Beyond, at Art Works Downtown

Art Works Downtown seeks visual artists exploring the question: What conscious experience might exist beyond our current reality? The exhibit Beyond intends to showcase artworks which take the viewer beyond their present state of mind or offer visions of realities beyond our day-to-day life.

Eligibility is limited to San Francisco Bay Area artists only (artist must live within 100 miles from San Rafael, California). The exhibition is open to most subject matter including abstraction and all visual arts media including sculpture. Original artwork only—no giclées or reproductions, though editions are acceptable if they are original works such as printmaking, photography, or limited original digital art. Video artists must include dimensions of equipment in submission and supply all equipment, including headphones, for the exhibition; projections are prohibited. Artwork must not exceed 60" including frame, stand, and all materials. Images of explicit sexual content or violence will not be considered. Submissions must not have previously exhibited in the AWD 1337 Gallery.

Entry fee is $40.00 (AWD Artist Members receive a 50% discount). Submissions require 1-3 work samples (images and/or video). Entries are due July 6, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. MDT via CallForEntry.org. Notification by email will be sent July 13-14. Accepted entries must be hand-delivered July 27-29, 1-8pm to Art Works Downtown, 1337 Fourth St., San Rafael. The exhibition runs August 4–September 16, 2023, with public visiting hours Thursday–Saturday, 1-8pm. Opening reception is August 11, 5-8pm; second reception is September 8, 5-8pm. Artists may pick up unsold artwork September 21-23, 1-8pm. Artists who do not retrieve their work will be charged a storage fee of $5.00 per day; works remaining after 30 days become property of Art Works Downtown. Art Works Downtown accepts a 40% donation upon sale.