Getting There

REGIONAL ARTISTS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT ENTRIES FOR Getting There, AN EXHIBIT OF IMAGES THAT PORTRAY, INTERPRET OR INVENT MEANS AND MODES OF TRAVEL OR TRANSPORTATION – GETTING FROM POINT A TO POINT B.

GUIDELINES:
* Views of any parts of modes of transportation might serve as inspiration: trains, cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats, planes, hot air balloons, skateboards, etc.
* All media – 2D and 3D – and all sizes, formats except video, and styles, from realistic to abstract, literal to imagined, will be accepted for consideration.
* Artists may submit up to 3 works for judging.
* Entries may be submitted online through EntryThingy.com. (Questions or problems with submitting to this site should be sent to Tall Grass at 708.748.3377).

RULES:
* The exhibit is limited to regional applicants who can deliver/pick up accepted work from the gallery. No shipped work will be accepted.
* Works should not have been shown at Tall Grass Gallery in the last 3 years.
* Completed applications, entry fees, and jpeg images must be submitted to www.EntryThingy.com through this link: http://www.entrythingy.com/xxxxxxxx
* 2-dimensional work must be wired and ready to hang; no sawtooth hangars please.
* Curators reserve the right to refuse work that does not meet the requirements or is considered too fragile for exhibit.
* All work remains on exhibit for the duration of the show.
* All 2D and 3D works that require special installation procedures must be installed by the artists themselves.
* Unless requested otherwise by the artist, permission is given to Tall Grass to use any images of exhibited work for publicity or educational purposes.

FEES AND COMMISSION:
* A non-refundable entry fee of $25 must accompany the entry form at the time of submission.
* The gallery retains a 30% commission from any sales of work during the exhibit.
Work may be marked NFS.

AWARDS:
* Awards will be given for First, Second and Third Place.
* Jurors for the exhibit are nationally recognized artists Richard Schmidt and Graydon Cafarella. Curators are Richard Schmidt and Deborah Craemer.

DATES:
* Exhibit dates: January 22-February 27, 2016
* Deadline for entries: November 14, 2015
* Email Notification of acceptance: December 5, 2015
* Delivery of accepted entries: January 10, 11, 12, 2016
* Opening Reception for exhibit: Saturday, January 23, 2016, 1-3pm
* Final day of exhibit on view: February 27, 2016
* Dates for pick-up of exhibited work: February 28, 29, March 1, 2016