CALL for ENTRIES: Less Than or Equal To 196

YOU’RE SHITAKE-ING ME!

I spend a lot of time having this conversation with my husband Jon: “What do you want for dinner?” to which he responds, “I don’t know. What do you want for dinner?” I rarely know the real answer and often end up settling for whatever is easiest because it is already defrosted. However, every once in a while, I know exactly what I want (Sunday it was mushroom soup), and often I want only that. No side dishes, no amuse bouche. Just mushroom soup. This next Call lets you choose just soup…or the whole meal.

Check out this Call for Entries from SICA (The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts) for ≤196. Simple concept: your work has to be equal to or smaller than 196 square inches, i.e. 14″x14″ or smaller (if square) or 14″x14″x14″ or smaller (if cubed). Any media that will fit into those guidelines will work, and you can enter just one piece for as little as $15. Mushroom soup for one please…

Call for Entries: ≤ 196

ELIGIBILITY: Works that have been completed in the past 5 years and that has never been displayed at SICA. Each artist may enter as many ORIGINAL pieces for consideration as they wish. Only one digital image can be submitted for each work of art, except for sculpture or installation where 2 views of each submission are allowed.

MEDIA & SIZE: The exhibition is open to all visual artists in all mediums. 2-dimensional work can be no larger than 196 square inches (excluding the frame) and must be “show ready” – totally ready for hanging. 3-dimensional works must be less than 2,744 cubic inches and must not weigh more than 100 lbs . [i.e. 14” x 14”= 196 sq. in. (for 2D) or 14”x14”x14” = 2,744 cu. in. (for 3D)] .

DEADLINE: January 7, 2011

NOTIFICATION: January 15, 2011

ENTRY FEE: $12 ($15 for non-members) for EACH entry. This fee includes insurance and handling fees for the submission of 1 work of art (1 image per work) and is non-refundable. Three-dimensional entries may submit two images for each entry. You may submit as many entries as you want for an add’l fee.

SUBMISSIONS: Images may ONLY be submitted ON-LINE through their website. No slides, CD’s, email attachments or any other form of submissions accepted. All submissions must be digital and submitted through their website: www.sica.org .

No images sent via email or mailed to us on discs will be accepted. All images should be jpegs only, and have a resolution which is no larger than 300 dpi and a maximum size of 1200 pixels in any direction. All entries must be labeled according to these specification: last name_first name entry number.jpg. For instance Jane_Doe1.jpg or John_Smith2.jpg.

JURY PROCESS: Juried screening will be made digital images ONLY. Any entry not meeting the restrictions listed in “Submissions” above will not be accepted for jurying.

JURORS: Elizabeth McKay, Co-Owner of McKay Imaging, Bob McKay, Co-Owner of McKay Imaging, Lawrence Cappiello, Director of the Arts Guild New Jersey, and Rachael Faillace, Assistant Director of the Arts Guild New Jersey.