Brand 45 Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper

The Brand Library & Art Center in Glendale, California is announcing its 45th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper. Cash awards total over $4,000 including a Juror's Award. All accepted artworks will be included in a printed exhibition catalog. The juror is Leslie Jones, Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), who specializes in modern and contemporary works on paper and has been at LACMA since 2005. Jones has curated exhibitions including Drawing Surrealism (2012), Ed Moses: Drawings from the 1960s and 70s (2015), and Tony Smith: Smoke. She earned her PhD in 2003 from New York University's Institute of Fine Arts with a dissertation on the ink drawings of Henri Michaux.

Participation is open to artists residing in the United States. Entries must be original artwork executed within the preceding two years and not previously exhibited at the Brand Library & Art Center. Media accepted includes any artwork on or of paper, including collages, drawings, paintings, photography, prints, watercolors, and 3-dimensional works. Artists may submit 1-3 images. Entry fee is $30.00 for the first entry plus $15 for each additional entry (total for two is $45, total for three is $60). Accepted artworks may not be removed or substituted before the close of the exhibition. Artwork must be available between August 26 and November 22, 2017.

Framed artwork should be professionally prepared for hanging with neutral-colored mats and no saw-tooth hangers. Hand-delivered artworks can be glazed with glass, but shipped artworks must use plexiglass. There is no size restriction for hand-delivered artwork; shipped items including frame may not exceed 48 inches in any direction. Shipped artworks will be returned within three weeks after the close of the exhibition. A prepaid shipping label (UPS only) and a $25 handling fee are required for return shipment. Unless specified "NFS," all artworks will be offered for sale. The Brand Associates take a 25% commission on sales. Payment to artists will be mailed within three weeks after the close of the exhibition. Important dates: Call opens April 7, submission deadline June 2 (11:59 pm Mountain Time), notification of acceptance June 16-23, exhibition opening September 16, exhibition closes November 3.