CALL FOR ENTRIES

The Annual  SBAWCA Members’ Show:

“Woman in Art Continued”

At Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, California

 

 

Exhibit Place:  Hakone Gardens, Cultural Exchange Center,

21000 Big Basin Way, Saratoga 95070

 

Dates: Oct.3, - Nov. 14, 2004

Hakone is open Mon-Fri, 10AM – 5 PM; Sat. & Sun. 11AM - 3PM

Exhibition Docents will be available,  Saturdays and Sundays,11AM- 3PM

(Exhibit closed on Sunday, Oct. 17 for a Lennox Tea Ceremony,

and on Sunday, Oct.31 for Halloween)

 

Opening Reception: Sun., Oct. 10, 1:00 – 3:00 PM

 

 

Entry Guide Lines:

 

Open to all SBAWCA members, membership must be current as of Aug. 1, 2004

 

Application DEADLINE:  Monday, Aug. 30, 2004

 

Entry fee:  $20.00 for the first piece, $5.00 for the second piece. Entrants will receive  20 announcement  postcards

 

All artwork:  Accepted  within the  size and media guidelines

 

Artwork drop-off date : September 30, 2004, 10 am – 1 pm

 

Installation:  Thursday September 30, 2 pm -7:30 pm

 

Artwork pick-up date:  Sunday, November 14, 2004, 3pm – 5pm

 

Jurying: Friday morning, Oct 1, 2004. Juror to be announced

 

All participating artists: Are required to donate time for at least one gallery shift

during the six week exhibit period

 

Award of Merit: Up to four 2D works  and up to four 3D works  

 

Artwork that may be submitted:

 

2D Works on Paper: Photography, Collage, Printmaking, Digital Art, Watermedia,

Acrylics, Oil, Pastel, Pencil, and Mixed Media

3D Sculpture: Sculpture, Carving, Ceramics, Glass, Book Art and Mixed Media

 

 

Artwork Size:

 

Paper Works must be no larger than 20”x16” horizontal, or 16”x 20

vertical. Matted work only, no glass and no frames.

 

3D Sculpture must be no larger than one foot in depth, width and length.

Small sculptures will be easier to fit into glass-enclosed cases.

 

 

Directions to Hakone Gardens:

 

From 280

From north or south on Hwy 280, exit at De Anza Blvd., drive south on De Anza Blvd to Hwy 9/Big Basin Way**See Directions Below

Note – De Anza Blvd. & Sunnyvale/Saratoga Rd. are the same.

 

From Hwy 85

From Hwy 85 north or south, exit at De Anza Blvd.  Drive south on De Anza Blvd. to

to Hwy 9/Big Basin Way, **See Directions Below

 

 

**Turn right onto Hwy 9; go about a 1/2-mile to Hakone Gardens

Turn-off; turn left and go up the hill, stay to the right. Park in parking lot.

Parking fee is $7 per car. From the parking lot walk to the exhibit in the

Cultural Exchange Center, (CEC).

 

On the day of the reception, Sunday, October 10, present exhibit postcard for a reduced rate of $5.00 per car.

 

 

Commission:

 

Hakone Gardens will  take a 30% commission of each piece of artwork that is sold in the exhibit.  Hakone bookstore will handle all credit card sales.  Docents will collect check and cash sales.

 

Check Sales:  For each sale by check the price plus tax will be added together and the total will be divided into two amounts – 30% to Hakone and 70% to the artist.  The purchaser will make out two checks for these amounts.  For all docents, a folder will be available with these amounts for the opening of the show.

 

Each artist/ docents who presides at the exhibit, on their designated days, will  collect

money and keep a record of the items purchased. Checks and cash  will  be collected from the

bookstore and each artist will receive a check or cash when  the exhibit ends.

 

A list of artists, the name of the artwork and the price of all pieces displayed in the exhibition and in bins will be given to the bookstore on the grounds of Hakone Gardens before the show starts,  for credit card payments.  A list of all artwork from each artist is due to Dana Eaton by September 24, emails list to studios.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the Application Please complete this form and mail to the address below:

 

 

Membership Application: Go to sbawca.org

Questions: Call Lynn Letterman, 408-356-1750 or Dana Eaton, 408-733-3684

By Aug. 30, 2004: Send Completed Submission Form below and a $20 or $25 check, payable to SBAWCA. Send to: Lynn Letterman, 114 Nina Court, Los Gatos, CA 95030

 

 

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Artists Name___________________________________________________________

 

Address_______________________________________________________________

 

Telephone_____________________________________________________________

 

 

Title ________________________________________________________

 

Medium______________________________________________________

 

Size_________________________________________________________

 

Price________________________________________________________

 

 

 

Title__________________________________________________________

 

Medium_______________________________________________________

 

Size__________________________________________________________

 

Price_________________________________________________________

 

Bins will be available to display other pieces if space is available.

There is no charge for artwork displayed in bins. Price list for all work is required by September 24.

 

. Attach one page that includes a statement about your work in 75 words and a brief resume that also contains contact information for perspective buyers.