Please check to assure that a) the top of the artwork does not project out from the wall at an angle when hung and b) the wire is not so long that it shows above the top edge when hung.
Pieces delivered without appropriate hardware cannot be accepted.

REGISTER ONLINE AT ARTCALL & SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES

All entries are to be submitted digitally via ArtCall. If you do not have an account on ArtCall.org, you will be asked to create a profile by registering online. It takes just a few minutes, and then you can upload your images of your pieces.If you already have an account, sign on with your user name and password and click on "Add a new submission." You may submit up to three works of art for consideration. Each submission will need to be entered into ArtCall as a separate entry with one fee covering all three submissions. For each submission, in addition to the primary image, you may attach two additional images showing details of your piece with no additional charge.  Please submit images for each entry in JPG/JPEG format showing the full piece. Images must be in 72dpi resolution and a minimum 1920px on longest side (maximum: 4600 pixels). Photo files must not exceed 10MB. You will be asked to complete, as part of your submission, a short bio (475 characters or less) and an artist statement (475 characters or less) that will be used in the exhibition materials for those artists accepted into the show. The artist statement will also be included in the jurying process so please do not include artist's name in the artist statement.Please be sure your personal ArtCall photo is up to date before the end of the submission period as juried-in artists will be featured in the Artcall and Library Art Gallery "Meet The Participating Artists" web page.If you have a website and/or Instagram address, please be sure they are up to date so that they can be included in the exhibition materials.
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DELIVERY AND DISPLAY

Accepted pieces must be labeled with the artwork’s title, the artist’s name and contact information (email and phone) securely adhered to the back of the piece in the lower right-hand corner.Wrapping materials must be removed upon Intake completion.Accepted work will be hung in either the gallery or the gallery hallway at the complete discretion of the exhibition committee. Work must remain on view for the duration of the exhibition.In addition to the physical gallery and gallery hallway, all accepted artwork may be displayed in a Web Gallery and exhibition booklet, along with your artist's statement, bio, and ArtCall Profile picture. By submitting the images, accepted artists agree the artwork, in whole or in part, may be used by the Library for publicity in various forms including print, online and social media.Any sales and sales tax will be handled through the Belvedere Tiburon Library Foundation. Artists retain 70% of the purchase price; the Belvedere Tiburon Library Art Gallery receives a 30% commission. The Belvedere Tiburon Library cannot guarantee sale of any artwork.Volunteers will handle your work with utmost care. The library has insurance coverage but strongly recommends that, in addition, exhibiting artists carry their own insurance.

Please contact Brenda Bottum at art@beltiblibrary.org if you have further questions.

Thank you for sharing your artwork with us!