THE
POWER WITHIN
2014 Exhibition
Opportunity FOR WCA-DC MEMBERS
JUROR: SHARON BURTON, Founder,
The Artinista Art Advisory,
Washington, D.C
CURATOR: MICHELLE FRAZIER
SUBMISSION PERIOD: May 5-June 20, 2014
ELIGIBILITY: CURRENT 2014 Member
FEES $25 – FOR 3 IMAGES. All artists guaranteed at least one artwork
exhibited
HOW TO SUBMIT ENTRY:
In
body of the e-mail include an image list. Include your name, Title of the
piece, medium, Height x Width in inches. The image list should correspond with the
information on the image file. (ex: MichelleDoe1, untitled, acrylic on canvas,
10” x 10”) REQUIRED: 150 words or less
on how your work relates to the theme in the body of the e-mail.
SIZING AND LABELING YOUR IMAGES:
Image files 300 ppi; no larger
than 3MB, minimum 150 dpi; 1MB
Your files must be
labeled: First name, Last name, number
your image files. (i.e., MichelleDoe1, MichelleDoe2, etc.)
(Images not correctly sized or
labeled will be not receive consideration)
Submit 3 digital entries,image list and description to: wcadorg@gmail.com Include “Power Within” in the subject line.
NOTIFICATION: No later than July 30, 2014
ONLINE OPENING & RECEPTION - SEPTEMBER 2014
CATALOGS- will be available for
purchase. An email will be sent to participants with ordering information.
About the
Juror: Sharon Burton is a Washington, DC based artist, art advisor and independent
curator. She is the founder and Creative Director of SJB Creative Ventures, LLC
which consists of two entities: Gemini Visions Art Studio (launched in 2007)
which focuses on her own artistic endeavors as a mixed media/collage/assemblage
artist and The Artinista Art Advisory (launched in 2012) with the mission to
increase number of professional women art collectors to close the gender gap in
fine art collecting through a variety of art consultancy services.
Ms.
Burton served as the first curator of the Tubman-Mahan Art Gallery which was
located within the Center of Green Urbanism in Washington, DC from 2010-2011
which she coordinated a variety of environmentally-themed exhibitions featuring
local emerging artists. Between 2006-2010, Sharon served as an art curator,
consultant, juror and intern to a variety of organizations and venues in the
Washington, DC area including the former Ramee Art Gallery (Washington, DC), Overdue
Recognition Art Gallery (Bowie, Maryland), the Millennium Arts Salon
(Washington, DC), DC Chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art, Liberated Muse
Productions (Washington, DC), and Lil So So Productions (Washington, DC).
Sharon
has contributed as blogger/arts correspondent highlighting local artists and
exhibitions for online websites including the DC Examiner.com (DC Fine Arts
Examiner 2010-11), LilSoSo.com (local entertainment website) and the former
MahoganyButterfly.com. She is currently contributing as a blogger for a new
online lifestyle magazine, Domicilemag.com focusing on highlighting local
artists and art galleries in the Metro Washington, DC and Baltimore, Maryland
area.
