WCA/DC

THE POWER WITHIN

2014 Exhibition Opportunity FOR WCA-DC MEMBERS

WCA-DC ON-LINE EXHIBIT www.zhibit.org/wca-dc   

JUROR: SHARON BURTON, Founder, The Artinista Art Advisory,

Washington, D.C

CURATOR: MICHELLE FRAZIER

“The Power Within” is what we pull from the inside to push us forward, fulfill our dreams, and overcome adversities, help and love life, family, friends, to give of ourselves as women. WCADC is looking for interpretations of this definition. The theme is not limited to this specific idea; it is open to many other ideas of the theme. 

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.