Sun Gallery Call for Art: Climate Justice: World Peace and Security

“The strong link between climate change and international peace and security can no longer be denied or ignored.” – Kwaku Afriyie, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation of Ghana

Dear Sun Gallery Members and Artists at large:

At this time the Sun Gallery’s curatorial Committee is announcing a Call for Art for our April – June Exhibition titled Climate Justice: World Peace & Security

This is Sun Gallery’s 11th Annual Exhibit on climate change, the environment and social justice

We expect many responses to this exhibit, so please apply early.

Inspiration tags: Inspiration tags for the exhibit: Earth, Water, Human Rights, Humanitarian Crisis, Environment, Peace, Justice, Security, Land, Property, United Nations, Feelings, Anxiety, Sadness, Chaos, Climate Refugees, Animals, Children, Plants, Landscapes, Humans, Climate Change, Nature, Arctic, Fire, Floods, Habitat, Global Warming, Tipping Point, Methane, Beauty, Extinction

IMPORTANT DATES: (PLEASE BOOKMARK)

Dates of Exhibition: April 4th – June 1, 2024

The deadline for consideration of your work for our postcards and press release is 9 am Friday, March 8th, and the final deadline for consideration of your work in the show is 9 am Friday, March 15th.

DROP-OFF DATES FOR ART: Sunday, March 17 from 12-2 and Monday, March 18 from 12-2

Artists Reception to be held April 13, from 1-4, 2024

PICK-UP DATES FOR ART: Sunday, June 2 from 12-2 and Monday, June 3 from 12-2

Artwork will be juried for entry digitally or by photo at no cost to the artist. We are calling for submissions of art for this exhibit, and as always 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. The submission of multimedia pieces is also encouraged, including photography, digital collages, short films (5-10 min.), and soundscapes.

Artists will be notified continuously 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 $45 (for up to 3 pieces) Additional work can be submitted for a fee of $10 per piece, as space allows

·       The fee for non-members is $65 and includes all of the above (3 pieces), and membership for the Calendar year 2024. Additional work can be submitted for a fee of $10 per piece, as space allows

·       New members may also opt to join for the regular member price and have only one piece displayed for free (only for this show)

The fee includes a set of 10 postcard invitations and a hanging fee for up to 3 pieces not to exceed 10 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.

**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 to you 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 can 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 sungallerycurator@gmail.com, subject line: Climate Justice or regular mail to 1015 E St., Hayward CA 94541. If you have any questions, please contact the Curator at sungallerycurator@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: name, 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. College Student Memberships are a discounted rate of $20 and include 1 piece displayed for free ($10 extra for each piece over 1)

High School students are not required to be a member and the entry fee will be waived but only one entry per student, please (as space allows)

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

1015 E St.
Hayward CA
510.581.4050
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The Sun Gallery is a 50lc3 non-profit organization supported in part by the City of Hayward, its membership, and the ACAC ARTSFUND Grant