YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE

When I think of neon lights, I think of New York, Vegas, Hong Kong…and fast food.  Okay, that last one may just be me.  But did you know that Austin, Texas–proudly weird–is one beautiful neon spectacle at night as well?

Check out this Call for Art Entries from Austin Details Art +Photo called The Neon Show.  Your work doesn’t have to BE neon…only pay homage to it.  Here’s the full call…

Call for Entry: The Neon Show

America loves neon.

And Austin’s full of it. 

Austin is a town that worships neon. It lights up  life all over the city, as it does all around the country. Austin Details Art + Photo Gallery will pay homage to the art of neon with the gallery’s Grand Opening and exhibit reception on September 16, 2010… The Neon Show.

YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT if you are an emerging or established artist creating original works in neon or about neon, especially with neon itself, or by portraying neon in paintings, serigraphy, films/videos, traditional or digital photography, mixed media–any work where the subject matter shows neon.

HOW TO SUBMIT: You may submit up to four (4) works in any one  media for one entry fee of $35 plus sales tax (required by Texas state law). If you wish to submit works created in more than one media, please submit a separate entry for each form of media.

Entries will be judged on the basis of originality; on the basis of your creative style; and in consideration of your professional execution. If you work in neon, your  assistance in delivering, hanging and lighting your work is required for acceptance to exhibit.

The chosen entries will be exhibited in downtown Austin at Austin Details Art + Photo gallery, 106 East 8th Austin, TX 78701, with an opening reception on September 16.

DEADLINE for submissions: August 20, 2010 (requests for extension cannot be considered).

ACCEPTANCE: You will receive notification if accepted, or not, by September 1, 2010 via email.

Your original art is due at the downtown Austin gallery at 106 East 8th, Austin, TX 78701 the week of September 6: You will be notified of details by email.

EXHIBIT RUNS SEPTEMBER 16-OCTOBER 8, 2010. Grand Opening for the gallery and reception for The Neon Show is September 16.

JUROR:  Gallery founder and director Jann Alexander, a noted fine artist / photographer and a nationally-known art director / designer who’s been passionate about neon since she fist saw it glow, will jury the show.  The photography posted here is a part of the Vanishing Austin series by Jann Alexander.

SUBMIT JPEGS ONLY: Up to four (4) jpegs in quantity, maximum 1000 kb each, sampled and saved as high quality (not maximum) jpegs in sRGB colorspace. If you are submitting video, please provide only a link to a website where your video is posted. You will receive payment confirmation with submission instructions after you have paid. No mail or print entries are accepted. Mailed entries cannot be returned.

COST: The cost of your entry of up to four (4) works in one media is $35 plus tax.  Pay via PayPal by clicking the Call for Entries link below.

For full details, read the full Call for Entries!

For the sake of full disclosure, please note Austin Details’ terms of submission below:

• The work(s) you are submitting is/are original and one-of-a-kind, created by you, the legal copyright-owner, in 2008-2010; the work(s) is/are free of copyright infringements; and you are willing to pay our $35 nonrefundable entry/handling fee for considering your work(s). If you are submitting historical work that predates this century, please contact us at info@austindetailsart.com re how to proceed.
• You understand that the juror(s) may choose one, all or none of the works you submit; if chosen, you agree to provide the original(s) for hanging by the date they request in their acceptance notice, and you agree to allow Austin Details Art + Photo to publicize your work in any media and manner they deem appropriate. Of course you will retain all rights to your own original work(s) of art.
• You agree that if your artwork is sold by Austin Details Art + Photo, they will deduct necessary presentation and shipping expenses and sales tax, and you will receive 60 % of the pre-tax sale price within 30 days of sale. You agree that if you sell your exhibited art within the 60-day period after the exhibit ends due to exposure by Austin Details Art + Photo, 25 % of your pre-tax sale price is due to them within 30 days of sale.
• (Optional) If accepted, you may wish to allow Austin Details Art + Photo to negotiate sale price on your behalf up to a 10% reduction without requiring your permission.
• You will carry your own insurance for any artworks you submit and that they accept for exhibit on their premises. Though they will take reasonable precautions to care for your work, they are not responsible for any damage or theft or loss or unforeseen circumstances while handling, exhibiting, promoting or shipping your work.
• You will promptly pick up (or arrange for pre-paid return shipping) for your artwork at the exhibit’s end, within 10 days of their request, to avoid donation to Goodwill.