Alphabet Soup, 8/1

CALL FOR ENTRIES
“Alphabet Soup”
O’Hanlon Center Gallery, September 2011
* Exhibition Dates:September 6 to September 29, 2011
* Artists Roundtable Discussion: Tuesday, September 6, 4 to 6 p.m.
* Reception:Tuesday, September 6, 6 to 8 p.m.
· Juror: Kathleen Burch, Book Artist, Letterpresser, and Co-Founder of the San Francisco Center for the Book
* Entry Fee:$25 for O’Hanlon Center for the Arts’ Members, $30 for non-Members, for up to three pieces.
* Become a new OHCA member at the time of delivery and get your entry fee waived! Call or visit www.ohanloncenter.orgfor more details.

Love to play with letters, poetry, fonts, text, or written symbols into your art? Are you a fan of upcycling book pages, stenciling communiqués onto your art, or letterpressing in general? Then show us how creatively you can integrate elements of words into your work and let’s elevate the unsung hero of all our communication: the mighty alphabet!

Media:Any media including photography or video. Must be ready to hang or display. Video entries must include projection or playing equipment. All works should be labeled with artist’s name, telephone, medium, size, and price, if for sale.

By taking part in the show, artists agree to a 30% tax-deductible donation to the Center from all sales. Open to all artists aged 18 and over.

Dates for exhibition entries:Please hand-deliver (no slides or photos) up to three pieces of work to O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, on Friday, September 2, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. or on Saturday, September 3, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. We will notify you (preferably by email) about whether your work has been accepted by Monday, September 5 at 5 p.m.

Those works not accepted must be picked up Tuesday, September 6 between 12:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., unless alternative arrangements are made. There is a limit of three works per artist. Please include biographical information and your email address if you have one. When you drop off your art, we will give you information about hanging/showing and Gallery policies. Gallery requirements are that insurance coverage is provided by the Artist and that accepted work must remain on view for the duration of the exhibition.

Retrieval of Unsold Artwork: Unsold work must be picked up on Thursday, September 29 between 2 and 4 p.m., or on Friday, September 30, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Artists leaving their work after this time will be charged $5/day storage unless prior arrangements have been made.

For more info: Call Megan Wilkinson at 415/388-4331, or email megan@ohanloncenter.org

O'Hanlon Center for the Arts
616 Throckmorton Avenue
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Tel (415) 388-4331
Fax (415) 381-3128
www.ohanloncenter.org

O'Hanlon Center for the Arts provides programs, studio space, exhibitions and experiences that honor individual creativity, develop artistic practice, and build community.