Deadline: May 31, 2008
The mission of the BDAC Exhibits Program is to showcase
visual art created by emerging and established artists
throughout the State of Utah.
Eligibility
Individual professional artists and artist organizations
are invited to submit an application for review. Professional
artists in the State of Utah working in all media may
apply.
Application Deadline
All applications must be complete and postmarked no
later than May 31, 2009. For questions regarding the
application process, please contact:
Bountiful/Davis Art Center
745 South Main Street
Bountiful, UT 84010
(801) 292-0367
info@bdac.org
Portfolio Review Process
Applications and portfolios are reviewed through a jury
process conducted by the Programs Committee, comprised
of artists and arts professionals. The identities of
the applicants are not disclosed while the slides are
being viewed and scored. Similarly, artists’ statements
and resumes presented for review are done in a blind
process. The committee will select individual artists
and/or artist organizations, based on an established
scoring procedure. The selected artists are then placed
into groups of three to six per exhibit. Alternate artists
will be designated and notified.
Artistic quality of the work, evidence of ability
to produce the proposed exhibit, balance of mediums
presented during the season and completeness and clarity
of the entry are among the selection criteria.
BDAC provides all persons with equal access to programs
without regard to race, religion, sex, national origin,
disability, age, or sexual orientation.
Bountiful/Davis Art Center
BDAC is a nonprofit, community-based arts organization
dedicated to advancing the visual and cultural arts
for the enrichment of the individual and the community.
BDAC utilizes four galleries within the center for its
Exhibition Program. Annual Exhibits include a statewide
juried exhibit, a summer community-based exhibit, a
student/teacher exhibition, a holiday show and sale,
and individual, group, and organization exhibits.
Responsibilities
The BDAC Exhibits Program is designed to promote high
quality arts exhibitions, appreciation of the visual
arts, and to promote sale of artwork. Listed below are
specific responsibilities.
Artists
- Artists applying for a show should be professional
artists.
- Submission of complete application materials (use
check list included).
- Compliance with all deadlines regarding exhibit
details.
- Transporting work to and from BDAC. Delivery of
work will be required five working days prior to the
opening date.
- Removal of work at the close of the exhibit. Works
accepted for exhibition may not be withdrawn for any
reason.
BDAC
- Overall coordination of exhibits.
- Insurance of the work while on the premises during
exhibition dates.
- Production of and payment for promotional exhibit
cards, including postage and mailing costs.
- Production of display labels and sleeve pieces for
gallery walls.
- Installing work in gallery, lighting, and label
placement.
- Sales and payment of artist commissions. BDAC retains
a 30% commission on all artwork sold. Works sold may
not be removed until the exhibition closes.
- Publicity to the media and on the BDAC website.
Photographs
- Individual Applicants: Ten (10)
high resolution pictures, (300 DPI) which may include
detail views, must be submitted.
- Artist Organization Applicants:
Up to twenty (20) high resolution pictures, (300 DPI)
no more than two (2) per artist, showing a representative
sample of the body of work to be exhibited.
- All Applicants: Photos must be
present work, completed within the last two years
and must show work intended for exhibit or be a fair
representation of work to be completed. Artists are
encouraged to submit pictures of professional quality.
Please note: Accepted work which differs markedly from
the photo entry may be disqualified. Actual samples
of work will not be accepted.
Artist Statement
- Individual Applicants: A statement of up to two-hundred
words relating to the submitted work is required.
Include information about your technical process and
your philosophy for making work. If you are proposing
to create a new body of work, a project or an installation
to exhibit, the artist statement should reflect your
proposal.
- Artist Organization Applicants: One two-hundred
word statement for the group is required. The statement
should include the above information relative to the
organization.
Artist Resume/Biography
The information provided will be used both in the jury
process and in promotion of the BDAC Exhibits Program.
- Individual Applicants: Resume or biography should
be no more than two pages in length and should include
your education, exhibitions, awards, publications,
and other information significant to your life as
an artist.
- Artist Organization Applicants: Each artist must
submit a resume or biography as outlined above.
Notification
Selected artists will be notified by September 5, 2008.
At that time artists will be informed of the dates of
their exhibition, generally 4-6 weeks in duration. |
