Sticks & Stones Open Show

Description

Judging is not done virtually therefore all artwork must be physically submitted for judging on the day and time indicated.
Sticks and Stones Open Show
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Show Dates: January 24, 2025 - April 4, 2025

Presented by the Louisa Arts Center, 212 Fredericksburg Ave, PO Box 2119, Louisa, VA  23093

Smokey Mountains Boulders by Jenny Kerttula
CALENDAR
October 18, 2024: Online entry period begins. See Entry Process below.
January 18, 2025: 9-11am – In-person only delivery of art to Louisa Arts Center*.
January 20, 2025: Artists notified via email of selected/unselected art.
January 21-23, 2025: 11:00am to 2:00pm – Unselected art pickup at the Arts Center.
January 24, 2025: 6-8pm – Opening Reception
April 4, 2025: Show closes. Pick up unsold art work between 6:00pm and 7:00pm.
April 5, 2025: 9:00-11:00 am – Final art pick up
* We cannot accept or return ship any shipped artwork. In-person submissions only.
ENTRY PROCESS 

Register at our Artcall website:  https://sticksandstonesopensho....  There is a non-refundable $5.00 fee per art piece**. Three pieces of art per artist. If two or more canvases are to be hung together, they count as separate pieces. If two or more canvases are within one frame they count as one piece. Fees are waived for students under 18. Call our box office (540-967-5200) for coupon code. If you experience difficulties, please contact us at: gallery@louisaarts.org.
Take a photo of each of your pieces of art. Once you have created your account at https://sticksandstonesopensho... you can upload 5 MB or less file (JPEGs or PNGs). If framing behind glass, take photos of your work before final framing. If work is 3D, take photos with a simple white background.
After uploading your photos an identification tag is available for printing. Two tags per art piece. One is to be attached to art and one for your receipt.
Judging is not done virtually therefore all artwork must be physically submitted for judging on the day and time indicated.
If you need assistance a Video Tutorial button is at top of the Artcall page.
YouTube tips for taking photos of your art: https://www.youtube.com/watch
POLICIES FOR ACCEPTANCE INTO LAC OPEN SHOWS
This exhibition is open to all local artists.
Artist must have an account at https://sticksandstonesopenshow.artcall.org where you can upload your photos.
Artwork is required to be for sale and if sold, the Center will retain a 30% commission of the price listed by the artist. Set the price of the artworks taking the commission into consideration. The artist shall contact the Arts Center and remit 15% of the sale price of any item, which is purchased by an Arts Center client or referral from opening night to 365 days later.
All artworks must be original in any media (no printed reproductions of paintings, drawings, or pastels). Any copied photos used in creating the artwork must have been taken by the artist or credit given to the photographer.  All artwork must not have appeared in a previous show at the Louisa Arts Center.
Artworks wholly generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) programs (i.e, DALL-E, Midjourney, or similar programs) will not be accepted for display. Artworks derived or transformed or modified by AI-programs are acceptable so long as the greater part of the artwork process and outcome is the tangible, intellectual, and creative labor of the artist(s). AI-assisted artworks must be acknowledged to the Gallery and potential customers.
All 2-D (to include drawing, painting, collage, photography, low relief, etc.) artwork must be framed in a professional manner and ready to hang from picture molding (ie. screw eyes, hanging rings, brackets, wire, etc. on both sides on back of the work). NO saw tooth hangers. Gallery provides pedestals for 3-D work.
CHECK LIST FOR ALL ARTISTS
Upload your photos to Artcall website (https://sticksandstonesopensho...)All art (excluding sculptures and stand-alone art pieces) must be wired for hanging. NO SAWTOOTH hangers.Attach a tag (printable tags are available to print at the Artcall website) to the back of EACH artwork with the following information:Name of ArtistTitle of ArtPriceDimensionsCheck spelling and capitalization because the web gallery and wall tags will match what you type.No corrections can be made to the Web gallery, the printed show program, or the gallery wall tags after the Wednesday before the opening reception.
LIABILITY AND AGREEMENT
By submitting artwork for entry and upon acceptance, the artist agrees to allow work to be shown and reproduced for publicity purposes.
The Louisa Arts Center takes every precaution to protect entries from damage and loss; however the artwork is NOT insured by the Center.
Participating Artists agree to hold the Louisa Arts Center harmless and to indemnify the Louisa Arts Center against all claims resulting from losses.
Thank you for your submission(s).
We appreciate your creative time and effort and hope you will consider future submissions.
CURATOR: Jill Kerttula
Jill Kerttula’s fiber art is the culmination of her years of professional art experience, combined with her avocations of sewing and photography. Kerttula was a professional graphic designer and art director; she taught college-level art and design classes; as an art major, she specialized in printmaking  In the past ten years as a full-time fiber artist, Kerttula has shown extensively in fiber art and all-media shows, including numerous solo shows of her work. Recent awards of note are the “Innovation Award” at the 2021 International Quilt Festival, the International Quilt Museum’s purchase award at the 2021 Quilt National, and the invitation to show her work in the Taiwan Art Quilt Exhibition 2024.

User Entry Process Tutorial