No Citation Needed Call-for-Art

DEADLINE: January 5, 2019
Exhibit dates: January 15 thru March 23

VAE is seeking submissions that consider knowledge - how we gain it, how we use it, and the systems that create it. No Citation Needed will be on exhibit at the National Humanities Center from January 15 thru March 23. We encourage you to submit entries that consider learning, education, and the transfer of knowledge. How do you learn? Where do you learn? How do you learn outside of formal education settings? How did you acquire the life skills you use in your everyday life? This exhibition is meant to build environment of knowledge and promote the humanities.

Here are some prompts to consider as you think about submitting to the call for art:
What knowledge was passed down through your family? How does that knowledge affect your every day life?
What is your strongest memory of being taught?
How has systemic inequality affected education?
How have communities fought against education inequalities?
How did you learn to make art? How do you teach others?
How can the arts affect the transfer of knowledge?

Examples of works and exhibitions:
Jason Osborne : Fast and Frugal:  LUMP
Samuel Levi Jones Unbound March 26–June 28, 2015
Separate and Not Equal: A History of Race and Education in America
Common Touch: An Artist’s Multi-sensory Exhibition Exploring the History of the Education of the Blind

Details
- Entries must be received by 11:59pm on January 5, 2018
- Entries must fit through VAE’s 104″ x 71″ door to be exhibited.
- Juried with JPEGs.
- Two entries per artist. 
- Entries must be able to hang
- Entries can not be over 30 lbs
- VAE reserves the right to wire/re-wire work to best hang with the hospitals system.

Schedule
Deadline for entries………………..…....11:59pm on December 28, 2018
Delivery of Accepted Work……….....…January 9-12
Exhibition Run………………….….…............January 15-March 23, 2019
Entry Fees
members………………..…$10 per artwork/$20 for two pieces*
non-members………..……$15 per artwork/$30 for two pieces*
*All entry fees are non-refundable.

Entry Information:

• All files should be named like so: 01_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg, 02_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg.

• Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px at their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. 2D artists may submit one JPEG per entry. 3D artists may submit two JPEGS (one full shot and one detail) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.

• Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2 minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or url addresses to online sharing formats like hulu, vimeo, youtube, or dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be submitted as Quicktime files whose width is no larger than 720px and file size is no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slideshows. While web-hosted submissions are strongly preferred, video and audio samples can be submitted on CD if necessary. Please contact Brandon Cordrey to make arrangements for CD delivery prior to deadline. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.

• Audio: Audio should be submitted as separate MP3 files. Each track should be no longer than 2 minutes. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.

• Web-based: Web-based work should be submitted as a URL listed in the work sample list. Please only submit web-based projects. A portfolio website that features audio/video art and still images will not be considered.

Eligibility
NO CITATION NEEDED is open to any living artist. A maximum of 2 works of any medium, per artist may be submitted. Two and three dimensional entries will be accepted. Work must be original and completed in the last 2 years. No copies, mechanical reproductions, molds or kit work will be accepted. Visual Art Exchange reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container. Artwork submitted on behalf of an artist requires written and signed authorization from the artist. Click here to view VAE’s exhibition policies.

Accessibility
VAE’s gallery space is fully accessible and we strive to make the submission process accessible as well. We encourage anyone to enter our open call exhibitions. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition please email Brandon or call 919.828.7834 ext 6 for assistance.

Shipping Artwork
Ship artwork using a sturdy, reusable packing materials clearly labeled with your name and telephone number. Do not include return postage in case the artwork sells during the run of the exhibition. Following the exhibition each artist who shipped their work should generate a FedEx label and email it to our Exhibitions Manager so the piece may be returned. Do not use styrofoam packing peanuts. Shipments of artwork will be accepted January 9-12,2019.

Ship To:
Visual Art Exchange
c/o Kyle Hazard
309 W Martin Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

Sales
Visual Art Exchange will retain a commission of 25% for VAE members, 35% for non-members on all work sold during the exhibit. If a work is not for sale please indicate with NFS value in appropriate space during registration or on the consignment sheet. Click here to join VAE!

Liability
All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine art works and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values or that is deemed unstable. By entering into this show, the artist agrees to abide by all rules and regulations as set by exhibition guidelines.

Questions? Email Kyle!

Red Hat Open Gallery Call for Proposals

Red Hat Open Gallery Call for Proposals

Deadline 11:59 pm on August 18, 2018

VAE is proud to be a collaborator with Red Hat for their Open Gallery. Their ground level gallery located on East Davie St. in Raleigh serves as a space for artists to showcase work that embodies Red Hat’s values — openness, collaboration, and community.

VAE is opening a call for proposals for our next collaboration and installation in Red Hat’s Open Gallery. Proposals should have conceptual grounding within Red Hat’s core open source principles, which are serendipity and open exchange; broad participation; radical transparency; pragmatic meritocracy; and community.

The selected proposal will receive a stipend and budget from Red Hat. 
 
Previous VAE collaborative installations:
Brittan Peck  
George Gregory

Details

• All proposals must incorporate a core Red Hat Open Source Value

• Installations must be wall mountable

• The wall measures 28 feet wide by 16.5 feet tall

• Artist must be able to deliver/return work to/from Red Hat Offices

• All proposals must be original from the purposing artist

• All proposals must include installation mock-up

• All proposals must include documentation of previous work

• Install will take place the first week of October

• Artist must be present at install

• Final proposal will be approved by staff at Red Hat

• Artist will have to work to with Red Hat staff to finalize the approved proposal

 
SCHEDULE
Deadline Enter...............................11:59 pm August 18, 2018
Artist Notification…………………...August 25, 2018
Install………………………………..week of October 1, 2019
Exhibition Run………………….….October 5 2018 - February 28, 2019
Deinstall …………………………….week of February 25, 2019

ELIGIBILITY
The Red Hat call for proposals is open to any living artist or team. Work must be original and completed in the last 3 years. No copies, mechanical reproductions, molds or kit work will be accepted. Artists or teams may propose work that is incomplete or not started. Proposed work must be finished, dry, ready to hang by October 1, 2018. VAE reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container. Artwork submitted on behalf of an artist requires written and signed authorization by the artist.

We will not exhibit or financially support work that co-opts the story of a community without representation from that community acting in a decision making role.

To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files:

APPLICATION MATERIALS
include artist/project statement, budget, resume(s), image inventory/work sample list, and 5-10 samples of your work.

• Your artist’s/project statement should be no longer than one page and should describe how your proposed work relates to Red Hat’s Open Source Values

• Your budget should be no longer that one page and include cost of materials, labor, etc.

• Resumes should show prior exhibition history and your proposed timeline should be a very brief statement about your expected timing for your exhibition. Is this work currently complete? If not, when do you expect it to be completed?

• Your image inventory/work sample sheet should be a guide to the samples that accompany your application. Your inventory must contain the following information for each sample: the file name (“01_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpeg”), the piece’s title, the media/materials, dimensions, retail price (if applicable) and date of completion. Upload your inventory/work sample sheet as a .doc or .pdf
  
  Still-images should be uploaded as jpegs, should be at least 1000px at their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
  
  Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2-minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or URL addresses to online sharing formats like hulu, vimeo, youtube, or dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be submitted as Quicktime files whose width is no larger than 720px and file size is no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slide shows. While web-hosted submissions are strongly preferred, video and audio samples can be submitted on CD if necessary. Please contact Kyle Hazard to make arrangements for CD delivery prior to February 15, 2018. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
  
  Audio: Audio should be submitted as separate MP3 files. Each track should be no longer than 2 minutes. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
  
  Web-based: Web-based work should be submitted as a URL listed in the work sample list. Please only submit web-based projects. A portfolio website that features audio/video art and still images will not be considered.
  
  *Artists applying with still images only should send 5-10 jpegs. Artists applying with video only, should send 5 samples maximum. Artists applying with audio or web-based work only should apply with 5-10 samples. If you are sending a combination of file types, keep in mind that one video or audio file is equivalent to five jpegs and adjust your sample number accordingly.
  
  Extra-submitted files will not be reviewed.
  
  **PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS DO NOT HAVE TO BE OF COMPLETED WORKS**
  
  You can submit jpeg drawings of what you expect the work will be like, or you can rely solely on images of past work and your written narrative to describe the work you are proposing. It's your call!
  
  Incomplete or inaccurately assembled applications will not be considered. Notifications of acceptance or rejection will be sent via email. Please update your contact information if anything changes before you receive notification.
  
  NOTES FOR ARTIST TEAMS
  
  Teams of up to FOUR artists can apply for exhibitions with Red Hat. Artist team applications should describe the group's goals as well as the abilities of each group member. There must be one designated team contact who accepts responsibility for fielding questions about the application and project. In addition to the required items detailed above each team application must include:

Upload 5-10 samples of your work. All files should be named like so:01_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg, 02_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg, 03_LASTNAME_TITLE.mov, etc.

• A project statement describing the work and goals of the collaboration as well as the individual contributions of all team members.

