Call for Entries: Seeing and Being Seen
Juried by Narsiso Martinez
 
CSUN West Gallery
October 28 – December 12, 2024
Submission Deadline: September 13, 2024
 
CSUN Art Galleries invites local artists to submit portrait-based works to be considered for exhibition.
 
Seeing and Being Seen investigates the potential that portraiture holds as a method of remembrance, empowerment, and reflection. It is a collection of works that explore the human urge to create and document themselves and those around them — recording our existence on pottery, in marble, on canvas, and on phones. The portrait is not as restricted as it was centuries ago – it is accessible to many more people and can extend beyond literal representations. Contemporary portraiture invites us to reexamine the intent of the artist and its relationship to the people being presented.
 
Important Information:
Submission Deadline: September 13, 2024, at midnight
Notifications of results sent to Artists: September 25, 2024
Delivery of artwork to Gallery: October 15, 16 and 17 between 9am – 5pm
Exhibition Dates: October 28 – December 12, 2024
Exhibition Reception: TBD
Artwork Pick Up: December 16 and 17, 2024, between 9am and 5pm
 
Eligibility:
Anyone 18 years and older residing in Los Angeles or Ventura County can submit work for jurying. Works in all media will be considered for the exhibition. 2D works cannot be larger than 36 x 36 inches. 3D objects cannot be larger than 33 inches in any dimension and cannot weigh more than 40 lbs.
 
Artworks must be professionally presented and ready for hanging. This includes frames with hanging wire or d-rings. If works are unframed, a mechanism for hanging and instructions must be provided. Selected artists are responsible for delivering and picking up their work from CSUN Art Galleries.
 

Artwork Submission Guidelines listed below (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY):a. Each person can submit up to 3 works for consideration. Please submit 1-3 well documented pieces. Image files can be no more than 2100 pixels wide or 2700 pixels high @ 72dpi .jpg image files. For video/film works, File should be no larger than 100 MB.  

 b.  Please use the following file labeling: LastName_FirstName_1, LastName_FirstName_2, LastName_FirstName_3. 
 
c. Please make sure to have the following Label information for each submission:  Title, Material/Medium, Size, Year.  Insurance Value
 
Please also add any special instructions for installation. If your work requires specific hardware or a pedestal/base with set dimensions, you will have to provide that.
 
Information about the juror:
Narsiso Martinez’s drawings and mixed media installations include multi-figure compositions set amidst agricultural landscapes. Drawn from his own experience as a farmworker, Martinez’s work focuses on the people performing the labors necessary to fill produce sections and restaurant kitchens around the country. Martinez holds an Associate of Arts degree from Los Angeles City College and both a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Fine Arts from California State University, Long Beach. His work has been exhibited both locally and internationally. His work is in the collections of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, the Hammer Museum, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, MOLAA, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Long Beach Museum of Art, Crocker Art Museum, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Martinez was awarded the Frieze Impact Award in 2023. Martinez lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.