Hyper Color

Description

                      
              THE Gallery | Belvedere Tiburon Library                   
1501 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, CA  94920

CALL FOR ENTRIES
October 10, 2026 to November 7, 2026

HYPER COLOR
Exhibition Dates:  January 21, 2027 to March 3, 2027

HYPER COLOR is a group exhibition celebrating art that turns the saturation up. We're looking for works where vivid, intense color is the main event: electric hues, bold contrasts, glowing palettes, and pigments pushed to their limits. Color becomes the unifying thread that ties a diverse show together into one visual conversation.
What We're Looking For
Work in which saturated color drives the piece, whether abstract, figurative, or conceptual.    Accepted mediums: painting, illustration, printmaking, photography, textile, mixed media.The entire piece doesn't need to be hyper-saturated, but we'd love to see bold, vivid color play a key role somewhere in the work, whether that's a dominant palette, a striking focal element, or a standout passage of color that anchors the piece
Submissions will be evaluated on engagement with the theme, technique, overall mastery, creativity, and originality.
THE Gallery, located inside the Belvedere Tiburon Library, is proud to showcase outstanding Bay Area artists at every stage of their careers. Each exhibition reaches thousands of visitors, including regular gallery and library patrons as well as people passing through on any given day. This accessibility is part of what makes HYPER COLOR such a fitting theme: saturated color communicates instantly, without requiring any art historical background to appreciate. It stops people mid-stride, stirs an emotional response, and invites a kind of looking that doesn't ask for expertise, only attention. Working in bold, concentrated color is also a real challenge for artists. It’s a study in contrast, harmony, and intensity, and that shared pursuit becomes a unifying thread across a show featuring many different hands and styles. We hope HYPER COLOR sparks genuine conversation between artists and viewers, and we remain deeply grateful to the community of artists who make this possible, sharing not only their work but themselves. Thank you for being part of it.
 
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 
 OPEN TO BAY AREA ARTISTS 18 YEARS AND ABOVE. 
SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED: Saturday, October 10, 2026, 12:01am. 
SUBMISSIONS CLOSE:  Saturday, November 7, 2026, 11:59pm.
JURYING:  Submissions are first anonymously juried by a panel. (If your signature is on the front of your artwork, please cover it when you submit the images of your pieces.) Exhibition Directors then curate to create a cohesive show.
ARTIST NOTIFICATION:  Monday, November 23, 2026.
ARTWORK DROP OFF DATES: Friday, January 15, 2027, from 11:00am to 1:00pm (preferred) or Saturday, January 16, 2027, from 9:00am to 10:30am (earlier is preferred).
ARTWORK PICK UP DATES: Friday, March 5, 2027, 9am to 10:30am (preferred) or Saturday, March 6, 2027, 9am to 10:30am.           
OPENING RECEPTION:  Thursday, January 21, 2027, 6pm to 8pm. 
COMMISSIONS:  70% to the Artist, 30% to the THE Gallery. 
FEE:  $35 for up to 3 images. 
ALL WORK SUBMITTED MUST BE FOR SALE – no exceptions.

WHAT TYPE OF WORK IS ACCEPTED
Two-dimensional original artworks only, such as framed or stretched canvas and framed works on paper (painting, illustration, printmaking, photography, textile, mixed media).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 considered.Two-dimensional includes low-relief works (5 inches deep or less measured from the wall as hung). We cannot accommodate works that are suspended from the ceiling or free-standing three-dimensional pieces (sculpture).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 72” high x 60” wide. Minimum dimensions allowed are 8” high x 10” wide or 10" high x 8" wide. Please don’t submit if your work falls outside these parameters.To avoid tipping from our walls, D-rings must be higher up on the back of the frame but low enough that neither they nor the wire show above top of frame. In some cases, two D-rings towards the top of your frame without a wire across the back work best. Please select the option that you believe is most effective for hanging your piece flat against the wall.For D-rings with wire, a braided stainless-steel wire or multi-filament is preferred. No sawtooth hangers are permitted.

INPUT GUIDELINES
Please follow the guidelines below when entering your information. Accuracy upfront saves everyone time later.
Capitalize the first letter of your first and last name, your street address, your city, and use CA for the state.Input your phone as xxx-xxx-xxxx.We are only asking for unframed dimensions. Please input them as h" x w". As part of your submission, complete a short bio and a short artist statement (each 475 characters or less--roughly 70 words). If the software won't allow you to finish a sentence, you have exceeded the allowable space. Please go back and reduce copy.  The artist statement will also be included in the jurying process so please omit your name in the artist statement.Each submission MUST be entered separately. Review the third bullet of REGISTER ONLINE AT ARTCALL for directions.IMPORTANT:  Update your ArtCall photo before the end of the submission period as we cannot change it after the Call closes. If your artwork is accepted, your photograph will be featured in THE Gallery's "Meet the Participating Artists" web page and in the show’s exhibition album.Make certain your website and/or Instagram addresses are current for inclusion in our materials.And finally, please review all your information again (title, price, dimensions, bio, artist statement, artist photo, etc) before the Call closes. We cannot make changes to this information after the Call closes on November 7, 2026.

ARTCALL REGISTRATION
All entries are to be submitted digitally via ArtCall. If you do not have an account at ArtCall.org, you will be asked to create a profile by registering online at https://hypercolor.artcall.org. This takes just a few minutes, and enables you to upload your images.If you already have an account, sign on with your username and password. You may submit up to three works of art for consideration. Each submission will need to be entered into ArtCall as a separate entry (click on “Add new Submission” for each entry) but all covered by one fee.For each submission, in addition to the primary image, you may attach two additional images showing details of your art work at no additional charge. If your submission is framed, please submit the unframed size of each piece as well as the framed size.Please submit images for each entry in JPG/Jpeg format showing the full piece. Images must be in 72 ppi resolution and between 1920 px (minimum) and 4600 px (maximum) for the longest side. Photo files must not exceed 10MB. Reminder, if your signature is on the front of your artwork, please cover it for your submittal.

DELIVERY AND DISPLAY
For selected artwork, place label—with title, your name, email & phone—on back at lower-right corner for Intake.Wrapping materials must be removed and taken with you upon Intake completion.Accepted work will be hung in either the skylight gallery or the long gallery at our complete discretion based on cohesive groupings and an overall visual rhythm re placement.Artwork must remain on view for the duration of the exhibition. Images are displayed in a Web Gallery and in an exhibition album along with artist’s statement, bio and ArtCall profile picture.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.Transactions of sales and sales tax are processed through the Belvedere Tiburon Library Foundation. The Library retains 30% commission to support programming, book purchases and materials. We 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 Katie Sutton at art@beltiblibrary.org if you have further questions.
HYPER COLOR Exhibition Director: Katie Sutton.
THE Gallery volunteers are deeply grateful to our participating artists.Your support makes all this happen—a place where art and community meet.