• 5-10 work samples OR 3-5 two-minute segments of audio and/or video (or an appropriate combination of images video, audio, and web-based work-- see note in Part A). The work samples should include at least one example from each member of the group.

• A resume for each member of the group; grouped together and pasted into one text box.

ACCESSIBILITY
VAE’s gallery space is fully accessible and we strive to make the submission process accessible as well. We encourage anyone to enter our open call exhibitions. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition or become a VAE member, please email Kyle or call 919.256.6856 for assistance. Visit our accessibility page for more information.

BUDGET
The selected proposal’s budget will be reviewed and approved by Red Hat staff to help cover, in-part, costs of the production of the work.

LIABILITY
All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the installation sight but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine artworks and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values or that is deemed unstable. By entering into this show, the artist agrees to abide by all rules and regulations as set by exhibition guidelines.

Ultralight 2

Ultralight 2

May 2 -25
United Arts Council

ULTRALIGHT 2 is an exhibition of artwork about disability, created by artists living with disabilities. VAE is offering a platform for artists who identify as living with disabilities to take back the narrative that is so often controlled by the medical field, media, and stereotypes. ULTRALIGHT 2 seeks to exhibit work that challenges the viewing public to leave their preconceived notions and sympathy at the door, and experience artwork that tells the real story of living disabilities and the current state of access. The exhibition breaks access into three parts: physical, communication, and attitude.

ARTISTS

Angela Dawson - Wallflower
Rachel Fann - Anxiety Brain
Effy Francis - Sick, Nero
King Godwin - 18-m109 The elephant is happy in the rain because it feels like a shower "67", 18-m301 The bear is smily because its playing with the friend
Wiley Johnson - Uplifting
Eduardo Lapetina - A Simple Happy Life
Jennifer Markowitz - Fleshmap: Chicago 1988-1990, Fleshmap: Chicago April 1992
Jeff Newell - Lined up as meaningless cogs, That Confounded Bird
Mitchell Price -  Imaginative Astronaut
Jaime Robertson - Flourish
Jean Shortall - You're Only as Beautiful as You Feel Inside
Efrat Vaknin - WECONNECT, WEMASTERBATE
Evan Webster - Not Today!, Untitled
Eric Wolf - Magma and Ice
Sherry Spencer -  WE ARE FAMILY

AWARDS

1st - Effy Francis Sick
2nd - Jennifer Markowitz Fleshmap: Chicago 1988-1990
3rd - Jeff Newell That Confounded Bird

Merit Awards
Rachel Fann - Anxiety Brain
Jean Shortall - You're Only as Beautiful as You Feel Inside

Project Postcard

Write here…

Mail Never Stops!

Rain, Sleet, or Shine, the mail never stops and nor shall VAE!

The 2018 iteration of Project Postcard will take place over the course of May. We have sent out hundreds of cards already and are receiving the best looking mail we have ever seen. But since the Postoffice never rests we decided not to either. Over the course of May students can design their postcards and send them back in a few ways.  

Teachers, students, and parents are can request postcards using the link below. Cards can also be picked up from UAC on May 4 or at VAE after May 4, and sent back. Students will use the postcards as a base for their creative ideas, staying within the guidelines printed on the back. Using the First Class postage, the postcards will be mailed back to VAE and then exhibited at our community partner UAC's storefront windows. This project encourages students to be CREATIVE, while working within RESTRICTION, and includes an element of CHANCE.

CREATIVE – There is no set subject matter, students may use any materials (other than buttons or string, sorry USPS rules!), and there is no correct way to make a great product for this project.

RESTRICTION – The United States Post Office has a few restrictions that students will have to stay within to ensure that their postcard makes it through the mail. VAE will send First Class postage along with the postcard package. We ask that each student use no more than one stamp to mail their finished piece back to VAE. Finished works can be no thicker than 1/4″ and cannot weigh more than a can of soda.

CHANCE – The US Post Office will be a collaborator on each piece of artwork! Some elements of the artwork may not hold up as well to the mailing process as others. Some cards may be postmarked differently or in a different location than others. All of this will add additional interest to each piece!

We look forward to watching the creativity unfold! 

Postcards will be on display at United Arts Council

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Teachers, students, or parents can use the link below to request one of three packages:

Classwork Package – 30 postcards and 10 stamps

This is the perfect package for a teacher looking to have their entire class make art on postcards. We’ll provide the postage for 10 cards, but please don’t let that limit your submissions. We want as many cards as possible!

Side Project Package – 10 postcards and 10 stamps

A great package for sending postcards homes with students to use in their spare time or small art clubs.

Individual Package – 2 postcards and 1 stamp

The perfect package for any individual student or parent to request for a single student.

TIMELINE

Exhibition Run .............................................May 4 - June 1

First Friday Receptions……………..............May 4, 6-8pm & June 1 6-8pm 

Mail Drop Deadline For May FF............April 27 

The Walls We Build I call-for-art

United Arts Council
June 1 - 29, 2018
Deadline - 11:59 pm on May 7, 2018

VAE in partnership with our community venue, United Arts Council, is hosting a juried exhibition for the artist United project. Artist United is a group of multi-disciplinary artists dedicated to a life of cultural expression, insight, and social consciousness.

The Walls We Build is the inaugural theme for the artist UNITED to ask and explore “how people treat each other.” Walls, both physical and metaphorical, exist throughout the world. They have an application of separating people and places. As such, the question “how people treat each other” bares the deeper consideration of why humans desire to split and divide themselves. Highly political and personal in its foundation, UNITED states “Our strength as citizens and as artists arises from our ability to question and debate issues, contradictions and ironies that confront us.” Some things to consider include:

How does this feel?
What does this look like?
Can walls be positive?
Do they only bring antagonism?
What is an alternative to walls?

In this interpretation, UNITED asks other artists and creative groups of North Carolina to join and submit works to be displayed in the “Art Walk” events in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough in the month of June 2018. Examining walls within the limits and context of North Carolina. For example, the Women’s March in Raleigh or the law House Bill 2 (HB2). Other more broad examples for inspiration can be access to education, environmental justice, gentrification, forms/expressions of freedom, disability rights/access, and indigenous rights, and First Nations sovereignty. This call is open to two and three dimensional works.

The Walls We Build will be exhibited in with one of VAE's community partners at United Arts Council

DETAILS

• The Walls We Build is a juried exhibition, open to all artists.  
• All work must fit through VAE’s 104″ x 71″ front door.
• Artwork will be hung on a hanging system, and must be wired. 
• Up to two entries per artist.
• Juried with JPEGs.
• Entries must be received by 11:59 pm on May 7, 2018.

ENTRY FORM
Please use the online entry form to submit artwork details and pay your entry fee. 
The form will ask you to:
> enter your personal contact information
> upload your JPEG entries OR submit a link for web-based submissions
> provide details about your entries
> allow you to pay your entry fee

ENTRY FEE
VAE members - $10 per artwork/$20 for two pieces*
Non-members - $15 per artwork/$30 for two pieces*
* If this entry fee would pose a financial barrier to entering this exhibition please email Kyle or call 919.256.6856.
* Entry fees are non-refundable. Click here to join VAE!

SCHEDULE
Deadline for entries.....................11:59 pm on May 7, 2018
Artwork drop-off...........................May 23, 11-6 - May 26, 2017 11-4
Exhibition ......………………….….…....June 1-29, 2018
First Friday receptions…..…….….June 1, 2018 6-10pm
Artwork pick-up…………...........…..June 26, 11-6 - June 29, 2018, 11-4


To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files:

• All files should be named like so: 01_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg, 02_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg.
• Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px at their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. 2D artists may submit one JPEG per entry. 3D artists may submit two JPEGS (one full shot and one detail) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
• Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2-minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or URL addresses to online sharing formats like Hulu, Vimeo, youtube, or dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be submitted as Quicktime files whose width is no larger than 720px and file size is no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Video pieces will only be accepted for exhibition if they are captioned, either with open captioning, that is integrated into the video or closed captioning that can be turned on when needed. Read info about captioning videos on Youtube, with iMovie, or Quicktime! Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slideshows. While web-hosted submissions are strongly preferred, video and audio samples can be submitted on CD if necessary. Please contact Brandon Cordrey to make arrangements for CD delivery prior to the deadline. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
• Audio: Audio should be submitted as separate MP3 files. Each track should be no longer than 2 minutes. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
• Web-based: Web-based work should be submitted as a URL listed in the work sample list. Please only submit web-based projects. A portfolio website that features audio/video art and still images will not be considered.

ELIGIBILITY
The Walls We Build is open to any living artist. A maximum of 2 works of any medium, per artist may be submitted. Two and three-dimensional entries will be accepted. Work must be original and completed in the last 3 years. No copies, mechanical reproductions, molds or kit work will be accepted. VAE reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container. Artwork submitted on behalf of an artist requires written and signed authorization from the artist.

We will not exhibit or financially support work that co-opts the story of a community without representation from that community acting in a decision making role.

