Not Really Seeking Abstraction

Some suggestions and considerations:

1. People, places, and elements of natural or man-made objects may serve as inspiration, but final images might distort, exaggerate, extract, reassemble, multiply, simplify, enlarge to an extreme, or reduce to pure essentials.

2. Ideas, concepts, theories, issues, events, memories, dreams, words or sounds might serve as inspiration, with shapes, forms, colors, marks, patterns, invented spatial relationships or absence of literal references leading to interpretations of those intangible qualities or meanings.

3. All sizes, media (except video), styles and formats will be accepted for consideration.
Works may be two- or three-dimensional, drawing, painting, photography, digital, printmaking, sculpture, collage, mixed media, glass, fiber, etc.
(Giclee prints of photographs or digital pieces are acceptable; giclee prints of pastels, watercolors, acrylics, oils and other non-digital media should not be submitted.)

4. Various traditional criteria will be considered in choosing works for the show – compositional elements, use of media, technical skill, etc. as well as each artist’s unique vision and choices made, and the impact and lasting impression of the piece.

5. Following are specific rules, dates and deadlines concerning application for the exhibit through the site Entrythingy.com.

RULES:

> Artists may submit up to 5 works for judging.

> Shipped work will be accepted. Artists are required to supply
pre-paid return shipping labels with accepted work.

> Questions or problems with submitting to this site should be sent to Tall Grass at 708.748.3377.

> Works should not have been shown at Tall Grass Gallery in the last 2 years.

> 2-dimensional work must be wired securely, and ready to hang; no sawtooth hangers please. Wires should not show above the top of the frame when hung.

> All 2D and 3D works that require special installation procedures must be installed
by the artists themselves.

> Curators reserve the right to refuse work that does not meet the requirements
or is considered too fragile or too heavy for installation.

> All work remains on exhibit for the duration of the show.

> Unless requested otherwise by the artist, permission is given to Tall Grass to use
any images of exhibited work for publicity or educational purposes.
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FEES AND COMMISSION:

> A non-refundable entry fee of $25 for up to 5 entries 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.
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AWARDS:

> Awards will be given for First, Second and Third Place, and for Honorable Mentions.

> Curators and Jurors for the exhibit are Claudia Craemer, artist, juror and curator
for numerous regional solo and group exhibits, and Debbie Craemer, Tall Grass Gallery
Committee member and curator and juror for several Tall Grass exhibits.
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DATES:
- Exhibit dates: October 2 – November 6, 2021
- Deadline for entries: Saturday, August 14, 2021
- Gallery-required forms on accepted entries returned to Tall Grass by: September 3, 2021
- Delivery of accepted entries: September 19 (after 4pm), September 20, 21, and 22, 2021
Return of exhibited works: November 7 – 10, 2021
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Tall Grass Arts Association, 367 Artists Walk, Park Forest, IL 60466
www.tallgrassarts.org 708 748 3377