CALL FOR ENTRIES
WINTER WHITE *CALL FOR ENTRIES*
O’Hanlon Center Gallery, December 2019
Entry Dates: Friday Nov 22 or Saturday Nov 23, 2019 (by-hand)
Exhibition Dates: November 27 – January 2, 2020
Juror: LORNA STEVENS
Entry Fee: $30 OHCA members, $40 non-members, for up to
three pieces.
Special Offer: Become a new OHCA member at the time of art delivery and receive one free entry! Call (415) 388-4331 or visit ohanloncenter.org for more details.
DESCRIPTION:
Consider the full spectrum of white tones! Warm, cool, titanium white, etc. Explore the atmospheric significance of cold and fog, snow, clouds, long shadows, white light and the “beauty of bareness.”
Contemporary, expressionistic, abstract, exploratory, and/or experimental entries encouraged.
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts emphasizes the creative process and the continued pursuit of meaning and authenticity through observation, exploration, and experimentation.
MEDIA: All Media, including 3D/Sculptural works & digitally created prints
- Open to all artists age 16 and over.
- Submission limit: 3 works per artist.
- Works previously displayed in the O’Hanlon Gallery are not eligible.
ART PREPARATION
- All work must be ready for display. Paint, glue, etc. must be dry!
- Wall hung pieces must be prepared for hanging, with all necessary hardware.
- Label all work with Artist’s name & Contact information.
- Bring resume and/or artist statement, if desired. (2 pages max.)
ENTRY PROCESS
On Entry Dates shown below… please hand-deliver (no slides or digital submissions)
up to three pieces of work to: O’Hanlon Center for the Arts • 616 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley CA 94941
| TIMELINE | Day | Date | Time |
| ENTRY DATES (in-person): | Friday
Saturday |
Nov 22
Nov 23 |
11 am – 4 pm
11 am – 1 pm |
| Artist Notification (by email) | Monday | Nov 25 | (by 5 pm) |
| Art pickup: Non-selected works | Wednesday
Monday Tuesday Saturday |
Nov 27
Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 7 |
11 am – 4 pm
11 am – 4 pm 11 am – 4 pm, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm 11am – 1pm |
| Exhibition OPENS | Wednesday | Nov 27 | |
| Artist Roundtable Discussion Opening Reception |
Tuesday | Dec 3 | 4 – 5:30 pm |
| 5:30 – 7:30 pm | |||
| TIMELINE | Day | Date | Time |
| Exhibition CLOSES | Thursday | Jan 2 | |
| Art Pickup: Unsold works | Friday
Saturday Friday Saturday |
Jan 3
Jan 4 Jan 10 Jan 11 |
11 am – 4 pm
11 am – 1 pm 11 am – 4 pm 11 am – 1 pm |
Please note Entry Dates/Times carefully. Late delivery of artwork is not allowed.
Gallery Policies/Requirements include:
- For most exhibits, not all artists will have artwork selected for showing. Final artwork selections are up to the Exhibit Juror(s) and/or Installer/curator, both of which vary from show to show.
- Accepted work must remain on view for the duration of the exhibition.
- Artists agree to make a 30% tax-deductible donation to OHCA from all sales.
- While all reasonable care is taken with submitted artwork, OHCA strongly recommends that exhibiting artists carry their own insurance. OHCA and representatives will not assume any liability for any damage or loss.
- By submitting work, artists agree that photographic images and/or video of the artist and/or their artwork, in whole or in part, may be used by OHCA for publicity in various forms including print, online and social media.
About the Juror: LORNA STEVENS
Lorna Stevens’ work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at galleries, museums and alternative spaces, including the Albany Institute of History and Art, the Bedford Gallery, the Boise Art Museum, the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, the Fuller Craft Museum, the Henry Miller Library, the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, the Nicolaysen Art Museum, the Santa Rosa Museum of Contemporary Art, Donna Seager Gallery, Southern Exposure, Somarts and Truman State University.
Her work has been reviewed in The Boston Globe, Artweek and the Marin Independent Journal, featured in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Humanist, Tikkun and West Marin Review and acquired by the Brooklyn Museum, the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the New York Public Library, the Numakunai Sculpture Garden (Iwate, Japan) and the SF MOMA Research Library.
She received her MFA in Sculpture from Columbia University and has taught at Bridgewater State University, the San Francisco Art Institute and the University of San Francisco. She currently teaches collage and sculpture at City College of San Francisco.
“I’m interested in visually exploring the boundaries of culture and nature. I’m curious about how we behave, both individually and collectively, toward ourselves and in relation to the natural world.”
Lorna’s website:
Questions? Contact O’Hanlon Staff at 415.388.4331 or office@ohanloncenter.org
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts provides an environment and spaces
where creativity and community can develop, expand and flourish.
Postcard Image: Roy Forest; Design: Jeremy Thornton
Questions? Contact O’Hanlon Staff at 415.388.4331 or office@ohanloncenter.org
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts provides an environment and spaces
where creativity and community can develop, expand and flourish.