Fields of Gold

ELIGIBILITY: All DSWPS members whose dues are current are eligible to enter. Art previously shown in DSWPS exhibits may not be entered.

CONTENT RESTRICTIONS from the Gallery at Brewery Park: No nudity, no profanity, nothing of political or religious nature.

Deadline for entries: Midnight on Sunday 9/29/2024
Opening reception: Saturday 11/9/2024 1-4pm

Dates of show: Monday, November 4 - Wednesday, November 27,2024

Notification of jury results: On or about October 12-13th.

Drop off of accepted work: Friday, November 1, 2024 10am-12noon. Location: Lobby at Gallery at Brewery Park, 1155 Gratiot Ave., Detroit MI 48027.

Pick up of unsold work is Friday, November 29, 2024 10 am-noon. PLEASE NOTE that pick up is the morning after Thanksgiving.


ENTRIES: All entries must be original works created by the artist. Fine-art reproductions, giclees, and similar reproductions are not eligible.
Maximum file size: 5 mb
Minimum image dimension: 300 px
(For Video submissions, please see below)

COMMISSION: 20% to Gallery at Brewery Park.

PRESENTATION:

PLEASE NOTE SIZE RESTRICTIONS FOR ARTWORK, AND SUBMISSION DETAILS FOR VIDEO:

VIDEO ENTRIES are limited to 15 minute duration, and need to be listed as an entry on Entrythingy using an image of the title page, then are to be emailed to [email protected] and to carole carpenter at [email protected] for forwarding to juror. Accepted videos will require a flash drive delivered to gallery on Take-in day, as well as a screen for viewing.

ARTWORK, including WALL-MOUNTED SCULPTURES must not exceed 24 inches in HEIGHT, and 24 inches in WIDTH, AND 3 inches IN DEPTH, INCLUDING FRAME, if any. 2-Dimensional work must be framed and wired in a sturdy and professional manner: No sawtooth hangers or gallery clips. Gallery wrap canvas with painted edges is acceptable as long as nails or staples are not visible. Works or framing deemed unsafe, unsuitable for hanging or unstable will be disqualified.

Free-standing sculptures are limited in size to a maximum of 12 inches in HEIGHT, and to 7 inches x 7 inches a the base, due to space limitations.


LABELS must be securely affixed to back or underside of artwork. Each label should specify:

-Artist's name

-Year of creation

-Title of the work



ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to two entries. A diptych will count as two entries if the panels are framed separately.

PAYMENT is electronic, using your credit card at Paypal.com. You'll find the link for making payment further along on this site.

Your submission will be COMPLETED once you click the Paypal button below and fill out your payment information.

JURYING: Art is accepted for the show at juror's discretion. Although the juror will make selections from electronic entries, he will determine prizes on the basis of original artworks at the time of take-in.

JUROR: Valerie Jenkins

Valerie Jenkins is the Chair of Studio Art and Craft at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan.

Ms. Jenkins is both artist and instructor. Her work is included in a number of collections, and her teaching career spans 25 years.

She holds a BFA from Grand Valley State University and an MFA from the University of Minnesota.

From her profile page:
Working with painting, drawing, digital imagery and sculpture, Valerie Jenkins' process is informed by histories of art that are rooted in observation, responsiveness and play. With a commitment to forms of making that retain a tactile and material intention as objects in the world, she explores the sensate exchanges that occur between stasis and movement, and perception and meaning. Attentive to the dynamics of daily life, Jenkins creates a visual response that mirrors a psychological and bodily experience: that is particular to the urban environment and cultural moment, and that arrives with a poetic stance.