Jubilee Art Gallery
The Jubilee Art Gallery will:
-Showcase the art from exceptional Ismaili visual artists
-Be a celebration and exchange of cosmopolitan ideas
-Allow the Jamat to come together to see, experience and understand our community through visual art
-Allow artists and audience members to engage in dialogue, explore ideas, and foster creative development for those interested in developing skills in visual arts
-Promote different forms of visual arts, dispel misconceptions about career pathways in the visual arts, and offer opportunities to showcase artists pursuing careers in the visual arts
You will need to upload a walk around video and pictures of your art from several angles to a hosting website like DropBox, Google Drive or YouTube. Video and pictures should be clear, high quality, and high resolution.
The Jubilee Art Gallery will feature original artwork in eight categories.
Artwork Categories
Canvas Media
Canvas Media is artwork that is hand-painted or hand-drawn on canvas cloth. The methods or tools used to paint on canvas may vary, though traditionally these artworks are painted or drawn by an instrument such as a paintbrush or the artist’s fingers.
Guidelines
Maximum size: 48 in x 60 in x 6 in
Maximum weight (including frame): 40 lbs
Series of pieces in a single submission must collectively be of the same media and meet the size/weight guidelines above.
Canvas mounted on a wood frame. Framing of the art is optional.
Must be wired for hanging.
Paper Media
Paper Media includes hand-painted or hand-drawn artwork on fine art quality paper. Submissions in this category may have been created with pencils, ink, or any other tool used to hand-paint or hand-draw the artwork.
Guidelines
Maximum size: 48 in x 60 in x 6 in
Maximum weight (including frame): 40 lbs
Series of pieces in a single submission must collectively be of the same media and meet the size/weight guidelines above.
Paper mounted and framed with a glass cover. You must provide the frame.
Must be wired for hanging.
Sculpture/3-Dimensional Art
3-Dimensional (“3D”) Media involves creating a sculpture, which is essentially a freestanding object.
Guidelines
Maximum size: 7 ft x 5 ft x 2.5 ft
Maximum weight: 300 lbs
Series of pieces in a single submission must collectively be of the same category and meet the size/weight guidelines above.
Can be free standing, mounted on a base, or able to hang on a wall. If a particular base (other than standard riser or base), you will be responsible for providing that.
Graphic Design/Print Media
Graphic Design/Print Media is artwork that is printed, for example through screen-printing or digital printing. Graphic Design/Print Media is typically created on a computer and printed using one of these methods.
Guidelines
Maximum size: 48 in x 60 in x 6 in
Maximum weight (including frame): 40 lbs
Series of pieces in a single submission must collectively be of the same media and meet the size/weight guidelines above.
Paper mounted and framed with a glass cover. You must provide the frame.
Must be wired for hanging.
Photography
Photography includes photos of people, places, objects, or spaces captured using a digital or film camera.
Guidelines
Maximum size: 48 in x 60 in x 6 in
Maximum weight (including frame): 40 lbs
Series of pieces in a single submission must collectively be of the same media and meet the size/weight guidelines above.
Paper mounted and framed with a glass cover. You must provide the frame.
Must be wired for hanging.
Mixed Media (including indigenous artwork)
Mixed/Assembled Media is artwork that combines multiple of the above types of art media to create one piece of art.
Guidelines
Maximum size: 48 in x 60 in x 6 in
Maximum weight (including frame): 50 lbs
Series of pieces in a single submission can be any combination of media but must meet the size/weight guidelines above.
Mounted or framed, with or without glass cover. Must be wired for hanging.
Must be wired for hanging.
Art and Digital Installations
Art & Digital Installations include custom artwork that is created to transform a space and allows the audience to interact with the piece using more than one of their senses (e.g. touch, sound and sight). An installation piece generally aims to transform the space into something the audience can fully immerse themselves in.
Guidelines
Maximum size: 10 ft x 10 ft x 10 ft
Maximum weight (including all components): 500 lbs
May require a power source.
You must provide any technical requirements necessary for the work to be properly displayed or function.
Built Environment
Built environment refers to the man-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging in scale from buildings to parks. It has been defined as “the humanitarian-made space in which people live, work, and recreate on a day-to-day basis.”
Built Environment includes (but is not limited to) architecture, i.e. the process and product of planning, designing and constructing a physical structure or space, such as buildings, landscapes, open areas, urban development, and other environmental projects. Architecture can also include the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and spaces.
Guidelines
If an installation:
Maximum size: 10 ft x 10 ft x 10 ft
Maximum weight: 500 lbs (no single piece heavier than 100 lbs)
If a 3-D model:
Maximum size: 7 ft x 5 ft x 2.5 ft
Maximum weight: 300 lbs
If photograph(s):
Maximum size: 48 in x 60 in x 6 in
Maximum weight: 40 lbs
Evaluation Criteria
Each artist or group will be asked to describe how their submission incorporates at least one of the creative prompts: Time, Legacy, Aspiration, and Devotion. There are myriad ways that artists can work these prompts into their submissions. In addition, submissions to the Art Gallery will be evaluated on the following technical criteria:
Creativity/Content
Elements of Art/Composition
Technique, Execution, Artistic Talent
Appearance, Presentation, Final Product
You will need to upload a walk around video and pictures of your art from several angles to a hosting website like DropBox, Google Drive or YouTube. Video and pictures should be clear, high quality, and high resolution.
Deadline for Submissions: January 24, 2018
If you have any questions, contact us at [email protected].
