CALL for ENTRIES: 2013 Cali Open

TAG…
you’re it

I really have to start putting tags on my frozen food. I spent a couple of hours waiting for chipotle peppers in adobe sauce to thaw for my black been burgers only to find out that it was left over sloppy joe sauce–NOT an acceptable substitute. I even keep a Sharpie® in my kitchen drawer to put labels on Ziploc® bags, but what do I do about all the glass freezer containers? It’s like leftover roulette in my kitchen. This next show is sponsored by the TAG…

Check out this Call for Entries from the TAG Gallery (Santa Monica, CA) for the 2013 California Open. The entry fee is reasonable, and the media is diverse. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
2013 California Open

The 2013 California Open Exhibition is the eighth annual juried art competition sponsored by TAG Gallery. The nationwide exhibition recognizes excellence in a diverse range of media and offers artists the opportunity to win cash awards and exhibit their finest work at Bergamot Station Arts Center, Southern California’s largest art gallery complex and cultural center.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to U.S. artists 18 +

MEDIA: Categories include Computer Art, Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture. No video, film or installations or artwork that requires special installation.

DEADLINE: June 26, 2013

NOTIFICATION: July 19, 2013

ENTRY FEE: $40 for up to 2 entries, $10 ea. add’l up to 6 max.

JUROR: Since 1988, Edward Goldman has been the art critic at KCRW, the LA-affiliated National Public Radio station, and host of a weekly program called “Art Talk”. Before immigrating to the U.S. in 1977, Goldman worked at the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad. From 1998-1999, he was the Arts and Culture Editor of “Life & Times Tonight” on KCET, the LA-based PBS television station.

He is also an art consultant/curator for corporate and private clients, among them Deloitte & Touche, Price Waterhouse Coopers and La Opinion. Goldman contributes articles to numerous art publications, including Huffington Post, and serves as a panelist, moderator and speaker for various museums and arts organizations and is a member of the International Association of Art Critics.

AWARDS: 1st Place $1000, 2nd Place $500, 3rd Place $250, Valerie Mendez Memorial Award and three Honorable Mentions

SALES: All work must be available for sale. There is a 40% commission to TAG Gallery on sales during the exhibition and 30 days subsequent to the close of the exhibition.