ACCESSIBILITY
VAE’s gallery space is fully accessible and we strive to make the submission process accessible as well. We encourage anyone to enter our open call exhibitions. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition or become a VAE member, please email Brandon or call 919.256.6856 for assistance. Visit our accessibility page for more information.

SHIPPING WORK
Ship artwork using a sturdy, reusable packing materials clearly labeled with your name and telephone number. Do not include return postage in case the artwork sells during the run of the exhibition. Following the exhibition, each artist who shipped their work should generate a FedEx label and email it to Kyle so the piece may be returned. Do not use styrofoam packing peanuts. Shipments of artwork will be accepted April 22-27, 2017.

SHIP TO
VAE Raleigh
attn: Kyle
309 W Martin Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

SALES
VAE will retain a commission of 30% for VAE members, 50% for non-members on all work sold during the exhibit. If a work is not for sale please indicate with NFS value in appropriate space during registration or on the consignment sheet. Click here to join VAE!

LIABILITY
All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine art works and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values or that is deemed unstable. By entering into this show, the artist agrees to abide by all rules and regulations as set by exhibition guidelines.

QUESTIONS? Email Kyle!

Pet the Zoo Call for Art

Pet the Zoo

Drop off period  May 23 - 26, 2018
June 1 - 23, 2018

Pet the Zoo will be VAE’s new petting zoo opening in June of 2018. The zoo will be a place to be indoors with family and friends. A sanctuary for the animals created by artists to exist to be petted, fed, and cared for by the general public as they stay still in their hay-filled domain.

VAE asks artists to create animals for the viewing public to interact with. The animals that are created can be based on real animals or those thought up through imagination. If the animals are imagined we ask that the artist provides some info on the speices. The animals can be 2 or 3 dimensional, and the animal artworks must be interactive friendly.

DETAILS

• Pet the Zoo is an open non-juried call
• Viewers must be allowed to interact with the work and the work must hold-up to interaction
• No media restrictions.
• Entries must fit through VAE’s 104″ x 71″ door to be exhibited.
• Two entries per artist.
• Entries must be received by 4 pm on May 26, 2018 

ENTRY FORM
Please use the online entry form to submit artwork details and pay your entry fee. 
The form will ask you to:
> enter your personal contact information
> upload your JPEG entries OR submit a link for web-based submissions
> provide details about your entries
> allow you to pay your entry fee

ENTRY FEE
VAE members - $10 per artwork/$20 for two pieces*
Non-members - $15 per artwork/$30 for two pieces*
*Entry fees are non-refundable. Click here to join VAE!

SCHEDULE
Artwork Drop-off...........................May 23-26
Exhibition Run………………….….…....June 1 - June 23, 2018
First Friday Receptions…..…….….June 1, 2018 6pm-10pm
Artwork pick-up…………...........……June 27 - 30 

To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files:

• All files should be named like so: 01_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg, 02_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg.
• Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px in their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. 2D artists may submit one JPEG per entry. 3D artists may submit two JPEGS (one full shot and one detail) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
• Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2-minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or url addresses to online sharing formats like hulu, vimeo, youtube, or dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be submitted as Quicktime files whose width is no larger than 720px and file size is no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Video pieces will only be accepted for exhibition if they are captioned, either with open captioning that is integrated into the video, or closed captioning that can be turned on when needed. Read info about captioning videos on Youtube, with iMovie, or Quicktime! Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slideshows. While web-hosted submissions are strongly preferred, video and audio samples can be submitted on CD if necessary. Please contact Kyle Hazard to make arrangements for CD delivery prior to the deadline. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
• Audio: Audio should be submitted as separate MP3 files. Each track should be no longer than 2 minutes. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
• Web-based: Web-based work should be submitted as a URL listed in the work sample list. Please only submit web-based projects. A portfolio website that features audio/video art and still images will not be considered.

ELIGIBILITY
Pet the Zoo is open to any living artist. A maximum of 2 works of any medium, per artist may be submitted. Two and three-dimensional entries will be accepted. Work must be original and completed in the last 3 years. No copies, mechanical reproductions, molds or kit work will be accepted. VAE reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container. Artwork submitted on behalf of an artist requires written and signed authorization by the artist.

ACCESSIBILITY
VAE’s gallery space is fully accessible and we strive to make the submission process accessible as well. We encourage anyone to enter our open call exhibitions. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition or become a VAE member, please email Brandon or call 919.256.6856 for assistance. Visit our accessibility page for more information.

SHIPPING WORK
Ship artwork using a sturdy, reusable packing materials clearly labeled with your name and telephone number. Do not include return postage in case the artwork sells during the run of the exhibition. Following the exhibition, each artist who shipped their work should generate a FedEx label and email it to Kyle so the piece may be returned. Do not use styrofoam packing peanuts. Shipments of artwork will be accepted January 25-27, 2017.

SHIP TO
VAE Raleigh
attn: Kyle
309 W Martin Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

SALES
VAE will retain a commission of 30% for VAE members, 50% for non-members on all work sold during the exhibit. If a work is not for sale please indicate with NFS value in appropriate space during registration or on the consignment sheet. Click here to join VAE!

LIABILITY
All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine art works and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values or that is deemed unstable. By entering into this show, the artist agrees to abide by all rules and regulations as set by exhibition guidelines.

QUESTIONS? Email Kyle!

THE TEXTILE SHOW | Call for Art

THE TEXTILE SHOW

July 6 - 28, 2018
Deadline to enter - 11:59 pm on June 2, 2018

VAE is a hub for a diverse network of artists, a venue for artists to advance their careers, and a voice to influence positive change for the creative community. As a part of our hub, VAE hosts a number of artist groups with varying disciplines for artists to meet, discuss, and create art. VAE wants to showcase the diversity and multitude of works and creativity that our artist groups help to produce. 

VAE wants to showcase a range of textile works highlighting the diversity of process, materials, and presentation within this wide medium and industry. Honoring North Carolina’s rich history with textiles an focusing on works build on and expand its foundation. The intended impact of the exhibition is to expand our audience’s idea of what textiles can be. 

DETAILS

• THE TEXTILE SHOW is an open juried call
• Artists may enter up to two works 
• No media restrictions.
• Entries must fit through VAE’s 104″ x 71″ door to be exhibited.
• Entries must be received by 4 pm on June 2, 2018 

JUROR

Victor Lytvinenko - co-founder and designer at Raleigh Denim + Workshop 

ENTRY FORM
Please use the online entry form to submit artwork details and pay your entry fee. 
The form will ask you to:
> enter your personal contact information
> upload your JPEG entries OR submit a link for web-based submissions
> provide details about your entries
> allow you to pay your entry fee

ENTRY FEE
VAE members - $10 per artwork/$20 for two pieces*
Non-members - $15 per artwork/$30 for two pieces*
*Entry fees are non-refundable. Click here to join VAE!

SCHEDULE
Deadline Enter...............................June 2, 2018
Artwork Drop-off...........................June 27 - 30, 2018
Exhibition Run………………….….…...July 6 - 28, 2018
First Friday Reception…..…….…..July 6, 2018 6pm-10pm
Artwork pick-up…………...........……August 1 - 4, 2019  

ELIGIBILITY
THE TEXTILE SHOW is open to any living artist. A maximum of 2 works of any medium, per artist may be submitted. Two and three-dimensional entries will be accepted. Work must be original and completed in the last 3 years. No copies, mechanical reproductions, molds or kit work will be accepted. VAE reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container. Artwork submitted on behalf of an artist requires written and signed authorization by the artist.

We will not exhibit or financially support work that co-opts the story of a community without representation from that community acting in a decision making role.

To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files:

• All files should be named like so: 01_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg, 02_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg.
• Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px in their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. 2D artists may submit one JPEG per entry. 3D artists may submit two JPEGS (one full shot and one detail) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
• Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2-minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or url addresses to online sharing formats like hulu, vimeo, youtube, or dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be submitted as Quicktime files whose width is no larger than 720px and file size is no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Video pieces will only be accepted for exhibition if they are captioned, either with open captioning that is integrated into the video, or closed captioning that can be turned on when needed. Read info about captioning videos on Youtube, with iMovie, or Quicktime! Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slideshows. While web-hosted submissions are strongly preferred, video and audio samples can be submitted on CD if necessary. Please contact Kyle Hazard to make arrangements for CD delivery prior to the deadline. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
• Audio: Audio should be submitted as separate MP3 files. Each track should be no longer than 2 minutes. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
• Web-based: Web-based work should be submitted as a URL listed in the work sample list. Please only submit web-based projects. A portfolio website that features audio/video art and still images will not be considered.

ACCESSIBILITY
VAE’s gallery space is fully accessible and we strive to make the submission process accessible as well. We encourage anyone to enter our open call exhibitions. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition or become a VAE member, please email Brandon or call 919.256.6856 for assistance. Visit our accessibility page for more information.

SHIPPING WORK
Ship artwork using sturdy, reusable packing materials clearly labeled with your name and telephone number. Do not include return postage in case the artwork sells during the run of the exhibition. Following the exhibition, each artist who shipped their work should generate a FedEx label and email it to Kyle so the piece may be returned. Do not use styrofoam packing peanuts. 

