ENTRY FORM KEY DATES - John B. Aird Gallery

ENTRY FORM
Name ____________________________________________
Address __________________________________________
City _____________________________________________
Province/Postal Code _______________________________
Tel. (primary contact #) ______________________________
Email ____________________________________________
ENTRY #1
Title _____________________________________________
Medium/Technique _________________________________
Size (cm, height x width) _____________________________
Date _____________________________________________
Retail Price _______________________________________
KEY DATES
ENTRY FORM DEADLINE
Entry forms with digital images (jpegs) are due
May 1, 2015, 5:00 pm. See reverse for more
details.
CURATING will take place the week of May 15
2015.
NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS
Artists will be notified of the curator’s
decisions by email by, June 1, 2015.
DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED WORKS
Accepted artworks to be delivered to the Gallery on
Sunday, June 28, between 10 am and
noon.
EXHIBITION DATES
June 30 - July 24, 2015.
Insurance Value (70% of Retail Price) __________________
OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday, July 2, 2015 from 6.00 - 8.00
pm.
ENTRY #2
PICK-UP OF ARTWORKS
Saturday, July 25th between 10 a.m.
and noon.
Title _____________________________________________
Medium/Technique _________________________________
Size (cm, height x width) _____________________________
Date _____________________________________________
Retail Price _______________________________________
Insurance Value (70% of Retail Price) __________________
HOW TO SUBMIT THE ENTRY FORM
Please complete form by type or
printing, if printing use CAPITAL
letters only and print clearly; please
include the entire form with your
submission.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
In 2015 the John B. Aird Gallery will be celebrating
30 years. To mark this anniversary, the gallery is
organizing a special exhibition that solicits entries
in any media from emerging, imminent or recent
arts graduates, and young artists who will be 30
st
years of age or under as of December 31 2015.
Selected works will be displayed in the gallery
from June 30 - July 24, 2015 under the exhibition
title of 30 Under 30. The goal of the exhibit is to
promote the work of up and coming artists in a
professional setting while proposing the question:
What does the next generation have to say?
HOW TO ENTER
• Artists may submit images of up to two works.
All entries must be submitted in digital jpg format.
Each jpeg must be no more than 1.5 MB in size,
and labeled as follows: Last Name, First Name,
Title, Date, Size (Height x Width), Media.jpg.
• Submit works no larger than 60" in any one
direction. Accepted works must be framed, fitted
with hanging devices, and clearly labeled on the
back with the name of the artist, title, medium,
size, and date of production.
• The Gallery Director can choose not to hang any
work, which does not conform to entry rules or was
not clearly represented on the submission.
• UPLOAD ENTRY MATERIALS via our web site
detailed instructions on how to do this are outlined
on the site at: www.airdgallery.org (go to the
“OPEN CALLS and SUBMISSIONS” page).
Please note that you must download the entry
form, fill it out and upload it with your images and
bio in a compressed zip folder. To use this option
you must also be able to pay the $30 entry fee via
on-line banking using an Interac e-transfer.
WHEN USING INTERACT TRANSFER USE THE
TITLE OF THE SHOW: 30Under30 as your
PASSWORD or Mail/hand-deliver your entry with
jpegs on a CD to: John B. Aird Gallery 900 Bay
Street, Macdonald Block, Toronto, ON M7A 1C2.
ENTRY DEADLINE
May 1, 2015, 5:00 pm.
ENTRY FEE
The entry fee is $30. This fee covers entry of two
works per artist, is non-refundable and must be
mailed with the entry form or sent via on-line
banking (see above). Please make cheques or
money orders payable to: John B. Aird Gallery.
CURATOR Gary Michael Dault is a writer,
painter, photographer and art critic. He is the
author of a number of books about the visual arts
as well as numerous gallery and museum
catalogues. He has written frequently for
Canadian Art and Border Crossings, and, for over
a decade, contributed a weekend visual arts
review column ("Gallery-Going") to The Globe &
Mail. For more detail see his website,
www.garymichaeldault.com.
CURATING will take place the week of May 15
2015.
NOTIFICATION OF JURY RESULTS
Artists will be notified of the curator’s decisions by
email by, June 1, 2015.
DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED WORKS
Accepted work(s) along with a one page bio must
be delivered to the John B. Aird Gallery, 900 Bay
Street, Toronto, on Sunday, June 28, between
10 am and noon. Bios will be put in a binder
made available to gallery goers.
INSURANCE
Works in the exhibition are insured at the retail
price less 30%. Claims may be subject to an
appraisal to determine the market value of the
work. There is a $1,000 deductible on each claim
to be paid by the artist.
ABOUT THE JOHN B. AIRD GALLERY
The John B. Aird Gallery, formerly the Macdonald
Gallery was reopened in May of 1985 as a result
of an agreement concluded between the Ministry
of Intergovernmental Affairs on behalf of the
Government of Ontario and six visual arts
organizations, namely: Canadian Society of
Painters in Water Colour, Ontario Crafts Council,
Ontario Society of Artists, Royal Canadian
Academy of Arts, Society of Canadian Artists, and
Sculptors Society of Canada. The mission of the
Gallery is to foster awareness and enjoyment of
artworks by contemporary professional artists. The
Gallery endeavors to recognize, encourage and
nurture excellence in the visual arts.
EXHIBITION WAIVER
Please sign below to acknowledge that you are the
owner of the entered work(s); that the John B. Aird
Gallery has the right to exhibit them from June 30
– July 24, 2015; that the Gallery has the right to
use photographic reproductions of your work(s) for
publicity, promotional, and documentary purposes;
and that you agree to the terms outlined on this
form.
* If audio/visual equipment is required for a piece,
the artist must supply the equipment.
EXHIBITION DATES & RECEPTION
The exhibition will be on view June 30 - July 24,
2015. An opening reception presentation will be
held Thursday, July 2, 2015 from 6.00 - 8.00 pm
PICK-UP OF WORK AT END OF EXHIBITION
Participating artists must pick-up their works on
th
Saturday, July 25 between 10 a.m. and noon
SALES
Artists will be informed of sales inquiries and must
forward the gallery a 30% commission on all
sales.
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Artist’s Signature
Date