Call for Artists 2009 – Harris Gallery

Deadline: September 1, 2009
Exhibition Dates: October 24 – December 18, 2009
Reception: November 6, 2009
Take Down: TBA
Title: A Question of Vida y Muerte

Arte y Vida Chicago and Old Town of School of Folk Music invite Chicago visual artists to submit original work for display in the Harris Gallery at 4544 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL. Exhibit will be curated by Amor Montes de Oca and Alicia Manson.

We are looking for original work that celebrates life, death, and continuum. Of special interest is work that also integrates ideas of family, community, and cultural diversity.
Open to all visual artists: students and professionals living in Chicago.

Submission guidelines:
Original work must not exceed 40 inches. Artists working in all traditional and non-traditional genre and media, including drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, mixed media. (Sorry, no video or installation).

Please submit your artwork on our Flickr GROUP Arte y Vida Chicago for review. Submissions must be in jpg format. LIMIT 3 PIECES. Please name your jpgs using your first initial, last name and a number, starting with 1 (i.e. jsmith1.jpg, jsmith2.jpg etc). Please include the title of the piece, dimensions and medium.

Submission fee: $5 per piece. Paypal payment request will be sent upon receiving your submission.

Submission does not ensure that your work will be accepted for inclusion.

Please Note: The artist assumes all risks and responsibilities for damages to the work or to the presentation of materials holding and/or displaying the work.