Deadline for Entries: December 20, 2024
We are thrilled to announce that Wild Heart Gallery secured a spot at the 25th Annual Palm Springs Modernism Show and Sale! For this in-person exhibition, please submit your animal-themed MidMod (Mid-Century Modern) artwork.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Deadline for entry: December 20, 2024 Notification of acceptance: January 6, 2025
Art delivered by: February 1, 2024
Show dates: February 14-17, 2025 UPDATE: Entry fee reduced to $15 for 1-2 entries. (When we get feedback we can act on, we do it.)
Accepted artists will receive additional information regarding consignment for the exhibition, shipment/delivery due date, and shipping address. Unsold art will be returned to artists after the show.
This Call for Art is different from our usual, and we couldn't be more excited! We have secured a professional gallery space at the 25th Annual Palm Springs Modernism Show and Sale in Palm Springs California. The show takes place at the Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, California. 125 national and international dealers (including Wild Heart Gallery!) will present mid-century and contemporary modern design, including furniture, decorative arts, and contemporary pieces. We fall into the contemporary decorative arts in the Mid-Century Modernism (MidMod) style.
Quote about 2024's event, from @Modernism_Week, "Nearly 15,000 people attended the popular sale at the Palm Springs Convention Center, on par with the previous year. Additionally, more than 1,300 attendees participated in the opening night event that benefitted Modernism Week. The show will return to Palm Springs ... for its 25th anniversary show in February 2025. The event is the largest modernism show in the U.S. offering the best in mid-century and modern design items and regularly draws attendees from around the world."
Wild Heart Gallery is one of the 25th Annual Palm Springs Modernism Show and Sale's officially listed vendors.
We're specifically looking for Mid-Century Modernism / MidMod
One or more animals must be part of the artwork
Any type of existing animal: Wild animals, pets, farm animals, etc
2D wall artwork only for this exhibition
For this exhibition, you can submit work that was accepted previously
All entries must be the original artwork of the submitting artist.
*** WALL ART ONLY for this exhibition. ***
All artwork must be dry and ready for hanging with wire and D-rings.
Unframed artork must be on gallery canvas no less than 1.25 inches deep with all edges painted.
For framed artwork that require it, plexiglas is preferred over glass. This would be primarily for works on paper.
Frames must be clean and free of scratches, chips or dents. The reverse of the frames must be presentable for sale.
Maximum size for artworks (including any frames) is 30 inches total in any direction.
AWARDS
Best in Show ($350 cash award)
Overall Runner Up ($150 cash award)
Finalists
All dollar amounts are in USD.
CATEGORIES
Be as accurate as you can with the category.* Category selection helps the judges quickly identify what they are looking at and assess a work appropriately.
Drawing and Pastels
Mixed Media
Painting
Printmaking
Other Media
*If you aren't sure what the best category is, use Other Media.
*If you are submitting pieces in different categories as one entry, use Other Media.
It's okay if something is put into the wrong category on accident. It happens. It will not negatively impact your entry.
This art competition is open to all artists 18 years and older living in the United States. All entries to this in-person exhibition must be the original artwork of the submitting artist.
At this time we are not accepting video, audio, or animated works. For this exhibition, we are not accepting sculpture. We apologize for the constraints on this art call. We have permission for wall art only for this exhibition.
Entries will be evaluated based on theme, originality, skill, and quality of work.
Looking for inspiration or a better idea of what MidMod art is?
Pop Artists, like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein
Bauhaus artists like Josef Albers are great inspiration for minimalist designs with bold colors
Non-representational artists like Jackson Pollack - but we want to be able to tell there's an animal in your work!
Abstract art that focuses on areas of flat color and simplified shapes. A quick internet search for "MidMod cat art" will present a wealth of ideas.
A broad range of art styles fit inside MidMod. Look at artwork from about 1940s-1960s for more ideas.
Please make sure that the art you submit is your own original artwork. Inspiration is wonderful but make sure the end result does not infringe on copyright. Photo-reference is acceptable (give credit as needed).
SHIPPING AND SALES DETAILS for accepted artwork
Artwork entered in this competition is REQUIRED TO BE FOR SALE. Keep the following in mind when pricing your art, if accepted
Wild Heart Gallery will take 30% commission.
Accepted artists are responsible for shipping fees to get artwork to the exhibition.
In the event of unsold work, accepted artists are responsible for return shipping fees.
IMAGE SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
You may submit up to 25 images.
