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CALL FOR ARTISTS

18th Regional Juried Exhibition

Freeport Art Museum - Freeport, Illinois

  • April 30, 2022 - July 30, 2022

  • Opening Reception: Saturday, April 30, 5 - 8 PM

  • Applications are due March 3, 2022

  • Acceptance Notification March 22nd

  • Up to four artworks may be submitted by each artist. ($45 for up to four works. $35 for museum members)

     

This annual competition is open to artists living in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The Freeport Art Museum's annual Regional Juried Exhibition (RJE) mission is to offer established and emerging artists the opportunity to debut work created in the last two years. Opening on Saturday, April 30, 2022, the show runs through July 30, 2022. As FAM has gained a distinguished reputation for displaying a wide range of contemporary art, this exhibition has become a visitor's favorite. Each year, FAM invites a new juror to select approximately 50 artworks for inclusion, with awards of first, second, third place, and honorable mention. Award winners are announced at the opening reception. The awards are 1st place $300, 2nd place $200, 3rd place $100, and honorable mention $50.
The museum retains 10% of the sales price of work sold while on exhibit during the Regional Juried Exhibition. 

We are proud to announce this year's juror is the Chicago artist, Cleveland Dean. A multi-disciplined, self-taught, visual artist Cleveland Dean addresses internally personal and societal quandaries in abstract and conceptual ways. He pulls from various elements and life experiences and has formed an individual style that reflects his vision and studies of philosophy, sociology, psychology, history, and as a voyeur of humanity.



"Art is an entity that gives a platform for one to express themselves. For me, it is a combination of, not only a certain skill set but also an undeniable emotion that permeates the work itself. Work, to me, should wear its emotion on its sleeve regardless of genre. It is the artist's duty to respect the work to give it life, not simply make a depiction. The artist creates an experience. To me, this is what art, what great art exercises. For me, this is how I view and critique art. 

Cleveland's work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Chicago and elsewhere. He has served as a mentor for the Union League Boys & Girls Clubs and has served on the Board of Directors for several arts organizations and is in numerous publications and private collections. 
https://www.imadeyoureadthis.com/


IF YOUR WORK IS SELECTED:

Acceptance Notification March 22nd

Delivery Dates: April 9th - 16th during regular museum hours.

Pickup Dates: August 3rd - 10th during regular museum hours.

  • All works must have been completed within the last 2 years.

  • Works previously exhibited at the FAM are ineligible.

  • Accepted works must remain on display for the duration of the exhibition.

  • Works not-for-sale will be listed as NFS, but they must still include a value for insurance purposes.

 

EXHIBITION SPECIFICATIONS

  1. Artwork is installed by FAM staff. Works requiring special installation, including 2D larger than 5ft. and 3D over 100 lb., are welcome but must be approved before they are submitted.

  2. 2D work must be ready to hang. Works on paper must include an appropriate hanging device. Do Not Use Sawtooth Hangers. Non-traditional forms of presentation must be accompanied by detailed instructions.

  3. FAM will insure the selected works at fair market value while on the museum premises, beginning from the delivery dates throughout the pickup dates.

  4. Artists are responsible for insurance while the works are in transit. SHIPPING AND DELIVERY

  5. Artists are expected to include a typed label identifying the Title, Artist’s full name, and Media. All packaging must also have labels to match the artwork it belongs to.

  6. Artists who are notified of their acceptance into the exhibition will receive an exhibition contract with their notification email. This contract must be completed and presented to museum staff when the work is delivered.

  7. Accepted works may be delivered or shipped to FAM in order to arrive between April 9th and April 16th during regular museum hours. (See museum hours)
    Shipped works must arrive in a reusable shipping container. A pre-paid return shipping label and the completed exhibition contract must arrive with the work.

  8. Accepted works must arrive by 5 pm on Saturday, April 16th unless pre-approved by FAM Staff.

  9. All shipping and or transit costs are the artist's responsibility.

  10. Please contact FAM with questions or concerns.


Applications for RJE18  are due March 3, 2022

Steps To Get Started

  1. Click “register” at the top right corner to create an account on ArtCall. Fill in all specified information including your first and last name, email, and password. Once you have registered, click “login” to submit entries to our call.

  2. Log in to your account and you will see a button that says “add new application.” Click to add. Remember: you will need to add a new application for each piece of work you plan on submitting. Think of applications as individual submissions.

  3. After adding a new application, you will see several blank fields that say “category, sub-category, title, and dimensions.” Using the drop-down menu for “category” and “sub-category”, choose the categories that best describe your artwork. Each category will have at least one sub-category. You may only select one sub-category per entry. If there is only one sub-category, please select that sub-category. In the field that says “title”, please put the title of your work, your last name, and RJE18.

  4. Below the blank fields, you will see a box where you can add images of your artwork. You may submit four artworks. (Again: Each submission is a new Application.) Please submit no more than 1 image of each 2D artwork and 2 images of each 3D artwork. Submission attachments must be under 4mb and a maximum of 4800px on the longest side. All artwork must be original and completed within the last two years.

  5. Once you have filled in all information and added images of your artwork, click “submit.” Please only give title, dimensions, and media. You will have the ability to edit your application after submission until the due date, March 3, 2022.

  6. Once your application is submitted, it will be blind juried by a juror chosen by the staff of the Freeport Art Museum. You will receive a notification email after final decisions have been made on March 22nd.

User Entry Process Tutorial

Here is a tutorial that takes you step-by-step through the application process.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7QnOh5WBhM&t=7s

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the application process or your application, please contact the Freeport Art Museum at (815)235-9755 or email us at info@freeportartmuseum.org.