SHIP TO
VAE Raleigh
attn: Kyle
309 W Martin Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

SALES
VAE will retain a commission of 25% for VAE members, 35% for non-members on all work sold during the exhibit. If a work is not for sale please indicate with NFS value in appropriate space during registration or on the consignment sheet. Click here to join VAE!

LIABILITY
All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine art works and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values or that is deemed unstable. By entering into this show, the artist agrees to abide by all rules and regulations as set by exhibition guidelines.

QUESTIONS? Email Kyle!

Radical Gestures l call-for-art

Radical Gestures

Deadline 11:59 on May 21st, 2018

Radical Gestures is a year-long exhibition endeavor to showcase works that feature performance and will take place throughout the city of Raleigh.

Performance here can be interpreted as any artform that takes the form of action, which encompasses not only theatrical spectacles or musical shows, but performance art and other ways of making meaning through our bodily behaviors or actions. Some questions and considerations related to performance can be: How does performance allow us to imagine alternative ways of being and relating to other? Does it have the potential to change the use, intention, or narrative of a space? Or what is it about performance that brings people together? Performance, unlike a traditional medium of painting or drawing, relates to and relies on space in unique ways. It can push the understanding of what or where an “art space” can be or who a “collaborator” can be.  What often draws artists to performance is its flexibility as a medium to create an environment that is incites laughter, teaches a lesson, tests our understandings of difference and humanity, and escapes reality. Thus as an umbrella category, we will accept any works dealing with the more formal aesthetics, such as theatre works, clown performance, musical presentations and sound, performance art, mixed-media works, and dance.

DETAILS
Radical Gestures is a juried exhibition, open to all artists. Artist/s will be responsible for bringing/installing/de-installing any props/sets/backgrounds/equipment at the set location of their performance.

Application must include documentation of either this submitted work or previous work if the proposed project has not been made yet and a written component in either the form of an artist statement or project proposal. Entries must received by 11:59pm on May 21st 2018. 

The photo gallery below are just a few examples of performance/s for potential inspiration and inspiration. They include images of public performances, live music, spoken word, participatory/group performance, dance, and theatre and puppetry. Please use these ideas as a starting point to inspire you and feel free to move past these categories or to find your ideas within one of these options!
Links to the featured works: 
>House/Full of Black Women, Amara Tabor-Smith. 
>There Are Certain Facts That Cannot Be Disputed, Juliana Huxtable. 
>Cut Piece, Yoko Ono.
>Ralph Lemon Dance Performance. 
>Sound Suits, Nick Cave. 
>The Paper Hat Game, Torry Bend.

JUROR
Jehan Roberson is a writer, educator, and artist using text as the basis for her interdisciplinary art practice. She recently earned her master's degree from NYU's John W. Draper School of Humanities and Social Thought. Currently, she is the Project Manager of the Hemispheric Institute of Politics and Performance Digital Video Library. Her creative and research interests include fiction, history, political and historical geographies, the archive, folklore and mythology. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in MadameNoire, VICE, emisférica, No Sugar No Cream, Kalyani Magazine, and Art-City, among others.

ENTRY FORM
Acceptable submission formats include:
>Links to online video sources such as Youtube and Vimeo (preferred method)
>MP4s
>JPEG. Images or other photographic work
>PDF. or Word Doc. for proposal or artist statement, 1 page text excerpt of spoken-word poetry, theatre script, or performance text

**PLEASE NOTE**
>Jurying will stop at 5 minutes if documentation runs longer.
>All work should be digital submissions.

ENTRY FEE
VAE members - $10 per artwork
Non-members - $15 per artwork
* If this entry fee would pose a financial barrier to entering this exhibition please email Kyle or call 919.256.6856.
* Entry fees are non-refundable. Click here to join VAE! 

SCHEDULE
1st Performance pop-up - June 2018
2nd Performance pop-up - October 2018
3rd Performance pop-up - January 2019
4th Performance pop-up - April 2019
 

ELIGIBILITY
Radical Gestures is open to any living artist. Work must be original and completed in the last 3 years. No copies, mechanical reproductions, molds or kit work will be accepted. VAE reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container. Artwork submitted on behalf of an artist requires written and signed authorization from the artist.

We will not exhibit or financially support work that co-opts the story of a community without representation from that community acting in a decision making role.

ACCESSIBILITY
VAE’s gallery space is fully accessible and we strive to make the submission process accessible as well. We encourage anyone to enter our open call exhibitions. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition or become a VAE member, please email Brandon or call 919.256.6856 for assistance. Visit our accessibility page for more information.

QUESTIONS? Email Kyle! 

12x12 | Call for Art

12x12

July 6 - 28, 2018

Deadline to enter - 4:00 pm on June 2, 2018

Artwork must fit in a 12"x12" square at the base and can expand upward and outward. We want you to think outside the box!

VAE is looking to showcase sculpture work, but you don't have to be a sculptor to make it. VAE challenges any and all artists and creatives to implement their process into 3D form ( that fits into a 12x12 box ) 

DETAILS

• 12x12 is an open, non-juried call
• Artists may enter up to two works 
• No media restrictions.
• Base must fit in a 12"x12" square, but may extend upward and outward.
• Entries must fit through VAE’s 104″ x 71″ door to be exhibited.
• Entries must be received by 4 pm on June 2, 2018 

ENTRY FORM
Please use the online entry form to submit artwork details and pay your entry fee. 
The form will ask you to:
> enter your personal contact information
> upload your JPEG entries OR submit a link for web-based submissions
> provide details about your entries
> allow you to pay your entry fee

ENTRY FEE
VAE members - $10 per artwork/$20 for two pieces*
Non-members - $15 per artwork/$30 for two pieces*
*Entry fees are non-refundable. Click here to join VAE!

SCHEDULE
Deadline Enter...............................June 2, 2018
Artwork Drop-off...........................June 27-30 - 30, 2018
Exhibition Run………………….….…...July 6 - 28, 2018
First Friday Reception…..…….…..July 6, 2018 6pm-10pm
Artwork pick-up…………...........……August 1 - 4, 2019  

ELIGIBILITY
12x12 is open to any living artist. A maximum of 2 works of any medium, per artist may be submitted. Two and three-dimensional entries will be accepted. Work must be original and completed in the last 3 years. No copies, mechanical reproductions, molds or kit work will be accepted. VAE reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container. Artwork submitted on behalf of an artist requires written and signed authorization by the artist.

We will not exhibit or financially support work that co-opts the story of a community without representation from that community acting in a decision making role.

To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files:

• All files should be named like so: 01_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg, 02_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg.
• Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px in their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. 2D artists may submit one JPEG per entry. 3D artists may submit two JPEGS (one full shot and one detail) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
• Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2-minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or url addresses to online sharing formats like hulu, vimeo, youtube, or dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be submitted as Quicktime files whose width is no larger than 720px and file size is no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Video pieces will only be accepted for exhibition if they are captioned, either with open captioning that is integrated into the video, or closed captioning that can be turned on when needed. Read info about captioning videos on Youtube, with iMovie, or Quicktime! Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slideshows. While web-hosted submissions are strongly preferred, video and audio samples can be submitted on CD if necessary. Please contact Kyle Hazard to make arrangements for CD delivery prior to the deadline. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
• Audio: Audio should be submitted as separate MP3 files. Each track should be no longer than 2 minutes. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
• Web-based: Web-based work should be submitted as a URL listed in the work sample list. Please only submit web-based projects. A portfolio website that features audio/video art and still images will not be considered.

ACCESSIBILITY
VAE’s gallery space is fully accessible and we strive to make the submission process accessible as well. We encourage anyone to enter our open call exhibitions. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition or become a VAE member, please email Brandon or call 919.256.6856 for assistance. Visit our accessibility page for more information.

SHIPPING WORK
Ship artwork using sturdy, reusable packing materials clearly labeled with your name and telephone number. Do not include return postage in case the artwork sells during the run of the exhibition. Following the exhibition, each artist who shipped their work should generate a FedEx label and email it to Kyle so the piece may be returned. Do not use styrofoam packing peanuts. 

SHIP TO
VAE Raleigh
attn: Kyle
309 W Martin Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

SALES
VAE will retain a commission of 25% for VAE members, 35% for non-members on all work sold during the exhibit. If a work is not for sale please indicate with NFS value in appropriate space during registration or on the consignment sheet. Click here to join VAE!

LIABILITY
All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine art works and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values or that is deemed unstable. By entering into this show, the artist agrees to abide by all rules and regulations as set by exhibition guidelines.

QUESTIONS? Email Kyle!

ESSE QUAM VIDERI

ESSE QUAM VIDERI

National Humanities Center
August 31 - December 15
Deadline to enter - 11:59 pm on August 4, 2018 

VAE’s first collaboration with NHC will be an extension of an upcoming project, THE EVERYDAY.
 
