arts4mc.org A CALL TO ARTISTS “Celebrating Monterey County” Fine Art Calendar - Juried Competition with Renata Funke, Susan Klusmire and Gordon Mayfiled DEADLINE - Postmark or Hand Deliver – May 1, 2015 Overview Each year, the Arts Council produces a fine art calendar that captures the stunning beauty and extraordinary diversity of life in Monterey County. We will use the large format (11x 17) again this year. Please note that we will select two scenes each from North County, Salinas Valley / South County, Seaside/Marina, Monterey Peninsula, Salinas and Big Sur. These beautiful calendars are sold at a wide variety of outlets throughout the county. All proceeds from the entry fees and calendar sales benefit our Professional Artists in the Schools program – providing arts education, arts-integrated curriculum and special arts and literacy workshops for thousands of students. Guidelines Art Submissions will be selected by a jury of County artists and experts. They will review the quality of work for all submissions and if these minimum standards are met, selected pieces of art will be chosen based upon the following criteria: 1. First priority will be afforded to qualified art work depicting life and culture in Monterey County; 2. Second priority will be afforded to qualified art work depicting the natural beauty of Monterey County’s landscape. 3. Those that depict life, culture and natural beauty will be most highly favored. Other considerations:  Horizontal orientation  Artists retain full rights to their work -- The Arts Council has promotional rights only for the calendar itself  Mail form and entry fee $35.00 (maximum 5 entries) to PO Box 7495, Carmel, CA 93921 Check payable to Arts Council for Monterey County  Notification will be by phone or email by June 5, 2015 Prizes All Winners: Two free copies of the 2016 “Celebrating Monterey County” calendar $25.00 gift certificate for art supplies “Best of Show” Five free copies of the 2016 calendar $100.00 gift certificate for art supplies “Celebrating Monterey County” – Fine Art Juried Competition ENTRY FORM *Please submit this form with your check or money order -for $35.00 payable to Arts Council for Monterey County. Submit artwork on a flash drive or by email as .tif or .jpg (300dpi) to klara@arts4mc.org Deadline: Postmark/Deliver May 1, 2015 Name________________________________________________________________ Address______________________________________________________________ City____________________State_____Zip__________________________________ Phone___________________ Email_____________________________________ Web Site ______________________________________________________________ Title Medium Original Size Location 1. ____________________________ ________ ________ ____________________ 2. ____________________________ ________ ________ ____________________ 3. ____________________________ ________ ________ ____________________ 4. ____________________________ ________ ________ ____________________ 5. ____________________________ ________ ________ ____________________ Post Office Box 7495, Carmel, CA 93921 For Hand Deliveries: – Sunset Center between 8th and 9th – Room 5 Phone (831) 622-9060 – Fax (831) 622-9061 Email: klara@arts4mc.org; Web: arts4mc.org