Call to artists

Deadline for entries: April 30, 2010

The City of Asheboro, NC in conjunction with the Asheboro/Randolph Chamber of Commerce, and the Randolph Arts Guild invite you to submit work for the 5^th Annual Downtown Sculpture Exhibition.

The sculptures will be sited in the Asheboro downtown area and are to remain on exhibit from June 1st, 2010 thru November, 2011.   The downtown area has a new park with bandstand and fountain. Other downtown features include the Morings Art Center, the Randolph County Library, county courthouse, farmers market as well as several antique stores and small shops and a number of café’s and diners. Weekday and weekend pedestrian traffic is usually fairly brisk.

Sculptures must be large scale, durable and able to be secured sufficiently to concrete pads or ground.

Participating artists will receive an honorarium of $750.00. The City of Asheboro will have personnel and equipment for assistance in installation and deinstallation of work. Insurance during the exhibition will cover liability, and loss/damage beginning after installation and ending on either the date the work is removed or the last day of deinstallation.  There will be a 10% commission on sales.

Selection of work will be first screened by the exhibition coordinator and then presented to sponsors and community officials for approval. The sponsors have expressed an interest in showing the work of emerging sculptors for this show so advanced students and recent graduates with appropriate existing work are encouraged to apply.

Interested artists may submit up to three sculptures.

Submit:

1. Digital images on a CD. Up to 3 images per sculpture. Digital images should be a minimum of 300 dpi and approximately 5”x7’” in size. and should be in a jpeg format. All CD’s should be labeled with the name of the artist.

2. Image identification list including artists name, address, phone and email as well as title, medium, dimensions and price, if for sale or its insurance value.

3. Current Resume - Can be on disk

4. SASE of proper size and with sufficient postage if you want the return your submitted materials.

Please submit all materials no later than April 30th, 2010.

Send to:

Derrick Sides

Downtown Sculpture

The Randolph Arts Guild

PO BOX 1033

Asheboro, NC 27204

Calendar

April 30, 2010 – Submitted materials must be post marked no later than this date.

May 3, 2010 – Notification to artists of selected sculptures.

^{June 3 - 5, 2010 – Installation of sculptures.}

^{November 3 - 5, 2010 Deinstallation}