Entry Fees (non-refundable): $15 for 1-2 images
$5 for each additional image
Accepted File Types: JPG, PNG, GIF
Maximum File Size: 5 MB
Minimum File Size: 300 KB
Minimum Image Width: 1080 px
This is an art competition. Only the selected recipients will be in the exhibition.
Artwork for the exhibition will be selected by at least one industry professional, referred to as a juror. The jurors will vote based on the number of entries, criteria for this event, originality, theme, skill, and quality of work.
In your artist statement, description, or bio, be sure to include one link to your work online and your best social media handle (Instagram @) so that we can tag you if your piece is awarded.
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Jurors for this exhibition: Sarah Soward, Sharon Eisley, and guest juror TBA
ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS
All entries must be the original artwork of the submitting artist.
Entries will be evaluated based on originality, technique, skill, relevance to theme, and quality of work. Please submit a quality image of the work for jurying. We can't review blurry art.
Artwork entered in this competition is required to be for sale. For this exhibition, Wild Heart Gallery will take 30% commission on the sale of artwork during this exhibition.
Policy: No nudity (private parts must be covered), no profanity, no animal cruelty, no gore, and no political artwork will be accepted for jury. Topics of animal conservation and environmental protection are not considered political for the purposes of Wild Heart Gallery.
IMAGE REQUIREMENTS
You may submit up to 25 images.
Accepted File Types: JPG, PNG, GIF
Maximum File Size: 5 MB
Minumum File Size: 100 KB
Minimum Image Width or Height: 1000 px
This is an art competition. Only the award recipients will be in the online group exhibition.
Artwork for the exhibition will be selected by industry professionals, referred to as jurors. The jurors will vote based on the number of entries, criteria for this event (theme), originality, technique, skill, and quality of work.
Entry Fees (non-refundable):
$15 for 1-2 images
$5 for each additional image
AWARDS
Best in Show ($350 cash award)
Overall Runner Up ($150 cash award)
Finalists
Best in Show receives $350 cash award and promotion on the following: Art Week, Wild Heart Gallery’s (WHG's) growing social media and other online media channels, WHG's eNewsletter, and WHG's home page (for duration of the exhibition).
Overall Runner Up each receives $150 cash award and promotion on Wild Heart Gallery’s (WHG's) growing social media/other online media channels and WHG's eNewsletter and inclusion in a virtual group exhibition that lasts at least one month.
All award recipients receive promotion on Wild Heart Gallery’s (WHG's) growing social media/other online media channels and WHG's eNewsletter and inclusion in the MidMod Animals group exhibition at the 25th Annual Palm Springs Modernism Show and Sale. All award recipients also receive an award certificate, emailed as a PDF to the email address used for the submission process.
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All dollar amount listed are in USD.
TERMS OF ENTRY FOR ENTRANTS
Artist Entry Requirements:
Competitions are open to all artists age 18 or older
Entries must follow each individual competition theme
Each piece must be an original
This competition is for residents of the United States only
Files must be in JPG, GIF, or PNG format
Files may not exceed 5MB
Artwork images must be photographed in a professional manner: cropped, no glare, no frames, no watermarks. Image quality really makes a difference.
For digital art, photography is not necessary; a JPG file of the digital artwork is preferred
Not mandatory, but it is preferred that artwork be completed within the last 2 years
Entry fee based on the competition
Entry fees are non-refundable. No exceptions.
Jury Selection:
Jury Selection begins within 7 days after final entry date and ends within 15 days after final entry date.
Award recipients are the entered into an online group award exhibition that is published at a date sometime after final entry date.
The Jurors and Jury Process:
The Juror(s) of the art competition are art industry professionals.
There are several criteria for selection for the award exhibition. These include relevance to the theme, appropriate medium, originality, quality of work, technique, and technical skill. The goal is to have a cohesive, high quality virtual art exhibition that embraces various genres of animal and wildlife art. To make the experience enjoyable and worthwhile to artists, visitors, and more, we strive to select and display the artwork that best represents animal and wildlife art today. Please remember that this is a competition; only the best art will be selected for exhibition. Not all art that was entered will be included.
Copyright:
The artist retains all copyrights to their artwork without exception.
If you've read this far, thank you! You get a special piece of information. We are attempting to get additional funding for this exhibition so that we can raise the monetary award amounts. We cannot guarantee that this will happen, but we are working hard for you to make this worth your while. We are an artist-run gallery with deep respect for you, our colleagues.