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CALL FOR ENTRIES
-CONTEMPORARYTRADITIONS-November 17, 2012 February 3, 2013
Venue: Gates Garden Court Gallery, Denver Botanic Gardens
You are cordially invited to submit work to the jurying process
for the annual BotanicalIllustration Art Show. Your dedication to
mastering the skills of botanical art and illustrationmakes us
extremely proud and we would like to showcase your success in a
public exhibit. Wewelcome artists who have participated in Denver
Botanic Gardens Botanical Art and IllustrationProgram from July
2010 through summer 2012. Artworks of all levels and in any media
taught inthe program are welcome.
RECEPTION AND CELEBRATION FOR THE 2012GRADUATES:SUNDAY,NOVEMBER
18,1-3 P.M.
Eligibility:Open to artists enrolled in Botanical Art and
Illustration courses July 2010 through summer 2012.
Media:All media taught in the Denver Botanic Gardens Botanical
Art and Illustration Program is accepted:Carbon Dust; Colored
Pencil; Drypoint; Egg Tempera; Graphite; Pen and Ink;
Scratchboard;Silverpoint; Transparent Acrylics; Watercolor;
Watercolor Pencil and Mixed Media.
All artwork must be original. No photography or digitally
generated work will be accepted. No gicleprints or offset
lithographs considered. Three-dimensional work related to courses
taught within
program is acceptable; including hand bound books, sketchbooks,
pop-ups, pysanky eggs, etc.
Scale:If scale is included on the plate, only metric units are
allowed.
Submission Method:Each artist may submit one two-dimensional
entry and one three-dimensional entry. All artwork must besubmitted
electronically via e-mail for jury consideration to
[email protected] withContemporary Traditions in the
subject line of the e-mail. A complete submission includes
acompleted entry form and digital image for each entry. Each
artwork entry must have its own entry form
one for 2D and one for 3D.
Images must be submitted at 300 dpi JPEG or TIFF format (5
longest side) with artists name and titleof artwork as the file
name (e.g., LastName_Planta communis). Keep in mind that
attachments to ane-mail must be less than 10MB total; each entry
needs to be submitted in a separate e-mail.
Only electronic submissions provided in this way will be
considered. Do not send a disk with hard copyform.
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Juror:Ann Swan, UK
The work will be judged according to the standards of the media,
typically composition, technical skill,and botanical accuracy.
Submission Deadline:11:59pm, September 3, 2012, Mountain
Daylight time.
NotificationAcceptances and regrets will be sent via e-mail by
October 5, 2012.
Presentation, Size and Format:Upon acceptance to the exhibition,
artists will submit matted artwork only; no frame. Mats must be 4-
or8-ply white rag, fitting exactly into a 16 x 20 frame (interior
measurement). Artists juried into theexhibition will receive
detailed information and requirements upon notification.
Delivery and Insurance:Delivery requirements will be detailed
with acceptance notices. While on site, artwork is insured byDenver
Botanic Gardens. For insurance purposes, a valuation of your piece
MUST be on file, even ifyour work is not for sale. Please complete
this portion of the entry form accurately upon submission.
Further Information and Contacts:Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski, Manager
of Botanical Art & Illustration
Programs:[email protected]
Kim Manajek, Associate Director of Exhibitions, Art &
Library [email protected]