THE EVERYDAY is a multi-venue, multi-discipline, cross-disability project headed by an international steering committee with the curatorial goal of highlighting universal experiences, told from the disability perspective, presented in an audacious way. The project will be presented throughout August and September 2018 and will showcase talent on local, national, and international levels.
 
Esse Quam Videri (the North Carolina state motto, translating as “To be, rather than to seem”) is an exhibition exploring North Carolina, its history, culture, and landscape, through the lens of disability.  There are many experiences which we all share: romantic and familial love, employment, citizenship, education, and caregiving, to name a few. People with disabilities have typically been erased or considered disqualified from these experiences, yet they too participate in them.  Following the curatorial theme of the overarching EVERYDAY project, this exhibition will showcase works that tell stories unique to North Carolina, using universal experiences or ideas, but presented in audacious ways—particularly based in the audacious knowledge and creativity that disability brings to them. “To be, rather than to seem”: how can we explore through disability representation and disability aesthetics what disability history, knowledge, and culture is relative to North Carolina? This exhibition will serve as an introduction to the National Humanities Center’s fall cohort of fellows who are predominantly from outside the North Carolina and even the United States.
 
This call for art is open to any North Carolina-based artist, artist who is a North Carolina native, or artist who has created work about North Carolina. All works must be made from the a genuine perspective of life with a disability in North Carolina.

JURORS - Ann M. Fox & Linda Dougherty
 
Ann M. Fox, Professor of English at Davidson College

Professor of English at Davidson College, Dr. Ann Fox specializes in modern and contemporary dramatic literature and disability studies, regularly teaching classes about disability in drama, literature, and visual art.   Her scholarship on disability and theater, and disability and visual culture has been published widely, and she has co-curated three disability-related visual arts exhibitions at Davidson College: RE/FORMATIONS: Disability, Women, and Sculpture; STARING(based on Rosemarie Garland-Thomson’s book of the same name), and Re/Presenting HIV/AIDS.  She is the 2017-18 Boswell Family Faculty Fellow at Davidson, and is currently working on a project on disability aesthetics in drama entitledAdaptive Activism: How Disability Refigures the Cultural Landscape.

Linda Dougherty, Chief Curator and Curator of Contemporary Art at NCMA

Linda Johnson Dougherty is the Chief Curator & Curator of Contemporary Art at the North
Carolina Museum of Art, where she oversees the contemporary art collection, organizes
exhibitions, and develops artists’ projects for the Museum Park. She co-directed the public art
program for the state of North Carolina for several years and prior to that she was a curator at
The Phillips Collection, a research associate at the National Gallery of Art, and a research
assistant at the National Museum of American Art in Washington, DC. As an independent
curator and critic based in Chapel Hill, she contributed reviews and articles on contemporary art
to numerous national art publications, and has also written exhibition catalogues and guest
curated exhibitions for museums and contemporary art centers in North Carolina and throughout
the United States. She has a BA in Art History from Wesleyan University and an MA in Art
History from Williams College.

ENTRY FORM
Please use the online entry form to submit artwork details and pay your entry fee. 
The form will ask you to:
> enter your personal contact information
> upload your JPEG entries OR submit a link for web-based submissions
> provide details about your entries
> allow you to pay your entry fee

ENTRY FEE
VAE members - $10 per artwork/$20 for two pieces*
Non-members - $15 per artwork/$30 for two pieces*
*Entry fees are non-refundable. Click here to join VAE!

SCHEDULE
Deadline Enter...............................11:59 pm August 4, 2018
Artwork Drop-off...........................August 22 - 35, 2018
Exhibition Run………………….….…...August 31 - December 15, 2018
Artwork pick-up…………...........……January 9-12, 2019  

ELIGIBILITY
ESSE QUAM VIDERI is open to any living artist. A maximum of 2 works of any medium, per artist may be submitted. Two and three-dimensional entries will be accepted. Work must be original and completed in the last 3 years. No copies, mechanical reproductions, molds or kit work will be accepted. VAE reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container. Artwork submitted on behalf of an artist requires written and signed authorization by the artist.

We will not exhibit or financially support work that co-opts the story of a community without representation from that community acting in a decision making role.

To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files:

• All files should be named like so: 01_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg, 02_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg.

• Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px in their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. 2D artists may submit one JPEG per entry. 3D artists may submit two JPEGS (one full shot and one detail) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.

• Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2-minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or url addresses to online sharing formats like hulu, vimeo, youtube, or dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be submitted as Quicktime files whose width is no larger than 720px and file size is no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Video pieces will only be accepted for exhibition if they are captioned, either with open captioning that is integrated into the video, or closed captioning that can be turned on when needed. Read info about captioning videos on Youtube, with iMovie, or Quicktime! Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slideshows. While web-hosted submissions are strongly preferred, video and audio samples can be submitted on CD if necessary. Please contact Kyle Hazard to make arrangements for CD delivery prior to the deadline. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.

• Audio: Audio should be submitted as separate MP3 files. Each track should be no longer than 2 minutes. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.

• Web-based: Web-based work should be submitted as a URL listed in the work sample list. Please only submit web-based projects. A portfolio website that features audio/video art and still images will not be considered.

ACCESSIBILITY
VAE’s gallery space is fully accessible and we strive to make the submission process accessible as well. We encourage anyone to enter our open call exhibitions. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition or become a VAE member, please email Brandon or call 919.256.6856 for assistance. Visit our accessibility page for more information.

SHIPPING WORK
Ship artwork using sturdy, reusable packing materials clearly labeled with your name and telephone number. Do not include return postage in case the artwork sells during the run of the exhibition. Following the exhibition, each artist who shipped their work should generate a FedEx label and email it to Kyle so the piece may be returned. Do not use styrofoam packing peanuts. 

SHIP TO
VAE Raleigh
attn: Kyle
309 W Martin Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

SALES
VAE will retain a commission of 30% for VAE members, 50% for non-members on all work sold during the exhibit. If a work is not for sale please indicate with NFS value in appropriate space during registration or on the consignment sheet. Click here to join VAE!

LIABILITY
All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine art works and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values or that is deemed unstable. By entering into this show, the artist agrees to abide by all rules and regulations as set by exhibition guidelines.

QUESTIONS? Email Kyle!

AJ Fletcher Foundation Call for Art

AJ FLETCHER FOUNDATION
907 & 909 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27605

Exhibitions at AJ Fletcher Foundation enliven the common areas of start-up non-profit organizations that work inside the AJ Fletcher building. This venue allows artists to present their work to professionals who are excited about and supportive of local artists! 

Artists are curated by the AJF staff and while the exhibitions are not open to the public and offer no reception, exhibiting artists are financially compensated $150 per month.

Capacity: 15-20 pieces of small (<16"x20") to large (>24" x 36") works
Exhibition Duration: 6 months

ELIGIBILITY
AJ Fletcher Foundation is open to any living artist.  Work must be original and completed in the last 3 years. No copies, mechanical reproductions, molds or kit work will be accepted. VAE reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container. Artwork submitted on behalf of an artist requires written and signed authorization from the artist.

We will not exhibit or financially support work that co-opts the story of a community without representation from that community acting in a decision making role.

To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files:

• All files should be named like so: 01_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg, 02_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg.

• Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px at their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. 2D artists may submit one JPEG per entry. 3D artists may submit two JPEGS (one full shot and one detail) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.

• Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2-minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or URL addresses to online sharing formats like Hulu, Vimeo, youtube, or dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be submitted as Quicktime files whose width is no larger than 720px and file size is no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Video pieces will only be accepted for exhibition if they are captioned, either with open captioning, that is integrated into the video or closed captioning that can be turned on when needed. Read info about captioning videos on Youtube, with iMovie, or Quicktime! Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slideshows. While web-hosted submissions are strongly preferred, video and audio samples can be submitted on CD if necessary. Please contact Brandon Cordrey to make arrangements for CD delivery prior to the deadline. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.

• Audio: Audio should be submitted as separate MP3 files. Each track should be no longer than 2 minutes. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.

• Web-based: Web-based work should be submitted as a URL listed in the work sample list. Please only submit web-based projects. A portfolio website that features audio/video art and still images will not be considered.
  
  ACCESSIBILITY
  VAE’s gallery space is fully accessible and we strive to make the submission process accessible as well. We encourage anyone to enter our open call exhibitions. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition or become a VAE member, please email Brandon or call 919.256.6856 for assistance. Visit our accessibility page for more information.
  
  SHIPPING WORK
  Ship artwork using a sturdy, reusable packing materials clearly labeled with your name and telephone number. Do not include return postage in case the artwork sells during the run of the exhibition. Following the exhibition, each artist who shipped their work should generate a FedEx label and email it to Kyle so the piece may be returned. Do not use styrofoam packing peanuts. Shipments of artwork will be accepted April 22-27, 2017.
  
  SHIP TO
  VAE Raleigh
  attn: Kyle
  309 W Martin Street
  Raleigh, NC 27601
  
  SALES
  VAE will retain a commission of 25% for VAE members, 35% for non-members on all work sold during the exhibit. If a work is not for sale please indicate with NFS value in appropriate space during registration or on the consignment sheet. Click here to join VAE!
  
