March 25, 2015 – May 8, 2015 CALL FOR ENTRIES Deadline: SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2015 In celebrating of the 25th anniversary of The Nisk- Art Gallery, The Art Department is sponsoring a juried exhibition from art alumni from the graduating classes of 1990 – 2014 who are either currently working in the field as a professional artist or enrolled in a college-level art degree program. The Nisk-Art Gallery is an Arts in Education facility that is enjoyed by the whole community. It was established in 1989 during the tenure of Art Director, Mr. Frank Vurraro. The Gallery then continued to operate under the direction of Art Director, Mr. Scott Walroth until 2014. The Gallery is unique in its conception as a school, family, and community center that connects people through the visual arts. The Gallery Club, under the advisement of Mr. Stephen Honicki and Director of Art, Ms. Kelly Jones serves as an "arts network" for the selection of artists while fostering authentic art gallery experiences for students. Exhibits feature award winning work by Niskayuna students as well as local, regional, and national artists. SILVER will feature work in any medium that will fit within the gallery showcases. Artists may submit up to three digital images via e-mail, along with supplemental documents to niskartgallery@gmail.com ENTRY PROCEDURE: No entry fee Maximum entries: 3 Fill out Entry Form and e-mail along with digital files in addition to supplemental documentation. Digital Image Formatting Guidelines: • Identify each image entry file in the following format: (Entry#_Lastname_firstname_ title.jpg) • Each entry must correspond to your entry form. • Must be in a JPEG format. Dimensions and resolution limitations: Dimensions: 1024 pixels on the longest side at 72 ppi. • Websites, video, animation, etc. via links (url) must remain operational through May 8, 2015. We will be requesting larger files for publicity purposes. All work submitted for consideration should be available for exhibition and be appropriate for a public school setting. For filmmakers and video artists, alumni should submit a link to highresolution mov or mp4 file that includes work where each piece is no more than 10 minutes in length. The Nisk- Art Gallery Club members and advisors will choose work for the exhibition from these materials. A short biography, artist’s statement (if you have one), and résumé noting the artist’s exhibition history and the location of work in public or private collections should be e-mailed along with the digital image files. Alumni artists (from the graduating classes of 1990 – 2014) who are selected to participate in SILVER will be contacted by the Nisk- Art Gallery Club regarding the choice of specific work(s) for the show. More than one piece may be chosen depending on space. Artists whose work is not selected for the exhibition will be notified by e-mail. ALL WORK SELECTED MUST BE READY TO HANG. IF SPECIAL INSTALLATION IS REQUIRED, DIRECTIONS SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH ENTRY FORM. If there are any questions, please contact Stephen Honicki at via e-mail shonicki@niskyschools.org or phone (518) 928-0971. CALENDAR FEBRUARY 28, 2015 Digital images, résumé, entry form and self- addressed stamped envelope due MARCH 6, 2015 Notification of Nisk-Art Gallery Club’s selection e-mailed MARCH 9 to 16, 2009 Ship /Deliver works ready for installation (8 a.m. to 3 p.m.) MARCH 25 to MAY 8, 2015 Exhibition MAY 8, 2015 RECEPTION (6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) MAY 8 to MAY 12, 2015 Remove works from gallery APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. Complete entry form. 2. Assemble and submit the following: • Entry form • Digital files jpg. files should be labeled as follows: image#_last name_firstname_brief title.jpg i.e. (1_honicki_stephen_selfportrait.jpg) • Short biography • Artist’s statement • Résumé (Microsoft Word doc. format) 3. E-mail to: niskartgallery@gmail.com