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CALL for ENTRIES
Western Massachusetts Visual Arts and Poetry Biennial
Unthemed Call for Artwork and Poems
Deadline: August 1, 2021
(Open to Hampden, Hampshire, Berkshire and Franklin Counties)
The Northampton Arts Council enthusiastically invites submissions for their 2021 Visual Arts and Poetry Biennial, to be held at Forbes Library’s Hosmer Gallery from October 2nd through October 29th, 2021. The Northampton Arts Council Biennial is a juried art exhibit and poetry event with free entry, open to artists and poets from Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire counties. Artists and writers are asked to submit for an Unthemed Call for Artwork and Poems. Artists and writers are asked to submit their best work that was created within the timeframe of January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021, and most closely represents the artist’s or poet’s personal artistic vision.
All two and three-dimensional art in any style, as well as video and performance art will be considered for the visual arts component. The Arts Council also encourages submissions of large 3-dimensional, weather tolerant art for the outdoor exhibition space on the Forbes Library lawn. Artists may submit up to three pieces.
Poets may submit up to 3 poems; previously published poems or unpublished work written during this period may be submitted. Accepted poems will be displayed in a poetry chapbook in the Hosmer Gallery throughout the month of October.
In tandem with our Hosmer Gallery exhibition, the Northampton Arts Council will launch a virtual gallery of accepted artwork and poetry.
The submission deadline for visual arts and poetry is August 1, 2021 at 11:59PM.
Jurors:
The Arts Council is proud to announce a well-rounded panel of professionals in the field who represent various aspects of the art community in western Massachusetts. The 2021 Biennial jurors for visual art will be Dean Brown of Pulp Gallery, Holyoke; Alvilda Sophia Anaya-Alegria, Economics professor, Painter, Art curator and representative of the Institute of Puerto Rican art in museum installations and Public Art Artist; and Jessica Tam, artist and assistant professor at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
Poetry jurors include Susan Kan, founder of Perugia Press; Enzo Silon Surin, Haitian-born poet, educator, speaker, publisher and social advocate; and Karen Skolfield, winner of the 2020 Massachusetts Book Award in poetry and Poet Laureate of Northampton.
By hosting the Biennial, the Northampton Arts Council hopes to nurture connections between artists, writers, and art lovers as well as contribute to a vital, sustaining, and inclusive art community in Western Massachusetts.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING HANGING WORK
Conditions: The Northampton Arts Council reserves the right to use any accepted image for promotional purposes. The Northampton Arts Council reserves the right to reject an accepted artwork if it is misrepresented by the submitted digital image.
Hanging in the Hosmer Gallery: 2 Dimensional work is hung from molding hooks and heavy weight monofilament. All framed work must be ready for hanging. The walls do not support nails. Pedestals and glass display cases are available for sculpture and small works. Using these guidelines, please frame and prepare your work to be hung in a professional manner. Put a label on the back of each of your pieces with your name, the title, and price. ART DISPLAYED IN THE HOSMER GALLERY IS NOT INSURED!
Artists may offer their work for sale. If a piece is sold, the artist will contribute 15% of the proceeds to Forbes Library.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission Deadline: August 1st, 2021, 11:59PM
Notification of work accepted: September 1, 2021
Delivery of accepted work (Visual Art): Wednesday, September 29th, 6:00PM - 8:30PM and Thursday, September 30th, 9:00AM - 3:00PM. (Please be in touch with us directly to arrange an alternate time for drop-off if the specified time does not work.)
Exhibition Opens: Saturday, October 2nd, 2021
Reception: In conjunction with Arts Night Out, Friday, October 8th, 5:00PM - 8:00PM
Poetry Reading: TBD
Exhibition closes: Friday, October 29th, 5:00PM
Pick-up (Visual Art): Saturday, October 30th, 9:00AM - 4:00PM (Please be in touch with us directly to arrange an alternate time for pick-up if the specified time does not work.)
How to submit for Visual Arts
1. Visit the link: https://westmassbiennial.artcall.org
2. Click “register” to register a free account with “artcall.org” (if you are not already registered)
3. Fill out the “Profile Data” page accordingly including your bio, phone number, and address. (A brief artist statement will be shared with our jurors, but not your name and personal info.)
4. On the “User Dashboard” click “Add New Application”; you will then be prompted to select the category “Visual arts.”
5. Images for the Visual Arts Submissions: Users can upload the following image based file types as long as they are under 4mb file size: Jpeg, Png; Users can upload the following additional file formats as long as they are under 25mb file size: mp4, mov, avi, wav, mp3, aif, pdf, doc (If you need help resizing images watch this youtube video: How to Resize Your Images)
Questions for art and poetry submissions: Visit artcall’s youtube page https://www.youtube.com/c/ArtcallOrg/videos for help or email admin@northamptonartscouncil.org
How to submit for Poetry
1. Visit the link: https://westmassbiennial.artcall.org
2. Click “register” to register a free account with “artcall.org” (if you are not already registered)
3. Fill out the “Profile Data” page accordingly including your Bio, phone number, and address.
4. On the “User Dashboard” click “Add New Application”; you will then be prompted to select the category “Poetry.”
5. Up to three poems may be submitted. Poems must be combined into a single file in a .doc or .docx (Word), or PDF format. All identifying information (name and address) must be removed from the file name and from within the file. Submitted poems may be previously published or unpublished. In regards to the size of the work, when submitting poetry please fill these fields with “0.”
Questions for art and poetry submissions: Visit artcall’s youtube page https://www.youtube.com/c/ArtcallOrg/videos for help or email admin@northamptonartscouncil.org