  LIABILITY
  All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine art works and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values or that is deemed unstable. By entering into this show, the artist agrees to abide by all rules and regulations as set by exhibition guidelines.
  
  QUESTIONS? Email Kyle!

United Arts Council Call for Art

UNITED ARTS COUNCIL
410 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 170, Raleigh, NC 27603

Exhibitions at United Arts are mounted in The MJH Gallery. This space is located in the historic Pine State Creamery building in the Glenwood South district of Downtown Raleigh. This exhibition space features great natural light, views from the storefront windows, and an opening reception as part of Raleigh's First Friday Gallery Walk. This venue features exhibits of 2D and 3D work each month. While UAC does not offer and artist stipend, they host the largest First Friday out of our CEP and are one of the best selling venues.

In our partnership with UAC, VAE will be hosting both solo and group shows. Artists may apply to any number of group shows as well as the call for a solo exhibition. The entries for solo exhibitions roll forward, so artists only need to apply once for this call. 

Solo Exhibition
Capacity:

• Two-dimensional exhibits: 15-20 pieces of medium (> 16"x20") to large (> 24"x36") works

• Three-dimensional exhibits: 5-15 pieces (depending on scale)

Exhibition Duration: One month

Group Exhibitions
Details

• Juried exhibitions are open to all artists.

• All work must fit through UAC's front doos.

• 2D will be hung on a hanging system,

• 2D work must be wired.

• 3D work must de displayed in a case

• Up to two entries per artist.

• Juried with JPEGs.

• Entries must be received by 11:59 pm the night of the deadline.

Current Group Calls

ELIGIBILITY

United Arts Council is open to any living artist. A maximum of 2 works of any medium, per artist may be submitted. Two and three-dimensional entries will be accepted. Work must be original and completed in the last 3 years. No copies, mechanical reproductions, molds or kit work will be accepted. VAE reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container. Artwork submitted on behalf of an artist requires written and signed authorization from the artist.

We will not exhibit or financially support work that co-opts the story of a community without representation from that community acting in a decision making role.

To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files:

• All files should be named like so: 01_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg, 02_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg.

• Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px at their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. 2D artists may submit one JPEG per entry. 3D artists may submit two JPEGS (one full shot and one detail) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.

• Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2-minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or URL addresses to online sharing formats like Hulu, Vimeo, youtube, or dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be submitted as Quicktime files whose width is no larger than 720px and file size is no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Video pieces will only be accepted for exhibition if they are captioned, either with open captioning, that is integrated into the video or closed captioning that can be turned on when needed. Read info about captioning videos on Youtube, with iMovie, or Quicktime! Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slideshows. While web-hosted submissions are strongly preferred, video and audio samples can be submitted on CD if necessary. Please contact Brandon Cordrey to make arrangements for CD delivery prior to the deadline. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.

• Audio: Audio should be submitted as separate MP3 files. Each track should be no longer than 2 minutes. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.

• Web-based: Web-based work should be submitted as a URL listed in the work sample list. Please only submit web-based projects. A portfolio website that features audio/video art and still images will not be considered.

ACCESSIBILITY
VAE’s gallery space is fully accessible and we strive to make the submission process accessible as well. We encourage anyone to enter our open call exhibitions. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition or become a VAE member, please email Brandon or call 919.256.6856 for assistance. Visit our accessibility page for more information.

SHIPPING WORK
Ship artwork using a sturdy, reusable packing materials clearly labeled with your name and telephone number. Do not include return postage in case the artwork sells during the run of the exhibition. Following the exhibition, each artist who shipped their work should generate a FedEx label and email it to Kyle so the piece may be returned. Do not use styrofoam packing peanuts. Shipments of artwork will be accepted April 22-27, 2017.

SHIP TO
VAE Raleigh
attn: Kyle
309 W Martin Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

SALES
VAE will retain a commission of 25% for VAE members, 35% for non-members on all work sold during the exhibit. If a work is not for sale please indicate with NFS value in appropriate space during registration or on the consignment sheet. Click here to join VAE!

LIABILITY
All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine art works and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values or that is deemed unstable. By entering into this show, the artist agrees to abide by all rules and regulations as set by exhibition guidelines.

QUESTIONS? Email Kyle!

Novozymes Call for Art

Novozymes

77 Perrys Chapel Rd Franklinton, NC 27525, USA
 

Novozymes is a biotechnology company whose North American headquarters are located in Franklinton, NC.

Artists are curated by VAE staff into group shows. Artists are compensated $1000 divided between artists within each show. 

Capacity: 15 - 20 pieces
Duration: 3 months

ELIGIBILITY
Novozymes is open to any living artist.  Work must be original and completed in the last 3 years. No copies, mechanical reproductions, molds or kit work will be accepted. VAE reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container. Artwork submitted on behalf of an artist requires written and signed authorization from the artist.

We will not exhibit or financially support work that co-opts the story of a community without representation from that community acting in a decision making role.

To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files:

• All files should be named like so: 01_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg, 02_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg.

• Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px at their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. 2D artists may submit one JPEG per entry. 3D artists may submit two JPEGS (one full shot and one detail) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.

• Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2-minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or URL addresses to online sharing formats like Hulu, Vimeo, youtube, or dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be submitted as Quicktime files whose width is no larger than 720px and file size is no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Video pieces will only be accepted for exhibition if they are captioned, either with open captioning, that is integrated into the video or closed captioning that can be turned on when needed. Read info about captioning videos on Youtube, with iMovie, or Quicktime! Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slideshows. While web-hosted submissions are strongly preferred, video and audio samples can be submitted on CD if necessary. Please contact Brandon Cordrey to make arrangements for CD delivery prior to the deadline. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.

• Audio: Audio should be submitted as separate MP3 files. Each track should be no longer than 2 minutes. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.

• Web-based: Web-based work should be submitted as a URL listed in the work sample list. Please only submit web-based projects. A portfolio website that features audio/video art and still images will not be considered.
  
  ACCESSIBILITY
  VAE’s gallery space is fully accessible and we strive to make the submission process accessible as well. We encourage anyone to enter our open call exhibitions. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition or become a VAE member, please email Brandon or call 919.256.6856 for assistance. Visit our accessibility page for more information.
  
  SHIPPING WORK
  Ship artwork using a sturdy, reusable packing materials clearly labeled with your name and telephone number. Do not include return postage in case the artwork sells during the run of the exhibition. Following the exhibition, each artist who shipped their work should generate a FedEx label and email it to Kyle so the piece may be returned. Do not use styrofoam packing peanuts.
  
  SHIP TO
  VAE Raleigh
  attn: Kyle
  309 W Martin Street
  Raleigh, NC 27601
  
  SALES
  VAE will retain a commission of 25% for VAE members, 35% for non-members on all work sold during the exhibit. If a work is not for sale please indicate with NFS value in appropriate space during registration or on the consignment sheet. Click here to join VAE!
  
  LIABILITY
  All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine art works and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values or that is deemed unstable. By entering into this show, the artist agrees to abide by all rules and regulations as set by exhibition guidelines.
  
  QUESTIONS? Email Kyle!

ULTRALIGHT 2 I call-for-art

United Arts Council
May 4 - 25, 2018
Extended Deadline - 11:59 pm on April 13, 2018

ULTRALIGHT 2 is an exhibition of artwork about disability, created by artists living with disabilities. VAE is offering a platform for artists who identify as living with disabilities to take back the narrative that is so often controlled by the medical field, media, and stereotypes. ULTRALIGHT 2 seeks to exhibit work that challenges the viewing public to leave their preconceived notions and sympathy at the door, and experience artwork that tells the real story of living disabilities and the current state of access. The exhibition breaks access into three parts: physical, communication, and attitude. We encourage artists to draw inspiration from these questions:

• What physically creates a barrier to access?
• How does communication prevent access?
• How do attitudes surrounding disability prevent access? 
• What does celebrating life living with disabilities look like to you?
• What do you wish more people knew about living with disabilities?

This exhibition is meant to empower people with disabilities who often feel left out of the contemporary art world. VAE is working to be a creative space where everyone feels welcome. If you have a comment, critique, or idea about how we could do a better job of that, please email Brandon or call 919.256.6856.

Ultralight 2 will be exhibited in with one of VAE's community partners at United Arts Council

DETAILS
ULTRALIGHT 2 is a juried exhibition, open to artists who identify as having a disability. All work must fit through VAE’s 104″ x 71″ front door. Up to two entries per artist. Juried with JPEGs. No media restrictions. Entries must be received by 11:59 pm on April 13, 2018.

AWARDS
First - $300, Second - $200, Third - $100, (2) Merit Awards - $50.

