Call for ART for EVERYTHING except the kitchen sink!! (well almost)

Steampunk, Art and Tech!!

What’s YOUR vibe?

1.    Pick one or pick all and submit your favorite art: charcoal, watercolor, acrylic, ANY medium of ANYTHING (including landscapes/people/characters/design…OR….

2.    Go full STEAMPUNK with costumes, furniture, sculpture, traditional painting OR….

3.    TECH, think software installations, LARGE or small digital format printing and reproduction, Ai created art, robotics, cell, laptop, ANYTHING TECHIE.

4.    OR A COMBINATION OF PART OR ALL OF THE ABOVE! THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER, LETS GET THOSE CREATIVE JUICES FLOWING!

HAVE FUN WITH IT AND GET YOUR SUBMISSIONS IN!

THIS EXHIBIT WILL BE PART OF THE BIG GRAND OPENING OF OUR MAKERS/CREATORS/ARTISTS SPACE which just purchased a NEW LASER PRINTER (which may be the biggest in Hayward, who knows?) plus the latest & greatest CRICUT cutting machine (with 30 functions including engraving, oh my!), sewing machines, 3D PRINTERS, and on the horizon, a CNC cutting machine!! We will be offering classes & demos for  ALL of the above!!

Come be part of the CREATIVE REVOLUTION at the Sun Gallery where ART MEETS TECH MEETS STEAMPUNK!!

On August 12 from 1-4 we will be having a fabulous kickoff and ribbon-cutting ceremony with City officials, our sector 6 community, and ANYONE and EVERYONE that wants to come and check us out!

We’re also looking for more people to bring into the Sun Gallery fam, so if you are interested in being part of this exciting adventure, either as a volunteer or Board Member please email us at sungallerydirector@gmail.com and copy sungallery@comcast.net

SUN GALLERY FULL CALL FOR ART 2023 STEAMPUNK/ART/TECH EXHIBIT

We are expecting a lot of responses to this exhibit, so please apply early

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.

IMPORTANT DATES:
*Dates of Exhibition: August  11 –  Oct 7, 2023

*The deadline for consideration of your work for our postcards and press release is 9 am Sun. July 16, and the final deadline for consideration of your work in the show is 9 am Friday., July 28 (if we have available spaces left)

*DROP-OFF DATES FOR ART: Sun. July 30 from
12 – 2 and Sun. July 31 from 12 – 2

*Artists Reception to be held Sat. Aug 12 from 1 – 4, 2023

*PICK-UP DATES FOR ART: Sun. Oct. 8 from 12 – 2 and Mon. Oct. 9 from 12 – 2

Inspiration tags for ideas:
This coming year is all about art and technology, and where it intersects!….everything to do with Steampunk, Art & Tech:

Steampunk fashion & furniture, Steampunk creations including art sculptures etc. ink, pencil, sketching, all mediums accepted and encouraged

Traditional art including all mediums and characters and /or landscapes

Artificial Intelligence created art, smart art, computers, laptops, digital design, AI digital, 3D printing, 3D printed art, software, graphic design, cell phones, social media, digital art, interactive art, multimedia, projection mapping, LED art, generative & algorithmic, virtual & augmented reality, robots, artificial intelligence, fashion tech, steampunk, mechanical, electrical, 3D printed and ???

LAST BUT NOT LEAST:

RE-cycled & UP-Cycled work of any kind!

Artwork can be any media including, but not limited to, painting, sculpture, glasswork, ceramics, drawing, and assemblage. Submitting multimedia pieces is very encouraged, including photography, digital collages, short films (5-10 min.), and soundscapes (you must provide and install/break down any installations using electronics)

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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Join the Sun Gallery as a member and your first submitted piece will be FREE (Unlimited size, room permitting, including tech installations) Second, third or fourth pieces after the first will be charged at a rate of $10 each (up to a total of 4 pieces can be submitted) Membership is for rest of the 2023 Calendar year.

If you are already a member, you may submit 1 piece/installation at NO CHARGE

You will receive a set of postcard invitations. Postcards will be available to you to pick up at the drop-off (5 per artist)

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.

Art created using Artificial Intelligence must include the name of the software or tool used (including version and website, if applicable), the text prompt used, and any additional info describing the process used to create the piece. We will have one wall dedicated to AI art, so your piece will be part of that wall installation.

Please let us know if your piece(s) require one or more power outlets, and the approximate power draw (in watts or volt & amps) if you know it.

Please send us your photos, either by email sungallerydirector@gmail.com, subject line: Art Meets Tech, 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 or attn: Carl Gorringe

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. College memberships are a special discounted rate at $10.

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
sungallery.org

Summer Hours: 11-4 pm: Thursday – Sunday
Fall, Winter & Spring Hours 11-4 pm: Friday – Saturday

TEACHERS:
*School field trips for the ART MEETS TECH 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.

The Sun Gallery
Building Community Through Creativity
www.SunGallery.org
510.581.4050
sungallery@comcast.net
1015 E St.
Hayward, Ca,
Summer Hours
Thursday – Sunday 11-4

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