CALL FOR ENTRIES
Artwork for the Riverside County Administrative Center
Project Contact:
Eileen Herbert
Program and Marketing Director
Riverside Arts Council
(951) 680-1345

The Riverside Arts Council invites individual artists and members of educational institutions and arts organizations to submit qualifications and work samples for temporary, biannual exhibits in Riverside County’s Administrative Center located at 4080 Lemon Street in Riverside, California.

Background
On December 11, 2002, the County of Riverside opened an extension of its existing administrative center. The Riverside Arts Council manages biannual, rotating exhibits in the main lobby, Executive Offices lobby, and the Board of Supervisors’ lobby beginning May 2003.

Guidelines
To be considered for this exhibit, entries must showcase two-dimensional works and you must be a Riverside County artist. “Three dimensional” artwork such as pottery, statuary and similar objects cannot be accepted at this time. Artworks can consist of any style and subject as long as the subject matter is presentable to the general public. RAC is responsible for choosing works that are unique and inspiring to help enhance the aesthetic experience for users of the County Administrative Center. No individual work of art should exceed $10,000 in value. Artwork may not exceed dimensions of 90” (width) x 54” (height) x 3” deep framed, due to display space restrictions.

Budget
Each exhibit, inclusive of all art pieces and any involved artist(s), has been allocated a maximum $5,000.00 budget for lending of artwork, insurance, taxes, transportation, installation, de-installation, travel and any other expenses the artist(s) may incur.

This Call for Entries is not a commission to produce work, and does not commit the Riverside Arts Council to award a contract or to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of a response to this request. The Riverside Arts Council retains the right to reject any responses not in accordance with this criteria. The Riverside Arts Council is under no obligation to any artist who submits materials under this Call for Entries.

Submittal Criteria
The following must be submitted for exhibition consideration:
Artist statement addressing artwork submitted for display
Current résumé of any artist whose work is submitted for display (each résumé not to exceed 2 pages)
Digital images in jpeg format, color prints, or color slides (color slides must be delivered in a plastic slide sheet(s) displaying pre-existing pieces proposed for exhibition; all slides must be labeled with an arrow indicating top of slide, artist’s name, and number corresponding to number on slide list)
Annotated list that includes artist, title, medium, size (including the frame) and date of completion for each submitted work
An adequately sized and stamped self-addressed envelope for return of materials; materials submitted without an envelope will not be returned
Applications should be mailed or hand-delivered to:
Riverside Arts Council
Attn: Program Manager
3485 Mission Inn Ave., 3rd Floor
Riverside, CA 92501

Review and Selection Process
Screening of artist(s) qualifications and work samples will be conducted and final selections will be based upon artistic merit and adherence to stated guidelines. Once selected exhibitors have been notified, they will be contracted by the Riverside Arts Council to display during one of the specified exhibition periods.
The Riverside Arts Council and Selection Panel reserve the sole right to evaluate and select the successful artists and/or reject any or all submittals.

Deadlines:
This is an on-going Call for Entries. Artists may submit multiple applications throughout the application period but subsequent applications may not include duplicates of artwork previously submitted.

Applications received by this date will be considered for this exhibit

8/15/08 September 2008

California Missions Exhibit

April 15 through May 15, 2008

The Plein Air Artists of Riverside (PAAR), affiliated with the Riverside Art Museum, will be the featured artists at the Banning Center for the Arts.

• Exhibit is free to the public, we encourage you to bring your family and friends to see this beautiful exhibit.
• Banning Center for the Arts is located in downtown Banning at- 130 N. San Gorgonio Ave., Banning, Ca.
• Reception for the show will be April 26, 2008 from 2 to 5 p.m.

• Each artist will display 2 pieces of plein air work that have been completed within the time frame starting Sept. 1, 2008 to April 12, 2008.
• PAAR artists have worked especially hard on this exhibit traveling to the different missions and painting them on location.
• This is an exhibit that you do not want to miss! See you there.

Any questions please contact either the Banning Center for the Arts at: (951) 849-3993 or

Terry d. Chacon at: (909) 798-0567 or Shacone@aol.com

Call for Artists!

Third Annual Paint-Out Week

Jan. 12 through Jan.20, 2008

The Plein Air Artists of Riverside (PAAR), affiliated with the Riverside Art Museum, will have its 3rd annual Paint-Out Week beginning Saturday, Jan. 12 through Jan. 20, 2008. Sixty artists will paint in Plein Air by recreating various scenes in the beautiful, historic Mission Inn Avenue in Riverside and surrounding areas throughout the week. Artists will follow in the tradition of the French Impressionists and capture light and air of the scenes in front of them. Monet had Giverny, we have Mission Inn Avenue!

Once again we will have a “Quick Draw” in Library Park, painting time for the RAM Top Dog Award, and a wet painting sale. Artists will paint all week, and visitors can buy newly created work with a 15% donation to PAAR.

• Cost: A $30 nonrefundable fee for the whole week, in addition to membership in RAM and PAAR. Fees for the event and for memberships in RAM and PAAR must be paid by Jan. 4th, 2008.
• Where: Artists will paint at various sites in downtown Riverside and surrounding areas.
• Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, 9am: we will meet at RAM. Artists will receive information and their packets for the week and have their canvases stamped.
• Each day will begin with a free optional continental breakfast meeting and you will be given a snack for lunch.
  On Wed. Jan. 16, at 6:30 p.m., we will have a demonstration at RAM by John Budicin past president of the Plein Air Artists of America.
• On Mar. 12, at 6:30 p.m., we will have a program about California Missions given by Mr. Jean Stern, Executive Director of the Irvine Museum.
• Each artist will display one piece of artwork in an exhibit at the Riverside Art Museum from Jan. 26 to Mar. 29, 2008
• The show will be juried by Joe Pastor and monetary prizes will be awarded. Reception Feb. 7, 2008. RAM will receive 40% commission on any works sold during the Museum Show, PAAR does not take a percentage of these sales. If the painting is sold previously it can still be in the show.

The number of artists is limited to 60. Deadline for registration is Jan. 4th, 2008.

www.riversideartmuseum.org

Click below for Sign-Up Form.

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