ENTRY FORM
Please use the online entry form to submit artwork details and pay your entry fee. 
The form will ask you to:
> enter your personal contact information
> upload your JPEG entries OR submit a link for web-based submissions
> provide details about your entries
> allow you to pay your entry fee

ENTRY FEE
VAE members - $10 per artwork/$20 for two pieces*
Non-members - $15 per artwork/$30 for two pieces*
* If this entry fee would pose a financial barrier to entering this exhibition please email Kyle or call 919.256.6856.
* Entry fees are non-refundable. Click here to join VAE!

SCHEDULE
Deadline for entries.....................11:59 pm on April 6, 2018
Artwork drop-off...........................April 25, 11-6 - April 28, 2017 11-4
Exhibition ......………………….….…....May 4-25, 2018
First Friday receptions…..…….….May 4, 2017 6-10pm
Artwork pick-up…………...........…..May 30, 11-6 - June 2, 2018, 11-4


To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files:

• All files should be named like so: 01_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg, 02_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg.
• Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px at their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. 2D artists may submit one JPEG per entry. 3D artists may submit two JPEGS (one full shot and one detail) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
• Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2-minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or URL addresses to online sharing formats like Hulu, Vimeo, youtube, or dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be submitted as Quicktime files whose width is no larger than 720px and file size is no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Video pieces will only be accepted for exhibition if they are captioned, either with open captioning, that is integrated into the video or closed captioning that can be turned on when needed. Read info about captioning videos on Youtube, with iMovie, or Quicktime! Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slideshows. While web-hosted submissions are strongly preferred, video and audio samples can be submitted on CD if necessary. Please contact Brandon Cordrey to make arrangements for CD delivery prior to the deadline. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
• Audio: Audio should be submitted as separate MP3 files. Each track should be no longer than 2 minutes. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
• Web-based: Web-based work should be submitted as a URL listed in the work sample list. Please only submit web-based projects. A portfolio website that features audio/video art and still images will not be considered.

ELIGIBILITY
ULTRALIGHT is open to any living artist with a disability. A maximum of 2 works of any medium, per artist may be submitted. Two and three-dimensional entries will be accepted. Work must be original and completed in the last 3 years. No copies, mechanical reproductions, molds or kit work will be accepted. VAE reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container. Artwork submitted on behalf of an artist requires written and signed authorization from the artist.

ACCESSIBILITY
VAE’s gallery space is fully accessible and we strive to make the submission process accessible as well. We encourage anyone to enter our open call exhibitions. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition or become a VAE member, please email Brandon or call 919.256.6856 for assistance. Visit our accessibility page for more information.

SHIPPING WORK
Ship artwork using a sturdy, reusable packing materials clearly labeled with your name and telephone number. Do not include return postage in case the artwork sells during the run of the exhibition. Following the exhibition, each artist who shipped their work should generate a FedEx label and email it to Kyle so the piece may be returned. Do not use styrofoam packing peanuts. Shipments of artwork will be accepted April 22-27, 2017.

SHIP TO
VAE Raleigh
attn: Kyle
309 W Martin Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

SALES
VAE will retain a commission of 30% for VAE members, 50% for non-members on all work sold during the exhibit. If a work is not for sale please indicate with NFS value in appropriate space during registration or on the consignment sheet. Click here to join VAE!

LIABILITY
All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine art works and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values or that is deemed unstable. By entering into this show, the artist agrees to abide by all rules and regulations as set by exhibition guidelines.

QUESTIONS? Email Kyle!

Deck the Gallery Call for Art

Deck the Gallery 

December 1 - 30
Artwork Drop off November 22 - 25

VAE will showcase creative holiday ornaments as part of the holiday shop!  Artists are encouraged to bring up to 10 hanging ornaments representing any of the winter holidays. These ornaments will be displayed along the front entrance wall, and will make VAE more festive leading up to the holidays!

Ornaments should not exceed 5″.  Ornaments should include hanging hardware and price tags. 

ENTRY FORM
Please use the online entry form to submit artwork details and pay your entry fee. The online entry form streamlines the process for both artists and VAE staff, is the best way to ensure your artwork's label information is correct and allows you to upload an image of your piece so that VAE can do more to promote your work!

ENTRY FEE
$5 per member (not per artwork)
Click here to join VAE!

SCHEDULE
Bring your work to VAE...............November 22 - 25, 2017
Exhibition Run………………….….…....December 1-30
First Friday Receptions…..…….….December 1, 6-10pm
Artwork pick-up…………...........……January 3 - 6, 2018

To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files:

• All files should be named like so: 01_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg, 02_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg.
   
• Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px at their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. 2D artists may submit one JPEG per entry. 3D artists may submit two JPEGS (one full shot and one detail) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
   
• Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2 minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or url addresses to online sharing formats like hulu, vimeo, youtube, or dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be submitted as Quicktime files whose width is no larger than 720px and file size is no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slideshows. While web-hosted submissions are strongly preferred, video and audio samples can be submitted on CD if necessary. Please contact Brandon Cordrey to make arrangements for CD delivery prior to deadline. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
   
• Audio: Audio should be submitted as separate MP3 files. Each track should be no longer than 2 minutes. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
   
• Web-based: Web-based work should be submitted as a URL listed in the work sample list. Please only submit web-based projects. A portfolio website that features audio/video art and still images will not be considered.

ELIGIBILITY
Deck the Gallery are open to VAE members (Not a member? You should be! Check out the benefits of joining the VAE family here!). 

ACCESSIBILITY
VAE’s gallery space is fully accessible and we strive to make the submission process accessible as well. We encourage anyone to enter our open call exhibitions. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition or become a VAE member, please email Brandon or call 919.256.6856 for assistance.

SHIPPING WORK
Ship artwork using a sturdy, reusable packing materials clearly labeled with your name and telephone number. Do not include return postage in case the artwork sells during the run of the exhibition. Following the exhibition each artist who shipped their work should generate a FedEx label and email it to Brandon so the piece may be returned. Do not use styrofoam packing peanuts. Shipments of artwork will be accepted October 26-29, 2016.

Ship To:
VAE Raleigh
attn: Brandon
309 W Martin Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

SALES
VAE will retain a commission of 30% for VAE members. If a work is not for sale please indicate with NFS value in appropriate space during registration or on the consignment sheet.

LIABILITY
All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine art works and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values or that is deemed unstable. By entering into this show, the artist agrees to abide by all rules and regulations as set by exhibition guidelines.

QUESTIONS? Email Kyle!

UNDER PRESSUE

For the month of July, VAE will be hosting the dual exhibition Under Pressure. The exhibition will consist of a performance show, where each day a different artist will perform for the duration of the exhibition. As well as the print show, where artists will show work created under the pressure of the press. We will be showcasing artists that love to work in the process of ink, run, repeat. 

The exhibition will run July 7 - July 27

FLOAT

There is a childish freedom of sitting in 4 inches of water. Kiddie pools have a nostalgia of aloof parents and excited friends eager to sit in rusty hose water. The imprint of those memories have toys and objects, designed to (or not designed to) float in luke-warm water waiting to be rescued.

This month VAE welcomes spring with a show of work that floats on water and in the air. We asked artists to create work that rests in fluid transitions. Work that requires the viewers’ transitions. Work that floats on the surface, between substances, and in space. And boy did they deliver. Come see FLOAT. It's joyous.

The FLOAT exhibition is dedicated to Sarah Powers, because.
 

ULTRALIGHT / call-for-art

May 5 - 25, 2017
Deadline - 11:59 pm on April 3, 2017

ULTRALIGHT is an exhibition of artwork about disability, created by artists living with disabilities. VAE is offering a platform for artists who identify as living with disabilities to take back the narrative that is so often controlled by the medical field, media, and stereotypes. ULTRALIGHT seeks to exhibit work that challenges the viewing public to leave their preconceived notions and sympathy at the door, and experience artwork that tells the real story of living disabilities and the current state of access. The exhibition breaks access into three parts: physical, communication, and attitude. We encourage artists to draw inspiration from these questions:

• What physically creates a barrier to access?
• How does communication prevent access?
• How do attitudes surrounding disability prevent access? 
• What does celebrating life living with disabilities look like to you?
• What do you wish more people knew about living with disabilities?

This exhibition is meant to empower people with disabilities who often feel left out of the contemporary art world. VAE is working to be a creative space where everyone feels welcome. If you have a comment, critique, or idea about how we could do a better job of that, please email Brandon or call 919.256.6856.

DETAILS
ULTRALIGHT is a juried exhibition, open to artists who identify as having a disability. All work must fit through VAE’s 104″ x 71″ front door. Up to two entries per artist. Juried with JPEGs. No media restrictions. Entries must received by 11:59pm on March 27, 2017.

JUROR
Ruth Gould is the Artistic Director of DaDaFest, a disability arts organization based in Liverpool, UK, which delivers an international, biennial festival and organizes other events to promote disability and deaf arts from a variety of cultural perspectives. In 2001, Ruth established the festival by bringing together cultural organizations and artists to develop a 10-day event that would bring about social change through direct action, influence, and example and place disabled artists into the spotlight.

