SUN GALLERY FULL CALL FOR ART 2023 CLIMATE CHANGE: RE-IMAGINED EXHIBIT

This is Sun Gallery’s 10th Annual Exhibit on Climate Change and the Environment. We are expecting a lot of responses to this exhibit, so please apply early.

IMPORTANT DATES:
*Dates of Exhibition: Jan 27 – March 18, 2023

*The deadline for consideration of your work for our postcards and press release is 9 am Sun., January 1, and the final deadline for consideration of your work in the show is 9 am Sat., Jan. 14th.

*DROP-OFF DATES FOR ART: Sun. Jan. 15 from
12 – 2 and Mon. Jan. 16 from 12 – 2

*Artists Reception to be held Sat. Feb. 4 from 1 – 4, 2023

*PICK-UP DATES FOR ART: Sun. March 19 from 12 – 2 and Mon. March 20 from 12 – 2

Definition:
re·im·ag·ine
/ˌrēiˈmajən/
reinterpret (an event, work of art, etc.) imaginatively; rethink

Inspiration tags for ideas:
This coming year is all about reimagining climate change and the environment….everything to do with RE:
RE-stored, RE-newed, RE-vived, RE-duce, RE-use, RE-cycle, RE-spiritualized, RE-sourcefulness, RE-purpose, RE-align, Re-imagine, Re-align, RE-construction, RE-think, RE-organization, RE-distributing, RE-experiencing, RE-normalizing, RE-generative, RE-dedicate, RE-invigorate, RE-invent, climate change, earth, water, oil drilling, upcycle, extinction, human emotions, endangered animals, government response, geo-engineering, Arctic, resources

Artwork will be juried for entry digitally or by photo at no cost to the artist. As always, we look forward to the creative ways our members choose to address the theme of the show.

Artwork can be any media including, but not limited to, painting, sculpture, glasswork, ceramics, drawing, and assemblage. Submitting multimedia pieces is also encouraged, including photography, digital collage, short films (5-10 min.), and soundscapes.

Artists will be notified on an ongoing basis if their art has been selected for this show. If your work is chosen to be part of the show, you will be sent a contract and inventory list: If you are a Sun Gallery member, the show fee will be reduced for this special environmental show to $65 (for up to 4 pieces) The fee for non-members is $85, and includes all of the above, and membership for the Calendar year 2023.

The fee includes a set of postcard invitations and a hanging fee for up to 4 pieces not to exceed 12 sq. feet in wall area. You can pick up the invitations at drop-off, or if you want them mailed to you, please add another $5.00.
Additional work can be submitted for a fee of $10 per piece.

**Artists chosen for this show will automatically be eligible to have up to 2 of their pieces displayed at the O’Lague Galleria at Hayward City Hall in a follow-up show on climate change. There is no additional fee for the O’Lague Show and it will be offered at no charge should you choose to participate. It is not required that you show in the O’Lague Galleria, but if you choose to be in that exhibit also it will be required that you are able to personally bring and pick up your work to and from the Galleria at the upcoming announced dates and times.**

Submission of Works:
Please email your contact information along with the jpeg images of your submissions. Please name your files as follows: firstinitial.lastname.title.jpg.
We need 300dpi images for press releases and postcards, so if you have digital images that size, or larger, please send them.

Please send us your photos, either by email sungallerydirector@gmail.com, subject line: Climate Change, or by regular mail to 1015 E St., Hayward CA 94541. If you have any questions, please contact the Director/Curator at sungallerydirector@gmail.com, attention: Dorsi Diaz

Please make checks payable to Sun Gallery. Artists must identify their work with a label attached to the FRONT of their art with: your name, the title of the art piece, medium, and price. This info will be used for the wall labels. All wall-mounted work must be wired and ready to hang, matted and framed, or edges gallery wrapped and finished.

We reserve the right to refuse accepted work that arrives damaged, is too fragile to be exhibited, or was misrepresented in submission. You will need to bring or mail a completed inventory sheet with the same info as above, and a signed contract with your fees. A one-page artist statement or bio will be displayed in a show binder if you supply us with one. Sun Gallery does not provide art insurance on your work. The Gallery will take every precaution to ensure the safety of your pieces, however, we cannot be held responsible for theft or damage to your work while on the gallery premises. Each artist, if they wish to have it, needs to provide their own insurance. Sun Gallery will keep a 30% commission on any sale of artwork. No artwork will be removed from the exhibition during the show.
College and High School Entries: The Sun Gallery welcomes entries from both College and High School students. The entry fee will be waived but only one entry per student, please.

The participating artists will be providing finger foods or beverages for the event.

Thank you, and we look forward to receiving your submissions!

1015 E St.
Hayward CA
510.581.4050
sungallery@comcast.net
www.sungallery.org
Gallery Hours 11-4 pm, Friday – Saturday
(Fall, Winter and Spring Hours)

TEACHERS:
*School field trips for the environmental exhibit inside the gallery can also be scheduled Monday-Friday. Field trips have become extremely popular for teachers and students because of the “STEAM” element the field trips provide (science, technology. engineering, art, and math perspective on climate change and art) School trips include a gallery tour and art project in the spacious Sun Gallery studio. The Sun also offers special in-classroom art lessons and can come into the classroom with books, art, materials & project. To book your tour, email the gallery at sungallery@comcast.net or call 510-581-4050.

Sun Gallery is a 501c3 non-profit located at 1015 E St. in Hayward, below Bret Harte Middle School. Hours are Friday- Saturday from 11-4 and admission is free.

An encore debut of the show will be held at Hayward City Hall in the John O’Lague Galleria at 777 B St. in Hayward during the summer.

The Sun Gallery
Building Community Through Creativity
www.SunGallery.org
510.581.4050
sungallery@comcast.net

www.sungallery.org
1015 E St.
Hayward, Ca,
Hours
Fri. – Sat. 11-4

The Sun Gallery is a 50lc3 non-profit organization supported in part by the City of Hayward, ACAC ARTSFUND Grant, and Carpenters Union Local 713.