Ruth is seen as a leader and pioneer in this field and continues to be passionate about empowering disabled artists. Ruth meets with, hires, and exhibits work by artists with disabilities worldwide, including by being a board member for Michigan's DisArts. FUN FACT - Ruth is also a Member of the British Empire!

Project Seed Grant
As a part of the ULTRALIGHT exhibition, VAE is giving away two $250 grants to artists with disabilities who are looking for resources to begin new projects, further their current practice, and continue their creativity. 

AWARDS
First - $300, Second - $200, Third - $100, (2) Merit Awards - $50.

ENTRY FORM
Please use the online entry form to submit artwork details and pay your entry fee. 
The form will ask you to:
> enter your personal contact information
> upload your JPEG entries OR submit a link for web-based submissions
> provide details about your entries
> allow you to pay your entry fee

ENTRY FEE
VAE members - $10 per artwork/$20 for two pieces*
Non-members - $15 per artwork/$30 for two pieces*
* If this entry fee would pose a financial barrier to entering this exhibition please email Kyle or call 919.256.6856.
* Entry fees are non-refundable. Click here to join VAE!

SCHEDULE
Deadline for entries.....................11:59 pm on Monday, March 27, 2017
Artwork drop-off...........................April 27, 11-6 - April 2, 2017 11-4
Exhibition ......………………….….…....May 5-25, 2017
First Friday receptions…..…….….May 5, 2017 6-10pm
Artwork pick-up…………...........…..May 26, 11-6 and May 27, 2017, 11-4


To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files:

• All files should be named like so: 01_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg, 02_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg.
• Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px at their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. 2D artists may submit one JPEG per entry. 3D artists may submit two JPEGS (one full shot and one detail) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
• Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2-minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or URL addresses to online sharing formats like Hulu, Vimeo, youtube, or dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be submitted as Quicktime files whose width is no larger than 720px and file size is no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Video pieces will only be accepted for exhibition if they are captioned, either with open captioning, that is integrated into the video or closed captioning that can be turned on when needed. Read info about captioning videos on Youtube, with iMovie, or Quicktime! Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slideshows. While web-hosted submissions are strongly preferred, video and audio samples can be submitted on CD if necessary. Please contact Brandon Cordrey to make arrangements for CD delivery prior to the deadline. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
• Audio: Audio should be submitted as separate MP3 files. Each track should be no longer than 2 minutes. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
• Web-based: Web-based work should be submitted as a URL listed in the work sample list. Please only submit web-based projects. A portfolio website that features audio/video art and still images will not be considered.

ELIGIBILITY
ULTRALIGHT is open to any living artist with a disability. A maximum of 2 works of any medium, per artist may be submitted. Two and three-dimensional entries will be accepted. Work must be original and completed in the last 3 years. No copies, mechanical reproductions, molds or kit work will be accepted. VAE reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container. Artwork submitted on behalf of an artist requires written and signed authorization from the artist.

ACCESSIBILITY
VAE’s gallery space is fully accessible and we strive to make the submission process accessible as well. We encourage anyone to enter our open call exhibitions. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition or become a VAE member, please email Brandon or call 919.256.6856 for assistance. Visit our accessibility page for more information.

SHIPPING WORK
Ship artwork using a sturdy, reusable packing materials clearly labeled with your name and telephone number. Do not include return postage in case the artwork sells during the run of the exhibition. Following the exhibition, each artist who shipped their work should generate a FedEx label and email it to Kyle so the piece may be returned. Do not use styrofoam packing peanuts. Shipments of artwork will be accepted April 22-27, 2017.

SHIP TO
VAE Raleigh
attn: Kyle
309 W Martin Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

SALES
VAE will retain a commission of 30% for VAE members, 50% for non-members on all work sold during the exhibit. If a work is not for sale please indicate with NFS value in appropriate space during registration or on the consignment sheet. Click here to join VAE!

LIABILITY
All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine art works and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values or that is deemed unstable. By entering into this show, the artist agrees to abide by all rules and regulations as set by exhibition guidelines.

QUESTIONS? Email Kyle!

Community Exhibition Program

CEP
Deadline for entry - 11:59 pm on May 21, 2017

ABOUT
VAE's Community Exhibition Program offers VAE members the chance to have solo or group exhibitions in alternative venues around Downtown Raleigh. These exhibits are seen by thousands of people each year!  VAE works with five venues across Downtown Raleigh to give artists opportunities to show bodies of work and receive a stipend. Each venue is unique and has its' own exhibition schedule. Exhibition benefits vary based on each venue, please see below. 

APPLY
This is an open juried call-for-art with a deadline of May 21, 2017, at 11:59 p.m. Submissions are reviewed on a bi-annual basis. The entry form will allow you to: submit five work samples of work you would like to exhibit, a bio, an artist statement, first and second choices for the venue, two months you are unable to show, and payment.  

Entry Fees
Members - $20
Non-members - $30

Become a member today!  
 

 
VENUES

AJ FLETCHER FOUNDATION
907 & 909 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27605
Exhibitions at AJ Fletcher Foundation enliven the common areas of start-up non-profit organizations that work inside the AJ Fletcher building. This venue allows artists to present their work to professionals who are excited about and supportive of local artists! 

Artists are curated by the AJF staff and while the exhibitions are not open to the public and offer no reception, exhibiting artists are financially compensated $150 per month.

Capacity: 15-20 pieces of small (<16"x20") to large (>24" x 36") works
Exhibition Duration: 3 months

ALOFT RALEIGH
2100 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27607
Aloft Raleigh offers exhibitions that are seen by thousands of people each month: guests of the hotel, visitors to the ground-floor businesses, attendees of conferences or meetings, and people headed to the hotel's restaurant and bar. The hotel's branding is contemporary, colorful, and visually stimulating and it is in their mission to support local artists who make work with that same look and feel. 

Artists are curated by the Aloft Raleigh staff and while the venue does not offer a public reception artists are financially compensated $125 per month.

Capacity: 15-20 pieces of medium (> 16"x20") to large (> 24"x36") works
Exhibition Duration: 3 months

ALOFT RDU
10020 Sellona Street, Raleigh, NC, 27617 
Aloft RDU offers exhibitions that are seen by thousands of people each month: guests of the hotel, visitors to the ground-floor businesses, attendees of conferences or meetings, and people headed to the hotel's restaurant and bar. The hotel's branding is contemporary, colorful, and visually stimulating and it is in their mission to support local artists who make work with that same look and feel. 

Artists are curated by the Aloft Raleigh staff and while the venue does not offer a public reception artists are financially compensated $125 per month.

Capacity: 8 pieces of medium (> 16"x20") to large (> 24"x36") works
Exhibition Duration: 3 months

HAGERSMITH DESIGN
300 S Dawson Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
Located in Raleigh’s Warehouse District, right around the corner from VAE's main gallery space, HagerSmith architecture firm offers artist great exhibition space, with gallery lighting, and an opening reception as part of Raleigh's First Friday Gallery Walk.  The layout is conducive to many styles and sizes of artwork. This is an excellent space for both new and established artists to display their work.

Artists are curated by VAE staff. Artists are responsible for providing and refreshments for opening receptions and HagerSmith is only open for the first month's First Friday. Artists are financially compensated $50 per month

Capacity: 15-20 pieces of medium (> 16"x20") to large (> 24"x36") works
Exhibition Duration: 2 months

UNITED ARTS COUNCIL
410 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 170, Raleigh, NC 27603
Exhibitions at United Arts are mounted in The MJH Gallery. This space is located in the historic Pine State Creamery building in the Glenwood South district of Downtown Raleigh. This exhibition space features great natural light, views from the storefront windows, and an opening reception as part of Raleigh's First Friday Gallery Walk. This venue features exhibits of 2D and 3D work each month. While UAC does not offer and artist stipend, they host the largest First Friday out of our CEP and are one of the best selling venues. 

Capacity: Two-dimensional exhibits: 15-20 pieces of medium (> 16"x20") to large (> 24"x36") works
                 Three-dimensional exhibits: 5-15 pieces (depending on scale)
Exhibition Duration: One month

Martha Thorn / Aloft RDU

 

February - April
ARTIST STATEMENT
Line and drawing are the most important elements in my paintings. Texture and design follow, with color being only a vehicle through which I can persuade an audience to look at my work. I am a process painter who paints as intuitively as possible. I begin by setting parameters for myself through canvas dimensions or tools that I allow myself to use and then try to approach the work while breaking all other parameters set for me or by me in the past, particularly as a graphic designer. This is the most critical and honest stage. Then I start to “clean up,” hopefully reducing the chaos in a painting by just one degree so that it becomes a successful, cohesive painting bordering on the brink of disaster. The dichotomies of chaos and peace, dirty and clean, and ugliness and beauty are recurrent themes in my work. Though these are not new themes in art, my hope is to execute and present them in a fresh, authentic way.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Martha Thorn is an artist based in Raleigh, NC. She got her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in Graphic Design from Western Carolina University. She began painting in 2007, marrying her background in design with a process driven approach to painting. Her work has been exhibited at GreenHill, The Carrack Modern and other venues throughout the Southeast.